Eddie Smith

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🧵 In 1942, these men didn't just enlist to fight a world war—they fought a grueling battle at home just for the right to wear the uniform. They are the Montford Point Marines.

Pull up a seat🪑, my friends.(cont)

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🧵 Did you know that Puerto Rico became a U.S. laboratory for reproductive control, sterilization, eugenics—and the birth‑control pill?

It's true.

Pull up a seat🪑. (cont)

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Choice, Sterilization, and Eugenics in Twentieth Century Puerto Rico

In 1968, researchers found that one-third of all Puerto Rican women of childbearing age were surgically sterilized. This ignited the U.S. reproductive rights movement and the political demand to en…

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🧵 He was one of the most decorated U.S. soldiers of the Vietnam War—yet many people never heard of him.

Let me introduce you to Jorge Otero Barreto—the Puerto Rican Rambo.

Pull up a seat.🪑 (cont)

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🧵Puerto Rico has been a US commonwealth since 1898. I would be remiss not to mention that the island had a history of slavery that lasted longer than slavery in America. Pull up a seat🪑.(cont)

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🧵 Picture this: Escaped Black slaves and Indigenous tribes create a functioning community on an abandoned British fort—stocked with weapons! 😲

Pull up a seat🪑 for the Battle of Negro Fort, my friends. (cont)

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🧵 When we look back on the Civil Rights movement, Rosa Parks & MLK come to mind. Do you know Harry Moore? He and his wife were the first martyrs murdered by the KKK on Dec. 25 1951. 🪑 (cont)

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The Unsolved Mystery of the First People Killed During the Civil Rights Movement | HISTORY

Law enforcement knew who killed Harry and Harriette Moore on Christmas in 1951. So why wasn’t justice served?

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🧵, Dec. 9, 1864: On the march to Savannah, hundreds or thousands of African American families who had just escaped from slavery were left to drown by Sherman’s Army. This is referred to as the Massacre at Ebenezer Creek.(cont)
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Take a moment to watch this video.

For our White brothers & sisters who joined Black people in the fight for social justice—we know where you stand.

We see you. 🤜🏾🤛🏼

Brother Willie D breaks down this woman's truth.

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Internet EXPLODES After White Woman Explains Why White People Dislike Black People

YouTube video by Willie D Live

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🧵 It was the first Black television show of its kind, yet most people never heard of it. Let's talk about SOUL!—the brainchild of a gay Black man that had a huge cultural impact. Pull up a seat.🪑(cont)

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🧵 The International Sweethearts Of Rhythm were the first integrated all-woman's jazz band in America. Coming from very humble beginnings in Mississippi in 1937, (cont)

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International Sweethearts of Rhythm Jazz Band (1937-1949)

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm was an interracial, all-female jazz band active for 12 years, from 1937 to 1949.  The band began at the Piney Woods Country Life School, established in 1909 to ...

The Trump administration accuses the Smithsonian of pushing "radical, activist ideology"—because he wants to rewrite history.

I'll take the "radical, activist ideology"—the truth—over a lie, please.

🔥☕️

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www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can’t be trusted

The report comes as Trump wages an aggressive campaign to overhaul some of Washington’s most sacred cultural and historic institutions.

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🧵 In what was the last recorded lynching in Maryland, George Armwood was lynched on October 18, 1933 for allegedly attempting to assault and rape a White woman. Pull up a seat.🪑(cont)

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Before Emmett Till, 23-year-old George Armwood was dragged from jail, hanged and burnt in 1933 - Face2Face Africa

Before the brutal murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955, the harrowing story of George Armwood in 1933 had sent shivers down the spines of the people of Maryland. Armwood was dragged from a cell, ...

Because we refuse to take the word of law enforcement and the people Nolan Wells was with before he was discovered dead—racists ask why aren't we talking about Black on Black murder.

Answer:

The same reason they don't talk about White on White murder.

And— it's irrelevent.

Hey y'all! My cousin Derek just opened his art shop. He's got some really great stuff. Please check it out and share it with your friends. Thank you in advance, Family! 🙏🏽💙☺️🎨

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AHumbleBlackArtist - Etsy

Shop Custom art, frames, prints, and handmade goods by AHumbleBlackArtist located in Marietta, Georgia.

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🏳️‍🌈PRIDE EDITION🏳️‍🌈

🧵 Ever heard of Thomas/Thomasine Hall? He/She was someone who completely shattered the era’s rigid gender boundaries. Pull up a seat🪑, my friends.(cont)

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Thomas(ine) Hall — Stripes of Solidarity

Political Trailblazer Biography Thomas(ine) Hall (they/them) was born around 1600 near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, and christened Thomasine. Assigned female at birth, they were raised as a girl ...

HE'S ALIVE!

Well, sort of. 🤣🤣🤣

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Ok Who Did Mitch McConnell Like This? LMFAO 🤣

YouTube video by BLANK SCREEN CHANNEL

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🧵 Yesterday, we dove into the groundbreaking TV show SOUL! Today, we will chat about the man who put it all together—Mr. Ellis Haizlip.

Let's get to it, my friends. Pull up a seat 🪑and bring your coffee, tea, whatever.(cont)

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White privilege—in drawers!

I'm ☠️!

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Y’all come here‼️ Look 👀 At This‼️(Reverse Police Chase‼️) #ShutUpBilly #318 #PoliceChase #Comedy

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While we are not sure of the A-list celebrities who will be attending the Taylor & Travis weekend bash at Madison Square Garden; I'm quite sure who won't be there.

We know the history between them.

I wouldn't invite him either.

*sip*🔥☕️

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The OG is correct. 💯

We waste too much money on bullshyt.

The young man could have at least bought a real dog AND fed a lot of homeless folks with the bread he spent on—um...bullshyt.

*sips*🔥☕️

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Wasting Money on “Bull💩 Tech” Because That’s All They Sell Us 🤣🤖

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The look on my face when Republicans roll out the next Black c..n—um, "celebrity" ahead of the midterm election who will try to convince Black people to stay home.

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Jorge Otero Barreto died in 2024, at age 87.
His story is a reminder:
Puerto Ricans have fought — and bled — in every major U.S. conflict. But their heroism is too often erased from the national narrative. Otero Barreto refused to be erased. (cont)

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Today, the site is quiet. But Negro Fort remains one of the most important — and least taught — stories of Black resistance in North America.

A reminder: freedom has always been fought for, built, and defended. ✊🏾🪶

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Negro Fort, Florida Ghost Town

In 1816, a devastating cannon shot ended America’s largest free Black settlement, but the ruins still whisper untold stories of resistance.

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Between 1942 and 1949, roughly 20,000 Black men trained at Montford Point, NC. They faced severe Jim Crow segregation outside the base and intense skepticism inside it. Knowing they were "on trial," they pushed themselves past the breaking point to prove their worth. (cont)