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This video captures one of Tupac Shakur’s most iconic moments of social commentary, filmed at the Indiana Black Expo July 1993. At just 22 years old, Tupac was already bridging the gap between hip-hop stardom and revolutionary activism within Black America. #ReparationsNow 🗣️✊🏾💯
Nope, they don't make them like HIM No more. What we have now are grifters😎😎
We Are Still Waiting for the Promise
Every year when Juneteenth arrives, I find myself holding two emotions at the same time: gratitude and grief.
Gratitude because freedom matters. It always has. It always will.
Grief because the story of Juneteenth reminds us that freedom delayed is freedom denied.
On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, enslaved Black people in Texas finally learned they were free. Think about that. The law had changed, but their reality had not. Freedom existed on paper while oppression continued in practice.
If we’re honest, that tension still exists today.
We are living in chaotic times. Every day seems to bring another attack on truth, another attempt to erase history, another effort to convince us that progress has gone too far whenever marginalized people ask for dignity, equity, or justice. We are told that discussing race is divisive. We are told that acknowledging systemic inequity is playing the victim. We are told that the work of justice is somehow less important than preserving comfort.
But Juneteenth refuses to let us forget.
There is something beautifully symbolic about the Obama Presidential Center opening on Juneteenth. In a season where some politicians and activists seem determined to erase uncomfortable parts of American history, a permanent institution dedicated to preserving the story of the nation's first Black president stands as a refusal to forget. Juneteenth teaches us that freedom requires memory. The Obama Presidential Center reminds us that progress requires memory too. You cannot appreciate how far we've come if you're committed to pretending we never had so far to go.
Juneteenth reminds us that freedom is not just a declaration. It is a practice.
It reminds us that there will always be people who benefit from others not knowing their worth, their rights, or their power. It reminds us that liberation requires truth-telling. And truth-telling has never been popular among those invested in maintaining the status quo.
Because Juneteenth is not just about what happened then.
It is about what is happening now.
It is about recognizing every place where freedom is still being delayed, denied, restricted, or reversed. It is about refusing to be silent when others are told to wait for justice. It is about understanding that liberty is not a destination we reached once upon a time. It is work that must be protected, defended, and expanded.
In a chaotic world filled with fear, division, and uncertainty, Juneteenth calls us back to a simple truth:
Freedom is sacred.
And any society that truly values freedom must be willing to extend it to everyone.
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We Are Still Waiting for the Promise
“Saturday Night Durham” Oil on Canvas 36 x 48 1/8 inch
Artist : Ernie Barnes (1938-2009)
Black Community Etiquette Lesson - Do You Think This Is Low-Class Behavior?
This is just a quick video about low-class behavior. According to the internet, if you do these things, you're low-class. And it doesn't matter how much money you have or don't have. Some of the richest people are low-class.
#Smdh Reposted from @freddyoart Posted @withregram • @black2theblock Think about that.🤔 Repost: @regnald4939 👉🏽👉🏽👉🏽Follow @black2theblock for Black News & Media, BlackExcellence, BlackLove & Inspiration. Black Owned News Media Outlet. We got you covered! #blackbuilding#blacklivesmatter#blackwallstreet#blackownership #buyblack#blackrelvolution#blackwomen #blackwomenmatter#blacklove #blackwomenrock#blackamerica#blackentrepreneurs#blackwealth#blacksuccess#blackamerica#problack#blackandproud#panafricanism #Unapologeticallyblack#Blackempowerment https://www.instagram.com/p/CP3gIr6MvRy/?utm_medium=tumblr
Harlem grocer standing in front of his store, 1937.
