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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
DEFENSIVE EXCELLENCE 🏆 Angel Reese is the 2026 Kia Defensive Player of the Year after a standout season with the @AtlantaDream, averaging 16.4 PPG, 12.1 RPG, 2.8 APG, 1.8 SPG! (Credit to WNBA, Angel Reece, and Latto)
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Olivia Miles always kept her eyes on the prize 🏆 Minnesota’s rook is the UNANIMOUS 2026 Rookie of the Year 🔥 (Credit to ESPN)
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mom Monica Hicks was driving five kids home from grandma’s. Jeremy fired at least five rounds into the car. Zah’Layah was flown to the hospital and pronounced dead. Two other children were hurt by shattered glass. Mom was not hit. 🧵
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
During the @orangeblossomfc, @attorneycrump spoke on the importance of HBCUs continuing their legacy of developing the next generation of civil rights leaders and changemakers ✊🏾✨ Journalist: @angiebonthebeat (Credit to @revolt)
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A Philly family just bought their first home with a $10,000 first-time homebuyer grant funded by a group of Quakers. It’s part of the congregation’s plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations.
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A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in Germantown
Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle, and Luther Vandross at the 1993 Soul Train Awards singing “End of the Road”
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Nat King Cole, poses with a fan, Gladys Knight, age 7 in 1951. (Credit to African & Black History)
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have arrested a man in the case of Tasia Fortune, the 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house last month, following the state medical examiner ruling her death a homicide. www.cnn.com/2026/09/11/u...
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Mississippi police make arrest in Tasia Fortune case after medical examiner rules death a homicide | CNN
Police in Jackson, Mississippi, have arrested a man in the case of Tasia Fortune, the 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house last month, following the state medic...
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has BLOCKED Missouri's Republican gerrymandered map for the 2nd time. Democrats will gain an additional Congressional seat.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The winner of Tiafoe vs. Shelton will make history ✍️ 🎾 First Black American man to reach a US Open Final since Arthur Ashe (1972) 🎾First Black American man to reach any major final since MaliVai Washington (1996 Wimbledon) (Credit to ESPN)
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
MAJOR NEWS: The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state’s new Trump-backed 7R-1D congressional map CANNOT be used in November. Missouri will use its old 6R-2D districts for the midterms. (Credit to Meidas Touch Network)
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Florida State Rep. @angieforfl (D) says Laura Loomer’s racist attacks against her is for a distraction. Last week, #lauraloomer, a far-right activist and Trump ally/advisor, called Nixon “ghetto” and hurled insults at other Black women in politics. 🧵
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The former Compton gang leader charged with orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur was convicted of first-degree murder by a Las Vegas jury on Monday, marking a long-awaited reckoning in one of the most notorious unsolved killings in music history.
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Duane 'Keffe D' Davis Found Guilty in Murder of Tupac Shakur — Rolling Stone
The jury in Nevada took only about three hours to return the verdict in the 30-year-old homicide. Davis will be sentenced in October
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This week, Tuskegee University honored several students who received FAA flight certifications with custom leather bomber jackets representing the legacy of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. (Credit to Philip Lewis on X)
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says RFK Jr. reached out to him this morning and offered federal staff to assist after two unvaccinated people in Lancaster County died from measles, Pennsylvania’s first measles deaths in 35 years and the first reported in the U.S. this year. 🧵
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A 10-year-old kid selling candy in a Michigan parking lot ends up in handcuffs.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Police handcuff Black 14 year old boy—for standing on his own front porch. "I didn't do nothing. I'm a kid," the boy cries dropping to his knees. "I don't give a shit!" officer yells. "You fit the description." 🧵
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Alex Haley Kunta Kinte Memorial in Annapolis, Maryland 📍 (Credit to Jen | Travel & Lifestyle 💋💋💋 on TikTok)
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Northwestern plans to remove its flagship Program of African Studies’ status as a university research center, effectively closing the program at the end of the month, according to two sources familiar with the matter. 🧵
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SCOOP: Northwestern moves to close Program of African Studies
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Crowley defeated three Democratic opponents, including Francesca Hong, a state representative and democratic socialist who led in polls. 🧵 apple.news/AwRK19K2HTS2...
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In upset, David Crowley defeats democratic socialist in Wisconsin governor’s primary — The Washington Post
See the results in the Wisconsin governor’s race. Democratic socialist Francesca Hong had led polls before David Crawley's win. Rep. Tom Tiffany ran with the endorsement of President Donald Trump.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Justin Pearson wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee's 9th Congressional District.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The US economy LOST -23,000 jobs in July (below expectations of +80k). May and June were revised DOWN by a combined -103,000. Unemployment rate: 4.1% ->This went down for the WRONG reasons. Over 260,000 left the labor force Wage growth: 3.2% -->this is entirely wiped out by inflation
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“Friends” allegedly got a Black girl with epilepsy so drunk she blacked out — they brutally beat her and threatened to kill her. According to the victim, the girls invited her over knowing she had epilepsy and mental health issues. 🧵
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Tyler Perry paid for Nolan’s funeral. Colin Kaepernick paid for the independent autopsy for Nolan’s family. LeBron paid for the forensics of the cellphones involved in the case. We will get justice for Nolan Wells & his family.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Road rage almost turned deadly today in Des Moines, Iowa. A man pulled a gun on another driver at an intersection. The cops intervened and detained him with no shots fired.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Some good news.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“One person died in a shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, according to the state’s Speaker of the House of Representatives. 🧵 apple.news/A0vuzz80uRMe...
