Almost no Black people received land under Special Field Order 15, and nearly all that did had the land confiscated when President Andrew Johnson rescinded the order upon Lincoln's assassination. Black Americans have not received reparations.

The Ida B. Wells Society has moved to Morehouse College in Atlanta and we are hiring for an executive director and a program manager. If you are interested in growing the field of investigative reporting, come work with us! morehouse.peopleadmin.com/postings/5951

Eugene Scott It's sort of perfect because you always win. When Black teens get pregnant it's a sign of cultural pathology. When her teen gets pregnant it's a sign of moral superiority.

BREAKING: Washington Post drops new bombshell on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, reveals that he has been reporting “between $50,000 and $100,000 annually” in “rental income” over “the last two decades” in his financial disclosure forms from a “defunct family real estate

Politicians passing laws banning books to protect children while passing laws to turn those children into laborers.

On this 98th birthday of the freedom fighter Malcolm X, I accepted the Vanguard Award in the Audubon Ballroom from the The Shabazz Center. What an honor.

#ArrestSusanLorincz Exhausting!!!! This is RIDICULOUS.

Thank you Dr. Mindy “Dr. BE” Eaves and @DrGriseOwens for this reminder on #Juneteenth: A reflection on self-care and self-love for the Black community. A worthwhile read.

Dr. Mindy “Dr. BE” Eaves @DrGriseOwens Dr. Brooks-Eaves, who once worked at Louisville's Ujima Neighborhood Place and is now Chair & Program Director of the School of Social Work at Kentucky State University, comments that now is "an ideal time to recommit to the self-care needed to sustain joy, hope, and purpose in the front lines."

Happy Juneteenth!!! socialworker.com/feature-articl…

BREAKING: Democrat Hakeem Jeffries is on track to become Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

$1 million federal grant to go toward addressing 'air pollution inequities' in west Louisville whas11.com/article/news/c… via @whas11

On this day in 1898, Lyda A. Newman, a black hairdresser, patented a hair brush with synthetic bristles. It was specifically made for Black hair because the previous animal hair brushes were too soft. It also permitted easy cleaning because it had detachable units. —Lyda D.

On this day in 1946, Isaac Woodard, WWII veteran, hours after being honorably discharged, was attacked by South Carolina police while still in uniform when taking the bus home & left permanently BLIND The officers were acquitted by an all white jury. —Isaac enlisted in the U.S.

A minor is a child.

The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees at $8, or about one-quarter of the average late fee of $32. cbsn.ws/3P8dhFY

Dr. Betty Shabazz, Ms. Coretta Scott King and Ms. Myrlie Evers.

Democracy in crisis is more important than poll numbers. We seem unable, even now, to shift news coverage consistently towards the unprecedented unrolling of democratic and constitutional norms and the impending cataclysm. We should be listening not to pundits but to scholars of

Vice President Kamala Harris visited the ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans to discuss the importance of voting and the Biden-Harris administration's victories in supporting African-Americans. #Decision2024 theatlantavoice.com/vice-president…

Trump is desperate to make sure voters don't know about Project 2025—his team's blueprint for American dictatorship. That's our cue to make sure our friends and family know ALL about it. newrepublic.com/post/183493/tr…