RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/113949145642782802

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

Feb 5: Abraham Lincoln

👴🏻"Why do some Black people say that Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist?"

👴🏿"Because Abraham Lincoln said that Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist. We just agree with him. Lincoln got angry if you suggested he wasn't a white supremacist"
🙂🙃

Read the whole thread.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/113949145642782802

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

Feb 5: Abraham Lincoln

👴🏻"Why do some Black people say that Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist?"

👴🏿"Because Abraham Lincoln said that Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist. We just agree with him. Lincoln got angry if you suggested he wasn't a white supremacist"
🙂🙃

Read the whole thread.

Just in case your feeds are filled with white washed, feel-good quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

#BlackHistoryMonth #MLK #DrMartinLutherKingJr #Resist #Antifascism #Antifascist

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."
Quiet Strength (2000)

~Rosa Parks born #OTD in 1913

She is best remembered for her refusal on December 1, 1955 to obey bus driver James Blake's demand that she relinquish her seat so a white man could sit in the row.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks

#civilrights #blackhistorymonth

"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear."
Quiet Strength (2000)

~Rosa Parks born #OTD in 1913

She is best remembered for her refusal on December 1, 1955 to obey bus driver James Blake's demand that she relinquish her seat so a white man could sit in the row.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks

#civilrights #blackhistorymonth

Happy birthday to civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who was born on this day in 1913 ✊

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks

#RosaParks #CivilRights #OTD #OnThisDay #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth

#BlackHistoryMonth The 116th United States Colored Infantry was a regiment of the US Army's United States Colored Troops (USCT) during the Civil War. The unit was present at Lee's final battle. READ: https://open.substack.com/pub/sonsoflibertyofficial/p/blackhistorymonth-116th-usct-regiment

#BlackHistoryMonth The 116th United States Colored Infantry was a regiment of the US Army's United States Colored Troops (USCT) during the Civil War. The unit was present at Lee's final battle. READ: https://open.substack.com/pub/sonsoflibertyofficial/p/blackhistorymonth-116th-usct-regiment

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.

Currently Cllr Michael Thompson is giving a somewhat stilted speech about famous Black Canadians for #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM. Gives a shout-out to downtown bookstore A Different Booklist and associated Blackhurst Cultural Centre (which moved to its current location 9 years ago today). Also recounts the recent success of the Jamaican-Canadian Association's Hurricane Melissa relief fund (supported by the City), which has raised almost $700,000, and the donation portal will be closing in about a month.

#TOcouncil #TOpoli

Honouring Viola Desmond today in honour of Black History Month — her quiet “no” in a Nova Scotia theatre changed the country. #BlackHistoryMonth

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109795292010229762

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

Feb 2: Generational wealth

Read the whole thread.

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...

1/N

#BlackMastodon

RE: https://mastodon.social/@SonsOfLibertyOfficial/116002243720704893

@SonsOfLibertyOfficial is doing a great job commemorating some really amazing Black Americans this #BlackHistoryMonth.