Today, February 4, is Rosa Parks's birthday and I’m thinking about her, her act of resistance, Claudette Colvin, and the events that surrounded the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 🧵
#RosaParks #ClaudetteColvin #MontgomeryBusBoycott #EmmettTill #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackMastodon
Drowning, children, Black history
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
I'm still not talking about Black History. I'm talking about white US history. In other words, the story of racism.
Do you know that in the US, a Black 11 year old is *10 times* more likely to die by drowning, than a white child?
In a nation that ignores racism, folk believe that this is because Black folk "Don't swim well."🤦🏿♂️
It's 2023, and there are still folk that believe Black kids drown due to race, not racism.
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 4th: Swimming
"Is it true that Black people are naturally bad swimmers? Or is that just a myth?🤡"
Read the whole thread.
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109807073812925673
You let racists define high school and university curricula, so now you have to learn Black history one typo at a time from me.
Your loss! Teachers are nice and kind, and have to worry about teacher reviews and RateMyProfessor.
Me though? I don't care.🤷🏿♂️
But this isn't Black history. This is white history: the history of racism in this country.
I see people trying to make sense of what's happening in the world today, without a basic understanding of US racism. That's an impossible task.
Learning about US racism is mandatory for understanding this.
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
I'm still not ready to talk about Black history. I still want to talk about white US history.
Q: Why do Black people see racism in everything?
A: A few years ago, European tech entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky asked some very good questions in good faith. He asked why San Francisco and Madrid were different in so many confusing and awful ways. I answered each of his questions. Please verify each and every answer with a skeptic's keen eye.
Here we go...
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Drowning, children, Black history
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
I'm still not talking about Black History. I'm talking about white US history. In other words, the story of racism.
Do you know that in the US, a Black 11 year old is *10 times* more likely to die by drowning, than a white child?
In a nation that ignores racism, folk believe that this is because Black folk "Don't swim well."🤦🏿♂️
It's 2023, and there are still folk that believe Black kids drown due to race, not racism.
1/N
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 4th: Swimming
"Is it true that Black people are naturally bad swimmers? Or is that just a myth?🤡"
Read the whole thread.
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109807073812925673
You let racists define high school and university curricula, so now you have to learn Black history one typo at a time from me.
Your loss! Teachers are nice and kind, and have to worry about teacher reviews and RateMyProfessor.
Me though? I don't care.🤷🏿♂️
But this isn't Black history. This is white history: the history of racism in this country.
I see people trying to make sense of what's happening in the world today, without a basic understanding of US racism. That's an impossible task.
Learning about US racism is mandatory for understanding this.
#BlackHistoryMonth #OnThisDay in 1901, Benjamin Davis Sr. took his officer exam to be commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army, putting him on a path to become the first Black Brigadier General. READ: https://open.substack.com/pub/sonsoflibertyofficial/p/onthisday-in-blackhistory-benjamin
RE: https://mastodon.social/@SonsOfLibertyOfficial/116002243720704893
@SonsOfLibertyOfficial is doing a great job commemorating some really amazing Black Americans this #BlackHistoryMonth.
#BlackHistoryMonth #OnThisDay in 1901, Benjamin Davis Sr. took his officer exam to be commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army, putting him on a path to become the first Black Brigadier General. READ: https://open.substack.com/pub/sonsoflibertyofficial/p/onthisday-in-blackhistory-benjamin
RE: https://mastodon.social/@SonsOfLibertyOfficial/116002243720704893
@SonsOfLibertyOfficial is doing a great job commemorating some really amazing Black Americans this #BlackHistoryMonth.
It's #BlackHistoryMonth in the USA, Canada, and Jamaica! Our book pick for February 2026 is the gothic horror novel Sorrowland by black intersex author Rivers Solomon.
As usual, we meet the last Friday of the month (Feb 27) at 4pm Eastern / 16:00 UTC.
More info here: https://www.tumblr.com/intersexbookclub/807559386109296641/february-2026-pick-sorrowland?source=share
#Intersex #ActuallyIntersex #Books #Bookstodon #QueerBooks #BlackAuthors
It's #BlackHistoryMonth in the USA, Canada, and Jamaica! Our book pick for February 2026 is the gothic horror novel Sorrowland by black intersex author Rivers Solomon.
As usual, we meet the last Friday of the month (Feb 27) at 4pm Eastern / 16:00 UTC.
More info here: https://www.tumblr.com/intersexbookclub/807559386109296641/february-2026-pick-sorrowland?source=share
#Intersex #ActuallyIntersex #Books #Bookstodon #QueerBooks #BlackAuthors
In Neumühlen-Dietrichsdorf gibt es das sogenannte „Afrikaviertel“.
Mehrere Straßen dort tragen bis heute die Namen von Kolonialakteuren.
Diese Benennungen entstanden ab 1938, im damaligen Geist des nationalsozialistischen Kolonialrevisionismus.
Sie sind kein Zufall.
#BlackHistoryMonth #Erinnerungskultur #Dekolonisieren #Kiel #GrueneKiel
In Neumühlen-Dietrichsdorf gibt es das sogenannte „Afrikaviertel“.
Mehrere Straßen dort tragen bis heute die Namen von Kolonialakteuren.
Diese Benennungen entstanden ab 1938, im damaligen Geist des nationalsozialistischen Kolonialrevisionismus.
Sie sind kein Zufall.
#BlackHistoryMonth #Erinnerungskultur #Dekolonisieren #Kiel #GrueneKiel
Hansen’s disease (leprosy) is treatable today in large part because of the work of Alice Ball, a 23-year-old chemist whose breakthrough turned a toxic folk remedy into the world’s first effective treatment.
Her science saved lives — but her legacy was nearly erased.
https://theconversation.com/a-young-black-scientist-discovered-a-pivotal-leprosy-treatment-in-the-1920s-but-an-older-colleague-took-the-credit-224922
#BlackHistoryMonth
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
I'm still not ready to talk about Black history. I still want to talk about white US history.
Q: Why do Black people see racism in everything?
A: A few years ago, European tech entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky asked some very good questions in good faith. He asked why San Francisco and Madrid were different in so many confusing and awful ways. I answered each of his questions. Please verify each and every answer with a skeptic's keen eye.
Here we go...
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
I'm still not ready to talk about Black history. I still want to talk about white US history.
Q: Why do Black people see racism in everything?
A: A few years ago, European tech entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky asked some very good questions in good faith. He asked why San Francisco and Madrid were different in so many confusing and awful ways. I answered each of his questions. Please verify each and every answer with a skeptic's keen eye.
Here we go...
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This Black History Month, I will once again be highlighting music from Black musicians. One song a day, every weekday.
This Black History Month, I will once again be highlighting music from Black musicians. One song a day, every weekday.
Happy US Black History Month! In my humble opinion the best way to celebrate us is to pay us. It's time for a #ReparationsThread babee ☺️
Black folks (across the diaspora!!) reply with your cash app, venmo, ko-fi, fedi fund ask, GoFundMe, etc if you like.
Others boost and donate!
#BlackHistoryMonth #BLM #BlackLivesMatter
****Pls boost****
