2026-06-09T17:25:35Z https://yabu.me BLK News Now! https://yabu.me/npub1lnfzk7dy3r9yxj65eayum5qxdq02yq7dz89qt9cw8hfs4k6fq3qst8zufm https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/916/572/149/510/110/original/eac514d2db93c245.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/916/572/149/510/110/original/eac514d2db93c245.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrmgcygcd0k75am7hx23hl4e2ls2md6vq9c599lafl0zq7mh093qgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzu6dht2 Exhibits on slavery restored at President’s House in Philadelphia ahead of court deadline<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/exhibits-on-slavery-restored-at-presidents-house-in-philadelphia-ahead-of-court-deadline/">https://blknewsnow.com/exhibits-on-slavery-restored-at-presidents-house-in-philadelphia-ahead-of-court-deadline/</a> 2026-02-20T02:21:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsql4rkv4l83rg567ggwpzfpkfnepy9v5470543shx2rvacrn9ep2qzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz9mm2gv Federal judge orders the restoration of exhibits on slavery to the President’s House in Philadelphia<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/federal-judge-orders-the-restoration-of-exhibits-on-slavery-to-the-presidents-house-in-philadelphia/">https://blknewsnow.com/federal-judge-orders-the-restoration-of-exhibits-on-slavery-to-the-presidents-house-in-philadelphia/</a> 2026-02-17T01:33:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs09vzxt38fq44qqnjkfy3z450545hay4mtjk36wc7j2deqgz28qfczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz5p6e9e A debate over Black civil rights in Colorado’s final territorial Legislature<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/a-debate-over-black-civil-rights-in-colorados-final-territorial-legislature/">https://blknewsnow.com/a-debate-over-black-civil-rights-in-colorados-final-territorial-legislature/</a> 2026-02-06T22:05:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdx4dt5jdzd865x3wsyzjzale8n8vc6qrevesf9zwy4pk09na8lfgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz6ptfm4 &#34;If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.&#34; – #CarterGWoodson <br/><br/>(Woodson pioneered Negro History Week established in February 1926, the precursor to what became #BlackHistoryMonth in 1970.) <br/><br/>Celebrating 100 years of #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/998/802/844/822/108/original/86d1bcd56e9e1af7.webp"> <br/> 2026-02-02T03:02:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0h7jy2frmpmual38qa3d6wcghaz5mmpyekf46sgwg96sh32j4c5szyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzflw4m9 &#34;There is an unbroken line of police violence in the United States that takes us all the way back to the days of slavery, the aftermath of slavery, the development of the Ku Klux Klan. There is so much history of this racist violence that simply to bring one person to justice is not going to disturb the whole racist edifice.&#34; – #AngelaDavis #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/964/861/977/680/677/original/6dbe8aa7e403a3c1.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-27T03:09:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr34a07qewuwyk0z4sru2na8r7wz672zpmuuc6km6z2c0ggr48y3qzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz6hteh0 ICE is using Medicaid data to find out where immigrants live<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/ice-is-using-medicaid-data-to-find-out-where-immigrants-live/">https://blknewsnow.com/ice-is-using-medicaid-data-to-find-out-where-immigrants-live/</a> 2026-01-21T17:59:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspv0s4a58vhn84uahhk3kumn063cv57g2dch2fll2upj4ghygpwtczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzscqfsk GOP efforts to limit DEI move ahead as Democrats criticize ‘attack’ on marginalized communities<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/gop-efforts-to-limit-dei-move-ahead-as-democrats-criticize-attack-on-marginalized-communities/">https://blknewsnow.com/gop-efforts-to-limit-dei-move-ahead-as-democrats-criticize-attack-on-marginalized-communities/</a> 2026-01-21T17:59:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2r2jhnnv705z7c3aelz8wsyffll83agacjvexnjq7jh6w7kxm3fszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzqnpcen Fact brief: Was Martin Luther King Jr. discriminated against in Sioux Falls?<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/fact-brief-was-martin-luther-king-jr-discriminated-against-in-sioux-falls/">https://blknewsnow.com/fact-brief-was-martin-luther-king-jr-discriminated-against-in-sioux-falls/</a> 2026-01-21T17:58:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxrt25mqg4a032utjcmrjgf4w474g3xkw2ea538scgu9y0wz3lfyqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzepj9e4 ICE violence against women is increasingly visible — and largely untracked<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/ice-violence-against-women-is-increasingly-visible-and-largely-untracked/">https://blknewsnow.com/ice-violence-against-women-is-increasingly-visible-and-largely-untracked/</a> 2026-01-21T17:58:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsquqjgvqk5747qrnfaas394ad0gudl2zmfj4gq5xnkqczhrpjtrzqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzsdmxla One year of Donald Trump: Alarms sound over relentless expansion of presidential powers<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/one-year-of-donald-trump-alarms-sound-over-relentless-expansion-of-presidential-powers/">https://blknewsnow.com/one-year-of-donald-trump-alarms-sound-over-relentless-expansion-of-presidential-powers/</a> 2026-01-21T17:58:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrz8wrzpe95fdnj8xxl48xt29y0rrjs008kuv72gr98wz7m7vx8fszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz4xcykj 20 Years in the Making: How New Hampshire Recognized Martin Luther King Day<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/20-years-in-the-making-how-new-hampshire-recognized-martin-luther-king-day/">https://blknewsnow.com/20-years-in-the-making-how-new-hampshire-recognized-martin-luther-king-day/</a> 2026-01-19T23:44:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0quh2p825g8ez4h2fdlyhsq53k9tqunvacqyv0jmgv6f9ezc4sxczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzcj2k96 Martin Luther King Jr. once warned of the ‘drum-major instinct.’ It threatens our nation today.<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/martin-luther-king-jr-once-warned-of-the-drum-major-instinct-it-threatens-our-nation-today/">https://blknewsnow.com/martin-luther-king-jr-once-warned-of-the-drum-major-instinct-it-threatens-our-nation-today/</a> 2026-01-19T23:44:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz8vdvq958rdsxu9uwazra45ggxrv0ft6h7xn33x20l7x3zry7h4gzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzm7pqte &#34;The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of militarism and racism. The problems of racial injustice and economic injustice cannot be solved without a radical redistribution of political and economic power.