Daniel Guilliot

On this day in 1961, a mob of 50 white men in Anniston, Alabama, attacked the Freedom Riders with pipes, chains, and bats. The Riders had taken a Greyhound bus to Anniston during a desegregation campaign. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

With deep sorrow, we say farewell to one of the final sentinels of the Tuskegee Airmen. George E. Hardy, who once danced across the skies of Europe in his Mustang has taken his final flight at the age of 100. Leaving behind a legacy forged in courage, resilience, and unwavering dignity. It began in a quiet room in Philadelphia. A 16-year-old boy hunched over his homework as the radio crackled with the news of Pearl Harbor. In that instant, the world fractured, and George’s childhood evaporated. He didn't wait for history to call; he went to meet it. Denied entry because of the color of his skin, he didn't retreat. He leaned into the wind. He joined the U.S. Army Air Forces, arriving at Tuskegee not just to learn the mechanics of flight, but to dismantle the mechanics of prejudice. By 19, George was a "Red Tail," a guardian of the clouds. While the world below was segregated, the flak in the European theater was indifferent. He flew 21 combat missions over Nazi-occupied territory, a teenager in a cockpit proving that valor has no pedigree. Most men would have seen enough of war. George was not most men. - World War II: 21 combat missions in the P-51 Mustang. - Korea: 45 combat missions, braving the dawn of the jet age. - Vietnam: 70 combat missions, a veteran hand guiding a new generation. For nearly thirty years, he wore the uniform of a country that didn't always love him back, yet he protected it with a devotion that shames the very idea of hate. When he finally climbed out of the cockpit, he didn't stop serving. As a Lieutenant Colonel, he helped architect the military’s first global communication systems. He spent his sunset years ensuring that those who followed him would never be out of reach, never be truly alone in the dark. "He rose above the clouds so we could finally see the light." Today, we don't just salute a pilot. We salute a man who endured the sting of Jim Crow to earn the silver wings of a hero. He was the quiet defiance in the face of "no," the steady hand in the cockpit, and the humble heart in the room. The "Red Tails" are thinning now, their formation heading into the eternal sunset. But as George E. Hardy crosses the ultimate horizon, he leaves behind a legacy etched not in ink, but in the very air we breathe. Rest well, Colonel. The watch is ours. The sky is yours.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is warning motorists of an ongoing fraudulent scheme involving counterfeit court notices that falsely claim to originate from Florida county courts and related judicial offices.

🚨BREAKING: DHS agents are now illegally arresting U.S. citizens at airports… and trafficking them across state lines. A 28-year-old U.S. citizen, Sunny Naqvi, was detained by DHS, for 43 hours, after landing at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. She wasn’t charged with a crime, and she wasn’t accused of doing anything illegal… Agents reportedly detained her over what they called a “curious travel history.” Even though Sunny was born in Illinois…they still disappeared her. After being held for about 30 hours inside the airport, agents secretly moved Sunny to an ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois. While this was happening, federal agents repeatedly told her family she was NOT in custody, even though her phone location showed she was inside the facility. Then it gets worse. According to witnesses, agents asked for Sunny’s phone number so they could “look for her phone.” Minutes later, the phone was opened, her messages were read, and the device was shut off, cutting off the family’s ability to track her. After that, agents transported the U.S. citizen across state lines, to another detention facility in Dodge County, Wisconsin. And then she was eventually released early Saturday morning… in a random state, alone. Her phone was dead, and she had no transportation. So, a U.S. citizen detained by the federal government had to hitchhike to a hotel, just to be able to reunite with her family. And this is what people need to understand… When federal agents can detain U.S. citizens without charges… lie to families about their custody, search personal phones, and secretly transport people across state lines… That puts every single American in danger. Because they can do it to anyone.

