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In today's Good Life newsletter, we featured the story of Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," and what she's doing now that she's achieved what she set out to do. Find it in this @Flipboard Storyboard, alongside articles about the Juneteenth flag, recipes, and how to celebrate the holiday when civil rights are under threat.

https://flipboard.com/@theculturedesk/what-to-know-about-juneteenth-5lfn8jis1l9sp9rd

#Juneteenth #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon @blackmastodon #America #USA #History @histodons

They did not land as strangers. They were returning to a continent that had already been stolen from them. The streets were named for Clay and Ashmun. The flag had stripes and a single white star. The capital was called Monrovia. This was Liberia—built from memory, stitched in exile. A mirror held to the American republic.
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#History #Photography #BlackMastodon
Image: Ad for Firestone's factory and exhibition building at the World's Fair. Source: The Newberry Collection, ca. 1930-1939.

Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’

When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/21/harvard-slavery-decendants-of-the-enslaved

#Slavery #Harvard #BlackMastodon #History #Genealogy

May 26, 1637, the Puritans and their allies surround the Pequot Indian stronghold called Mystic Fort near what is now Stonington, Connecticut. They set it ablaze, then shoot those who flee the flames. By dawn, over 400 are dead—mostly women and children.

And yet, we still call Puritans the “peaceful” settlers.

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#blackmastodon #iran #photography #history #war #histodons

Image: The Puritans’ massacre of the Pequots. A 19th-century wood engraving. Source: The Granger Collection, NYC.

Another jackleg preacher.

AND he supports the 🤡

All skinfolk are not kinfolk.

God must be dead if he's alive.

#florida #blackmastodon
https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/06/22/black-florida-pastor-boasts-about-the-money-hes-making-under-president-donald-trump/

NOW PLAYING == Generation of Praise International Black History Moment Day 17 - The Mothers of the Church

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_XMxF4v178

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

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #WorldBeatMusic #AfroojAftab #Toronto #TinyDesk #NPR
Hopefully this will be a timeline cleanser for some today. Just got back from the Toronto International Jazz Festival. Took a chance and went to what ended up being a sold out concert of this artist: Afrooj Aftab. It was a delightful event. What a great voice. The link below is to her Tiny Desk performance on NPR. Enjoy. Direct link: https://youtu.be/ZUYJ8_tBSSQ
https://www.aroojaftab.com/videos/
Edit: direct link

Barbara Jordan—a Black woman from Houston’s Fifth Ward—crossed every line drawn to keep her out: the color line, the gender line, the sexuality line, the Mason-Dixon line. And when, 49 years ago this week, the nation asked who would speak for America in crisis, she answered. With conviction. With the Constitution. And with a voice they never forgot.
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#photography #blackmastodon
Image: Barbara Jordan DNC keynote speech, NYC, July 12, 1976. AP.

#blackwomen #blackhistory #blackafrican #blackmastodon

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On August 21, 194 years ago in less than a month, Nat Turner led a revolt. Dozens died. But what haunted white Southerners wasn’t the blood—it was the intention. The reading. The prophecy. The belief that enslaved people could think, lead, and judge.
#histodons #History #BlackMastodon #Photography #BlackAndWhite #photo
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Image: Emancipation and Freedom monument at Brown’s Island, Richmond, Virginia.

Next, he'll try to have Mayor Bass and the entire city council removed and replaced by white military generals.

And try to make Los Angeles White Again.

LA hasn't had a right-wing leadership since 1973.

Fuck off, #Taco the 🤡.

#blackmastodon
https://abc7.com/post/trump-administration-sues-la-mayor-bass-city-council-sanctuary-immigration-policies/16891225/
via ABC7LA App

Episode 193 of the Air Adam Podcast has just been released, with selections from the Native Tongues, Lady Wray, Mobb Deep, Big Daddy Kane, and more!

Get the show now at;

- http://podcast.airadam.com
- https://www.mixcloud.com/airadampodcast/
- Apple Podcasts
- Pocket Casts
- etc

Have a listen, let me know what you think, and if you like it, please do spread the word!

#BlackMastodon #music #HipHop #mixtape #podcast #DJ

Feeling rage for my country and love for myself tonight. I was inspired by a friend this morning to do ✨️Fairy Things✨️ today. Excellent decision.

