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#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 ✊
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day18 Assata Shakur, Black Panther…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day18
Assata Shakur, Black Panther made the FBI most wanted list. Living in Cuba with political asylum. Don’t feel like writing much. Just listen to Common’s “Song For Assata” on Like Water For Chocolate to hear her story.
“Her power and pride, so beautiful may God bless her soul”
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day17 Author, Poet, Actress all around…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day17
Author, Poet, Actress all around “Phenomenal Woman” Marguerite Annie Johnson, better known to you as Maya Angelou.
She was born in the Lou, parental units divorced, her and her brother went down south to live with her granny. Her brother couldn’t pronounce her given name because of an intense stutter, he called her “My” for “my sister”. Some time later he read a book about the Maya Indians and then he dubbed his sis “Maya” the name stuck.
She was sexually assaulted by her moms boyfriend here in Chicago at the age of 7. Only person she told was her brother. Then she got word her uncle off’d the dude. She felt her words made that happen. She didn’t speak for 5yrs. She started to speak again at the age of 13.
YadaYadda Yadda
We all know how dope she was and what she was known for. But I never knew her back story.
Here’s a quick review of her resume:
8 autobiographies from 69’-2013’
18 Published Poems from 71’- 2013
2 Cookbooks | 7 Plays | 4 Spoken Word Albums and much more.
My favorite quote from this beautiful soul was;
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But, people will never forget how you made them feel”
And that’s why I’m an advocate for being good to people. Yall have a great day, and put a smile on someone’s face. They just might need it, and it cost you nothing… ✊ Peace Ppl
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day16 Gonna keep this short and quick. …
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day16
Gonna keep this short and quick.
Garret A. Morgan; inventor. 2 major inventions were the 1) the gas hood which is now called the gas mask. 2) The traffic light.
The traffic light…… He applied for his patent in 1922. Here we are just about 100yrs later (93 to be exact) and we have these punk ass red light cameras that I keep becoming a victim of.
Thanks Garrett 😒
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day14 Ruby D & Ozzie…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day14
Ruby D & Ozzie Davis…. Actress & Actor….. Husband & Wife…… Civil Rights Freedom Fighters….. Mother Sister & The Mayor
Love is the look in their eyes…. Happy Valentine’s Day!!! 💘💌
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day13 Before Money Mayweather, before…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day13
Before Money Mayweather, before Roy Jones Jr, before Sugar Ray Leonard, before Muhammad Ali, before The Brown Bomber, Joe Louis there was Jack Johnson. In his time he was the most famous & notorious African American on the planet, and also the 1st Black Heavyweight Boxing Champ
At 16 he moved to Manhattan and lived with Joe Walcott, a welterweight fighter from the West Indies. Jack got a job as a janitor in a gym and saved up to buy some boxing gloves. Working with Walcott and gym owner Berneau, Jack developed his boxing style.
Jack’s style was defensive, he’d make his opponents miss, tire them out, then become the aggressor. He rarely looked for the knockout.
Back then black’s couldn’t be recognized as “heavyweight champs” but that all changed in 1908 a day after Christmas when Johnson became heavyweight champ by defeating Tommy Burns in 14 rounds.
On July 4th 1910 the man that ducked Johnson for the longest, James Jeffries came out of retirement to challenge JJ in what would be called “The Fight Of The Century”. In front of 20,000 ppl Jeffries was dominated by Johnson and in the 15th round Jeffries corner threw in the towel (pu**ies lol). Johnson’s victory triggered a few race riots in 25 of the 50 states, 20 were killed and 100’s injured.
In the words of ESPN’s Mark Jackson “mama there goes that man”. Just the name Jack Johnson spills out power 👊💥
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day12 That wonderful smile belongs…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day12
That wonderful smile belongs to Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Academy Award for her performance in the classic “Gone With The Wind” (I never seen that shit).
A very controversial figure because most of her roles were the part of the “Mammy” which is definitely a diss, BUT it takes a trailblazing person to take something negative and flip it and provide opportunities for their predecessors.
Without Hattie, there would be no Halle, no Taraji, no Olivia Pope’s and etc.
Hattie appeared in over 300 films but only got credit for 80. She was not only an actress but a singer-songwriter and the first black woman to sing on the radio. She has not 1, but 2 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
So pay homage to a lady that helped pave a way for black actors…..
#BlackActorsMan ✊ Word to Dave Chappelle & Wayne Brady
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day11 This morning JRW was…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day11
This morning JRW was stripped of their Championship after beating Las Vegas in the US final game 7-5. Funny enough, you didn’t hear much after Vegas crushed JRW 13-2 to give them their first loss, or when JRW made it to Williamsport in 2013 and got bumped.
So today I recognized #42 himself, Jackie Robinson. JR broke the color barrier of America’s favorite past time in April 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Don’t get it twisted this man was a hell of a ball player, check his stats; 6 World Series appearances, 6 All Star Selections, Rookie of the Year in 47’, MVP in 49’, Batting Champion in 47’, Hall of Fame inductee in 62’, and MLB retired the #42 across all MLB teams.
Career Batting Avg :: .311 | Hits 1,528 | Home Runs 137 | RBI’s 734
JR42 was one of many incredible Black baseball players. Unfortunately, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson was never let into the show, cause if they were, you woulda seen the greatest pitcher and hitter of all time were people of color.
To the kids of JRW, hold your head. You still played the game the right way and won, and I’m sure Jackie Rob looked down on you with pride. They can’t strip you of that.
To all my inner city Little League Charters I was affiliated with and played for or against; South Side, Rosemoore, HPK, & JRW keep playing the game cause there’s nothing like “the boys of summer”
And I’m out!!!! ✌️
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day10 Chicago’s own Mahalia…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day10
Chicago’s own Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel. So much has been said over the Beyoncé / Ledisi performance fiasco, but I’m sorry Ms. Jackson (Whoooooooo) is the original voice behind that master piece.
Arguably one of the most influential gospel singers in the world in her era and recorded 30 albums (and yall can’t make 1 smh).
I’ve heard she had a crib in the neighborhood that raised me. Not sure if that’s true but if so, Chatham stand up!!!!
Words from the original MJ,
“I sing God’s music because it makes me feel fee; it gives me hope. With the blues, when you finish, you still have the blues”
Let that marinate….
Praises to the most high on #TestifyTuesday, God is awesome!!! Now, go be a blessing to someone ✌️
Read more#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day9 Now that the Grammy’s…
#28DaysOfBlackHistory #Day9
Now that the Grammy’s are over did you know the first African American female to win that award was Ella Fitzgerald!? She took the Grammy home in 1958. Just a lil information on our musical history…. (Sorry for the short blurb, I’m tired lol)