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Dr. King went into the eye of every storm. Passive Resistance is not for the weak. WE chose to confront our bullies at every juncture, knowing they were brutal; we deserve our rights, we're NOT turning back, and they were in the way. That took ingenuity and profound courage.
Jan 17
I put these two clips of Daddy together because I want to share him saying “I’m tired of marching,” then, after continuing the multifaceted work of nonviolence, saying “I’ve been to the mountaintop.”
The 2nd clip is from the speech he gave the night before he was assassinated.
#MLK #MLKDay #Mountaintop #MLKDay2026
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Me: Dang. Why are these men so handsome?
Also me: Can you think of ONE melanated athlete who wasn't handsome?
(My sincere apologies for seeing only CHOCOLATE and not respecting the discipline of these sports heroes.)
I might just pin this post, as a sports fan.
Jun 12
Welcome to America 🇺🇸
DR Congo National Football Team
May the Sovereignty of God rest upon the Congo bringing Peace, Freedoms and Prosperity. 🙏🏽✊🏽💯
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Jun 11
Awww the legendary Ms. Patti LaBelle 82, and Ms. Gladys Knight 82, who recently celebrated their birthdays were born 4 days apart. 🥳 Happy Birthday beautiful talented Queens
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And this is how Coach got their early start.
#Coach
Apr 22
Meet Your New Favorite! 👋 Experience The Metro Crossbody... The Perfect Everyday Bag!
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Wow. We need more insight on this.
Jun 11
PBS Sets Premiere for ‘Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War’ eurweb.com/pbs-declarations-…
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Jun 10
Man goes viral for having his girlfriend work on fixing the car in the rain while he stayed sheltered inside. 🌧️ 🚗
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Jun 10
On a summer evening in 1972, a pivotal generation of Harlem Renaissance legends gathered at Duke Ellington’s townhouse.
The trailer for “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is out:
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Common. He presents extremely well in all types of roles, he's believable, and he has that handsome-prince-thing.
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The Karmelo Anthony jury was not all-white. There were Asian, Hispanic, and Middle Eastern individuals on the jury. HOWEVER, if there was NOT a single Black person on the jury, THAT was NOT a jury of his peers. #NoJusticeJUSTUS
Jun 9
The Karmelo Anthony verdict shows that the justice system has reverted back to the Jim Crow South era.
It is no longer about evidence.
It is no longer about right or wrong.
It is about keeping racial score through the prosecution and imprisonment of Black people.
It was no surprise that an all white jury would find a 19 year old kid, who was bullied and harassed by two 6’1” bullies, guilty of murder while he was minding his business.
We have seen this story before.
A young Black man is put on trial, and somehow the burden shifts from what happened to him, to why he should not have defended himself.
The facts become secondary.
The optics become everything.
The outcome feels predetermined long before the verdict is read.
People will tell you not to make it about race.
But race has always been part of the story in America.
The hard truth is that many Black people no longer believe they will receive the benefit of the doubt when their freedom is on the line.
And verdicts like this are exactly why.
At some point, we have to stop pretending that everyone is playing by the same set of rules.
Because the people watching this case saw something very different than what that jury claimed to see.
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Clarification: While the jury in K Anthony’s murder trial had no Black jurors, it was not all White. Reports confirm a diverse panel including White, Hispanic, Asian, and other jurors (e.g., 5 White males noted in coverage, plus women of color).
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Jun 8
Justice for O’Shae Sibley! A NYC jury just convicted 20-year-old Dmitriy Popov of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime (plus other charges) in the 2023 stabbing death of 28-year-old dancer O’Shae Sibley.
Sibley was fatally stabbed in the heart after he and friends vogued to Beyoncé at a Brooklyn gas station and faced homophobic racist slurs.
Popov faces up to 25 years. Sentencing June 30.
🔗 people.com/man-convicted-of-…
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Those are somebody's disrespectful kids. Parents need to raise these kids better. The older gentleman has every right to wear the wrong jersey. That could be the only shirt he has. We don't know.
Knicks fans are attacking any spurs fans they could find after game 3 loss 👀😳
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Jun 8
EVERYTHANG’S ALRIGHT 🎙️
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These children may be nonverbal and on the spectrum. If so, her system helps them express themselves and communicate their needs and wants first thing in the morning. This is spectacular.
Teachers like this deserve to get rich doing what they love. Also, I want a board like this for home.😘
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I don't know how he does it, but I am glad he does this. And the contrast is real.
Jun 7
It was great meeting with the talented folks who’ll be working at the Obama Presidential Center. We're excited to welcome everybody here soon!
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Jun 7
It was great meeting with the talented folks who’ll be working at the Obama Presidential Center. We're excited to welcome everybody here soon!
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#Harlem #BlockParty #135thStreet
#SchomburgLiteraryFestival
Check out Culture Is Keem 👑 🗽's video! #TikTok tiktok.com/t/ZTBPk3RyD/
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Feb 28
Hope Floats
Words can't fully express how much I love that film.
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