#06 – BLV’s Top 20 Black Moments of 2020: Leticia ‘Mothaf*ckin’ Lewis & All Things “Lovecraft Country”
Warning: This post contains spoilers.
A Thanksgiving Message From Malcolm X…
Oh, because I thought a colonizing, genocidal, propagator of human chattel said something. I’d like to state that I do challenge Brother Malcolm’s assessment of Black people not being American but I will save that for a later date. Please watch the whole video and get ready. Let’s get uncomfortable!…
On This Day: The 1968 Olympics and the Iconic Moment That Almost Wasn’t
On October 16th, 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, two Black American track and field stars, stood on the Olympic podiums to receive their medals and made a statement that resonated through sports, this country, and the world. It is one of the most iconic moments in sports history, Black…
#OnThisDay: The Founding of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense
On this day (and/or around it) in 1966, the Black Panther Party for Self Defense was founded. The Black Panther Party had one initial purpose: to patrol Black neighborhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality. It grew into a movement used to empower black communities and provided a…
On This Day: Thurgood Marshall Was Sworn In As The First Black Supreme Court Justice
American Democracy is in shambles. I do not think this is a bad thing (will get in to that in a later post). The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the modern day Susan B. Anthony, has left a void in the Supreme Court that President Pumpkin Spice,…