SONIA SANCHEZ, one of the greatest and most inspirational poets in American and world literary history, is 90-years-old today, SEPT 9. For me as a poet she is one of my biggest influences on the page and as a performer of words. Please join me: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS SANCHEZ!

Today we say goodbye to James Earl Jones, whose iconic voice and 60-year career shaped generations. An EGOT winner, a giant in storytelling and culture— his legacy will live on forever. Rest in power.

Kamala, What Law said! #Debate2024

And then the Sun received him into the One. Frankie is one of the mightiest beacons of light Philly has ever given to the world. We are one🤍

.Barbara Lee tells me for theGrio.com in response to Kamala Harris remarks on reparations: “I am pleased that Vice President Harris acknowledged the important role truth plays in our quest for racial healing and transformation.” Read more reactions from Reecie @BlackWomenViews

thank you, mama cissy. may the sun receive you with abundant joy🙏🏾🤍

A moment I’ve been waiting for: Charlamagne Tha God asks VP Kamala Harris about her viral reparations clip from an interview she did on @TheGrio. Here are my reflections on journalism, disinformation, and the ugliness of politics in the social media era: thegrio.com/2024/10/16/fiv…

On this day in 1968, Shirley Chisholm became first black woman elected to the United States Congress.

Advocates urge Biden to apologize for slavery and take other racial justice actions before leaving office cc: ⁦Rep. Barbara Lee (Archived)⁩ ⁦DrBlackness⁩ ⁦@NBJContheMove⁩ ⁦The White House⁩ thegrio.com/2024/12/04/bid…

This is from my hood. Look at the sky. That is smoke, not clouds from a fire that has consumed over 2,900 acres and remains uncontained. It’s left so many homes and buildings without power and killed at least two people, with more left with significant injuries. Please stay

they not like us. 🦅 #SuperBowl

blow the whistle 🦅 #SuperBowlLIX

officially thee #reparationsbowl #SuperBowlLIX

The #QuantumMechanics of #Race Author: Marcus Hunter DrBlackness University of California Los Angeles Coming soon! #reparations #African #American #GreekOrthodoxMinority #UnitedNations

#kbla1580 #unapologeticallyprogressive #tavissmiley #tavissmileyshow #marcusanthonyhunter #hannadiamond #ingridwaldron #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #georgefloyd #josephinebaker #secretwar #politicaltopics

The federal government sanctioned slavery. Jim Crow. Redlining. Predatory lending. Countless injustices that persist to this day. It’s long past time it paid the debt owed to Black America. Honored to reintroduce the Reparations Now Resolution after Rep. Bush passed the