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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 23/05/2026

On this day in 1796, a newspaper ad was placed seeking the return of an enslaved Black woman, Ms. Judge, who fled George Washington's household while in Pennsylvania.

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May 23, 1796 | George Washington Offers Reward for Capture of Enslaved Black Woman

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Nobozos @bozoboy66.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

“So go on and play, and if you make a mistake, make it loud so you won't make it next time.” — Art Blakey #jazz

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Houstorian @houstorian.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Today in 1962, Mayor Cutrer orders an end to racial segregation in all city-owned buildings.

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andydavis83.bsky.social @andydavis83.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I hate when I don’t understand colloquiums. Ratz.

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Rowdy Rebel @rowdyrebel.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Spot on.

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 03/04/2026

On this day in 1911, President William Howard Taft expelled Black soldiers from San Antonio because local officials claimed they threatened “law and order” by protesting Jim Crow laws.

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Apr. 3, 1911 | President Taft Expels Black Soldiers From San Antonio for Protesting Jim Crow

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Last month, a Pennsylvania farmer rejected $15M from data center developers to sell his farmland. Another in Wisconsin turned down $80M. America's farmers and others across the country are pushing back on Big Tech. This is what integrity looks like.

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US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’

Families are navigating the tough choice between unimaginable riches and the identity that comes with land

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 04/12/2025

When I was 12, I was a scholarship student at a site of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth The whole summer almost all of the white and Asian kids called me ”Sideshow Bob“ because of my curly, type 3b/c Black hair. Not one adult intervened. This is the shit Black kids grow up with

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Houstorian @houstorian.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Today in 2012, @rollingstone.com ranks The Geto Boys’ “Mind Playing Tricks on Me” as the 5th Greatest Hip-Hop song.

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andydavis83.bsky.social @andydavis83.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

“Dogs don’t bark at parked cars.”

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 12/11/2025

On this day in 1935, a white mob lynched 15-year-old Ernest Collins and 16-year-old Benny Mitchell in Colorado County, Texas. Officials later called the lynching “justice,” and no one was punished.

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Nov. 12, 1935 | Mob of 700 White People Lynches Two Black Teenagers in Colorado County, TX

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 23/08/2025

On this day in 1989, a group of white teenagers killed a 16-year-old Black boy named Yusef Hawkins after he walked into a predominantly white neighborhood in Brooklyn to inquire about a used car.

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Aug. 23, 1989 | White Mob Murders Black Teen in Brooklyn, New York

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

"We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.

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The Needling @theneedling.com · 09/05/2025

ICE Deports Mariner Moose Back to Canada: tinyurl.com/vswvxhrr

ICE agents escorting Mariner Moose out of T-Mobile Park with hooves behind his back

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Vernon Reid @vurnt22.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

The Media taking its collective eye off the ball

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 31/12/2024

On this day in 1907, depicting Black men as violent and subhuman, a former U.S. senator argued for the death penalty as punishment for interracial relationships.

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Dec. 31, 1907 | Senator Advocates Death Penalty for Black People In Interracial Relationships

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NPR @npr.org · 27/12/2024

The number of unhoused seniors is expected to triple by 2030. As rents rise, it becomes tougher to find affordable housing that's accessible for those with medical conditions and disabilities.

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For homeless seniors, finding stable housing takes a village — and a lot of luck

The number of unhoused seniors is expected to triple by 2030. As rents rise, it becomes tougher to find affordable housing that's accessible for those with medical conditions and disabilities.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 10/12/2024

My mom Margaret Prescod accepting the Ann Snitow Prize: “so when I hear…Black women say you know what we’ve done our bit as Black women…I’m not going to get involved in these struggles…I think that is in so many ways exactly the point of these fascists. That’s exactly what they want us to do.”

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