Prof. Derrick White

“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states

@justintinsley.bsky.social hey brother. Shoot me an address so I can send you a copy of Blood Sweat and Tears.

Seven Books That Will Change How You Watch Sports Digging into the transformative trends behind the games is a valuable pastime of its own.

So @williamfleitch.bsky.social, for @theatlantic.com, calls @drderrickewhite.bsky.social's BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS
"Fascinating...A rollicking read...Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the trajectory of modern football." And I agree! www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

OutKast released ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’ 22 years ago on September 23, 2003 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/OutKastSTLB

News: A group of athletes, led by two Vanderbilt football players, has filed a class action lawsuit to challenge the NCAA's redshirt rule, saying athletes should get all five years to complete.

Perspective | Haiti was the first nation to permanently ban slavery Why this matters today

234 years ago, enslaved men and women rose in revolution in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. They secured the first permanent abolition of slavery, and eventually declared Haitian independence on January 1, 1804. 🇭🇹

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"Stormy Weather," starring Bill Robinson, Lena Horne and Fats Waller singing "Ain't Misbehavin" opened in theaters in 1943. The success of "Stormy Weather" and other similar musicals paved the way for further advancements in Hollywood's portrayal of Black characters.

Remembering Leroy “Satchel” Paige on his birthday (July 7, 1906 – June 8, 1982) (I need to follow his “how to stay young” rules 😂) ⚾️🐐💙🕊

Rediscover De La Soul’s ‘Stakes Is High’ (1996) | Tribute Though many won’t admit that the group was right about everything they examined on ‘Stakes Is High,’ De La Soul’s career longevity serves as a proper statement of victory.

De La Soul released 'Stakes Is High' 29 years ago on July 2, 1996

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What are your favorite songs from D'Angelo’s debut album ‘Brown Sugar’ (1995), originally released 30 years ago this week?

Listen to the album + read our tribute here: album.ink/dangeloBS

W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:

“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”

Ronald Reagan said this to Margaret Thatcher in February 1981 on her first visit to the White House: "Well of course, the South Africans are whites and they fought for us during the war. The blacks are black and are Communists." This account comes from the British Foreign Secretary who was there.

Ida B. Wells Honored with Posthumous Pulitzer Ms. Wells was an anti-lynching crusader and pioneering journalist.

"The citation comes with a bequest by the Pulitzer Prize board of at least $50,000 in support of Ms. Wells’s mission. Recipients will be announced at a later date."
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Kentucky’s Bitcoin Boom Has Gone Bust In the US state's coal country, crypto mining was supposed to bring renewal. Now mines are powering down, and investors are hoping AI-powered data centers will fill the void.

In the US state's coal country, crypto mining was supposed to bring renewal. Now mines are powering down, and investors are hoping AI-powered data centers will fill the void.

Trump’s racist trolling of South Africa’s president today is perhaps the most racist WH moment since Woodrow Wilson screened Birth of a Nation there in 1915.

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince released "Summertime" as the first single from 'Homebase' 34 years ago on May 20, 1991

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#OnThisDay in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled to abolish school segregation in Brown v. Board of Education, stating that segregation of public schools violated the 14th Amendment.

It took so much blood, sweat & tears to make this happen. #They plan to get rid of it.

A photo of Viola Ford Fletcher with her hands clasped

Today is the 111th birthday of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre

I know. It's horrific

Mass grave of Black Union soldiers slaughtered during the Civil War may lie under a Kentucky soybean field, high-tech scans reveal Archaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas in the Civil War.

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Tony! Toni! Toné!’s ‘The Revival’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary One of the quintessential recordings of the new jack swing movement, The Revival is an album with character, integrity, and dynamism in no short supply.

Tony! Toni! Toné! released their second studio album ‘The Revival’ (1990) 35 years ago this week | Listen to the album, watch the official videos + read our tribute by @justinchadwick.bsky.social here: album.ink/TTTtherevival

The ‘Sinners’ Movie Syllabus - AAIHS The 'Sinners' Movie Syllabus is a curated educational resource inspired by the 2025 film 'Sinners,' directed by Ryan Coogler. This syllabus delves into the multifaceted historical, cultural, and socia...

Now THIS is a syllabus #booksky #blackbooksky

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"“Sinners” has grossed $122.5 million in North America and $161.6 million globally against a $90 million production budget." WHOA.

The fact that an original movie starring people of color in the South, directed by a Black man, is doing well at THIS moment is beautiful. #Sinners

Rediscover OutKast’s Debut Album ‘Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik’ (1994) | Tribute OutKast earned people’s attention with their debut and established that they weren’t going to be underestimated by anyone.

OutKast released their debut album ‘Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik’ 31 years ago on April 26, 1994 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/OutKastSPCM

The Smithsonian PURGE: Trump Team Removes Artifacts of Black Resistance Critics warn: it’s not just history being erased—it’s identity.

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Cam Ward

I told another parent when we started club soccer that it was a pyramid scheme. Lol

Never before, legal analysts say, has the Alien Enemies Act been used with such little due process. During World War II, the Department of Justice established civilian hearing boards in which “registered aliens” of German, Italian and Japanese descent arrested by the government could argue they were not a danger to the nation, legal scholars said. Many scholars have criticized that process as deeply flawed; detainees were not afforded lawyers and could still be held based on hearsay and bias or racial discrimination. But Eric L. Muller, a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law, said they nevertheless provided “a check” on the government, adding that the majority of people who obtained a hearing under the civilian boards were released.

Less due process than even the internment of Japanese-Americans, one of the deepest sins in the history of U.S. rule of law (or lack thereof). From NYT.