#Rosewood

#OnThisDay 1923 the affluent town of Rosewood, FL was destroyed when Black people were attacked by white mobs. An estimated eight to 80 people were killed. Source: https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/rosewood-massacre Like
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I've always known this learned at an early age but what else needs to be mentioned is what is NOT taught helps #racism thrive.A older white gentleman said to me
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Can I say how wild it is having grown up in America as a Black person, reading history that I knew was a lie and the sins were whitewashed. Benevolent
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1/The Red Summer 1917-1923The U.S. was gripped by a reign of racial terror after World War I, when whites rose up to quash prosperous Black communities from Tulsa to DCRead
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1/ The “discussion” about Miami and tech is so funny - and spotlights privilege, FOMO and arrogance. First, Miami isn’t a new product or platform to hype.It’s the seventh most
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I’ve spent the last 5 weeks reading several dozen articles on racism and public policy. I came to this issue only lately and have a lot more learning to do.
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400+1 has distributed over 300 meals, redistributed reparations to 115 families, and housed 14 people. We directed traffic where lights failed to function and delivered water where The City had
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Musicians have not been granted exemption for short business trips to the EU under the Brexit deal. What will this mean in terms of extra red tape and costs for
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I tried to race through @tsmadigan 's "The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921" in time to make an educated post this week regarding #JuneteenthDay
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A casual DA thread islands I’ve visited and pictures I took while there. @nikola_tessa island, Ambellina such a sweet island, filled with lovely flowers & so many elephants. Discordia
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Partly in response to last RT, I think a lot about why things seem different now than in the last few years, and one element I think we collectively discount
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Our Heritage! Listen, if you want to be a loser, no one is stopping you. I don't care if you fly that flag on the antenna of every one of
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City Hall Bldg: We've seen that many staff can work from home if they wish > reduces space requirements. It would be good if #LdnOnt elected officials & @CityofLdnOnt staff
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Should I make a thread of historically black towns & cities that were thriving & minding their business before racism & white supremacy destroyed them via white women*, local gov’t/mob
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IF YOUR FAMILY PUSHES YOU AWAY FOR STANDING UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE RIGHT, I’M YA FAMILY NOW. I lost my entire family. You want to know what
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Just because I can, a thread of my anticipated 2021 releases. I'm including books I have ARCs of because seeing other people's reactions to books I've read is a big
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