Randall Cunningham on Lamar Jackson:
“I think he’s possibly the greatest QB ever to play… Lamar is probably the most talented QB in the history of sports.”
The 1st Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, has become the 1st Greek organization to launch its own credit union! Now the sisters of AKA & their families will be able to bank w/ this Black-owned institution — affiliated with their sorority! #BlackExcellence https://t.co/G3Yy45UArO
Happy 76th birthday to Revolutionary Assata Shakur!
In 1979, she escaped from U.S prison later received asylum in Cuba.
“I saw this as a necessary step, not only because I was innocent..but because I knew that in the racist legal system, I would receive no justice”
A THREAD
In 1923 Fannie Taylor, a white woman, lied and said she was assaulted by Jesse Hunter, a Black man.
A racist mob of white men attacked the Black community in Rosewood, FLORIDA, killing hundreds of Black women, men, and children, burning the town to the ground, and forcing survivors to permanently flee Rosewood.
Because of white supremacist governor @RonDeSantis and the racist @Moms4Liberty this history can’t be taught in FLORIDA where it happened because it will make white kids feel bad.
Robert “Midget Molley” Molley. “Hakeem Abdul-Shaheed”. Atlantic City, NJ. 1986.
Midget Molley stood at 5’2” and was known as “The King of Atlantic City”. After serving a 6 year sentence out of his 10 for attempted m*rder, he went back into the streets.
It was alleged that his operation was bringing in 1-2 Million a month. After serving a 19 year sentence from a 1990 charge, he began mentoring youth.
Azie Faison. Harlem, 1986.
Azie is originally from The Bronx, and moved to Harlem after his home burned down in the early 70’s.
After living in a shelter for six months with his family, they settled in Harlem permanently. Azie’s early mentor is a man named Chisholm, who was one of Bumpy Johnson’s guys back in the day. At Azie’s peak in the streets, he bought about 50-60 cars in a few years span.
We need comprehensive gun reform.
1. Ban assault weapons.
2. Raise the age to buy guns.
3. Universal background checks.
4. License and register all guns.
5. Enact red flag laws.
6. Limit gun purchases.
7. Vote out all NRA-owned politicians!
A 16 year old was shot for ringing the wrong doorbell.
A 20 year old was shot and killed for driving down the wrong driveway.
An 18 year old is in critical condition for trying to get into the wrong car.
And a 6 year old and her dad were shot because her basketball rolled onto the wrong lawn.
In a nation armed to the teeth & perpetually primed for war, these tragedies are only going to happen more often, not less.
What the hell are we doing?
Just a reminder that our country is over $31 trillion in debt (also) thanks to Donald Trump, who added 8 trillion to the national debt in 4 years, more than what Obama and Bush did in 8 years.
BREAKING: According to CNN, the Louisville shooter left notes saying they wanted to prove how easy it is in America for someone dealing with a serious mental illness to buy an assault rifle. The shooter purchased an AR-15 seven days before the mass shooting at a bank.
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