History Books state that George Washington Hated slavery & freed all his enslaved. Nothing is further from the truth. Washington was a ruthless, violent & evil enslaver. He cheated laws to keep legally freed, enslaved. He willed 123 to his wife only to be freed after her death.
02:21 PM - Dec 02, 2023
3 Threaded Spouts
For all those who love baking, but want the task to be made easy as possible. Anna M. Mangin foresaw your needs. She invented the pastry fork in 1891.
—Anna M. Mangin invented the pastry fork in 1891.
—Anna M. Mangin invented the pastry fork in 1891.
10:13 AM - Dec 02, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
Ben Underwood, the boy with sonar vision Ben Underwood could see without his eyes! Like dolphins, he used sound to detect the exact location of a thing. This ability helped Ben to take part in activities like running, basketball, bicycle-riding, football and skateboarding.
05:42 PM - Dec 01, 2023
White individuals fabricate black racism to alleviate their feelings of guilt for black people. It perpetuates the belief that if black individuals are racist, white individuals can then rationalize their behavior towards the black community.
11:43 AM - Dec 01, 2023
On this day in 1940, Engineer and entrepreneur, Jerry Lawson, was born. He created the technology that paved the way for modern gaming.
His groundbreaking technology became the foundation for Atari, Nintendo and Sega.
Thank you Sir!
His groundbreaking technology became the foundation for Atari, Nintendo and Sega.
Thank you Sir!
10:54 AM - Dec 01, 2023
100 yrs before Rosa Parks, Elizabeth Jennings Graham, in 1854, was told to get off the trolley & wait for one with "her people" -“colored people”- on it. She said she didn't have people & refused to get off. Conductor threw her to ground & Police dragged her off. She sued & won.
07:21 PM - Nov 30, 2023
11/30/55 Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat.
Did you know 9 people did same before her:
Barnard Rustin ‘42
Irene Morgan ‘44
Lillie Mae Bradford ‘51
Sarah Keys ‘52
Aurelia Browder ‘55
Mary Louise Smith ‘55
Susie McDonald ‘55
Claudette Colvin March ‘55
Jackie Roberson ‘55
Did you know 9 people did same before her:
Barnard Rustin ‘42
Irene Morgan ‘44
Lillie Mae Bradford ‘51
Sarah Keys ‘52
Aurelia Browder ‘55
Mary Louise Smith ‘55
Susie McDonald ‘55
Claudette Colvin March ‘55
Jackie Roberson ‘55
07:07 PM - Nov 30, 2023
Did you know that slaves built the US Capitol? In 1793, Skilled labor was hard to find or attract to the fledgling city (Washington DC). Enslaved laborers, who were rented from their owners and were involved in almost every stage of building the U.S. Capitol. American History.
12:55 PM - Nov 30, 2023
Here are 5 more flooded Black towns
1. Kowaliga (Benson), Alabama
2. Seneca Village In New York City ( Central Park)
3. Susannah, Alabama
4. Vanport, Oregon
5. Pueblo Grande de Nevada (Lost City)
1. Kowaliga (Benson), Alabama
2. Seneca Village In New York City ( Central Park)
3. Susannah, Alabama
4. Vanport, Oregon
5. Pueblo Grande de Nevada (Lost City)
10:33 AM - Nov 30, 2023
White supremacy has been responsible for more American deaths on U.S. soil than any other combined foreign or domestic terrorist group.
12:03 PM - Nov 29, 2023
The white Mobs destroyed the dam and buried Oscarville, its people and its history underwater. In late 1950s Buford Dam was built and Lake Lanier was formed. Today Lake Lanier is enjoyed by descendants of those white mob murderers. American history.
12:00 PM - Nov 29, 2023
Have you ever heard of Oscarville in Ga? What about Lake Lanier? Most know the lake.
