Remembering Donny Hathaway today on what would have been his 80th birthday (born October 1, 1945) | Explore his musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/DHathawayHBD

Lt. Col. George Hardy, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen who flew in World War II, has died at 100, the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. National Office announced on Friday.

#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad

87-year-old Cecil Williams walked down the runway to "Neva Scared" during Actively Black and Spill's #NYFW show this weekend www.whatimreading.net/p/civil-righ...

Nice! Good morning peoples!☀️

lol in the past 24 hours, multiple people have sent me this clip of me on ABC news. Apparently, the auntie and uncles from church caught wind of it as did my personal trainer LOL.

"If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” - Maya Angelou 🌸🌸🌸

General Ulysses Grant was the type of President we need today.

This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

“Y’all stand and welcome, Michael 🕊️, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito🕊️ & Jackie.. the mighty, mighty, Jackson 5." -Don Cornelius 🕊 Remembering Michael Jackson on his birthday (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) 💙🕊

Welp. I didn’t go to sleep.

Happy Thursday actually 😅 music.youtube.com/watch?v=TSXp...

Timeline cleanse...

Oh, if you needed more note-taking tips @xaviersmith.blacksky.app

61 years ago today Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer one of the most courageous activists of the Civil Rights Movement posed the question that echoes today with every migrant round-up by masked officers, as federal troops converge on D.C.,as institutions are threatened: “IS THIS AMERICA?” youtu.be/DFC1nc3IXBM

Had a GREAT talk with my daughters about AI this morning. We watched this video from Curiosity Theory after the chat, and I recommend folks check it out as a framework for navigating digital/media literacy

Emmett Till would be 84 today. Not 114. Not 104. 84. He would be my uncle. Not great-great or great uncle. One of my parents' siblings. This is why we remember.

Their crime? Registering Black voters.... One of many reasons I will always vote... for me, their sacrifice for my right to vote will never be taken for granted...... well, at least while I can still vote...

I can confirm the PBS Passport is a very good deal for $5/month or $2.50/month if you do yearly. Thousands of hours of top notch content. NOVA is great. The new Ken Burns doc on Leonardo da Vinci is excellent. You can sign up at the link below! www.pbs.org/passport/lea...

The Queen of the Night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) blooms once a year at night.

Heard in office: “I didn’t know my TennCare was Medicaid”. Have the day you voted for, Ma’am.

Do I drink like that? Nope! Do need it! YES!

So odd that Congress is so willing to have their power usurped and stripped from them.

This so offensive... 😭😭

WOOOOOO GOTDAMN what a way to start the morning 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I live in LA. My friends are texting me if I was ok. I explain to them that everything is totally fine (except for ICE raiding elementary schools & restaurants). I was at a rally downtown yesterday. Great vibe, mariachi music and the smells of grilled onion and bacon-wrapped hot dogs. A great LA day

The blockbuster horror film "Sinners" features the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in a short, impactful scene. For some Choctaw, it is the first time they've heard their language and seen their culture accurately portrayed on screen.

"Morning, Jim!" "Hey, Tom."

For those who enjoy cucumbers. www.allrecipes.com/cucumber-rec...

🎶 if anyone...should ever write...my life story...for whatever reason there might be...you'll be there between each line of pain and glory....cuz you're the best thing...that ever happened to me🎶

I think you just fixed the Pro Bowl

Me at every VA highway gap, seeing if a trooper trying to make his quota for the month:

Oh wow, Ras Baraka is the son of the late Amiri Baraka, the playwright and poet (and onetime Poet Laureate of New Jersey yes that was once a title that existed).

1999 and Prince

They’re glitching. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...

#Sinners is Miles Caton's debut acting role He learned blues guitar for the part, practicing over five hours a day for two months leading up to filming (via Variety)

Remember to look up

David Bowie's 'Let's Dance' hit #1 on the UK Albums Chart 42 years ago on April 23, 1983 album.ink/DBowieLD

On Apr. 8, 1864, the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery passed the U.S. Senate with a 38-6 vote. Though the amendment would not pass the House of Reps. until January 1865, the Senate’s vote was a major step in banning slavery. 134 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountdowntoSRD

Digging into the crate today... youtu.be/h1MDlJM_C1k?...

Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose immortal cells have circled the globe, contributing to medical breakthroughs, research and vaccines, was honored at Morgan State University (MSU) with a wax figure on March 15. flip.it/1229zd

Good morning everyone. It will always be Denali. Have a peaceful day.

The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.

Miles Davis began recording 'Kind of Blue' and completed sessions for album tracks "So What," "Freddie Freeloader" & "Blue in Green" 66 years ago on March 2, 1959 album.ink/MDKindOfBlue