#blackamerican — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #blackamerican, aggregated by home.social.
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Trayvon Martin was born 31 years ago today.
#blacklivesstillmatter #blackchildren #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmastodon
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Martin Lee Anderson (c. January 15, 1991 – January 6, 2006) was a 14-year-old from Florida who died while incarcerated at a boot camp-style youth detention center, the Bay County Boot Camp, located in Panama City, Florida, and operated by the Bay County Sheriff's Office.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Martin_Anderson
#blacklivesstillmatter #blackchildren #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmastodon
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None of the [pigs] involved in Muhammad Muhaymin’s [execution] were ever disciplined. But some had a troubling history of excessive force.
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmuslim #petowner #dogowner #blackmastodon
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A plainclothes [pig] shot at girl who [allegedly] pointed a sawed-off shotgun at him, [executing sixteen year old Rita] Lloyd [on January 27th 1973].
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On November 3, 2020, Quawan "Bobby" Charles, a 15-year-old African American boy, was found dead in a sugar cane field in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. He had been reported missing on October 30, 2020
The death gained national attention following the release of a graphic photo of Charles's mutilated body posted to the internet by his family.
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackchildren #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmastodon
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Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackjazzmusicians #blackmusicians #blacksaxophonists #blackjazzsaxophonists #blackclarinetists #blackarrangers #blackcomposers #blackbandleaders #blackmusic #blackcreatives #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was [a Black] American gospel singer. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to the development and spread of gospel blues in [Black] churches throughout the U.S.
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constructed a type of crude but working and properly tuned harpsichord out of junk in his back yard, since his family lacked the money to buy or rent a piano. On this contraption young Tony was able to reproduce hymns he heard in church;
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmastodon #blackpianists #blacksingers #blackcomposers
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On April 29, 2017, Jordan Edwards, a 15-year-old African-American boy, was [executed] by [pig] Roy Oliver in Balch Springs, Texas, within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
Edwards was [executed] in the back of the head while riding in the front passenger's seat of a vehicle driving away from [pigs] that attempted to stop it. He was unarmed during the encounter.
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackchildren #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmastodon
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@mytropicalroots, a Black Goddess/King shared
#blacklivesstillmatter #blackchildren #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmastodon
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Early life
Gay began writing essays as a teenager, with much of her early work being influenced by her experience with childhood sexual violence.
Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator.
Career
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackwriters #blackprofessors #blackeditors #blacksocialcommentators #blackmastodon
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Early life
Gay began writing essays as a teenager, with much of her early work being influenced by her experience with childhood sexual violence.
Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator.
Career
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackwriters #blackprofessors #blackeditors #blacksocialcommentators #blackmastodon
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Early life
Gay began writing essays as a teenager, with much of her early work being influenced by her experience with childhood sexual violence.
Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator.
Career
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackwriters #blackprofessors #blackeditors #blacksocialcommentators #blackmastodon
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Early life
Gay began writing essays as a teenager, with much of her early work being influenced by her experience with childhood sexual violence.
Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator.
Career
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackwriters #blackprofessors #blackeditors #blacksocialcommentators #blackmastodon
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Early life
Gay began writing essays as a teenager, with much of her early work being influenced by her experience with childhood sexual violence.
Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator.
Career
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackwriters #blackprofessors #blackeditors #blacksocialcommentators #blackmastodon
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Overton Vertis Wright (October 9, 1939 – November 16, 1980) was an American singer who is generally regarded as a blues artist by African-American fans in the Deep South; he is also regarded as one of Southern soul's most authoritative and individual artists.
