Tommy G

The Director of Graphics/Marketing for #PpSquaredPro and #PartyProfiler #Filmmaker #GraphicDesigner #TheBruhz #YessSirrr

[BlackHistoryStudies @BlkHistStudies]

#TamirRice would have turned 24 years old today.
On 22 November 2014, 12 year old Tamir Rice was shot + killed for playing with a toy gun in the park by a Cleveland Police Officer . He deserves to be here today. 🙏🏾 #SayHisName #tamirrice

[Black Media Hub ✊🏿 @BlackMediaHub]

The Roots of Blues.

[Seventh Pope @foundallsaint]

Wishing Denzel and Pauletta Washington a happy 43rd wedding anniversary! 🥰💜

[Tommy G @partyprofiler]

@Mahnoor18288159 Blessings

[𝘾𝙈 @charlesmore25]

55 years old Nia Long looking stunning 😍

[🌌⋆💜𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒊💜⋆🌌 @miss_lady_diva]

This is the BEST Cadillac Chronicles ever!! What do you mean Babyface and L.A. Reid are performing "Two Occasions" with The Deele in 2026?!?
🥰😍🥹😮‍💨🤌🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Nora @Heal_within96]

Black excellence is what I live for.

[My Mixtapez @mymixtapez]

Granny goes viral after pulling up on her grandson and rapping 2Pac’s “Keep Ya Head Up” word for word 😅🔥

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1937, Joe Louis became the 1st black World heavyweight champion since Jack Johnson.

[Black Media Hub ✊🏿 @BlackMediaHub]

These are actual Freedom Riders, now elderly, sitting together decades after risking their lives to challenge segregation in the American South.
he original courageous Freedom Riders movement began in 1961.

The first group, organized by Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), had 13 original Freedom Riders:
• 7 Black riders
• 6 white riders

They left Washington, D.C. on May 4, 1961, riding interstate buses into the Deep South to challenge segregation in bus terminals after Supreme Court rulings had already declared it unconstitutional.

After brutal mob attacks in Alabama, including the firebombing of a bus in Anniston and savage beatings in Birmingham and Montgomery, more activists joined. The movement quickly expanded beyond the original 13.

By the end of 1961, more than 400 Freedom Riders had participated across the South. Many were arrested and sent to Mississippi’s notorious Parchman Prison.

Hezekiah Watkins
At just 13 years old, Watkins became the youngest Freedom Rider ever arrested. His involvement happened almost by accident when he went to the Jackson, Mississippi, Greyhound station to see the riders arrive. In the chaos, he was swept up by police and sent to the notorious Parchman State Penitentiary. Initially placed on death row to intimidate him, he spent several days in the prison before being released. This traumatic experience did not deter him; he went on to become a lifelong activist, dedicated to educating others about the struggle for justice in Mississippi.

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland
A rare figure in the movement, Mulholland was a white woman from a privileged Southern background who turned her back on social expectations to fight for racial equality. By the time she joined the Freedom Rides, she was already a seasoned activist involved in sit-ins. In 1961, she was imprisoned in Parchman for over two months. She later became the first white student to enroll at Tougaloo College, a historically Black institution, and was a primary organizer for the 1963 March on Washington. She famously survived a near-lynching during the Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in.

Ameen Tuunagane (Willie James)
Known during the movement as Willie James, Tuunagane was a relentless civil rights organizer and Freedom Rider. He was part of the waves of activists who traveled to Jackson, Mississippi, to challenge Jim Crow laws. His work extended far beyond the buses; he was deeply involved in voter registration drives and community organizing, often operating in high-risk areas where the threat of police and vigilante violence was constant. His commitment focused on the intersection of political power and basic human dignity.

Carol Ruth Silver
A recent law school graduate at the time, Silver joined the Freedom Rides to put her legal principles into practice. She was arrested in Jackson and, like many others, served time in Parchman Penitentiary. During her incarceration, she kept a secret diary on scraps of paper, documenting the harrowing conditions and the psychological tactics used by guards. Her later career was defined by this experience; she became a prominent lawyer and politician in San Francisco, continuing her advocacy for civil rights and educational reform for decades.

Kredelle Pettway
Pettway was a dedicated activist who participated in the movement during the height of the 1960s racial tensions. As a young woman, she joined the ranks of those demanding the desegregation of public facilities in Alabama and Mississippi. Her contribution highlights the essential role of local youth and women in maintaining the momentum of the movement. She faced the constant threat of the Ku Klux Klan and state-sanctioned violence, standing firm in the belief that the "separate but equal" doctrine was a moral and legal failure.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Jesse Owens wins the 100m Olympic gold medal in 1936 in front of Hitler.

[Amunet @freakoutsideofx]

Happy 56th Birthday to DJ and Rapper D-Nice! 🎶🥳🖤

[WE HAVE NO FRIENDS/BY ANY MEME NECESSARY @CLG98264897]

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[Tommy G @partyprofiler]

Prayers 🙏🏾

[Donovan Kasp @DonovanKasp]

R.I.P. to former World Champion Marischa Sjauw. Passed away today from cancer. 🙏🥊

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

At just 18 years old, Warrick Dunn lost his mother, Baton Rouge police officer Betty Smothers, who was killed in the line of duty.

Overnight, he stepped up to help raise his five younger siblings while still in high school and later college, all while pursuing his dream of playing in the NFL.

He succeeded on the field, but his true legacy was built off it. Honoring his mother’s dream of homeownership, Dunn used his NFL success to help hundreds of single mothers and their families. He has funded down payments, furnished homes, and provided stability to more than 145 families in need.

Warrick Dunn turned his deepest pain into purpose, giving other families the security and opportunity his own family lost far too soon.

[The G-Listed @theglisted]

Happy 56th birthday to iconic DJ, record producer, and rapper D-Nice. He was born on June 19, 1970. #HappyBirthday

(via @worldwidewaddie on X)

[Solayne✨ @Solayne_x]

A group of white men attacked a black dock worker after he asked them to move their boat. In response, a group of black men intervened to defend the worker.

[Langston University @LangstonU]

#Juneteenth commemorates the liberation of slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865, and the official end of slavery in the United States. Today, we celebrate Freedom Day!

Our offices will be closed across all campuses in observance of the holiday.

[Dallas Cowboys @dallascowboys]

Today we reflect on our past and celebrate freedom, in honor of Juneteenth