Here is my Black History Month library it includes a myriad of readings, encyclopedias, biographies autobiographies, and more. here it is for anyone interested in reading 📖✨
tinyurl.com/BlackHistoryCo…
Special thanks to @JelonAlexander for their insights 💫
As Black History Month begins, we honor the generations of Black New Yorkers who built this city into the “gorgeous mosaic” we call home. Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).
AI and Black History Month is really about to be a fool. Y’all are gonna have Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth playing double dutch. I want no parts.
Richard Smallwood seemed larger than life. Total Praise is one of the greatest gospel songs of all time. Came out in 1996 but seems timeless. RIP to a legend and giant.
“Malcolm was birthed through water and he transitioned through water. He departed as he arrived, through water. This was his time. His mission on earth had been completed.”
- Pamela Warner’s on her son Malcolm-Jamal Warner via the official IG account: mjwlivinglegacy 😭🕊️🫂
@Melissa_Kimble Oof. Thanks for sharing. Went to go read the full post and the fact that she took a moment to give *us* some comfort is just remarkable. 😔💔
As a PBS kid & documentary watcher, the irreparable damage this will cause to not just the next generation but to all of us is unmeasurable. Free publicly sourced knowledge, information, & education that served this nation for years will just no longer be a thing. All of it gone.
There’s 5 categories of Black American names:
1. Mama & Daddy name combinations
2. Arabic, Swahili names
3. French names
4. Biblical names
5. Feminine version of yo daddy names
6. Add La, Ke, Ta, Sha in front of another name
The Amistad Research Center, one of the largest repositories of Black history, cut half its staff after the Trump administration ended four federal grants washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ended key support for Black farmers and will no longer use the term “socially disadvantaged,” saying it has sufficiently addressed historic discrimination capitalbnews.org/usda-ends-dei-…