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'Alarming and Frightening': ICE Officers Involved in Fatal Shooting in Maine — TIME
One person died in a shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, according to the state’s Speaker of the House of Representatives. “This morni...
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Video courtesy of US Congressman Jim McGovern.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has sent a letter to Mitch McConnell requesting an urgent update on his health. "Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned about the current state of your health and wellbeing, and ability to hold office in the United States Senate."
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Baby boomers are expected to pass $36 trillion to their heirs in the next two decades, an analysis found. apple.news/Aak_G7aaPTHW...
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Boomers’ massive wealth will mostly be passed down to people who are already rich — The Washington Post
Often called the Great Wealth Transfer, the inheritances are expected to be the largest passage of generational wealth in history.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
“DOGE never proved its claims of savings or widespread waste, fraud, or abuse,” Greenwald said in a statement. “It only caused chaos, disrupted lives, and made government work worse for the people it serves.” 🧵 www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
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DOGE self-deletes on July 4th. The grand experiment fell apart long before that.
Tech mogul Elon Musk’s band of Silicon Valley disruptors have already moved on as DOGE’s charter is scheduled to expire.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
For America's 250th, [Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley] read Frederick Douglass’ speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” on the House floor—for the first time in history. 🧵
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Wishing you a blessed 4th of July and 250th Anniversary of the United States 🇺🇸 🙏🏾
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
A Florida university is threatening to withhold students' diplomas unless they record a 2-minute video apologizing for a silent protest they staged against ICE actions on campus. www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/07/02/f...
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Maxwell: Free speech? Florida students have diplomas threatened for silent ICE protest
Maxwell: Free speech? Florida university threatens students’ diplomas for participating in a silent protest where they stood up wearing anti-ICE T-shirts.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A preliminary autopsy requested by the family of Kohen Wiley suggested the baby was shot from the side of the car, not the front, civil rights attorney Ben Crump said, disputing officers’ claims that the car was heading toward them. 🧵 apnews.com/article/miss...
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New autopsy of a baby killed by police in Mississippi deepens outrage
A Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when officers fired into a moving car are challenging police claims about the shooting.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Mom explains: The historical math behind the racial wealth gap—and why it’s widening again today. 📉 💪🏾 How did Black people narrow the gap from 56:1 to 6:1? ⛓️‍💥How systemic racism makes it difficult to amass wealth. 🧵
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld birthright citizenship, preserving the more than 150-year-old constitutional guarantee that nearly everyone born on American soil automatically becomes an American citizen…. 🧵 apple.news/Ab-_0KQX-T4O...
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Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Ruling Trump Order Unconstitutional — TIME
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld birthright citizenship, preserving the more than 150-year-old constitutional guarantee that nearly everyone born on American soil automatically becomes an American ...
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Family and supporters gathered at the base of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps to watch the unveiling of the new location for the statue of late boxing champion Joe Frazier. 🧵
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Former U.N. Ambassador and civil rights activist Andrew Young tells Linsey Davis the "state of our union" is in "worse shape than we’ve ever been in my lifetime, in some says,” as he reflects on America’s 250th anniversary. (Cared to ABC News)
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Repost from @keshiadee313: At 1 year old, Kohen Wiley is the youngest victim in US history to be fatally shot by police. #WeArentAngryEnough
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
John Oliver reacts to Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis ’ wildly obviously racist impression of House Minority Leader Rep Hakeem Jeffries. (met with no condemnation by his party, largely ignored by the media) (Credit to The Tennessee Holler)
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
23-year-old Daniel Cressy just became the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy fox8live.com/2026/06/23/new…
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Homicides in Baltimore are now at a 50-year low under Mayor Brandon Scott.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
🖤✊🏾 Happy Father’s Day ✊🏾🖤 Today, we celebrate the Black fathers, grandfathers, stepfathers, uncles, mentors, and father figures who shape generations through their love, sacrifice, and leadership. 🧵
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
President Obama says that under the JCPOA he negotiated, "Iran had agreed not to develop nuclear weapons," and Trump pulling out of it "caused Iran to develop more nuclear capacity." 🧵
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Michelle Obama: You were doing the people's work, rescuing our economy, expanding health care, ending a war, ordering the bin laden raid, saving an auto industry, winning a peace prize. (Credit to @acyn.bsky.social )
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Often called the country’s “second Independence Day,” Juneteenth is a powerful reminder of Black resilience, delayed justice, and the ongoing pursuit of true equality.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The Knicks declined the White House invitation. New York being New York. 🧡💙
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Secretary of WAR Peter Hegseth struggling to put up weight at Guantanamo and keep up with troops.
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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Michael now crossed $900M at the worldwide box office. The highest-grossing Lionsgate movie of all time.
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