&#34; – #MLK #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/923/430/363/726/233/original/d866744214fcb178.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-19T19:32:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdz7ed4966hfzfqh8ezagzffnetqn42dh4qksem5vpx2kd9y5757qzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzwfvrla Symbolism isn’t enough: What Tennessee’s MLK streets reveal about investment and power<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/symbolism-isnt-enough-what-tennessees-mlk-streets-reveal-about-investment-power/">https://blknewsnow.com/symbolism-isnt-enough-what-tennessees-mlk-streets-reveal-about-investment-power/</a> 2026-01-19T19:29:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8flg0dwf7s936ftw2rphtfjtgdaxpf5w4crzz5qlsnx4ezvjsumszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzsnnyjw Black and Jewish people were allies once. Can they be again?<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/black-and-jewish-people-were-allies-once-can-they-be-again/">https://blknewsnow.com/black-and-jewish-people-were-allies-once-can-they-be-again/</a> 2026-01-19T19:29:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsry5rr26rgswjqk0a90pg0q6xwsynzlad2n4j5apc0784w6gxx9sgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzs58d4p Dr. King’s warnings seem more prescient than ever<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/dr-kings-warnings-seem-more-prescient-than-ever/">https://blknewsnow.com/dr-kings-warnings-seem-more-prescient-than-ever/</a> 2026-01-19T19:28:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxy3w3s7qag9nzky45u38khhz6w09layja564u8wrwlz423ujpfzqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzqhdpdl #PODCAST: Follow our #Spotify podcast series. Our upcoming guest Arlene Stein, an author and professor at Rutgers University, joins us to discuss her recent article on TheConversation.com &#34;America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history.&#34;<br/><br/>Coming Jan. 31, 2026.<br/><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/arlene-stein-2244574">https://theconversation.com/profiles/arlene-stein-2244574</a> 2026-01-17T00:56:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst3l9q7txdm0j4lss22e27gq3d2j92r3glcnqgpz84xyzy7rvg5vczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzeymenc #PODCAST: Follow our #Spotify podcast series to listen to our interview with guest Dr. Tony Roberts at the Institute of Development Studies as we discuss the regional and global implications of internet outages in Africa.<br/><br/>Coming Jan. 24, 2026.<br/><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/tony-roberts-1257119">https://theconversation.com/profiles/tony-roberts-1257119</a> 2026-01-17T00:55:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs904npgnnr7uzr8q34vlscpdscr7v7fztj7fthnyut2saqrs5gmxszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzx86487 Report: Another 2,000 ICE agents are coming to the Twin Cities<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/report-another-2000-ice-agents-are-coming-to-the-twin-cities/">https://blknewsnow.com/report-another-2000-ice-agents-are-coming-to-the-twin-cities/</a> 2026-01-06T07:54:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd4aku3rptajdper275d6tvx0fa4ld2n4rg5av994u3kqxj5tpgjszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz47r00x Criminally Ill: Systemic failures turn state mental hospitals into prisons<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/criminally-ill-systemic-failures-turn-state-mental-hospitals-into-prisons/">https://blknewsnow.com/criminally-ill-systemic-failures-turn-state-mental-hospitals-into-prisons/</a> 2026-01-06T07:53:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszm2g7s9t24h5zj2x3gpr9ujgmnx5es3875fqsrzdkdxkgqrq2kzqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzjftgm9 US air strikes in northern Nigeria: possible windfalls, as well as dangers<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/us-air-strikes-in-northern-nigeria-possible-windfalls-as-well-as-dangers/">https://blknewsnow.com/us-air-strikes-in-northern-nigeria-possible-windfalls-as-well-as-dangers/</a> 2025-12-31T21:51:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqdxydqft5hyzw0hy9nzt75qle7ez2u2rj4kmj08qyfzw7kxjhf9czyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz3ch25s Police bodycam video released after Cinnabon worker’s racist rant toward Black Somali couple<br/><br/>NOTE: A fundraiser for the fired worker has amassed more than $157,000 as of Monday. A GoFundMe for the Somali couple has only raised just over $19,000 to date.<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/police-bodycam-video-released-after-cinnabon-workers-racist-rant-toward-black-somali-couple/">https://blknewsnow.com/police-bodycam-video-released-after-cinnabon-workers-racist-rant-toward-black-somali-couple/</a> 2025-12-31T02:22:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0tt2drn78g0wagmfppdk8r3ag290l2m42gcvjryqe2ekd6tpjmtgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzvkxlzf &#34;I love the pure, peaceable, and impartial Christianity of Christ: I therefore hate the corrupt, slaveholding, women-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical Christianity of this land. Indeed, I can see no reason, but the most deceitful one, for calling the religion of this land Christianity.&#34; ― #FrederickDouglass #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/784/185/724/237/788/original/f5ddf2eeedbb85b9.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-26T05:21:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgz92lllzmfx9xvvamk2zfwqv8m0qec2z82k2ycr3n7d0fxap53lqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzevg5n7 Remembering William ‘Billy’ Flora, a free Black Virginian and American patriot<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/remembering-william-billy-flora-a-free-black-virginian-and-american-patriot/">https://blknewsnow.com/remembering-william-billy-flora-a-free-black-virginian-and-american-patriot/</a> 2025-12-24T00:17:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvk6klallplmzs50hhlv3rwaevwjyr4arnaxas6swrxa98rjfm3dczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzjnlnwc Oversight visit brings Rep. McIver back to migrant jail at center of her criminal case<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/oversight-visit-brings-rep-mciver-back-to-migrant-jail-at-center-of-her-criminal-case/">https://blknewsnow.com/oversight-visit-brings-rep-mciver-back-to-migrant-jail-at-center-of-her-criminal-case/</a> 2025-12-24T00:11:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyvmspjqmcr2npee0fkysrfk63shdxwpmq286nqwjddw4yzhq654qzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzgp6qgf Don’t ignore the threat that is Tommy Tuberville<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/dont-ignore-the-threat-that-is-tommy-tuberville/">https://blknewsnow.com/dont-ignore-the-threat-that-is-tommy-tuberville/</a> 2025-12-24T00:11:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspdraxn8avhnz4t703uc29ne054w8kjqfs8fddndfkyxmy7fe680czyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzr5a7af In 1931, a Black family moved into segregated south Minneapolis. Then the terror began.