Army Vet. #NoKings Af-Am.Theater Artist. ❤️ my East Bay & U.S. enough to believe it can do better & share its best w/ all. Those reduced to insults probably don't have btr arguments. No Starter Packs pls! I'm content to gain just a few followers at a time
Imagine what the skies would now look like if this had become more prominent air travel...
100 years ago newsAug. 4, 1926: The Navy airship Los Angeles docks with a mooring mast on the tender Patoka off Newport, R.I., after a cruise from its base at Lakehurst, N.J.
Great movie! I was a young man when this came out. I assumed that this would inspire more such weighty films. Instead I watched Hollywood crank out even more pablum... lesson learned: Keep an eye out for the gems
laborheritageWHAT WE'RE READING: Matewan Writer And Director On The Film’s Lessons For The Labor Movement "Miners told Sayles the conflict was comparable to the Matewan Massacre, an event in 1920 he had never heard about before..." Find out more at tinyurl.com/u3rmxxpf #Film #Movie #LaborHistory
You can't hide from history, hard as some try... #DJTDailyfollies
Chris GeidnerNEW: Philadelphia is seeking en banc review of the President's House decision, which allowed Interior to put up new signs downplaying Washington's ownership of slaves. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It is our info, we're paying for it -why can't we see it?
Mothers Against Police BrutalityWe're proposing real-time public 911 call logs: time, location, call type, and response — visible as it happens. Minor safety-related delays allowed only in select situations (active scenes, victim safety, ongoing investigations), not as a blanket excuse.
We're killing those who fought for us now? #DJTDailyfollies
Scripps NewsA death certificate shows an Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces died from an allergic reaction while in the custody of ICE, one day after he was detained.
The more we learn, the more human we become
magpieheavenThis important project is growing. Can't repress the truth in the hands of stakeholders. 10millionnames.org
Justice is coming... but we know that arc is long
Sarah Primate2019: Suspected domestic terrorist shoots and kills 22 and injures 24 at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas
Bad day for... I was gonna say 'unions', but all of us really
Sarah Primate1981: 13,000 air traffic controllers (PATCO) begin their strike; US President Ronald Reagan states during a press conference, "If they do not report for work within 48 hours they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated"
Under-appreciated band Maybe there's was a lack of charisma? Maybe folks still wanted the Beatles? When I listen, I'm surprised how many of Wings songs still groove! Good stuff
Sarah Primate1971: Paul McCartney announces the formation of the group "Wings," consisting of himself, his wife Linda McCartney, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine
Ooh, keep an eye for a string of such stories in the coming days!
Sarah PrimateToday in History: August 3rd 1936: At the Olympics in Berlin, American track athlete Jesse Owens won the 100-meter event, his first of four Olympic gold medals. #BlackHistory
Amazing that any scholar would try to repress this info... tells you a lot about where we are that they will😒
historianpub"At least 259 Harvard officials enslaved more than 1,600 people over a 229-year period. Researchers expect both numbers to grow as they continue working to identify enslaved individuals." www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Damn, this man hates anything that undermines his racist history! #CapWrongWayPete
historianpubArmy deactivates unit with ties to the Buffalo Soldiers www.stripes.com/branches/arm...
You didn't know there was a "Black Intellectual Tradition" back then? Read on...
historianpubThe Black Intellectual Traditions That Shaped Frederick Douglass By Russell Crosthwait www.aaihs.org/the-black-in...
I hope there's a major boycott... esp before the 1st pervert gets one of those jobs 'confirming'
Gillian BranstetterAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play