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Mar 20 1915 – Oct 9 1973)
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William Levi Dawson (September 26, 1899 – May 2, 1990)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmusic #blackcomposers #blackchoirdirectors #blackprofessors #blackmusicologists #blackacademics #blackmastodon
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William Levi Dawson (September 26, 1899 – May 2, 1990)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmusic #blackcomposers #blackchoirdirectors #blackprofessors #blackmusicologists #blackacademics #blackmastodon
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William Levi Dawson (September 26, 1899 – May 2, 1990)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmusic #blackcomposers #blackchoirdirectors #blackprofessors #blackmusicologists #blackacademics #blackmastodon
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William Levi Dawson (September 26, 1899 – May 2, 1990)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmusic #blackcomposers #blackchoirdirectors #blackprofessors #blackmusicologists #blackacademics #blackmastodon
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William Levi Dawson (September 26, 1899 – May 2, 1990)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmusic #blackcomposers #blackchoirdirectors #blackprofessors #blackmusicologists #blackacademics #blackmastodon
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James Morris Lawson Jr. (born Sept 22 1928)
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blacktivists #blackprofessors #blackmastodon #blackhistory
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James Morris Lawson Jr. (born Sept 22 1928)
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blacktivists #blackprofessors #blackmastodon #blackhistory
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James Morris Lawson Jr. (born Sept 22 1928)
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blacktivists #blackprofessors #blackmastodon #blackhistory
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James Morris Lawson Jr. (born Sept 22 1928)
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blacktivists #blackprofessors #blackmastodon #blackhistory
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James Morris Lawson Jr. (born Sept 22 1928)
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#blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blacktivists #blackprofessors #blackmastodon #blackhistory
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Shari Lynn Belafonte (born September 22, 1954)
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Brooklyn's Finest released in 2009
If you have to shoot a friend, get them to have a good laugh first.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1210042
#movie #blacklivesstillmatter #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackactors #DonCheadle #WesleySnipes #MichaelKennethWilliams #HassanJohnson #blackmastodon
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Casandra Elizabeth Ventura (born August 26, 1986)
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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blacksingers #blackdancers #blackactors #blackmodels #blackmastodon
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Alien released in 1979
Two Black Actors.
Bolaji Badejo played the original alien. He sadly died of sickle cell anemia at the age of 39 (23 August 1953 – 22 December 1992).
https://imdb.com/title/tt0078748
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolaji_Badejo
#movie #greatmovie #blackactors #whiteactors #YaphetKotto #greathorror #greatscifi #blacknigerin #blackamerican #blackmastodon
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Barry White died 22 years ago today
Bill Withers would have been 87 today
Today is the 44th anniversary of the Toxteth [Uprising]
#blackamerican #blackbritish #blacksingers #blackrevolutionaries #blacktivists #liverpoolmastodon #britishmastodon #blackmastodon
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When Black performers, including [Lena] Horne, faced racism from white neighbors in Hollywood, “’Felix Young, a white man, signed for the house
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#blackwomen #blackactors #blacksingers #blackdancers #blacktivists #blackpeople #blackamerican #whitepeople #blackmastodon
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Prince would have been 67 on Saturday
Lance Reddick would have been 63 Saturday
Muammar Al-Gaddafi would have been 82 Saturday(1/3)
#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackfirsts #blacktivists #blacksingers #blackmusicians #blacksongwriters #blackactors #arab #blackmastodon
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Cornel West is 72 today.
Bo Diddley died 17 years ago today.
Morena Baccarin, who is partly African, is 46 today.
#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blachistory #blackphilosophers #blacktheologians #blacktivists #blackpoliticians #blacksocialcritics #blackintellectuals #blackfirsts #blackguitarists #blacksingers #biracial #italy #lebanon #brazil #WOC #POC #multiracial #african #blackmastodon
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"If you want to make the world a better place,
Take a look at yourself and make a change."
- Michael Jackson
#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blacksingers #blacksongwriters #blackdancers #blackphilanthropists #blackmastodon
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@murphdogg29
"Tina Turner picked cotton as a young girl."
#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blacksingers #blacksongwriters #blackauthors #blackactors #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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Kenneth Bancroft Clark (July 24, 1914 – May 1, 2005) and
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#blackchildren #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackhistory #blackpsychologists #blackfirsts #blackeducators #blacklecturers #blackprofessors #blackpanamanian #afrolatino #hispanic #latino #blackmastodon
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Kenneth Bancroft Clark (July 24, 1914 – May 1, 2005) and
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#blackchildren #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackhistory #blackpsychologists #blackfirsts #blackeducators #blacklecturers #blackprofessors #blackpanamanian #afrolatino #hispanic #latino #blackmastodon
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Kenneth Bancroft Clark (July 24, 1914 – May 1, 2005) and
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#blackchildren #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackhistory #blackpsychologists #blackfirsts #blackeducators #blacklecturers #blackprofessors #blackpanamanian #afrolatino #hispanic #latino #blackmastodon
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Kenneth Bancroft Clark (July 24, 1914 – May 1, 2005) and
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#blackchildren #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackhistory #blackpsychologists #blackfirsts #blackeducators #blacklecturers #blackprofessors #blackpanamanian #afrolatino #hispanic #latino #blackmastodon
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Kenneth Bancroft Clark (July 24, 1914 – May 1, 2005) and
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#blackchildren #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackhistory #blackpsychologists #blackfirsts #blackeducators #blacklecturers #blackprofessors #blackpanamanian #afrolatino #hispanic #latino #blackmastodon