#jackierobinson — Public Fediverse posts

@mindingmyblackownbiz, Black Royalty, wrote:

Dr. King was 39 when he was assassinated. His autopsy revealed he had the heart of a 60-year-old.

Let that sink in.

Racism isn’t just a social

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#blackpeople #health #racism #antiblack #mlk #jackierobinson #blacksports #blackmastodon

#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth

"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.

Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."

Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArts

Listen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/

#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio

📜 New Substack Drop:
Gold, Stone, Diamond, and Ink
Four poems for four moments in American myth—
💰 Greed (Black Friday, 1869)
🪨 Reverence (Devils Tower, 1906)
⚾ Grace (Jackie Robinson & Ebbets Field, 1957)
📚 Resistance (Little Rock Nine, 1957)

I wrote sonnets and stanzas to hold what this country keeps forgetting.

https://wittgensteinsmonster.substack.com/p/gold-stone-diamond-and-ink

#ThisDayInHistory #Poetry #AmericanHistory #BlackFriday #LittleRockNine #JackieRobinson #DevilsTower #EshuElegbara #TheMirrorCycle