<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/in-1931-a-black-family-moved-into-segregated-south-minneapolis-then-the-terror-began/">https://blknewsnow.com/in-1931-a-black-family-moved-into-segregated-south-minneapolis-then-the-terror-began/</a> 2025-12-24T00:10:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszg5623yfvej2h8ue650mtdadxt86rkvgzl35lpan2lqqz88t00kqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzgj7y6g New Philly nonprofit wants to end generational poverty, 1 child at a time<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/new-philly-nonprofit-wants-to-end-generational-poverty-1-child-at-a-time/">https://blknewsnow.com/new-philly-nonprofit-wants-to-end-generational-poverty-1-child-at-a-time/</a> 2025-12-24T00:10:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd69qc2kg59y8uw4x55an4xn4j8l3laddnxdpgfm4jrcg0e9ecd9szyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzr0uh45 &#34;If a white man wants to lynch me, that&#39;s his problem. If he&#39;s got the power to lynch me, that&#39;s my problem. Racism is not a question of attitude; it&#39;s a question of power. Racism gets its power from capitalism. Thus, if you&#39;re anti-racist, whether you know it or not, you must be anti-capitalist. The power for racism, the power for sexism, comes from capitalism, not an attitude.&#34; ― #StokelyCarmichael #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/716/200/890/526/382/original/1b57f33bbd7f0f62.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-14T05:11:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs89aj08aa72s9udyv06jx4czc3zdxgtp57uy34gjc2hvw9xu2ql0szyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzz7hzdk #PODCAST: Tune into our interview next Saturday with Dr. Kristefer Stojanovski of Tulane University as we discuss his article on changes to the Affordable Care Act that could have a drastic affect on HIV/AIDS prevention. <br/><br/>#AIDSAwarenessMonth<br/><a href="https://theconversation.com/preventive-care-may-no-longer-be-free-in-2026-because-of-hiv-stigma-unless-the-trump-administration-successfully-defends-the-aca-250011">https://theconversation.com/preventive-care-may-no-longer-be-free-in-2026-because-of-hiv-stigma-unless-the-trump-administration-successfully-defends-the-aca-250011</a> 2025-12-14T04:57:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ht9hxnspcvekjl6s0z6etrd3qnn3m3etasazrstwv283uuffqdczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzsgh03h The American fixation on white Afrikaners in South Africa stretches back nearly a century<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/the-american-fixation-on-white-afrikaners-in-south-africa-stretches-back-nearly-a-century/">https://blknewsnow.com/the-american-fixation-on-white-afrikaners-in-south-africa-stretches-back-nearly-a-century/</a> 2025-12-06T05:07:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0g9j2mwphdmae44jg0q9q33ju6uwmld4nlr5hacp2cpq9x30n02czyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzrtd2lz NJ man granted clemency walks free with plan to fight for prison justice<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/nj-man-granted-clemency-walks-free-with-plan-to-fight-for-prison-justice/">https://blknewsnow.com/nj-man-granted-clemency-walks-free-with-plan-to-fight-for-prison-justice/</a> 2025-12-06T04:11:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdy6zxrr7rkyj54spjqzaucmk5fwg3vemnsgmmvptgxxhvwkmk2hszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzcz8n2y University of Arkansas continues to modify scholarships that mention diversity<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/university-of-arkansas-continues-to-modify-scholarships-that-mention-diversity/">https://blknewsnow.com/university-of-arkansas-continues-to-modify-scholarships-that-mention-diversity/</a> 2025-12-06T04:11:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdl9xnpczq3nxd5kseenemurar0wcuh9zhjhhxufqzr4gvmjam8gszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz9wh9tr Far-right extremists have been organizing online since before the internet – and AI is their next frontier<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/far-right-extremists-have-been-organizing-online-since-before-the-internet-and-ai-is-their-next-frontier/">https://blknewsnow.com/far-right-extremists-have-been-organizing-online-since-before-the-internet-and-ai-is-their-next-frontier/</a> 2025-12-05T16:00:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdjc8qp8wa2dfre9ggzf7anauaappq5pru2u2drw6nsqyt5wuez8gzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzngds83 Federal appeals court extends National Guard presence in Washington D.C.<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/federal-appeals-court-extends-national-guard-presence-in-washington-d-c/">https://blknewsnow.com/federal-appeals-court-extends-national-guard-presence-in-washington-d-c/</a> 2025-12-05T01:21:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsttcxhf8fhyzj9v7p3a07ydzcflq5llhrp3yy9h8salmlty5nl2tgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz3rf62w “You’re what, Black and Indian?”: White man harasses customer at CA Costco, mocks him over “green card”<br/><br/>(BLKNewsNow.com has reached out to Costco for comment, including questions about the status of his membership, if applicable. <br/><br/>We will update the story when we receive a response.)<br/><br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/youre-what-black-and-indian-white-man-harasses-customer-at-ca-costco-mocks-him-over-green-card/">https://blknewsnow.com/youre-what-black-and-indian-white-man-harasses-customer-at-ca-costco-mocks-him-over-green-card/</a> 2025-12-05T01:02:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfgrdjwrpgpetup5scgz3p0n2khcxurppjhsqkl6ufschgf7qmljszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzh4279z #PODCAST: Tune into our podcast on Saturday as we continue to commemorate #AIDS Awareness Month. <br/><br/>Our first conversation is with Dr. Robin Lin Miller of Michigan State University.<br/><br/>Learn more about her long history of community outreach and #HIV / #AIDS advocacy.