#blackcommunity

[ghost-37]

[afriblaq]

From 1951 to 1974, a Philadelphia prison called Holmesburg became one of the most shocking human experimentation programs in American history.

Backed by Johnson & Johnson, Dow Chemical, and the United States Army, University of Pennsylvania dermatologist Dr. Albert Kligman used mostly Black, mostly poor incarcerated men as test subjects for over two decades, exposing them to herpes, staph bacteria, radioactive isotopes, psychoactive drugs, and dioxin, the same carcinogenic compound found in Agent Orange.

Some of these men were locked up for nothing more than minor offenses like shoplifting or disorderly conduct. Most couldn’t afford bail. And in a system where experiment pay could mean the difference between sitting in a cell and going home, refusal wasn’t really a choice.

Kligman built a celebrated career off of this research. Johnson & Johnson made millions. Retin-A, one of the most widely used skincare medications in the world, was developed directly from experiments conducted on these men. They received a dollar or two a day.

No one went to jail. The institutions that funded it never paid a dime in restitution.

[kcyars99]

The only time an Asian person should see one of us is walking pass their business to not buy shit from them. That Target treatment needs to be activated immediately.

BOYCOTT ASIAN EVERYWHERE !!!!!!! 😡😡😡😡😡

to hell with that Asian owned store, gas station and nail tech !

no more Chinese takeout!

No more Asian owned beauty shops and supply

damn k pop to hell

goodbye BTS and k pop demon hunters!

I hope his store closes ASAPtually!! Time to create a Domino Effect!

THE BLACK DOLLARS IS VERY POWERFUL! ONCE WE REALIZE AND UNDERSTAND THE BLACK DOLLAR THERE WILL BE NO STOPPING BLACK PEOPLE! HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF! WHAT SIDE OF HISTORY ARE WE GOING TO BE ON THE WEALTHIEST OR OPPRESSED?

Never go into their stores. Keep your precious children out of danger.

[the-blueprint]

Happy BLACK HISTORY MONTH FAMILY✊🏾🙅🏾‍♀️🙅🏿🤴🏾👸🏾 You Already Know. Be Not Afraid😘✊🏾

.... and MAKE SURE you keep ya mouths SHUT! NO NEED TO EXPLAINNNNNNN anything online! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[race-bait]

They Have No Clue Why They Hate Us

In this video, I break down why so many racist white people don’t even understand the root of their own hatred. Their views aren’t based on reality or real interactions with Black people, they’re based on inherited lies, social media stereotypes, and narratives designed to keep us “in our place.” From passive-aggressive behavior online to the constant twisting of anything Black people do, this video exposes how shallow and baseless their hate really is. At the end of the day, they don’t know us. They only know the version of us that racism created. If you’ve ever wondered why they treat us this way, this video lays it all out clearly.

[shadesofdigital]

[hybridbeauty92]

High priestess Ethiopian twins Peaches and pearls

[melodylsimpson]

Melanin in YA

Imagine a space where you can easily find the next YA book written by a Black author to add to your TBR list. Best of all, amongst that book are an endless amount of other YA books waiting to be discovered by you, all written by Black authors. In that same space, you can find out if any of these authors have a book event near you or will be attending a festival / convention near you. In that same space, you can find out their NYT bestseller stats, book to screen adaptation details, a list of Black audiobook narrators to listen to, a detailed list of Black literary agents to query, Black bookish social media influencers to follow, Black led bookish podcasts to subscribe to, Black owned bookstores to visit and so much more. 

That space is Melanin in Y.A. A database for all things Black in traditional young adult publishing. It acts as a no excuses cross-referencing tool for industry professionals, press, readers, writers, students, educators, librarians, program administrators and more. It’s available to you 24/7 for free.

I, Melody Simpson, created Melanin in YA in August 2020 and have been running it entirely by myself from day one. I really want to hire an intern to help me out because maintaining and promoting this is a lot but I’m tapped out on funds and cannot afford an intern right now. Though I am in desperate need of one and would never ask anyone to do the amount of work that I need done without paying them. If you’d like to help in that regard, you can do so here (gofundme) and no donation is too small, thank you so much. If you’d like to help out in other ways, can you please do any of the following below to help amplify this invaluable resource? 

1) Follow and/or repost/retweet Melanin in YA content on Instagram or Twitter

2) Shop merch at Shop Melanin in YA

3) Send the melanininya.com link to your English teachers / professors, librarians, favorite booksellers, colleagues, fellow book club members, anyone you know who loves books, anyone you know who values diversity, equity and inclusion, and everyone you think could use this resource.

Full transparency, when Melanin in YA first launched, there was lots of excitement around it. But it’s been quite the struggle to get people to talk about this resource and share this resource outside of moments in time, say other than Black History Month or when something tragic doesn’t happen to Black people and makes it to mainstream news. I appreciate your support 365 days a year. Especially during a time when Black YA books are being banned more than ever before. This resource is so necessary. Your support is so necessary. It means so, so much. 

Thank you.