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[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Ethiopia was the only African country successful to resist European colonization.

Women marched alongside men to the battle at Adwa in 1896. Just like their men, Ethiopian women were ready to sacrifice themselves to prevent colonialists from sneaking into their country, thus forcing their children to live in servitude.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Slavery was Legal.

Colonialism was Legal.

Jim Crow was Legal.

Apartheid was Legal.

Legality is a matter of Power, NOT Justice.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Meet Madam Jeanne Louise Calment, who had the longest confirmed human lifespan: 122 years, 164 days.

Apparently, fate strongly approved of the way she lived her life. She was born in Arles, France, on February 21, 1875. The Eiffel Tower was built when she was 14 years old. It was at this time she met Vincent van Gogh. "He was dirty, badly dressed, and disagreeable," she recalled in an interview given in 1988.

When she was 85, she took up fencing, and still rode her bike when she reached 100. At the age of 114, she starred in a film about her life, at age 115 she had an operation on her hip, and at age 117 she gave up smoking, having started at the age of 21 in 1896. She didn't give it up for health reasons; her reason was that she didn't like having to ask someone to help her light a cigarette once she was nearly blind.

In 1965, Jeanne was 90 years old and had no heirs. She signed a deal to sell her apartment to a 47-year-old lawyer called André-François Raffray. He agreed to pay her a monthly sum of 2,500 francs on the condition he would inherit her apartment after she died. However, Raffray not only ended up paying Jeanne for 30 years, but then died before she did at the age of 77. His widow was legally obliged to continue paying Madam Calment until the end of her days.

Jeanne retained sharp mental faculties. When she was asked on her 120th birthday what kind of future she expected to have. Her reply, "A very short one."

Here are the Rules of Life from Jeanne Louise Calment:

"I'm in love with wine."
"All babies are beautiful."
"I think I will die of laughter."
"I've been forgotten by our Good Lord."
"I've got only one wrinkle, and I'm sitting on it."
"I never wear mascara; I laugh until I cry often."
"If you can't change something, don't worry about it."
"Always keep your smile. That's how I explain my long life."
"I see badly, I hear badly, and I feel bad, but everything's fine."
"I have a huge desire to live and a big appetite, especially for sweets."
"I have legs of iron, but to tell you the truth, they're starting to rust and buckle a bit."
"I took pleasure when I could. I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I'm very lucky."
“Being young is a state of mind, it doesn’t depend on one’s body. I’m actually still a young girl, it's just that I haven't looked so good for the past 70 years."

At the end of one interview, the journalist said, "Madame, I hope we will meet again sometime next year." To which Jeanne replied, "Why not? You're not that old; you'll still be here!”

The image with the wings is a piece of art by
L. Lichtenfells

[Mari Copeny @LittleMissFlint]

My 16th birthday is coming up FAST.
I don't want a sweet 16 party, or even a car.
My wish is to see my filter fund finally hit $1M after working towards that goal for over 4 years.

Help make my wish come true.

https://t.co/4ycfa8fhgW

[chris evans @notcapnamerica]

Y’all wanna see a dead body?

[Cory Booker @CoryBooker]

“Be kind to unkind people. They need it most.”
-Ashleigh Brilliant

[Atlanta United FC @ATLUTD]

An icon. A legend. Forever a 5-Stripe.

You loved Atlanta and Atlanta loved you right back. Thank you for all the memories, Josef ❤️🖤

[GeBrew @SebBlah]

@almazgebru 😍

[TODAY @TODAYshow]

A group of researchers at Stanford Medicine has developed a pair of gloves that are leading to life-changing results for patients dealing with Parkinson’s Disease.

@jacobsoboroff reports on the development.

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Trevor gives thanks to the fans who supported him over the last seven years and the Black women who shaped his life.

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Kavanaugh thinks abortion rights should be left up to the states. Let’s take that argument a few steps further…

[World Central Kitchen @WCKitchen]

"When I got this space, I said to myself, 'Anybody, everybody who walks in and is hungry, please, let me serve them. Nobody will be in need at my table.'"

Georgina—owner of Accra Restaurant in The Bronx—cooks with WCK Direct, our free text-to-order program for families in need.

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

Shaq's reaction after the Hawks won Game 4 😂 @NBAonTNT https://t.co/aUsrYjkeum

[State of the Union @CNNSOTU]

Stacey Abrams says she agrees with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that efforts by GOP lawmakers in Georgia to make it more difficult to vote is “racist.”

"It is a redux of Jim Crow, in a suit and tie." #CNNSOTU

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

There’s no diluting the truth, as @JanelleMonae explains. We deserve free and fair elections to get justice, to lift 13 million families out of poverty, to confront the challenges of this present age. #ALLIN

[Angie Thomas @angiecthomas]

For over 10 days now, around half the residents of Jackson, Mississippi have not had running water.

And nobody is talking about it on a national scale.

I am begging the national media to please pay attention. There is a crisis happening in Jackson.

[Biden Inaugural Committee @BidenInaugural]

Three presidents of the United States of America: one message of unity.
#Inauguration2021

[Craig Melvin @craigmelvin]

You can’t quote Dr. King on social media one day out of the year and live a life that runs counter to his words and teachings the other 364.