Oscarville was a thriving Black town until 1912, when white mobs known as night riders firebombed, massacred & drove survivors out. They then flooded & buried town under what is now Lake Lanier
Oscarville was a thriving Black town until 1912, when white mobs known as night riders firebombed, massacred & drove survivors out. They then flooded & buried town under what is now Lake Lanier
11:51 AM - Nov 29, 2023
A Moment in Black🖤History…
August 28, 1963, Josephine Baker & Lena Horne in front of the Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington.
August 28, 1963, Josephine Baker & Lena Horne in front of the Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington.
01:38 AM - Nov 28, 2023
Grateful for all the groups of survivors that I come from. Happy Birthday Grandma! ❤️💔 I miss ya sooo much. What I wouldn’t give for 5 more minutes.
04:21 PM - Nov 27, 2023
The Deacons for Defense and Justice was an armed Black self defense group who stood up against the KKK and discriminatory treatment by police in the Jim Crow South.
Though the group supported the values of MLK, they didn’t subscribe to his nonviolent philosophy.
Though the group supported the values of MLK, they didn’t subscribe to his nonviolent philosophy.
04:19 PM - Nov 27, 2023
To combat the high rate of death among slaves, plantation owners demanded all females start having children at 13. By way of rapes of course. Just….. think about that. ALL were raped repeatedly.
By 20, the enslaved women would be expected to have about five children.
By 20, the enslaved women would be expected to have about five children.
03:17 PM - Nov 26, 2023
Meet #HephzibahAkinwale hephzibahworkshop, the 10-year-old from East Cambridge who published a novel titled Chronicles of the Time Keepers: Whisked Away.
Congratulations young queen! 🙌🏾👑
#LiteraryProdigy #UnleashingCreativity #CelebratingYoungTalent
Congratulations young queen! 🙌🏾👑
#LiteraryProdigy #UnleashingCreativity #CelebratingYoungTalent
11:08 AM - Nov 25, 2023
Alexander Dumas the creator of the Three Musketeers was a black Haitian-French writer.
10:09 AM - Nov 25, 2023
Friendly reminder that mac and cheese was brought to the United States from France by James Hemings, Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved chef, older brother of Sally Hemings, and a half-sibling of Jefferson's wife Martha Jefferson.
01:01 AM - Nov 24, 2023
Happy Birthday to Denise McNair. She would’ve been 72 years old today.
She was among 4 girls who were killed when white supremacists bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1963.
She was among 4 girls who were killed when white supremacists bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1963.
04:35 PM - Nov 17, 2023
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11-YEAR-OLD Nigerian Invents POWER GENERATOR THAT WORKS WITHOUT FUEL
Muhammad Kaumi Bashir, an 11-year-old Nigerian boy, created a mini power generator that works without fuel.
His creation might be expanded upon and could power lightbulbs.
Muhammad Kaumi Bashir, an 11-year-old Nigerian boy, created a mini power generator that works without fuel.
His creation might be expanded upon and could power lightbulbs.
10:06 AM - Nov 17, 2023
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.
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.
03:03 PM - Nov 15, 2023
This day in history:
Nov 15 1887, Granville T. Woods filed for (received 11/29/87) patent for his invention-the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph, a way in which train stations & moving trains could communicate through a magnetic field around a coiled wire beneath train
Nov 15 1887, Granville T. Woods filed for (received 11/29/87) patent for his invention-the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph, a way in which train stations & moving trains could communicate through a magnetic field around a coiled wire beneath train
12:44 PM - Nov 15, 2023
On this day in history:
Nov. 15, 1894, The Freedmen’s Hospital School of Nursing was founded for Black Americans by Black surgeon Dr. Daniel Hale Williams.
More to know:
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams also performed the first successful open-heart surgery.
Nov. 15, 1894, The Freedmen’s Hospital School of Nursing was founded for Black Americans by Black surgeon Dr. Daniel Hale Williams.
More to know:
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams also performed the first successful open-heart surgery.
12:16 PM - Nov 15, 2023
