#black heroes matter

[g33kyfr3sh]

BHM was fun

[saltycollectornerdme]

Lucas Bishop meeting Lucas Bishop

[tllgrrl]

THIS…is the 14th Doctor. 14. Fourteen.

I don’t know what his TARDIS looks like. I don’t know what his catch phrase is or what he’s going to wear. I don’t know who his Companion(s) will be. I don’t know what his accent will be or how/if he’ll react to being Black…on Earth…today. I don’t know if he’ll remember Martha. (I wonder if he’ll ever meet her…or Rose…or Donna…or Amy…or Clara…or Bill…)

(ADDENDUM: Of course he’ll remember Martha. He’ll remember all of the Companions and their partners—especially dear Rory.)

I don’t know anything about him…but, gahtdammit, I already love him. I mean…Look At Him! He looks so damn cool. He looks like he Knows Shit. (Some of it sublime, some of it heartbreaking.)

I can’t wait for the first time he knows who he is, and says “I’m The Doctor.”

They say “You never forget your first Doctor.”

There are kids from all backgrounds around the world who are gonna fall in love with their first Doctor, and I’m glad it’s this guy: and his name is Ncuti Gatwa. (nSOOtee GAHtwa).

And he’s a Scottish - Rawandan - Brit…Gallifreyan.

[antirepurp]

yeah no im still obsessed with the way frontiers turns sonic's virtue of caring into a flaw that threatens to consume him alive. certainly the execution could be better and there are moments that would hit harder if they had been given more tlc but compared to previous games and especially the slop of 2010s it is unfathomably refreshing to see character exploration to this degree. a kid who chooses his friends before the supposed order of the universe that's due for a restart. same kid who once talked about how everything ends one day and you should live life to its fullest. a kid who tries to be so much more mature than he really is because he cares so goddamn much it hurts him more than anyone else. this is what they call fine dining

[echo-stimmingrose]

I love how nobody's talking about the fact that there is a very real possibility Nico could be blond in the show.

[age-of-moonknight]

“Deliverance,” Marvel Zombies: Black, White & Blood (Vol. 1/2023), #1.

Writer: Ashley Allen; Artist: Justin Mason; Letterer: Clayton Cowles

[supermen-with-black-hair]

No carbon emissions from me!

(does farting count??)

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[longliveblackness]

On February 18th 1957, Kenyan freedom fighter, Dedan Kimathi, was executed by the British. He led the KLFA (MauMau) revolution against the brutal British occupation of his country.

Dedan Kimathi, was hanged at dawn at Kamiti, just over 48 hours after his leave of appeal had been rejected by the Privy Council.

He was executed on a charge of carrying a revolver, which, under the Emergency Regulations, was punishable by death.

The basis of Kimathi's request for leave of appeal at the Privy Council was that he was on his way to surrender, and was not in fact "captured."

He also revealed that he was taking in his arms as was required of those who surrendered. The judges, however, rejected this without hearing his lawyer, describing them as "lies”.

Kimathi went calmly to his death and was described by a senior prison official who was present at the execution as a model prisoner. "To the last he was composed and quiet," he said.

At his own request, a Roman Catholic priest spent the whole night with him in his cell.

Although many African leaders were hesistant to condemn the execution out of fear of being labelled Mau Mau sympathisers, anti colonial activists from different parts of the world were quite forthright in their criticism.

“I don’t lead terrorists. I lead Africans who want their self government and land.” — D. Kimathi

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El 18 de febrero de 1957, un combatiente por la libertad de Kenia, Dedan Kimathi, fue ejecutado por los británicos. Lideró la revolución KLFA (Mau Mau) contra la brutal ocupación británica de su país.

Dedan Kimathi, fue ahorcado al amanecer en Kamiti, justo más de 48 horas después de que el Consejo Privado rechazara su permiso de apelación.

Fue ejecutado por el cargo de portar una revólver que, según el Reglamento de Emergencia, se castigaba con la muerte.

La solicitud del permiso de apelación de Kimathi ante el Consejo Privado estaba basada en que estaba en camino a rendirse y, de hecho, no fue "capturado".

También reveló que estaba llevando sus armas, ya que era requisito para aquellos que se rendían. Los jueces, sin embargo, rechazaron esto sin escuchar a su abogado, calificándolo como “mentiras".

Kimathi se dirigió tranquilamente a su muerte y un alto funcionario penitenciario que estuvo presente en la ejecución lo describió como un prisionero modelo. "Hasta el final estuvo sereno y tranquilo", dijo.

Por petición propia, un sacerdote católico romano pasó toda la noche con él en su celda.

Aunque muchos líderes africanos dudaron en condenar la ejecución por temor a ser etiquetados como simpatizantes de los Mau Mau, los activistas anticoloniales de diferentes partes del mundo fueron bastante directos en sus críticas.

“Yo no dirijo terroristas. Dirijo a los africanos que quieren su propio gobierno y su tierra”. — D. Kimathi

[on-blast]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[washedindablood]

https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/w/wa-wn/marion-williams/

Marion Williams (1927-1994) was a wonderful gospel singer whose legacy lives on in her beautiful, inspiring music

[chase-prairie]

discourse is the mind-killer, she tells herself, trying to resist the urge to weigh in on a shitty post about restoration

[sonknuxadow]

in maria’s defense, she was just a child who had yet to understand the inherit evils of the government until it was too late

yeah i know that, im not blaming it on her or anything its just ironic to hear the character who would literally be killed by them talk about how brave they are and stuff

[justsimplythebest]

Three remarkable women that deserves way more attention, that indeed has been “Hidden figures”. Mathematical geniuses who’s true heroes! Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan this post is in honor for you, and a huge thank you for what you all have done for the World.