On this day in 1919, a Black teenager drifted across an invisible line in Lake Michigan. White beachgoers stoned him until he drowned. He was 17.
His name was Eugene Williams. The "line" was the unofficial boundary between the white and Black sections of a Chicago beach. A line drawn on WATER.
Police arrived. Black witnesses pointed out the man who had thrown the stones. The officer refused to arrest him and arrested a Black man from the crowd instead.
That refusal lit Chicago on fire. Thirteen days of white mobs raiding Black neighborhoods, and Black veterans fighting back: 38 dead, 537 injured, roughly 1,000 Black families burned out of their homes.
It began because a child couldn't see a border that existed only in white minds.
This is why we have documented 150 crimes against Black people that remain unanswered for https://t.co/V6OJtayKnF
Israel is stealing olive trees from South Lebanon.
The before and after of Israel ripping more than 600 olive trees from Lebanese land — many over 500 years old.
Trees older than most modern countries.
This is an act of ecocide. This is agricultural theft.
An assault on heritage, identity, culture, history and a people’s bond with their land.
*🚨 NEW SCAM ALERT – Business Owners, Stay Vigilant! 🚨*
A new POS payment scam is reportedly targeting businesses.
Here's how it allegedly works:
🕹️A customer makes a high-value purchase.
They pay with a bank card, and the POS terminal displays "Payment Approved."
The customer leaves immediately, often without waiting for the receipt.
⏰Later, the merchant discovers that the customer's account was never debited, and the payment never settles.
👣One reported case involved a phone worth ₦1.4 million.
How to protect yourself: ✅ Always confirm that the payment has been successfully received in your account or merchant settlement.
✅ Do not rely solely on the "Approved" message on the POS terminal. ✅ Ask customers to wait until the transaction is fully confirmed and a receipt is generated.
✅ If you notice any suspicious transaction, report it immediately to your POS provider and the customer's bank.
If you have experienced a similar incident or have relevant information, report it to the appropriate authorities and your payment service provider.
Please share this alert to help protect other business owners from potential fraud.
*Ummah Care For the Inmates Foundation*