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Kobe Bryant working out for the Celtics.
They chose Antoine Walker instead.
Man you talking about one of the biggest mistakes ever!!!!!!!
More trump revisionist history?
No
Sometimes you don’t have the wrong idea, just the wrong timing - Lady Norman on her Krupps scooter in 1916
https://lnkd.in/gfxG2qb
Even Amelia was in on the action
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Sometimes you don’t have the wrong idea, just the wrong timing - Lady Norman on her Krupps scooter in 1916
https://lnkd.in/gfxG2qb
Even Amelia was in on the action
So, is this just a old picture, or is there more to this story?
Sometimes, I just don't understand the mentality of some people...
Why post photos and have absolutely no caption to describe what the devil it is supposed to show?
amelia was just trying to get some pussyMore trump revisionist history?
No
Sometimes you don’t have the wrong idea, just the wrong timing - Lady Norman on her Krupps scooter in 1916
https://lnkd.in/gfxG2qb
Even Amelia was in on the action
He probably was... literally.
Malcolm X in Egypt
Basuto warriors, South Africa, 1900
my man on the left look like he rocking them JJ Casuals lol
Thomas L. Jennings, the first African-American to receive a patent [ca. 1820s]
(1791 – February 12, 1856) was an African-American tradesman and abolitionist in New York City, New York. He operated and owned a tailoring business. In 1821 he was one of the first African Americans to be granted a patent for his method of dry cleaning, With the proceeds of his invention he bought his wife and children’s freedom then continued his civil rights work.
Jennings became active in working for his race and civil rights for the African-American community. In 1831, he was selected as assistant secretary to the First Annual Convention of the People of Color in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which met in June of that year. He helped arrange legal defense for his daughter, Elizabeth Jennings, in 1854 when she challenged a private streetcar company's segregation of seating and was arrested. She was defended by the young Chester Arthur, and won her case the next year.
With two other prominent African-American leaders, Jennings organized the Legal Rights Association in 1855 in New York, which raised challenges to discrimination and organized legal defense for court cases. He founded and was a trustee of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, a leader in the African-American community
(1791 – February 12, 1856) was an African-American tradesman and abolitionist in New York City, New York. He operated and owned a tailoring business. In 1821 he was one of the first African Americans to be granted a patent for his method of dry cleaning, With the proceeds of his invention he bought his wife and children’s freedom then continued his civil rights work.
Jennings became active in working for his race and civil rights for the African-American community. In 1831, he was selected as assistant secretary to the First Annual Convention of the People of Color in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which met in June of that year. He helped arrange legal defense for his daughter, Elizabeth Jennings, in 1854 when she challenged a private streetcar company's segregation of seating and was arrested. She was defended by the young Chester Arthur, and won her case the next year.
With two other prominent African-American leaders, Jennings organized the Legal Rights Association in 1855 in New York, which raised challenges to discrimination and organized legal defense for court cases. He founded and was a trustee of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, a leader in the African-American community
In the late eighteenth century, it was not unusual for enslaved peoples to be exploited as living curiosities and playthings for European royalty. Princess Maria Francisca Benedita of Portugal, for example, commissioned José Conrado Roza to paint enslaved favorites of the Portuguese Court in 1788. "The Bridal Masquerade" allegorically portrays a wedding procession made up of eight dwarfs from Portuguese colonies in Africa and the Americas. Seven are of African descent and one is Native American. Siriaco, the man with vitiligo near the bottom, was a favorite subject of Portuguese painters. He is the only one not dressed in fine clothing, as if his skin were an article of clothing. Though this is not a casta painting of colonial Spanish America, it too was used to mark otherness and racial difference among subjects from Portugal's colonial possessions.
That Native American got a big honkin' big toe!In the late eighteenth century, it was not unusual for enslaved peoples to be exploited as living curiosities and playthings for European royalty. Princess Maria Francisca Benedita of Portugal, for example, commissioned José Conrado Roza to paint enslaved favorites of the Portuguese Court in 1788. "The Bridal Masquerade" allegorically portrays a wedding procession made up of eight dwarfs from Portuguese colonies in Africa and the Americas. Seven are of African descent and one is Native American. Siriaco, the man with vitiligo near the bottom, was a favorite subject of Portuguese painters. He is the only one not dressed in fine clothing, as if his skin were an article of clothing. Though this is not a casta painting of colonial Spanish America, it too was used to mark otherness and racial difference among subjects from Portugal's colonial possessions.
Since someone asked:
1. Brother Blood seems to be an NCO assigned to the 101st Airborne Division Ranger Company (C/75 I think) during Vietnam. He is definitely in Nam, because the companies were formed there, first as LRRPs (Long Range Reconnaisance Patrol) and then into the Rangers. This is part of the 75th Ranger Regiment's Lineage today. These were some bad boys in the jungle by all accounts.
2. Bloods assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. I know this is Vietnam because of the sandbags improving the terrain and the M1 on Brother is carrying. The clean uniforms indicated they've been in from the Jungle for a rest for a few days. They headed back out from the Patrol Base soon after this I'm sure.
3. Another Brother Blood. Almost same situation as #2.
4. Look like the start of a Ranger Mission. Guys without shirts probably staying in, while the Brother Blood is taking a team out for a few days to hunt Charlie. He's happy here because no one is dead...yet. He won't be smiling like that we the get exfilled in 3-5 days (sooner if they take casualties). I know this is a Ranger because he is wearing the predecessor to the BDU uniform of the 80s, which was reserved for SF, LRRPs and Rangers. SEALs and Force Recon wore the famous Tiger Stripes you seen in all the movies.
