despicable

90s kids will remember when he sang the end credits reprises of "A Whole New World" and "Beauty and the Beast" rest in peace ❤ www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmvT...

Rest in peace to Peabo Bryson ✊🏾

Being born in the 80s I had no idea that we were too racist to have public pools. When I found out

Now that it's swimming pool season, it's wild to think about how many cities used to have public municipal swimming pools, but then after the Civil Rights Act was passed, cities just started closing them. Now they're mostly private and membership only. Or you're rich enough for a backyard pool

ummm, actually we never said that. Fake news

If this was @theonion.com, I would think they have gone too far to be satirical. However, seems to be just another Tuesday for this administration.

somebody look at this

It's difficult not to think about Latasha Harlins today

Just caught word that the Indiana governor proclaimed and the Tennessee legislature has officially passed a resolution declaring the month of June to be "Nuclear Family Month."

Saving this for later thehill.com/opinion/5902...

There's nothing that upsets vanilla ISIS more than Pride Month and Black History Month

It's been such a violent last several days. tf is wrong with everyone? My own personal city is mourning the deaths of like 5 people over the last 3 days, and 3 of those people I actually knew. Now im reading about a shooting spree in Iowa City. I really dont understand

if they get a republican governor.... www.tmz.com/2026/06/01/d...

Every time I open any social media site they're immediately telling me what happened on Euphoria... And ion like that lol. Can you imagine our current social media being around when Half Blood Prince came out? "Damn, can you believe Dumbledore just died like that?"

No reparations for the criminals now? Im sure there's a backup plan

This is the front-runner for governor in my state. And bringing up Margaret Sanger is so lazy. Why are you even talking about us?

I listen to young people out "im the wild," and im always asking myself, "my god.....were we this vulgar?" And then I see those viral videos of them being asked to read pre-written sentences aloud... I feel like there's a correlation

Did i just spot gasoline under $4?!!

Yo, whoever works at Axios needs to be investigated

heads should roll for this

There's the racist ice cream song of course, but this is BY FAR my favorite cover of Zip Coon aka "Turkey In The Straw." Zip Coon was the urban free Black while "Jumpin Jim Crow" was the Southern plantation stereotype. The caricatures disappeared but the song remains. Love Animaniacs

I forgot to add yesterday, because I literally typed all this out before falling asleep; the phrases: "Piece of cake!" or "a cakewalk!" to describe something easily done. or "this takes the cake," in a rewarding sense, also comes from this. A piece of cake was often given as a reward

Because we find humor everywhere.

Sharp thread doesn't go where you might expect but serves up some sweet musical tidbits along the way.

I swear, this country's history.

White people making fun of black people making fun of white people?!? History is always the gossip queen.

Yup !

awesome. Never change Alabama. You're never beating the allegations

I noticed this got pulled YouTube.....and honestly, deservedly so. Mostly because it lacked context. Well, I found some context. Because just because something historical is "unpleasant," doesnt mean it gets to disappear like it never happened

This thread is awesome. It threatens to get dark and low down, but stays wholesome throughout.

Good 🧵

Dope thread.

When it comes to the US it ALWAYS ties back to…

Wow, I had no idea

a great 🧵 about minstrelsy

Whew this thread

Joel Chandler Harris became famous for the tales he collected from formerly enslaved people as he wrote the "Uncle Remus Tales." Then there were the Lomaxes who got famous collecting Black folk music. Charles Hale could've been listening to Black barbers when he wrote his tune. But unproven

So im watching Who Framed Roger Rabbit if you cant tell by my last post. But because you know me by now....I gotta take it there lol. Remember the scene where the judge was looking for Roger in the bar and used the "Shave and a Haircut, two bits" riff to lure him out? 🧵

I'm not bad I'm just drawn that way

Clint Smith m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

My Google autocomplete hasn't been working all day

Mo B. Dick & Beats by the Pound making hits for No Limit Records in the late 1990s:

BRUH!

This was just too funny and wholesome not to share. He really tried 😅

PSA: The Willie Lynch Letter never happened. That supposed 1712 speech by a man named Willie Lynch is a modern phenomenon

Everyone's favorite Black cookout anthem, "Outstanding," did you know it had a connection to Black Wall Street? Charlie Wilson and the GAP band named their group after the Greenwood neighborhood they grew up in.

and thank you for that. It's also very much appreciated for you to say that

need this shop.legionm.com/collections/...

It's been almost 30 years and I still dont know all the words to the rappin part of "Shawty Swing My Way."