Bullies armed with high-powered weapons intended to terrorize and silence Va. lawmakers and people with different opinions. Tragically, it worked.
Source: Will Bunch: Call Richmond’s MLK Day gun rally what it was: An outbreak of terrorism on American soil
We need to question the things we take as fact, this is an ongoing process. Today, on our Raising Proud Black Children Facebook group, a member shared something that is important for us all to know. It concerned Uncle Tom! Uncle Tom was originally a character from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. … Uncle Tom was a man who refused to beat black women…. Read More »
Source: Uncle Tom was a man who refused to beat black women…. | Urban Intellectuals
Hundreds of African American men, women and children were burned alive, shot, lynched or beaten to death by white mobs. Thousands saw their homes and businesses burned to the ground and were driven out, many never to return.
It was branded “Red Summer” because of the bloodshed and amounted to some of the worst white-on-black violence in U.S. history.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a master television producer, but the networks had a narrow view of what the black struggle for equality could look like.
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced fired the island’s emergency manager, hours after a warehouse filled with supplies was discovered.
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Source: Story Of Yoruba Woman Who Led a Revolution In 1844 To Free Slaves In Cuba
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“He could often be seen swimming across the Seine with only one arm, and in skating his skill exceeded everyone else’s. As to the pistol, he rarely missed the target. In running he was reputed to be one of the leading exponents in the whole of Europe.”
Thutmose III was the Pharaoh of the Exodus, a military genius, and one of the most successful Black Kings in history. His story is real Black History.
Source: Why Thutmose III Is One Of The Baddest Black Men To Ever Walk The Earth |The Pan-African Alliance
Aiming to spur public investment in the arts, Karen Smith says, ‘I want to put a face on what it means to be an artist in Oakland.’
Source: An Oakland Metalsmith Risks Instability to Bring Metal Arts to Black Girls | The Hustle | KQED Arts
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