<br/><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/robin-lin-miller-2407974">https://theconversation.com/profiles/robin-lin-miller-2407974</a> 2025-12-03T23:34:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspxcrznx0w8d0tuedl3wq3zc4gxn8gx24wtget5ur23ft0jscn2sczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzs0sevn In Memphis, volunteers document Task Force arrests and provide aid to those left behind<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/in-memphis-volunteers-document-task-force-arrests-and-provide-aid-to-those-left-behind/">https://blknewsnow.com/in-memphis-volunteers-document-task-force-arrests-and-provide-aid-to-those-left-behind/</a> 2025-12-03T23:16:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq7nks2jr69zy3zn8ad6q058wngxs56r92wyqgqug67jdk79ke8tszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzrpw840 University of Alabama suspends student magazines for Black students, female students<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/university-of-alabama-suspends-student-magazines-for-black-students-female-students/">https://blknewsnow.com/university-of-alabama-suspends-student-magazines-for-black-students-female-students/</a> 2025-12-02T22:37:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxc7m0qsrcpp47mwwv0mk47jrcv3xez5ymcs3mcy88srqsl089cczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz0h628c &#34;When they say, &#39;Go back to Africa,&#39; I say, &#39;When you send the Polish back to Poland, the Italians back to Italy, the Irish back to Ireland, and you get on that Mayflower from whence you came and give the Indians their land back.&#39; It&#39;s our right to stay here and we stay, and fight for what belongs to us.&#34; – #FannieLouHamer #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/637/202/765/004/137/original/80349a190e86b9ed.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-30T06:21:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4yfh527hrk742anemc6z9f4y7slp42m4m65knmagz67pzhrvxkszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzfuumct Temporary protections for 330,000 Haitian immigrants slated to end, Noem announces<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/temporary-protections-for-330000-haitian-immigrants-slated-to-end-noem-announces/">https://blknewsnow.com/temporary-protections-for-330000-haitian-immigrants-slated-to-end-noem-announces/</a> 2025-11-27T00:57:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfecxklc6lcw3xs2ekelpptv4wpxr36sg63f7crf5h5s62adg584qzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzdwvxl5 Oregon co-leads suit against USDA over cuts to food assistance for refugees, asylum seekers<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/oregon-co-leads-suit-against-usda-over-cuts-to-food-assistance-for-refugees-asylum-seekers/">https://blknewsnow.com/oregon-co-leads-suit-against-usda-over-cuts-to-food-assistance-for-refugees-asylum-seekers/</a> 2025-11-26T22:13:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxulz2nmvaq3zkvzz394jvcmwu5zv3mqyffx3wz3zvnrhkxdgzndczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzxhedvh Mississippi lawmakers explore cash assistance for new moms, no strings attached<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/mississippi-lawmakers-explore-cash-assistance-for-new-moms-no-strings-attached/">https://blknewsnow.com/mississippi-lawmakers-explore-cash-assistance-for-new-moms-no-strings-attached/</a> 2025-11-08T08:10:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsffugj6tud6h3f53dfr420e5hdf0kdy5jd9ght355vew9mux4n3sqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzmtnh96 Who gets SNAP benefits to buy groceries and what the government pays for the program – in 5 charts<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/who-gets-snap-benefits-to-buy-groceries-and-what-the-government-pays-for-the-program-in-5-charts/">https://blknewsnow.com/who-gets-snap-benefits-to-buy-groceries-and-what-the-government-pays-for-the-program-in-5-charts/</a> 2025-11-07T23:31:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy5y7y38ynmsf4g6pery43eensk85gmgfs0844m3shn6fhs89g9ugzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz4gtdwt Trump administration ordered to pay full $9B in November SNAP benefits amid shutdown<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/trump-administration-ordered-to-pay-full-9b-in-november-snap-benefits-amid-shutdown/">https://blknewsnow.com/trump-administration-ordered-to-pay-full-9b-in-november-snap-benefits-amid-shutdown/</a> 2025-11-07T03:50:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstrsn8hnk6pkcyxm06c7vrf6kevgrj85yxal4t7knetes8kdx8gpgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzvu45jn &#34;My trip to this institution was in behalf of a worthwhile cause. There is a separation of colored people from white people in the United States. That separation is not a disease of colored people. It is a disease of white people. I do not intend to be quiet about it.&#34; – #AlbertEinstein #BlackHistory <br/><br/>(Theoretical physicist and philosopher Albert #Einstein, who rarely accepted speaking engagements, visited Lincoln University, the second oldest HBCU, in 1946. He was awarded an honorary degree.)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/495/028/609/510/759/original/811ad238b96545e9.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-05T03:52:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp79fkgy4yyf568usjycwm99y5ft5qq2slq78s8yvrzgx9msx6haqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyze2ujks &#34;Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor; and if one is a member of a captive population, economically speaking, one&#39;s feet have simply been placed on the treadmill forever.&#34; – #JamesBaldwin #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/477/765/469/419/592/original/273972112405314e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-02T02:35:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqfhu4q254cm0864n89a7ty5prnqwp7ncsjtffh8gaqpshgf5tezqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzu7n9lc 1 person detained after fatal mass shooting at Pennsylvania HBCU Lincoln University<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/1-person-detained-after-fatal-mass-shooting-at-pennsylvania-hbcu-lincoln-university/">https://blknewsnow.com/1-person-detained-after-fatal-mass-shooting-at-pennsylvania-hbcu-lincoln-university/</a> 2025-10-27T18:17:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf7gmuv0pln4hc9xs0r4y2gdl8c49ppxlpufxgncne00czrpzecwszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz0nz5ug Chicago and most cities with National Guard deployments are safer than Anchorage, stats show<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/chicago-and-most-cities-with-national-guard-deployments-are-safer-than-anchorage-stats-show/">https://blknewsnow.com/chicago-and-most-cities-with-national-guard-deployments-are-safer-than-anchorage-stats-show/</a> 2025-10-25T20:45:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd92g5hfs6l9lzaddr2sp0rxh3kkghhcfm4fge267chljaz89f56szyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyztk2fzt Statues honoring Rosa Parks, Helen Keller unveiled at Alabama Capitol<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/statues-honoring-rosa-parks-helen-keller-unveiled-at-alabama-capitol/">https://blknewsnow.com/statues-honoring-rosa-parks-helen-keller-unveiled-at-alabama-capitol/</a> 2025-10-25T19:04:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy20lagl9aw7u5fjm5tlf6stkg3wl4f56c28m0kwuwjv0vy6j36lszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzc32cph &#34;If you&#39;re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.