Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

Still not talking about Black History. Still talking about white US History.

The US *loves* soldiers and veterans! Virtuous! Service! 🇺🇲🦅

The US *hates* homeless people. Lazy! Dirty! Want a handout!

But... ~1 in every 20 US homeless folk is a Black or hispanic veteran. 🤷🏿‍♂️

In the USA, the phrase "support our troops!" is a euphemism that does mean military jingoism, but doesn't mean supporting all of our troops.

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#BlackMastodon

NOW PLAYING == Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: What the US owes its #immigrants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q8e8YvbrZE

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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

Still not talking about Black history. Still talking about white US history.

Q: Why do so many Black folk call Abraham Lincoln a white supremacist? He freed the slaves! Why don't Black folk have pictures of Lincoln up in their house? Are they ungrateful?

A: Because Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist, and one of the worst kinds. He was an "I know Black folk aren't inferior, but hey man, it's an 'us or them' thing, and I choose us to be in the superior position."

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RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109817991979921397

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

Feb 6: Veterans

If serving the country and being willing to die for it could earn Black people treatment as full citizens, it would have happened a long time ago.🤷🏿‍♂️

In a racist country, Black people are likely to serve in the military, then wind up homeless afterwards.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109817991979921397

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

Feb 6: Veterans

If serving the country and being willing to die for it could earn Black people treatment as full citizens, it would have happened a long time ago.🤷🏿‍♂️

In a racist country, Black people are likely to serve in the military, then wind up homeless afterwards.

#BlackHistoryMonth Andrea Crabtree enlisted in the Army in 1977 and in 1982 became the first Black person and first female Army diver (MOS 00B), and the first Black woman deep sea diver in the US military. READ: https://open.substack.com/pub/sonsoflibertyofficial/p/blackhistorymonth-andrea-crabtree

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !

Feb 5: Abraham Lincoln

Q: Why do so many Black folk call Abraham Lincoln a white supremacist? He freed the slaves! Why don't Black folk have pictures of Lincoln up in their house? Are they ungrateful?

Please read the whole linked thread before you voice your disbelief.

https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109812905776999409

NOW PLAYING == Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: What the US owes its #immigrants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q8e8YvbrZE

#news #culture #history #BlackMastodon #MLK #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackLivesMatter #radio #vsn #progressive #left #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist

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#Africa #Indigenous #decolonize #humanrights #civilrights
@indigenouspeoples @blackvoices #freespeech #censorship #latinamerica

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If you haven’t seen the documentaries “Tina” or “Little Richard: I am Everything” on HBO Max. Please do b/c they’re both really good looks at two phenomenal rock & roll icons
#RetroView #TinaTurner #LittleRichard #BlackHistoryMonth #classicrock

“I’m Your Boogie Man” (https://youtu.be/gIhyNM0VErc?si=6PRVSfz47x0fHJIj) by #Houston blues legend Goree Carter, who is considered by most to have been the writer of the first ever Rock & Roll album #RetroView #GoreeCarter #blues #BlackHistoryMonth

“I’m Your Boogie Man” (https://youtu.be/gIhyNM0VErc?si=6PRVSfz47x0fHJIj) by #Houston blues legend Goree Carter, who is considered by most to have been the writer of the first ever Rock & Roll album #RetroView #GoreeCarter #blues #BlackHistoryMonth

If you haven’t seen the documentaries “Tina” or “Little Richard: I am Everything” on HBO Max. Please do b/c they’re both really good looks at two phenomenal rock & roll icons
#RetroView #TinaTurner #LittleRichard #BlackHistoryMonth #classicrock

Here’s some Little Richard with a 1970 performance of “The Girl Can’t Help It” (https://youtu.be/Urme4OQapVo?si=hqqbGB47aUkgLGMI)
#RetroView #LittleRichard #classicrock #BlackHistoryMonth