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Un4tunate #Facts💯

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Fate/stay night (2006)

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I never tire of seeing his lil kid self speaking up for educators💜

11 year old Prince is interviewed by a local news station at a teachers’ strike - 1970

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Sébastien Carreyre 

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Like any woman in a male dominated industry (even though their label, Sugarhill Records, was founded by a Black woman), these sistas never got the credit they deserved as ghostwriters for the label's biggest act, The Sugarhill Gang

Do better Hip•Hop

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Never heard of him or the documentary, but it's always a good day when I learn something new ✊🏿

Booker Wright was an African American waiter in Greenwood, Mississippi, who gained national attention after appearing in the 1966 NBC documentary Mississippi: A Self-Portrait. In the film, he spoke candidly about the racism he endured while working as a waiter at Lusco’s, a white-owned restaurant, while also running his own business, Booker’s Place, a café that served Black customers.

His appearance in the documentary was groundbreaking but came at a great cost. After the film aired, he faced severe backlash from the white community. He was beaten by police, lost his job at Lusco’s, and his business was targeted.

In 1973, Booker Wright was tragically shot and killed at his café. The official story was that he was murdered by a man named Leroy Gibson over a money dispute, but some believe his killing was linked to retaliation for his statements in the documentary.

His legacy was later revisited in the 2012 documentary Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story, directed by Raymond De Felitta and co-produced by Wright’s granddaughter, Yvette Johnson. It explored his courage and the impact of his words on civil rights history.

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Not only is it heartbreaking seeing earlier pics of her in natural beauty, but ironic that she's holding a dark brown doll knowing her obsession/insecurity with being lightskinned

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Happy "My Black Is 365" to those who know what's up & those who ACT LIKE they don't ❤✊🏾💚

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Good morning to Black People and Black People only. Happy Black History Month. Reblog to dap each other up.

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🕯(9/27/36 - 2/1/22)🕊

"I am just convinced that people want to see people on TV who are more like themselves."

-The Great Don Cornelius, Creator Of The Legendary Soul Train

Thank you, Ancestor....👑✊🏿🚂🧠📺🎤✨❤️🖤💚🔥🔥🔥💯🙏🏿

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Remembering Brandon🕊 on his 60th

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One of thee few presidents (count 'em on ONE hand) who actually gave a damn

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the preacher’s wife (1996) dir. penny marshall

best man holiday (2013) dir. malcolm d. lee

the snowy day (2016) dirs.jamie badminton & rufus blacklock

the night before (2015) dir. jonathan levine

jingle jangle: a christmas journey (2020) dir. david e. talbert