&#34; – #MalcolmX #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/421/459/554/968/193/original/36fe6c918a43641f.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-23T03:55:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstcy5kvwh52rupsvl27f0q8xta829z2heh7692dvcufflw06ae2tqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz04tp7x Trump’s so-called drug war is merely an attention-seeking campaign<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/trumps-so-called-drug-war-is-merely-an-attention-seeking-campaign/">https://blknewsnow.com/trumps-so-called-drug-war-is-merely-an-attention-seeking-campaign/</a> 2025-10-23T03:41:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzdaumkh0u924jyx56fxkc9tksxpw9gstg2pwjn2hu93dk3ktr4czyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz4322ml Traffic citations outnumber federal task force’s arrests in Memphis; sparse data leaves impact murky<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/traffic-citations-outnumber-federal-task-forces-arrests-in-memphis-sparse-data-leaves-impact-murky/">https://blknewsnow.com/traffic-citations-outnumber-federal-task-forces-arrests-in-memphis-sparse-data-leaves-impact-murky/</a> 2025-10-22T17:14:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0gmsn6xl8g8q77muev5k5ct54e6ylv8ykaqzvdnqu9ehq0lrmy4qzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz4j4xe0 US Supreme Court considers gutting Voting Rights Act that has transformed Mississippi<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/us-supreme-court-considers-gutting-voting-rights-act-that-has-transformed-mississippi/">https://blknewsnow.com/us-supreme-court-considers-gutting-voting-rights-act-that-has-transformed-mississippi/</a> 2025-10-22T17:14:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswrw79uhdfmlgqtav2ln7lczadcyaa4y4dmvx6zz709pg4r3xk6egzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzet4hsw The disgraceful history of erasing Black cemeteries in the United States<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/the-disgraceful-history-of-erasing-black-cemeteries-in-the-united-states-2/">https://blknewsnow.com/the-disgraceful-history-of-erasing-black-cemeteries-in-the-united-states-2/</a> 2025-10-22T17:13:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszmkr7q6m4kc038eky2qjdagjhjrxgdf93pzdalhylh9ufhaztatszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzmmf2m2 Voting rights groups condemn GOP redistricting plan that would dismantle NC’s Black Belt district<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/voting-rights-groups-condemn-gop-redistricting-plan-that-would-dismantle-ncs-black-belt-district/">https://blknewsnow.com/voting-rights-groups-condemn-gop-redistricting-plan-that-would-dismantle-ncs-black-belt-district/</a> 2025-10-22T17:12:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv8n0t8v36cf6p2kujqmd58fqj4hvekxpyjm6dwzeznkagu5p37wszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzqct2xc Trade is shaping new global power relations: what this means for Africa<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/trade-is-shaping-new-global-power-relations-what-this-means-africa/">https://blknewsnow.com/trade-is-shaping-new-global-power-relations-what-this-means-africa/</a> 2025-10-22T17:12:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfvcg3vy3tx8l37qe873q9d5kjgpz3mmuxnyhmrydy94al99k0ccgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzaldf0c &#34;I don&#39;t think we can rely on governments, regardless of who is in power, to do the work that only mass movements can do.&#34; – #AngelaDavis #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/375/866/441/363/614/original/2468bcfb94eab9e1.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-15T02:40:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrw8vnvqtgwr9gsp4zmzpvffrnp2ac4f3u8ydw296s9435v3m9ppgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzx92pqt R.I. federal judge blocks anti-DEI restrictions from housing and violence prevention grants<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/r-i-federal-judge-blocks-anti-dei-restrictions-from-housing-and-violence-prevention-grants/">https://blknewsnow.com/r-i-federal-judge-blocks-anti-dei-restrictions-from-housing-and-violence-prevention-grants/</a> 2025-10-14T23:45:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsryk3044fyl6gcv8l09nt00dzhfveghhmxtt4xmjjcz3spqtkj63czyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzlq2asr Inequality has risen from 1970 to Trump − that has 3 hidden costs that undermine democracy<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/inequality-has-risen-from-1970-to-trump-−-that-has-3-hidden-costs-that-undermine-democracy/">https://blknewsnow.com/inequality-has-risen-from-1970-to-trump-−-that-has-3-hidden-costs-that-undermine-democracy/</a> 2025-10-14T23:45:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx5gc84qdw5uu339js2w6ckfp6f892eylx0uh7qan47c8mylj2zhgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzcg5534 China and the US are in a race for critical minerals. African countries need to make the rules<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/china-and-the-us-are-in-a-race-for-critical-minerals-african-countries-need-to-make-the-rules/">https://blknewsnow.com/china-and-the-us-are-in-a-race-for-critical-minerals-african-countries-need-to-make-the-rules/</a> 2025-10-14T23:44:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxjmudz6v9ft0d2y0mvel5smda4uq8rewvdcygt20vvt0quykcyygzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzma5l0v Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/supreme-court-redistricting-ruling-could-upend-decades-of-voting-rights-law-tilt-the-balance-of-power-in-washington/">https://blknewsnow.com/supreme-court-redistricting-ruling-could-upend-decades-of-voting-rights-law-tilt-the-balance-of-power-in-washington/</a> 2025-10-14T23:44:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0500vlrl7ztm8vel6wwnz7hem8fpmytud3y6thegqh2q4ta79j5szyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyztp9pta &#34;People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.&#34; – #AssataShakur #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/279/806/043/794/716/original/f4b6e49cdf34d149.