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Wilma Rudolph, A Legendary Tigerbelle - Picturing Black History The story of Black women and track and field through the lens of one of the early greats, Wilma Rudolph.

Gearing up for this year's Winter Olympics? Check out Professor Letisha Brown's article on track and field legend Wilma Rudolph and her record breaking 100-meter dash. Rudolph was the first female American athlete to win three gold medals, ensuring her place as one of track and field's greats. ⁠

Angela Davis

Happy Birthday, Angela Davis!

Jan. 25, 1972: Shirley Chisholm Began Historic Campaign for President Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, opened her historic campaign for President.

#tdih 1972 Shirley Chisholm launched U.S. presidential campaign. An early childhood teacher, Chisholm advocated for minimum family income, public education, & labor rights; against Vietnam War, militarization of border, police brutality, & carceral state; for birth control & abortion access; & more.

Our country was founded on genocide & slavery.

yes, almost anything could happen in twenty-four hours

to tomorrow, though?

probably half of the homicides for this year

Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen, who were arrested and charged after a demonstration at a Minnesota church, have been released
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

i thought this was walsh?
they all look alike

i’ll not brook the maligning of corn tortillas
cutwaters fair game

all up in my korean dramas

Everybody knows Sinners is in theaters again this weekend, right?

You’re welcome!

i realized watching OBAA is a completely different experience as a Black person (this will be a read only thread... you know who you are... you know why)

again and again

Sinners Breaks All-Time Oscar Nomination Record With 16 Nods

posted without commentary

I fear my tipping point into madness is "Thus is un-American" posts in response to ICE terrorizing immigrants. I beg you to open Wikipedia (I would say a book but let's start small) and read up on The Trail of Tears, Fugitive Slave Catchers, Japanese internment, Indian Boarding schools & Jim Crow

Sapelo Island’s Gullah Geechee Community Fights Back and Wins A vote ends a yearslong legal fight over development of the land on Georgia’s coast.

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came for ‘the nod’ discussion

‘um… er, i’m not going to get into hypotheticals’

imagine telling Black folks in the u.s that we’ve
’lost all rights’

"the most widely accepted definition of the working class" !!!! wow my eyes just bulged out of my head lol

and on MLK Day? right in front of my March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. loved America. He loved our country so much that he dedicated his life — and in the end, his life was taken — in a fight for our nation's highest ideal: Freedom.

Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95 ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

mlk jr day thread

in case one missed

How White Southerners Distorted the History of Ancient Egypt to Justify Slavery in the U.S. American writers misleadingly interpreted Egypt's past to argue that slavery was a divinely sanctioned institution

How White Southerners Distorted the History of Ancient Egypt to Justify Slavery in the U.S. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-...

Black Music Sunday: Celebrating Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with music Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 295 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you��

Black Music Sunday: Celebrating Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with music
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i know
i like wool berets and the occasional pair of socks this time of year 🤷🏽‍♀️

excellent