Randal Maurice Jelks

Perilous times requires an Organizing Faith “Visit of the Ku-Klux” by Frank Bellew (1872) depicts two members of the Ku Klux Klan entering an African American household and prepare to commit violence.

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The Struggle Before Us “If there is no struggle, there is no progress!” Frederick Douglass offered with quintessential 19th century American optimism at the West India Emancipation Celebration in upstate New York in 1857. H...

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The United States is Not Exceptional Slavery and the Making of Atlantic History

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Sly Stone, Family Stone Architect Who Fused Funk, Rock, and Soul, Dead at 82 Sly Stone, the wildly inventive musician and head of Sly & the Family Stone who fused rock, funk and soul, has died at age 82.

That sound that moment travel 🧳 well, Sly www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Outrage after Republican representative disparages Sikh prayer in the US House Mary Miller had first mistaken Giani Singh for a Muslim and said it was ‘deeply troubling’ he was allowed to lead prayer

Religious pluralism and diversity are realities of the world that humans occupy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

South Africa’s “White Genocide” Is a Lie The myth’s purpose is to make it seem dangerous to have Black people in control of the government.

Lies, lies, and more lies www.currentaffairs.org/news/south-a...

Hegseth does it again

Senator Booker l appreciate the filibuster speech! How are Senate Democrats organizing?Where’s your alternative policy speech?

Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery Ana Lucia Araujo’s Humans in Shackles is a history of transatlantic slavery that decentres the US and English-speaking Caribbean islands, highlights Brazil’s understudied importance and…

NEW✨ Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery by @araujohistorian.bsky.social @howard.edu @uchicagopress.bsky.social.

#Review by Jodie Matthews.

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

Black History Month celebrates the sons and daughters of Africa in the United States and throughout the Americas

My gratitude to Connecticut Public Radio’s #Disrupted for the timely interview regarding #letterstomartin please 👂🏿 in! www.ctpublic.org/show/disrupted

PEN America Criticizes "Alarming" and "Dismissive" Language on Book Bans by U.S. Education Department - PEN America Kasey Meehan, director, Freedom to Read, at PEN America, said: "For over three years we have countered rhetoric that book bans occurring in public schools are a “hoax.” They are absolutely not. This k...

PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”:

"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...

When Brazil’s African Muslims scared the world Taking place 190 years ago, the Malê Revolt in Bahia, led by African Muslim slaves, shook Brazil's foundations and echoed global fears of a new Haiti.

Tacky’s War 1760 Jamaica, Haiti 1794-1801, German Coast 1811, NOLA and africasacountry.com/2025/01/when...

Under communications freeze, CDC updates some important health data but not others One of the CDC's weekly health publications was not published on its regular schedule, and some data about flu and vaccinations wasn't updated.

One of the CDC's weekly health publications was not published on its regular schedule, and some data about flu and vaccinations wasn't updated.

I also like writing with a pen and paper too ✊🏿

Gaining democratic freedoms are a lengthy struggle l stated yesterday. It is the greater part of the #africanamericanlegacy in the #🇺🇸 USA. Organize locally, remember that the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a local one connected to local struggles everywhere! This continues to be our fight today!

Biden posthumously pardons civil rights leader Marcus Garvey

A different kind of Saturday for those emerging from the Eaton Fire Eleven days after the Eaton Fire destroyed much of their community, residents converged in Altadena and Pasadena to find unity and offer support.

Eleven days after the Eaton Fire destroyed much of their community, residents converged in Altadena and Pasadena to find unity and offer support. via @laist.com

The destruction of Altadena reverberates across Black Los Angeles

YouTube video by Sound Signals Gil Scott Heron "Winter In America" (1974) HIGH QUALITY

Donald Trump moves inauguration indoors due to severely cold weather youtu.be/m2zKdIcOV5s?...

And here we are, where we are.

Pope’s pick for Washington archbishop sets stage for conflict with Trump, experts say

DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review

That narrative simply doesn’t work, this coach had built teams elsewhere. I know that Notre Dame’s fan base and many Catholic schools were intolerant, if you get my polite drift. Recruitment was going to be difficult. Times have changed a bit, but it was inexcusable to touchdown Jesus himself

Well, we disagree

I’m thrilled for Marcus Freeman’s football 🏈 success! l’d be remiss not mentioning #tyronewillingham who was fired after 2 years! 5 years is needed to build/rebuild an organization. I wish Freeman well, but know if he hadn’t assembled an excellent team quickly he’d be applying for unemployment.

DeSantis university board appointee says women should pursue motherhood, not careers

It’s amazing how Mark Zuckerberg looked at the mass exodus from Elon’s Twitter in large part *because* its now become 95% deranged hate speech, and went “we’ve gotta allow more deranged hate speech on our platforms”

Good luck with that, you dead-eyed ghoul.

Jimmy Carter’s fatal mistake was thinking he could talk to the American people like they were actual adults

Celebration aims to bring community reflection on democracy and social injustice The week will focus on Meditations on Democracy, inviting dialogue about King's work and vision on civil rights, social justice and activism.

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