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Mar 19, 2022 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
The Origins of Spring break and Freaknik: 🧵 The ancient origins of Spring break go back to Greece and Rome, a three day celebration of the growing season but symbolically revolving around the gods of wine and fertility: Dionysus and Bacchus.
May 12, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
huffpost.com/entry/texas-re… “You can talk about race in the classroom, but you can’t talk about privilege or white supremacy. It doesn’t outright ban talking about race, but the idea is to put in landmines so any conversation about race in the classroom would be impossible.”
Apr 21, 2021 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
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The Nation of Islam’s secret alliance with American Nazis and the KKK
Apr 19, 2021 • 19 tweets • 11 min read
Road Trip: The Black History of Houston and Dallas 🧵 ImageImageImageImage #1: Slave Cemeteries(Part 1)

The Dallas Freedmens cemetery is one of the largest in the country, originally established in 1869. The remnants of the original cemetery were destroyed after the construction of the Central Expressway. It’s construction displaced many AAs in Dallas ImageImage
Feb 26, 2021 • 24 tweets • 8 min read
During slavery, when entering the church, a slave was required to put on a pair of white gloves. Whites believed that it was a “sin” for blacks to touch something of theirs. Blacks would also work in the church as ushers. So on top of whites believing it was a sin for blacks to touch anything in the church, they also didnt trust them w/ the collection plate, therefore requiring them to hold one hand behind their back
Dec 26, 2020 • 20 tweets • 6 min read
Thread: The FBI and the creation of Kwanzaa 🎭 Before I get started, below is a thread of my other historical threads. Like I always say, don’t assume anything if I have not explained myself correctly. If you have any questions, ask.
Dec 24, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Yesterday I talked about Madame Sarah Washington & her beauty empire, today let’s talk about Annie Turnbo Malone.

She was the founder of Poro Beauty & Poro Cosmetology school in St. Louis. She provided black women with their first true hair renaissance. Image Poro is a West African secret society and the word means physical & spiritual growth

She came up w/ multiple revolutionary hair products such as the liquid shampoos & hair straightener (Wonderful Hair Grower). Image