They fought for America overseas… but were sentenced to die on American soil. 🇺🇸⚖️ Houston, Texas — August 1917. In the blistering summer heat, white police officers stormed a Black neighborhood and dragged a Black woman from her home, claiming she was drunk in public. A Black soldier from the 24th Infantry — one of the few Black regiments in the U.S. Army — stepped in to help her. For defending a Black woman, he was beaten, arrested, and humiliated. Word spread quickly through the Black unit stationed nearby. These soldiers had enlisted to defend the United States during World War I — only to find the same country wouldn’t defend their basic humanity. White mobs threatened the soldiers. Police harassed them daily. Rumors flew that the arrested soldier had been murdered. The tension snapped. Fearing a violent attack on their camp, over 100 Black soldiers marched into Houston to protect themselves and their community. Gunfire erupted. When it ended, 15 white police officers and civilians were dead. The city didn’t ask why or what pushed those Black soldiers to a breaking point. They wanted someone to blame. So they blamed all of them. The U.S. Army launched the largest murder trial in American history. A trial with: ❌ No legal defense for the soldiers ❌ All-white officers deciding their fate ❌ Confessions beaten out of terrified men ❌ Zero evidence of who fired which shots Within hours—not days, not weeks—the verdict was sealed: ⚠️ 13 Black soldiers sentenced to death ⚠️ 41 sent to life in prison ⚠️ 0 white officers or police held accountable At dawn on December 11, 1917—in secrecy, before appeals could be filed—the U.S. Army hanged the 13 men together on gallows built overnight. Their names were: 📌 Sgt. Videll Carter 📌 Cpl. Jesse Moore 📌 Pvt. James Wheatley 📌 Pvt. Walter Johnson 📌 Pvt. William Nesbit 📌 Pvt. James Divins 📌 Pvt. Charles W. Baltimore 📌 Pvt. Harry W. Bolden 📌 Pvt. Carlos Snodgrass 📌 Pvt. William C. Brackenridge 📌 Pvt. Thomas Hawkins 📌 Pvt. John C. Singleton 📌 Pvt. Frank Johnson Their crime wasn’t murder. It was fighting back in a world designed to break them. These men weren’t rebels. They were soldiers—trained to defend freedom they were never allowed to have. For over 100 years, their names were buried in silence. But we remember them now. ✊🏾 We speak their names now. ✊🏾 We honor the truth now—not the lie history tried to hide. Because justice delayed is NOT justice denied… as long as we refuse to forget.

The youngest American killed in the Vietnam war was Dan Bullock. He was only 14 years old when he enlisted in the USMC in September of 1968 after falsifying his birth certificate. He died in 1969 and was just 15 years old.

JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring back a man that ICE deported to Mexico in violation of an order to return and release him in Minnesota. The man signed a voluntary departure agreement, but Judge Bryan says he appeared to be denied access to counsel, may not have had a translated version of the form and, in any case, had remained locked up in Texas for a week after Bryan ordered his return to MN. He's holding a contempt hearing tomorrow what transpired here. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

BREAKING🚨 A man was choked to death by ICE guards, and DHS hid his body at a military base to block the autopsy. His name was Geraldo Lunas Campos. When the county medical examiner finally performed an autopsy, the conclusion was devastatingly clear: his death was ruled a homicide. But here is the detail that should make your blood run cold. When another man recently died at that exact same #ICE facility, the Department of Homeland Security didn't call the local medical examiner. Instead, they moved his body to a nearby U.S. Army base. And that Army base is now flat-out refusing to release the results of the autopsy. This was revealed today by Senator Dick Durbin in a horrifying congressional hearing about the explosion of deaths in ICE custody under the Trump administration. Eight people have already died in ICE custody in just the first two months of this year alone. Many of them died from easily treatable illnesses. 911 logs show ICE facilities are completely overwhelmed, ignoring basic human rights. But moving a body to a military installation to dodge a local homicide investigation? That isn't just negligence. That is a coordinated, state-sponsored cover-up. They are operating mass detention facilities with zero accountability. They are treating human beings like they are disposable. And when their guards cross the line, they use the full weight of the federal military apparatus to hide the evidence. We are watching human rights abuses happen on American soil, funded by our tax dollars. We must demand the autopsy report. Share this. Do not let them sweep these deaths under the rug.

James Cameron, 88, stands in a gallery of Black Holocaust Museum, which he founded, in Milwaukee. When Cameron was 16, he was nearly lynched in Indiana. The noose was around his neck, but he was spared when someone in the mob vouched for him at the last moment (Wisconsin, 2003). The most haunting photos ever taken: bit.ly/46yA996