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-28T03:31:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzz2mektfqnqgu2xfmvry9yudthykxjmtgak695kzdl5z0hh2v9szyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzae7w65 Remembering Assata Shakur: 10 powerful quotes about empowerment, equality, and justice<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/remembering-assata-shakur-10-quotes-about-empowerment-equality-and-justice/">https://blknewsnow.com/remembering-assata-shakur-10-quotes-about-empowerment-equality-and-justice/</a> 2025-09-28T03:15:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2au038ef8s20fkzswadlar2ztzhtqxymkpwek3kszqx3lh0s2vwqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzqru8uv &#34;You can jail a revolutionary, but you can&#39;t jail the revolution. You can run a freedom fighter around the country but you can&#39;t run freedom fighting around the country. You can murder a liberator, but you can&#39;t murder liberation.&#34; ― #FredHampton #BlackPanthers #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/656/362/086/774/939/original/97e1282607d4c4a1.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-10T01:01:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs98s9sw3f5v3c6g7yuvle79dj3e6m7hvlfn7qp2luy686urnrtupqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz3h32r9 &#34;If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there&#39;s shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.&#34; ― #HarrietTubman #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/520/411/054/611/055/original/30eb3ec1edfab0d7.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-17T00:46:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspl9srkgslr5rh60rfq0sexg95f4feewel3fgjydegwfc3p6q2pdczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz4grpgt &#34;I’m not a Democrat. I’m not a Republican, and I don’t even consider myself an American. If you and I were Americans, there’d be no problem. Those Honkies that just got off the boat, they’re already Americans; Polacks are already Americans; the Italian refugees are already Americans. Everything that came out of Europe, every blue-eyed thing, is already an American. And as long as you and I have been over here, we aren’t Americans yet...&#34; #MalcolmX #BlackHistory <br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdvOJYTwqY0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdvOJYTwqY0</a> 2025-05-04T19:54:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9r3d46yzsrdaegf0c68ptglfmhys0eqawq3j0fnjmu98wrtc6e8czyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzze7sxl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0grzqwsld2l6vh3zp3z6z56f6nk30943ft2v5dypws2fj2rttzxs6hfd2m'>nevent1q…fd2m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1sancp758qz9pm2yq4yd2nwqdvhkeuekwd5kk8g4hylvkfxfcf3tqs5jgxu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>DoomsdaysCW</span> (<span class="italic">npub1san…jgxu</span>)</a></span> 🙏🏿 2025-04-11T22:09:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvjuzlar3gs5uwgg30x9kcj55kwdtp5f738cjtucqc3tplnlupyszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzfxgtpp &#34;The roots of sexism and homophobia are found in the same economic and political institutions that serve as the foundation of racism in this country and, more often than not, the same extremist circles that inflict violence on people of color are responsible for the eruptions of violence inspired by sexist and homophobic biases. Our political activism must clearly manifest our understanding of these connections.&#34; ― #AngelaDavis #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/164/381/566/100/301/original/0d1052ca298a1ff7.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-15T03:44:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsppvl4hluvyslndqqv8dy4xuhnt90z58a7pp9r0j8ty9ljzm8mnxszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzxc3wkc &#34;There was one of two things I had a right to: liberty or death. If I could not have one, I would have the other, for no man should take me alive. I should fight for my liberty as my strength lasted, and when the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.&#34;<br/>― #HarrietTubman #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/141/377/861/367/626/original/6ba4d90fe706ba12.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-11T02:13:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrkn7lh7d9k24jch0f8cft9lszhzudcv8zpdzz8mgdpf4ymwrw7mqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzftsvq8 Crews begin dismantling Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington D.C.<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/crews-begin-dismantling-black-lives-matter-plaza-in-washington-d-c/">https://blknewsnow.com/crews-begin-dismantling-black-lives-matter-plaza-in-washington-d-c/</a> 2025-03-11T02:06:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq5q20e6w2pmgmcvxdxez0ewa3r69395kwjh005aux85y8m7fa3xczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzxjrajm The US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/the-us-has-pardoned-insurrectionists-twice-before-and-both-times-years-of-violent-racism-followed/">https://blknewsnow.com/the-us-has-pardoned-insurrectionists-twice-before-and-both-times-years-of-violent-racism-followed/</a> 2025-03-11T02:05:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnh3k075kdn8dhfj9a0qhjz6edpnnhxx3lmqsvxcwkum80z7l5vgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzycy90p Study: Cancer-causing chemicals found in synthetic braiding hair products<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/study-cancer-causing-chemicals-found-in-synthetic-braiding-hair-products/">https://blknewsnow.com/study-cancer-causing-chemicals-found-in-synthetic-braiding-hair-products/</a> 2025-03-11T02:04:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9rzlreqzkuzdarragk87jca8ljv8kxltvdghp74pzsuyful2y95szyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyztumza8 &#34;Apartheid — both petty and grand — is obviously evil. Nothing can justify the arrogant assumption that a clique of foreigners has the right to decide on the lives of a majority.&#34; — #SteveBiko #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/965/950/271/618/976/original/1cd3abc073e1b7c8.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-08T02:43:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgwq4zaf9xsstfupdy9dgv95tvvcxvxaxwec4enhcgv6aevh0ay4qzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzf8zjq3 &#34;No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger than its weakest people, and as long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you might otherwise.&#34; — #MarianAnderson #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/960/452/768/333/267/original/0161e0aa03fb0950.