Real Black Grandmothers

Real Black Grandmothers™ is a digital archive dedicated to telling Black grandmothers stories and sharing their wisdom and powerful impact.

[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

We love #ChadwickBoseman song choice. Still processing, still reeling. #Grandmashands #BillWithers Rest In Peace Chadwick- a King in all realms.

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[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

My new book "Grandmothering While Black: A Twenty-First Century Story of Love, Coercion and Survival" is available for purchase at UC Press for 30% off with the SAVE30 coupon code.
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[Black Millionaires ® @Blackmillions_]

A 93 year old Black Woman claims she is being harassed by Bailey Point Investment Group developers after she refused to sell her home & land that her family has owned since the civil war. “They released snakes by my windows & slashed my tires.”

[Tasha Phillips-Wilson, MD, MS (she/her) @TashaRWilson]

“I used to pick cotton and clean houses and now my grandbaby is a doctor.”

“Go walk the halls and show everyone.”

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THIS moment- I will cherish always!

*🌤️wknd visit to see granny & show her my grad regalia/video.

#firstgen #MedTwitter

[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

Ernie Barnes has multiple works of art depicting the importance of grandmothers to the Black community. See them here:
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#Blackgrandmothers #ErnieBarnes #Utaartistspace

[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

Tell us your favorite grandmother quote & help interpret this one! Bye Bye 45! #sayings #grandmothers #blackgrandmothers #realblackgrandmothers #mygrandmasaid #family #quotes #wisdom
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[Adrian Martinez @canoncity7]

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[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

@KekePalmer credits her grandmother with teaching her how to pray and with fueling her imagination—#tograndmothershousewego #Blackgrandmothers #Grandmothers #BlackGrandmothersMatter #Legacy #BLM #PassItOn #Elders #KekePalmer #RealBlackGrandmothers
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[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

@KekePalmer credits her grandmother with teaching her how to pray and with fueling her imagination—#tograndmothershousewego #Blackgrandmothers #Grandmothers #BlackGrandmothersMatter #Legacy #BLM #PassItOn #Elders #KekePalmer #RealBlackGrandmothers
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[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

Jennie Celeste Parks was maternal grandmother of MLK Jr. Born in Atlanta (April 1873), Jennie was one of 13 children. She was affectionately called “Mama” by her family. Learn about the young King's deep relationship with Mama here:
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[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

Martin Luther King, Jr. had many influences. His grandmother, Jennie Celeste Parks was one of them. Learn about the young King's deep relationship with Mama here:
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[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

A Black grandmother at that

[Informal Minister Ally Henny, MDiv 🛋️🕵🏿‍♀️ @thearmchaircom]

We need Black women to moderate this debate.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Denouncing white supremacy matters.

[Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt]

Please watch this 10 million times. #Debates2020

[MLDwrites @MichelleDuster]

44 vs 45 is a full display of the "you have to be twice as good" mantra Black people grow up hearing.

[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

What a tragic loss, #RBGforever

[NPR @NPR]

BREAKING: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who charted a course for women’s rights at the U.S. Supreme Court and became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, has died from complications from cancer. She was 87.
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[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

@kendricklamar #kendricklamar raps verse from perspective of grandmother in ”Institutionalized.” “Shit don't change until you get up and wash yo' ass!” Equates to nothing changes until you personally make a change. #BlackGrandmothers #Grandmothers
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[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

#kendricklamar @kendricklamar credits grandmother with providing guidance as he navigated the streets of Compton during his younger days. #Blackgrandmothers #Grandmothers #BlackGrandmothersMatter #Legacy #BLM #PassItOn #Elders #RealBlackGrandmothers
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[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

For 105th birthday, Lessie Benningfield Randle, one of the last remaining survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, wanted to look pretty & have her home restored. #Tulsa #TulsaRiot #BlackWallStreet #Reparations #BlackGrandmothers
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[Real Black Grandmothers @RBGMArchive]

For 105th birthday, Lessie Benningfield Randle, one of the last remaining survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, wanted to look pretty & have her home restored. #Tulsa #TulsaRiot #BlackWallStreet #Reparations #BlackGrandmothers
Find out what happened: https://t.co/CZt0NrK1Vo