On this day in 1939, Billie Holiday recorded the first great protest song of the Civil Rights Movement, 'Strange Fruit’
The Chilling Story of Strange Fruit and Billie Holiday.
A THREAD!
“Y’all ain’t gone win no Oscar!”
John Singleton said when he used to go around South Central with his camera the drug dealers would get upset and ask why he was acting as surveillance for the cops. John would tell them he was gonna tell their story, which he ended up doing with Boyz n The Hood.
Youngest and first African American to be nominated for Best Director.
Can we talk about how unprecedented DeLaSalle’s State Tournament run has been in the last 15 years.
This is Section Championship #12 in a Row a MSHSL State Record that doesn’t get talked about enough.
Every MN High School coach can vouch for how hard it is to win in March 🏀🌴
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Police apprehended a man suspected of killing 6 and wounding 24 without shooting him.
And after a brief chase.
I didn't want police to kill him.
But I also know #JaylandWalker should be alive, and his body not riddled with 60 bullets.
#StateOfTheUnion#HighlandPark
Proud to announce
I have OFFICIALLY been offered the chance to join the Boston Celtics 🍀🏀🙏🏽 as an assistant coach for the Summer League Team in Las Vegas this season.
Thank you Allison Feaster, Stacy Lovelace & Taj McWilliams-Franklin (My WNBA Sisters)