#tbt circa 06’ / 07’ rockin in Little Tokyo in LA…

#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day19  Chicago’s own Fred…

#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day19 

Chicago’s own Fred Hampton, member of the Black Panther Party and revolutionary. Assassinated by Chicago PD on December 4th 1969 as he lay in his bed in his apt. He was 21yrs old.

“You can kill the revolutionary, but you can never kill the revolution”

#Power2ThePeople ✊

#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day5 16th Street Baptist Church, located…

#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day5

16th Street Baptist Church, located in Birmingham, Alabama. A rallying point for civil rights activity, and often used as a meeting place for leaders like MLK.

The morning of Sunday, Sept 15th 1963, 26 children were walking into the basement to prepare for a sermon…………..

A bomb exploded.

Taking the lives of Addie Mae Collins (14yrs old), Denise McNair (11yrs old), Carole Robertson (14yrs Old) & Cynthia Wesley (14yrs Old)

The explosion destroyed the back area, but eerily a stained glass window remained in tact, which showed Christ leading a group of children.

This was a turning point in the Civil Rights movement.

Immediately after this post, I’ll be honoring the 4 girls with their own feature.

In 1997 HBO did a documentary on this very story called “4 Little Girls”, I didn’t thoroughly understand the impact of this act then. At the age of 33, I OVERstand it now.

Let that marinate!!!!

#Hearts last night….. And the crossfader was working…

#Hearts last night….. And the crossfader was working #FTW (pic courtesy of @bellachelle12)