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06.11.2025 21:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Am I Black or African American? Hear my response to this question from an audience member. How do YOU identify? #identity #inclusion #diversity #upstander #tuesdaythoughts
04.11.2025 19:36 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But whatβs remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.
04.11.2025 16:34 β π 22913 π 6205 π¬ 612 π 281en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocoee_m...
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I don't own the rights to any of this!
03.11.2025 19:56 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Food bank director: βfor every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. Thereβs no way we can meet that gap.β
27.10.2025 16:30 β π 8241 π 3190 π¬ 87 π 181The Krumen β The Sailors Who Refused Chains β Not every African story began in chains. Some began on the waves, steering the very ships others feared. The Krumen (of the Kru people of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and CΓ΄te dβIvoire) were Africaβs sea warriors, masters of navigation, ship repair, and coastal trade long before colonial maps drew borders. European captains quickly learned: the Krumen could not be captured. They were too skilled, too united, too aware of their worth. When slave ships approached, they didnβt run inland; they went to sea, controlling the very element others used to enslave. For centuries, the Kru language echoed across the Atlantic from Freetownβs ports to Monroviaβs docks. They carried not chains, but knowledge; not fear, but freedom. In a world built on stories of capture, myths, theirs was one of command. And today, every time a West African ship leaves the coast, it sails with a whisper from the past: βWe were never taken, we chose our own tide.β #HiddenHistory #KruPeople #AfricanMariners #LiberianHeritage #SierraLeoneLegacy #UnbrokenRoots #history #fyp
20.10.2025 23:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0RIP to Dr. Paul T. Kwami, the long-time music director since 1994, who passed away last month. He was 70. ππΎππ #FiskForever #FiskUniversity
20.10.2025 18:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The original Fisk Jubilee Singers introduced βenslaved songsβ to the world in 1871 and were instrumental in preserving this unique American musical tradition known today as Negro spirituals.
20.10.2025 18:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0β»οΈ Repost from @hbcualum
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Did you know the world renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers put Nashville on the musical map long before the city became famous for its honky-tonks and slide guitars?
Kansas City, MO
americanjazzmuseum.org
Little Rock, AR
www.dreamlandballroom.org
Nashville, TN
www.fisk.edu
St Louis, MO
www.thepageant.com
Memphis, TN
www.orpheum-memphis.com
Louisville, KY
www.louisvillepalace.com
Can we get @claycane.bsky.social & @reeciecolbert.bsky.social to do a poll for suggested cities for next year's #BeyondTheMic?
20.10.2025 18:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 6 π 0#nokings
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