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

On this day in 2009, members of the Ku Klux Klan in Ozark, Alabama, burned a cross in a residential neighborhood to intimidate Black families living in the area. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

When Emmanuel Kulu began work on his mythological novels, he did not know he would become the subject of death threats. But buoyed by the best-selling status of I, Black Pharaoh: Rise to Power, the African-American novelist has looked at the cinematic potentials of his novel #BHM

Everything we care about is on the line.

On this day in 1955, the Reverend George Lee, the first Black man to register to vote in Humphreys County since Reconstruction, was shot and killed. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

#OTD May 8, 1973: A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement (AIM) members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends after 10 weeks with the surrender of the militants.
#History #WoundedKnee
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#OTD Norman Thomas 'Turkey' Stearnes (May 8, 1901 - Sept 4, 1979). Baseball CF in the Negro leagues; 9yrs with the Detroit Stars (1923–1931), 6 with the Chicago American Giants (1932–1935, 1937–1938), 3 with the Kansas City Monarchs (1938–1940).
#History
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Knock knock. Who's there? Pragmatic radical.
Just want to remind folks talking about voting third party or not voting that this was said by fascist Trump in an interview with Time magazine.
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During recent Meetings of the Israeli War Cabinet; Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant and Minister Benny Gantz requested to Delay a Retaliatory Strike against Iran until a Regional Coalition could be Established against the Iranian Regime, however a Majority of the Cabinet

Israeli Iron Dome missile defence systems are active in Jerusalem against Iranian missiles.

'When you know what needs to be done, inaction increases stress. You feel a lot less stress when you do the things within your control that move you closer to your objective. Action reduces stress.'

(Source: FS newsletter fs.blog/brain-food/mar…)

56 years ago today, Civil Rights Movement leader, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Gone, but not forgotten.

Rest in Power.

Dionne Warwick, upset with misogyny in rap lyrics, once set up a meeting with Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight at her home, where she demanded that they call her a “bitch” to her face.

Snoop Dogg later said, “I believe we got out-gangstered that day.”

#OnThisDay in 1908, Black philanthropist Oseola McCarty was born in rural Mississippi and grew up in Hattiesburg, where she was raised on a farm by her grandmother, aunt and mother.

She dropped out of school to help care for her ailing aunt and began washing and ironing for

'You can go to hell without moving an inch, just focus on what you lack.

You can taste heaven without leaving earth, just rejoice in what you have.'

-James Clear

'If you want a simple formula for having a good day, then get a workout done and do your most important task before lunch. Knock out those two things by noon and you really feel like you're ahead of the day.'

-James Clear

When Kurt Russell was a kid, he worked with Charles Bronson.

On discovering it was Bronson's birthday, Russell gave him a gift.

Bronson took the gift and left without a word, leaving Russell worried he had upset him.

Later, Bronson called Russell to his dressing room and

If you want a simple formula for having a good day, then get a workout done and do your most important task before lunch. Knock out those two things by noon and you really feel like you're ahead of the day.

#OnThisDay in 1848, Sarah Roberts, a 5-year-old Black American, entered an all-white school in Boston, only to be turned away. She wound up entering four more white schools, and each time she was shown the door. And so she found herself walking from home, passing five all-white

I’m down for a re-watch, how about you? #TheAbyss