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-07T03:22:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqt23d4e9vjl4m0cmh0kdjad4unhne8ujtl2h7cu6uax488598ajgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzlkqzft &#34;Imperialism is a system of exploitation that occurs not only in the brutal form of those who come with guns to conquer territory. Imperialism often occurs in more subtle forms, a loan, food aid, blackmail . We are fighting this system that allows a handful of men on Earth to rule all of humanity.&#34; — #ThomasSankara #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/835/552/098/208/767/original/926a6fc62bbbee6d.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-16T02:54:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0c9yp32thuxva38p046pjcgjm5nd89ajm7nlwc0nkavvwjehefzgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzjdgnvl Bodycam video shows a group of non-Black correctional officers fatally beating #RobertBrooks, a Black inmate, while he was handcuffed in a medical examination room. Audio on the body cameras was also not recording even though required.<br/><br/>Brooks was beaten shortly after he arrived. In the video, officers can be seen smiling and cleaning their bloody hands.<br/><br/>BlkNewsNow.com has reached out to the the NY Attorney General&#39;s Office and will continue to follow this story.<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/robert-brooks-outrage-after-video-shows-handcuffed-black-man-beaten-by-ny-correctional-officers/">https://blknewsnow.com/robert-brooks-outrage-after-video-shows-handcuffed-black-man-beaten-by-ny-correctional-officers/</a> 2024-12-27T23:50:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqy0z0jvxrtx2m6detfax4xcd6ryegjmw44cnugxplqsdsd08atzgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzxzewku &#34;Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.&#34; — #MLK #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/727/466/783/349/698/original/5451cbbf0e2f0068.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-27T23:50:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr5n2dx9ulq7u8xhrllzpht4t35zx3g54flnn5tlmmzqxktngfjgczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz6f2rjd &#34;The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.&#34; — #WebDuBois #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/722/716/847/307/657/original/df0d8e6e6d5d4e71.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-27T03:42:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgr89xzmap3z7q9ykdsegp0wq5ypqjaf0g8d7kk9xtezxyphlgkpszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzr0wfjn Richard Parsons, former Time Warner CEO and Citigroup chairman, dies at 76<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/richard-parsons-former-time-warner-ceo-and-citigroup-chairman-dies-at-76/">https://blknewsnow.com/richard-parsons-former-time-warner-ceo-and-citigroup-chairman-dies-at-76/</a> 2024-12-27T03:37:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2jv0zjufmhrh0r6zyx5ya34rj5sv9cwa4a07v8swfu3sj4tjedmqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzuczeew Trash incinerators disproportionately harm Black and Hispanic people<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/trash-incinerators-disproportionately-harm-black-and-hispanic-people/">https://blknewsnow.com/trash-incinerators-disproportionately-harm-black-and-hispanic-people/</a> 2024-12-27T03:35:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszmlc48m7hmcjunuxslmw50y5v7j22n79j5y42kfdqlvxawqr6zqszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzeyu3gw &#34;Being a black woman writer is not a shallow place but a rich place to write from. It doesn’t limit my imagination, it expands it. It’s richer than being a white male writer because I know more and I’ve experienced more.&#34; — #ToniMorrison #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/711/147/385/376/811/original/51b30a79dd9ddfb1.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-25T02:44:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2rv0yn22w0cg25drnmxp5s3ttzth6hf6lmep0cgzvj4uyett8gwszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzpflrhj 6 best African sci-fi and fantasy books to read this holiday<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/6-best-african-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-read-this-holiday/">https://blknewsnow.com/6-best-african-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-read-this-holiday/</a> 2024-12-25T02:41:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszv29vukz3ngvh5rm4yfsdfp4xlqgntfyar6nazus570cnrpjw57gzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz6nlj77 Gift-giving was practiced by early humans in Africa – how it spread and evolved<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/gift-giving-was-practiced-by-early-humans-in-africa-how-it-spread-and-evolved/">https://blknewsnow.com/gift-giving-was-practiced-by-early-humans-in-africa-how-it-spread-and-evolved/</a> 2024-12-24T03:36:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrsheudqlsgzm286fcg4vh5hp3ry0zt0advydma5xdxwcewq9ul9czyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzq4nhxp Religion is the organization of spirituality into something that became the hand maiden of conquerors. Nearly all religions were brought to people and imposed on people by conquerors, and used as the framework to control their minds. — #JohnHenrikClarke #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/705/695/024/763/984/original/97d66be02b216661.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-24T03:34:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswm433vwc785tu0whjxhee2mvahrpf0r3usml03s9mkcr3zktrasszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzz0c72s More than 60 years later, Langston Hughes’ ‘Black Nativity’ is still a pillar of African American theater<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/more-than-60-years-later-langston-hughes-black-nativity-is-still-a-pillar-of-african-american-theater/">https://blknewsnow.com/more-than-60-years-later-langston-hughes-black-nativity-is-still-a-pillar-of-african-american-theater/</a> 2024-12-21T01:25:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdw2xdw8zsf3zfmelamhg22ajg5ygfy8a8qkehrfw4zmxd4r4mwczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzdtsjh4 Atlantic City, N.J. mayor indicted for second time in connection with child abuse allegations<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/atlantic-city-n-j-mayor-indicted-for-second-time-in-connection-with-child-abuse-allegations/">https://blknewsnow.com/atlantic-city-n-j-mayor-indicted-for-second-time-in-connection-with-child-abuse-allegations/</a> 2024-12-21T01:24:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswax8v6vtzp2xsw90mv96cxc8yztaw8mzjqr3kawzgpdzfurjrf9czyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzszpctn Michigan man pleads guilty to planning mass shooting targeting gay people<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/michigan-man-pleads-guilty-to-planning-mass-shooting-targeting-gay-people/">https://blknewsnow.com/michigan-man-pleads-guilty-to-planning-mass-shooting-targeting-gay-people/</a> 2024-12-21T01:23:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdrw3xnfx33xskczl53k8ltctjfyq3pvs4j0az8y5vpwh7v5vjfczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz09jv8j &#34;We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind. Mind is your only ruler, sovereign. The man who is not able to develop and use his mind is bound to be the slave of the other man who uses his mind.