#DailySelfie #BlackMastodon #QueerMastodon #QueerJoy #BlackJoy #DrStarshine

Things aren't so bad for me- the only thing I need help with this month is buying groceries.

Anything helps, but my goal is about $200.

💕

etrans: tasiathereader@gmail.com

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ourinsatiabesouls

#BlackMutualAid #MutualAidRequest
#BlackMastodon #queermutualaid
#HelpFolksLive2026
#disability #MutualAid

@mutual_aid @mutual_aid@starflower.space @MutualAidVisibility @anarchomutual @blackfedi

I have some time before my grocery needs become urgent but I could really use floss and toothpaste ASAP.

I'm already starting to get inflamed gums and I get infections very easily. 🙏🏾

etrans: tasiathereader@gmail.com
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ourinsatiabesouls

#BlackMutualAid #MutualAidRequest
#BlackMastodon #queermutualaid
#HelpFolksLive2026 #Queercrowdfund
#disability #disabilityaid #actuallyautistic #DisabilityCrowdFund #MutualAid

@mutual_aid @mutual_aid@starflower.space @MutualAidVisibility @anarchomutual @blackfedi

Episode 194 of the Air Adam Podcast has just been released, with selections from Raekwon, Clipse, Natural Elements, and more!

Get the show now at;

- http://podcast.airadam.com
- https://www.mixcloud.com/airadampodcast/
- Apple Podcasts
- Pocket Casts
- etc

Have a listen, let me know what you think, and if you like it, please do spread the word!

#BlackMastodon #music #HipHop #mixtape #podcast #DJ

NOW PLAYING == Generation of Praise International Black History Moment | Day 24 - Henry Ossian Flipper

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/25ZqKAiSPbY

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

Episode 201 of the Air Adam Podcast is out now - *just* in time!

This month we have tracks from Erick Sermon with Public Enemy, Bugzy Malone, Nas & DJ Premier, Massive Attack, and plenty more old and new!

Get the show now at;

- http://podcast.airadam.com
- https://www.mixcloud.com/airadampodcast/
- Apple Podcasts
- Pocket Casts
- etc

Have a listen, let me know what you think, and if you like it, please do spread the word!

#BlackMastodon #HipHop #mixtape #actualMixing #podcast

TLC is cancelled.

They're Black MAGA too.

Left Eye turns in her grave.

#blackmastodon
https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/03/29/tlc-fans-turn-on-chilli-over-claims-shes-been-quietly-bankrolling-trump-for-years-and-that-explosive-michelle-obama-post/

Both the United States and Israel were shaped by political systems built alongside racial hierarchy and contested citizenship.

Each proclaimed democratic ideals while simultaneously managing populations excluded from the full promise of those ideals.

They are both profoundly unfree and racially riven societies..

That shared history matters.

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#iran #history #histodons #israel #blackmastodon

Image: Benjamin Netanyahu hugs Joe Biden at Ben Guirion Airport on October 18, 2023. AFP.

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The NAACP is calling on Black student-athletes to boycott Southern colleges after the Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act. “The NAACP will not watch the same institutions that depend on Black athletic prowess to fill their stadiums and their bank accounts remain silent while their states strip Black communities of their voice,” NAACP National President and CEO Derrick Johnson said in a statement. Here's more from NBC.

https://flip.it/mAqpg8

#USPolitics #CollegeSports #BlackMastodon

He's attacking Black women once again..

#blackmastodon
https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/04/24/trump-insults-black-reporter-pressing-him-about-war-after-he-compares-it-to-vietnam/

Megan Rapinoe: WNBA media needs 'more understanding' for queer culture.

Sorry Megan,but the media is sexist and homophobic.

And racist.

That's why they hype and overhype the "golden girl" instead of promote teams like the Las Vegas Aces,who have dominated the WNBA. Teams that are mostly Black and queer.

And why they push for a ban on LGBTQ+ athletes in sports altogether.

#lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtq_plus #blackmastodon #wnba
https://awfulannouncing.com/wnba/megan-rapinoe-media-more-understanding-nuance-queer-culture-azzi-fudd.html

'YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON TIKTOK!': Urban Outfitters Apologizes After Employee Wrongfully Accuses Black Woman of Shoplifting from California Store in Viral Video.

Shopping While Black.

Again.

#blackmastodon
https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/05/19/california-woman-slams-urban-outfitters-after-employee-wrongfully-accuses-her-of-shoplifting/