#Freedmen

fully autonomous landback communities

dfergusson

It's no big mystery that racially & economically homogenous countries find it politically easier to pass broad pro-social programs, like excellent cycling infrastructure. So I'm like on this enthusiastic

Arlen Parsa

arlenparsa

Time for some forgotten history.*Twenty two* African Americans served in Congress during the 1800s after the Civil War. Right before Southern racists took voting rights away from black people again.Since

Secret SoSHHiety

SouledOutWorld

Getting to the Ruth of the Matter(Thread)Ruth Bader Ginsburg was named after King David's Moabite grandmother & ancestor of Jesus Christ. By her pledge to God & marriage to the

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

Bruce Boynton died today. A lot of people don't know his name but he is evidence of how recent slavery was. It's SUCH a crazy, mindblowing story that's centered on

RK Jackson | Atlanta 🛸

theerkj

Should I make a thread of historically black towns & cities that were thriving & minding their business before racism & white supremacy destroyed them via white women*, local gov’t/mob

The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/LAF

Federation1967

The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund is the largest & oldest Black-led cooperative org that focuses on preventing Black land loss & building cooperatively-owned businesses since 1967. Support the

Erica Buddington ✨

ericabuddington

#thread: The erasure of the Black, Brown, and Indigenous people of Forsyth County + Lake Lanier starts long before the destruction of Black-owned Forsyth.Pictured: Children of the Brown family, expelled

Sean M Joyce

SeanMJoyce1

V.5. The Republicans have a proud history, Democrats not so much! To clean their hands, Democrat crony academia have altered perception of that history. A very long timeline thread with

Zuri Davis

ProperlyZuri

(Long thread)One of the most historically ignorant criticisms of black communities is that they haven’t done anything to advance themselves economically. Americans are finally learning about Black Wall Street and

Sean M Joyce

SeanMJoyce1

(V.4) Democrats have washed their hands clean of their past while smearing it onto the GOP. A fact based timeline thread to push back against the lies1854-1988. Lincoln to ReaganMarch

Patrick Chovanec

prchovanec

1. This is a thread about my visit last summer to Tuskegee University, in eastern Alabama, which was an opportunity to learn about two amazing Americans and the legacy they

Troy Goodfellow

TroyGoodfellow

I, Claudius is streaming on Acorn TV, which is offering a 30 day free trial, so here we go. Brian Blessed is so large and loud. I love him. Tiberius:

Derrick Wilmore Jr.

CoachWilmore_

The history of food, disease, and medicine in the black community: a thread This thread might jump around a tad bit but that’s ok. Also check out my thread

Orkney Oot Wae Racism

ootwaeracism

THREAD We’ll be posting weekly during #BHM Every Sunday evening, we will be posting a thread featuring Black people in various professions whose achievements, have not received the recognition

Erica Buddington ✨

ericabuddington

This #thread is for those of you struggling to comprehend that the recent murders are just a fraction of racial violence in the United States. We are protesting for #GeorgeFloyd