Mick

If it requires you to compromise your character and values, it’s not from God.

Today, Spelman College proudly announces Dr. Ayanna Howard as its 12th President. This historic transition marks the next chapter in Spelman's legacy of excellence, empowering future generations of Black women to lead, innovate, and shape a rapidly changing world. A pioneering roboticist and higher education leader, Dr. Howard brings a bold vision for Spelman's future while honoring the mission and values that have defined the College for more than 140 years. Read more: spelman.edu/news/2026/06/s…

Kameirah Johnson from Seattle Wins 2026 Doodle for Google With Black Hair Art!! seattletimes.com/life/culture/t…

🚨BREAKING: New York City crime has hit a new historic low in 2026... NYC's fewest murders & shootings in the first 5 months of a year in it's history.

i hope the next global trend will be empathy and critical thinking.

215-208, U.S. HOUSE PASSES IRAN WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

JUST IN: Deb Haaland officially secures the Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor. Now on track to become the first Native American woman elected governor in U.S. history — 87% chance.

On 29 July 1987, Thomas Sankara addressed the Organisation of African Unity summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and warned that if his fellow African leaders did not stand with him, he might not be there the following year. Less than three months later, he was assassinated. In his speech entitled A United Front Against Debt, Sankara was trying to convince other African heads of state to refuse to pay their foreign debts collectively. He argued that if Burkina Faso stood up to the West alone, he would not survive the backlash. He famously concluded that segment by saying, "If Burkina Faso stands alone in refusing to pay the debt, I will not be here at the next summit. On the other hand, if with everyone's support we decide not to pay, we will be able to use our resources for our own development." While Sankara routinely spoke out against the paralysing nature of Western aid, coining the famous maxim, "He who feeds you, controls you", at this specific 1987 OAU summit, he focused heavily on how foreign debt was a modern tool of conquest. Sankara viewed debt as a moral and historical scam and argued that the lenders were the same former colonisers who had merely swapped their military uniforms for suits, transforming themselves from colonial rulers into "technical assistants", or, as he bluntly called them, "technical assassins". To Sankara, debt was a "cleverly managed reconquest" designed to make African nations financial slaves, ensuring their growth and development were permanently dictated by foreign rules. He argued that Africa owed nothing. Instead, he asserted the West owed Africa a massive debt that could never be repaid, a debt of blood that was shed during slavery, colonialism, and World War II, where African soldiers died to liberate Europe from Nazism. He famously noted that if a poor man steals, it is a crime of survival, but when the rich steal through financial systems and exploitation, it is called policy. He argued: "The debt cannot be repaid, first because if we don't repay, lenders will not die. That is for sure. But if we repay, we are going to die. That is also for sure." Before the OAU speech, Sankara had been vocal about how in his country, foreign aid, especially food aid, undermined self-sufficiency and dismantled local economies. He contended that such assistance, far from solving structural problems, reinforced a logic of economic and cultural subordination vis-à-vis donors. In the end, Sankara said all he could, but tragically, his peers did not join him; many sat in uncomfortable silence or offered polite applause. Just less than three months later, on 15 October 1987, he was assassinated in a coup led by his close associate, Blaise Compaoré, with Western backing.

The Tulsa Race Massacre was the destruction of a thriving Black economic system, carried out in less than 24 hours and buried in silence for generations.

Racism is a sign of low intelligence.

Lupita Nyong'o is not the first Black woman to portray Helen of Troy. The first was Eartha Kitt, personally chosen by Orson Welles, in a play performed in Paris in 1950.

@mvpwizz They think it's all "DEI"

why are white people so insecure about black folks graduating lmfao

They think it's all "DEI"

White men like to believe black excellence begins and ends with athleticism. Seeing a black man outperform them academically short-circuits the racial confidence they built on being intellectually superior.

At its peak, the University of Sankore in Timbuktu housed 25,000 students. Scholars from across Africa, the Middle East and Europe traveled there to study law, astronomy, mathematics, and medicine. It held one of the largest manuscript collections in the world. This was Mali in the 14th century. Today the same institution survives with limited resources on its ancient site. And most African children are taught that higher education came to this continent from elsewhere.

NEW: Federal court rejects Alabama’s House map, calling it discriminatory against Black voters.

Indeed, unprecedented apology. The Catholic Church was the LARGEST single owner of enslaved people in the Americas. Made its wealth from slavery. John Paul II rehearsed a rambling apology when he visited Gorée Island back in the 1990s. #slaveryarchive

North Carolina Central University's all-women team has officially won the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship, showcasing brilliance, preparation, and Black excellence on one of the biggest academic stages in the country. The victory is more than a championship — it's a powerful reminder of the intelligence, talent, and legacy that continue to thrive at HBCUs across America. Their knowledge, teamwork, and composure helped secure a moment that will inspire generations of young Black women and students everywhere. A legendary accomplishment for NCCU and HBCU culture. #NCCU #HBCUExcellence #HondaCampusAllStarChallenge #BlackExcellence #WomenInLeadership

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery and for failing to condemn it for centuries. apnews.com/article/pope-a…

“Today and every day, the United Nations is proud to work with African countries to build the peaceful, prosperous and sustainable future all Africans – and our world – deserve.” @antonioguterres on Monday’s #AfricaDay.

The Ashanti people of Ghana built furniture so significant it started a war. Their stools were not just common stools. Each one was carved from a single piece of wood, shaped to reflect the owner’s identity, status and soul. The Golden Stool was considered so sacred that when the British Governor demanded to sit on it in 1900, the Ashanti took up arms rather than allow it. Today, Ghana imports plastic chairs from China.