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radical-revolution

So much has happened,

Many things have changed,

Who I was then, and who I am now

Are definitely not the same…

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colonellickburger

Stephen Shames. The Black Panthers and Revolution: Angela Davis trial, Oakland, California, 12 November 1969

Why should I confess…

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twixnmix

Jean-Michel Basquiat by Lee Jaffe in Pattaya, Thailand in 1983.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat, the musician.

veryboringca

Stop telling people the game plan and just run the damn play

arinzeture

Today we honor an elder Revolutionary who died on August 22, 1989, in Oakland, California, after being shot on the street. Newton was 47 years old at his death.

Newton’s last words were, “You can kill my body, and you can take my life but you can never kill my soul. My soul will live forever!”

🙌🏽💜✊🏽

creatingblackcharacters

Well!

Do you know the history of Juneteenth?

Kinda? I know it's for Black Americans but not why

No

Yes

I plead 'Not American'

Voting ended onJun 20, 2025

So first, let's clear a common misconception: no, President Abraham Lincoln did not love Black people nor see them as human equals. At best he was centrist about it (though, even his implication that 'exceptional' Black men ought to vote got him assassinated).

"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do, it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union...I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free."

The "freeing of slaves" after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 was meant to kneecap the economic and military powers of the seceded South. Lettuce stop making a white savior figure out of Lincoln, or thinking that my people's shackles were unchained via anything other than desperate war strategy and extreme violence. Think on that, for a moment.

That being said!

Juneteenth is a time to gather as a family, reflect on the past and look to the future. Discover ways to celebrate this African American cul

But not everyone in Confederate territory would immediately be free. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas.

Consider going through the Smithsonian website to learn about Juneteenth! Recognize why it's an actual day of freedom, versus July 4th and the independence of a select few.

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And they used to call Blues, Jazz and Rock'n'Roll "The Devils" music so "good god fearing Christians" would be shamed into not listing/loving music created by Black Folk. Little Richard, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lead Belly, Bo Diddley and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.