&#34; — #MarcusGarvey #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/688/179/181/546/135/original/365ea785081a957d.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-21T01:21:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs06f9tutg4v68ks54svzzd9k8zuqnsn3ep7a5gad2wg2kyry9qcpczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz02tj84 The story of one Mississippi county shows how private schools are exacerbating segregation<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/the-story-of-one-mississippi-county-shows-how-private-schools-are-exacerbating-segregation/">https://blknewsnow.com/the-story-of-one-mississippi-county-shows-how-private-schools-are-exacerbating-segregation/</a> 2024-12-20T02:27:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8rkm0xxv2dex2wkjzzxmnjq7akyjmj92ccyvvc3ltkadnhn20qtczyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzcyfg0p Man sentenced to 40 years after plea deal in murder of Black woman on Phoenix bus<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/man-sentenced-to-40-years-after-plea-deal-in-murder-of-black-woman-on-phoenix-bus/">https://blknewsnow.com/man-sentenced-to-40-years-after-plea-deal-in-murder-of-black-woman-on-phoenix-bus/</a> 2024-12-20T02:26:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvx5mu6pmjc60880wr8zl70akqcns58ykcxaqm7ryf670h2c8ur9szyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzsqnj4n &#34;It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division amongst us: between those who cherish democracy and those who do not.&#34; — #NelsonMandela #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/682/778/561/017/019/original/2fb910de3bf2aaea.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-20T02:25:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrtcxw6gat6wq77dl0zxrsq9t9wz3f2jhtc2srq6wsr594x6sc6rszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzrnhz3j Assault on DEI: Critics use simplistic terms to attack the programs, but they are key to uprooting workplace bias<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/assault-on-dei-critics-use-simplistic-terms-to-attack-the-programs-but-they-are-key-to-uprooting-workplace-bias/">https://blknewsnow.com/assault-on-dei-critics-use-simplistic-terms-to-attack-the-programs-but-they-are-key-to-uprooting-workplace-bias/</a> 2024-12-19T10:13:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8y0khq3zs4n8pwad2few62k8lg0j9nkmv2krux3rm6sqhq54tcgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzzezrcm For enslaved people, the holiday season was a time for revelry – and a brief window to fight back<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/for-enslaved-people-the-holiday-season-was-a-time-for-revelry-and-a-brief-window-to-fight-back/">https://blknewsnow.com/for-enslaved-people-the-holiday-season-was-a-time-for-revelry-and-a-brief-window-to-fight-back/</a> 2024-12-19T03:55:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8tj8q0jrrwrxxdsjwd0ywp87vnxkgl6dfrctsmrqsqwkw3j7vm0qzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyz4jspdd Trust in U.S. media hit an all-time low in 2024 − a new survey shows Black midwesterners have found other trusted messengers of news<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/trust-in-u-s-media-hit-an-all-time-low-in-2024-−-a-new-survey-shows-black-midwesterners-have-found-other-trusted-messengers-of-news/">https://blknewsnow.com/trust-in-u-s-media-hit-an-all-time-low-in-2024-−-a-new-survey-shows-black-midwesterners-have-found-other-trusted-messengers-of-news/</a> 2024-12-19T03:55:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsze9nlncekkqhg68rxtu78zal676rh8t9rac56x38vx2k50pnkjkgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzexusta &#34;I was conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can&#39;t say: I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.&#34; — #HarrietTubman #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/676/123/720/906/062/original/23514c785990b5e8.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-19T03:54:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszr8rp2nzzpf89g6uez6afdtdhue2hj8rdme4t6wwj5p0gwuftkxqzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzgh6fxp &#34;Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.&#34; — #FrederickDouglass #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/671/288/008/254/921/original/ada45c730a263bb1.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-18T01:43:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrqleus72aw5avy0qrnflmcuzzs6720szesfpusamlh5lad9th9zgzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyza82rm6 Black adults with long COVID report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts: new research<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/black-adults-with-long-covid-report-higher-levels-of-hopelessness-and-suicidal-thoughts-new-research/">https://blknewsnow.com/black-adults-with-long-covid-report-higher-levels-of-hopelessness-and-suicidal-thoughts-new-research/</a> 2024-12-17T07:12:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw358jqyvlarrrk9mlyvvlks75thsdzuwtymv7r7v96gytzeqe3qszyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzj9zvu3 &#34;I’m a 48-year-old writer who can remember being a 10-year-old writer and who expects someday to be an 80-year-old writer. I’m also comfortably asocial — a hermit in the middle of Los Angeles — a pessimist if I’m not careful, a feminist, a Black, a former Baptist, an oil-and-water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty, and drive.&#34; — #OctaviaButler #BlackHistory<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/666/917/746/861/671/original/8b9f27e9a2d1580d.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-17T07:12:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspy38hdxe58jxq6dvrsa02pwr2mzyhkmmzzjhkjvs6md0gcd5h83qzyr7dy2me5jyv5s6t2n85nnwsqe5pagsre5gu5pvhpc7axzkmfyzyzwahw6m Ebola: how a vaccine turned a terrifying virus into a preventable disease<br/><a href="https://blknewsnow.com/ebola-how-a-vaccine-turned-a-terrifying-virus-into-a-preventable-disease/">https://blknewsnow.com/ebola-how-a-vaccine-turned-a-terrifying-virus-into-a-preventable-disease/</a> 2024-12-14T03:46:43Z