Corrie Shull

Today, let us remember Martin Luther King as he TRULY was: A Black radical anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, revolutionary Christian internationalist who was deemed an enemy of the State and assassinated for his radical work. Just about everything else is a lie.

Mary McLeod Bethune finally gets her due in new biography A recently published book by scholar Noliwe Rooks burnishes the legacy of the trailblazing educator and activist, all while correcting misconceptions about her life and work theemancipator.org/2024/08/04/top…

What did A. Philip Randolph, WEB DuBois, Ella Baker, Stokley Carmichael, The Founders of the NAACP, Cornel West, James Farmer Sr, Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King Jr. have in common? All of them are democratic socialists.

Happy First Day of School, JCPS!!! Have a great year!!

Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. $175M each will go to Howard University, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse Medicine. Charles Drew University will receive $75M. apnews.com/article/mike-b…

@KhristiLauren @ptseminary Congratulations!!

@CMThomas3 No, they are not forgotten at all. We want the students that you are referring to, to have options. That was the point of the essay. Not sure how options for low income students is laughable to you.

JCPS busing decision reignited discussions about educational equity for future generations courier-journal.com/story/opinion/…

The JCPS Diversity, Equity, and Poverty Department and JCPS Athletics will host a clinic and informational event for female student-athletes and coaches of female sports teams. Learn more in the flyer below.

Proverbs 10:1 Parenting is 5 stages: 1. 1-11 kids ROMANTICIZE u 2. 12-17 they DEMONIZE u 3. 18-24 they UTILIZE u (they need your money) 4. 25-40 they HUMANIZE u (they r now parents, they learn it’s not easy) 5. 40 and up they IDOLIZE u. (It’s when u pass they realize your value.)

@DrFCSmith Happy Anniversary!

❤️ 21 years today - so blessed!

@jbuttsthird Congratulations!

Summer is around the corner and we are now accepting registrations for our Summer 2023 "Literacy &" Camps. Summer camp themes will include fitness, photography, fencing, DJ'ing, karate and more! Register online at jcps.me/summerlearning.

@LanierRobinson Happy Birthday!!

An early birthday celebration with my 3 favorite people.

I hope you’ll join me April 5-16 for “Party People'' at @ATLouisville. This revolutionary musical by the award-winning UNIVERSES, tells the story of the Black Panther Party and Young Lords Organization based on interviews with party members.

Charnelle Pinkney Barlow’s new picture book (her first as both illustrator and author) imagines the childhood of the singer and guitar hero Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Chris Raschka has our review. nyti.ms/3JrTFt2

@KeturahHerron Happy Birthday!

Thank you!! It is a blessing to see another year. Birthdays are a time to reflect and celebrate!!

During the height of lynching n 1892, the white press blamed it on black criminality. A dying Frederick Douglas, a young W. E. B. Du Bois and a opportunist Booker T. Washington believed the white press. But a black woman pushed back against the narrative. Her name is Ida B. Wells