Sister Rosetta Tharpe is credited as the Godmother of Rock ‘N’ Roll. Before Elvis, Johnny Cash or Little Richard, there was Sister Tharpe- A Black woman who forged her own sound in a male dominated industry. She does not get the credit she deserves. —Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an innovative gospel singer widely recognized today as the godmother of rock and roll. Tharpe is the first known artist not only to use an electric guitar in gospel music but to give the instrument a melodic role as important as the voice’s role. During her musical bridges, Tharpe would give free reign to her formidable guitar playing talent, unfolding soaring melodic lines puncuated by deep chordal rips and the occasional jump and leg pump; in essence developing musical tropes in the 1930s that would later be adopted by rock and roll legends Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and Johnny Cash. Tharpe’s innovation was not always well-received, with traditionalists regularly criticizing and devaluing her innovation. Despite these attempts to derail her career or persuade her to adopt traditional approaches to gospel music, Tharpe remained deeply rooted in her religious beliefs and values and used her unique musical style to bring gospel music to audiences who would never have otherwise listened to it. Tharpe’s contribution to the development of the rock and roll idiom was finally recognized in 2018, when she was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Indian Student’s Visa Canceled Over Dismissed Ticket, Judge Slams ICE ICE canceled an Indian student’s visa status over a speeding ticket that was already dismissed. A federal judge just ruled that move was arbitrary and unlawful. In this case, ICE ran 1.3 million international students through a crime database. If a name popped up, even without a conviction, their student record was terminated. Akshar Patel, an F-1 student in Wisconsin, was flagged for a 2018 speeding case that had been thrown out. ICE still canceled his status without warning, forcing him to stop studying and leave. He sued. ICE quietly restored his status and tried to get the case dismissed. #SEVIS #F1

A photo released last month by the Justice Department as part of the Epstein files that showed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Epstein's island in the Caribbean has been removed from the Justice Department's website. cbsn.ws/4l1kOW2

It's the post you've all been dreading for. We mean waiting for. We'll let you decide which side you think we fall under. 🥴 Below is the list of the major school districts and universities' spring break schedules. Something to keep in mind: private properties like Seaside, Rosemary Beach, Watersound, etc., have set a 7 pm curfew for unattended minors. This is NOT a county-wide curfew, which would mean we would have to enforce 1,200 square miles of unattended minors across Walton County. While that would be really, REALLY difficult to do, it's also not necessary. So, @WCSOFL will be assisting those private properties with enforcement for those who have experienced large crowds in years past. Our agency will also be restricting beach access to those under the age of 18 who do not have a parent or guardian in congested areas between Seaside and Inlet Beach. Overall, our goal is to keep the quality of life on par with what you expect living in this amazing place. All the while making sure to keep a close eye on our amazing home beyond the beach north. So, here it is. Don't be mad at the messenger. ✔️ March 1–7 Georgia schools, including Pace Academy, Lovett School, Westminster, and multiple Florida counties like Bay, Duval, Escambia, and Hillsborough. ✔️ March 8–14 A high‑volume week with students from Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Missouri, and Indiana, plus major universities including Auburn, Samford, UGA, FSU, LSU, UCF, Ole Miss, and many more. This is what we in the biz like to call "Hell Week". ✔️ March 15–21 Another busy week with schools from Alabama and Georgia, including Montgomery Academy and Huntsville City Schools. ✔️ March 22–28 Large districts from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, and Ohio. ✔️ March 29–April 4 Schools from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and more, including Loyola University and Southeastern University. ✔️ April 5–11 Georgia districts such as Cobb County, Gwinnett County, and DeKalb County, plus universities in Arkansas, Kentucky, Georgia, Louisiana, and Missouri. This is Hell Week #2. ✔️ April 12–18 Primarily, high schools from Alabama and Tennessee. If you have some you'd like to add, drop a reply.

The death of a nearly blind refugee in Buffalo, New York, days after Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a coffee shop alone, has prompted an investigation into the circumstances of his final days and drawn sharp criticism from the mayor, who called the incident "deeply disturbing." cnn.it/4kVrZ23

In 1868, 33 Black men were elected to Georgia’s General Assembly in the violent aftermath of the Civil War. Within months, white lawmakers expelled them. On Wednesday, their successors publicly honored them. ajc.com/politics/2026/…

Single vehicle crash. Traffic Advisory: please use extra caution! A vehicle hit a power line pole on Beal Parkway in front of Lowe’s. All southbound traffic on Beal is being diverted down Hurlburt/MLK. Thankfully no major injuries were reported.

US immigration officials picked up a blind Rohingya refugee last week in Buffalo, NY. Then, realizing they had no basis to deport him, they released him five miles from his home. He needed a walking stick and died trying to make his way back to his house: investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/bli…

The DOJ appears to have withheld dozens of pages of witness notes and reports about an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein who — according to Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia (California) — accused President Trump of assaulting her when she was a minor. abcnews.link/eReuuiz

Breaking News: The Justice Department did not release key records in the Epstein files about a woman who made an unverified accusation against Donald Trump, in which she said Trump assaulted her in the 1980s when she was a minor. nyti.ms/4ryf4W7

JUST IN: Judge Murphy has ruled that the Trump administration's policy of sending deported immigrants to third countries without notice or a chance to challenge is illegal and unconstitutional. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…