Bloods- Black Servicemen in the Vietnam War referred to themselves as Brother, Blood or Brother Blood in a show of solidarity with each other during the still-prevalent racism in the military at the time.
Every male in my family served in the Vietnam War. We take it pretty serious in my family.
Bessie Coleman
1892-1926
Bessie Coleman soared across the sky as the first African American, and the first Native American woman pilot. Known for performing flying tricks, Coleman’s nicknames were; “Brave Bessie,” “Queen Bess,” and “The Only Race Aviatrix in the World.” Her goal was to encourage women and African Americans to reach their dreams. Unfortunately, her career ended with a tragic plane crash, but her life continues to inspire people around the world.
Born in Atlanta, Texas on January 26, 1892, Bessie Coleman had twelve brothers and sisters. Her mother, Susan Coleman, was an African American maid, and her father George Coleman was a Native American sharecropper. In 1901, her father decided to move back to Oklahoma to try to escape discrimination. Bessie’s mother decided not to go with him. Instead, the rest of the family stayed in Waxahachie, Texas. Bessie grew up helping her mother pick cotton and wash laundry to earn extra money. By the time she was eighteen, she saved enough money to attend the Colored Agricultural and Normal University (now Langston University) in Langston, Oklahoma. She dropped out of college after only one semester because she could not afford to attend.
At age 23, Coleman went to live with her brothers in Chicago. She went to the Burnham School of Beauty Culture in 1915 and became a manicurist in a local barbershop. Meanwhile, her brothers served in the military during World War I and came home with stories from their time in France. Her brother John teased her because French women were allowed to learn how to fly airplanes and Bessie could not. This made Bessie want to become a pilot. She applied to many flight schools across the country, but no school would take her because she was both African American and a woman. Famous African American newspaper publisher, Robert Abbott told her to move to France where she could learn how to fly. She began taking French classes at night because her application to flight schools needed to be written in French.
Finally, Coleman was accepted at the Caudron Brothers' School of Aviation in Le Crotoy, France. She received her international pilot’s license on June 15, 1921 from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Coleman’s dream was to own a plane and to open her own flight school. She gave speeches and showed films of her air tricks in churches, theaters, and schools to earn money. She refused to speak anywhere that was segregated or discriminated against African Americans. In 1922, she performed the first public flight by an African American woman. She was famous for doing “loop-the-loops” and making the shape of an “8” in an airplane. People were fascinated by her performances and she became more popular both in the United States and in Europe. She toured the country giving flight lessons, performing in flight shows, and she encouraged African Americans and women to learn how to fly.
Only two years into her flight career, Coleman survived her first major airplane accident. In February of 1923, her airplane engine suddenly stopped working and she crashed. She was badly hurt in the accident and suffered a broken leg, a few cracked ribs, and cuts on her face. Thankfully, Coleman was able to fully heal from her injuries. This accident did not stop her from flying. She went back to performing dangerous air tricks in 1925. Her hard work helped her to save up enough money to purchase her own plane, a Jenny – JN-4 with an OX-5 engine. Soon she returned to her hometown in Texas to perform for a large crowd. Because Texas was still segregated, the managers planned to create two separate entrances for African Americans and white people to get into the stadium. Coleman refused to perform unless there was only one gate for everyone to use. After many meetings, the managers agreed to have one gate, but people would still have to sit in segregated sections of the stadium. She agreed to perform and became famous for standing up for her beliefs.
On April 30, 1926, Bessie Coleman took a test flight with a mechanic named William Wills. Wills was piloting the plane, as Coleman sat in the passenger seat. At about 3,000 feet in the air, a loose wrench got stuck in the engine of the aircraft. Wills was no longer able to control the steering wheel and the plane flipped over. Unfortunately, Coleman was not wearing a seatbelt. Airplanes at the time did not have a roof or any protection. Coleman immediately fell out of the open plane and died. Wills crashed the aircraft a few feet away from Coleman’s body and also died. Her death was heartbreaking for thousands of people. Famous activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett performed the funeral service to honor Coleman in Chicago. In 1931, the Challenger Pilots’ Association of Chicago started a tradition of flying over Coleman’s grave every year. By 1977, African American women pilots formed the Bessie Coleman Aviators Club. In 1995, the “Bessie Coleman Stamp” was made to remember all of her accomplishments.
You know Amelia hit that later that night.More trump revisionist history?
Even Amelia was in on the action
Brothers in Vietnam 1968
Cuba 1954
Disneyworld 1972
Bruh, that was an excellent breakdown. My response to the question was, "Duh, muhfucka, the photos speak for themselves.
"That is not the case though. Not everyone is aware of what you've explained here because the Media and Pop Culture has white washed us out of the picture.
My First Sergeant at Camp Red Cloud, Korea was one of those Brother Bloods. Bruh, I don't know why, but he took a liking to me and looked out for me while he was still there. He retired about 4 or 5 months into my tour there.
He got me my first piece of ass in Country after trying to drink the Ville dry. Captain Q, OB beer, Soju, and Jungle Juice abound. The next morning he'd run our asses until 85% of the Company was tossing their last meal on the side of the road.
Any complaints, bitches, and gripes were met with, "Shut up! You volunteered...I was drafted!" A muhfucka's only reply to that was, "But, but, but...Roger Top!"
I joined at a time that was the transition from the Vietnam Era Army and I was the new boot who was issued BDUs, show up to Ft. Lewis and everybody is in OD Greens and Jungle Fatigues. I was the face of change at that time. Out with the old and in with the new.