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In 1933, before the ovens, Germany opened a facility at Dachau. It was called a "protective custody center". People were held without trial, were separated from their families, were kept behind barbed wire. At first, the government insisted it wasn’t that bad. 1/2

“Where did you learn to speak beautiful English?” Overt racism from President Trump to Liberian President Boakai. Who’s going to tell Trump of the historical connection between Liberia & the US? Erasing Black history has produced an obtusely illiterate racist White President☕️

#OTD Jul 10, 1969, Georgia Gov Lester Maddox declared he would close all public schools rather than provide equal educational opportunities to Black students. “It would be better to do that and have free children than have slave children”. #History calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

#OTD Jelly Roll Morton, born Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, joined the ancestors (Oct 20, 1890 - Jul 10, 1941). Ragtime/jazz pianist, bandleader, composer. Jelly Roll was of Louisiana Creole descent. He was jazz's 1st arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain

#OTD Lovie Austin joined the ancestors (Sept 19, 1887 - Jul 10, 1972). Chicago bandleader, session musician, composer, singer, arranger during the 1920s classic blues era. She and Lil Hardin Armstrong are often ranked as 2 of the best female jazz blues piano players of the

On July 17 lets get into some Good Trouble. This authoritarian regime is rolling back our rights to give tax breaks to their billionaire donors. Next Thursday we dance and protest to make sure #GoodTroubleLivesOn find an event near you and join us.

🧵 #OTD Arthur Ashe (Jul 10, 1943 - Feb 6, 1993). Pro tennis player, activist. He won 3 Grand Slam titles in singles, 2 in doubles. Ashe was the 1st Black player selected to the U.S. Davis Cup team and the only Black man to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, US Open and

#OTD Arthur Ashe (Jul 10, 1943 - Feb 6, 1993). Pro tennis player, activist. He won 3 Grand Slam titles in singles, 2 in doubles. Ashe was the 1st Black player selected to the U.S. Davis Cup team and the only Black man to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, US Open and Australian

#OTD Arthur Ashe (Jul 10, 1943 - Feb 6, 1993). Pro tennis player, activist. He won 3 Grand Slam titles in singles, 2 in doubles. Ashe was the 1st Black player selected to the U.S. Davis Cup team and the only Black man to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, US Open and Australian

#OTD Jul 10, 1893: Dr Daniel Hale Williams performs the 1st open heart surgery. Done without X-rays, antibiotics, surgical prep-work, or tools of modern surgery. This feat placed Dr Williams and Provident Hospital at the fore-front of one of America’s medical milestones. #History

Not that y’all didn’t know this already (I’m sure you’re pretty tired of my incessant grumbling over the last many months) but…

Have you rousted any illegal Russian mobsters in Palm Beach, you fucking MAGA Nazi cowards?

Henry Louis Gates Jr. just met with Pope Leo to hand-deliver the results of a sweeping genealogical report. At the heart of Gates’s findings is this: Leo is part black. Leo received the report with excitement and plans to read it in full over vacation. api.omarshehata.me/substack-proxy…

To explore the full scope of Professor Gates’s research into Pope Leo’s ancestry, here’s a gift link to his landmark June 11 feature in The New York Times Magazine. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Remembering Bonnie Pointer. wikiwand.com/en/Bonnie_Poin…

Remembering Walter Hawkins. wikiwand.com/en/Walter_Hawk…

VA House Democrats 💥Congratulations ! ✊🏽 It’s wonderful to be a history maker ! 🌟 x.com/90For90/status…

Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The Texas Hill Country floods still dominate the news From Greg Dworkin Greg Dworkin dailykos.com/stories/2025/7…

#OTD Jul 11, 1954: In response to the SCOTUS’ Brown v Board decision, white residents of Indianola, MS, formed the 1st White Citizens’ Council to organize and carry out massive resistance to racial integration of public schools and maintain Jim Crow segregation. #History

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