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#OTD #TDIH #November5, 1956: #DOTD: #RIP #ArtTatum. #Pianists #Composers #GreatestJazzPianists #AfricanAmericans #Blacks #Jazz #JazzSky #MusicSky
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Tea for Two
YouTube video by Art Tatum - Topic
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November 5, 2026 at 11:54 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #November5, 1956: #DOTD: #RIP #ArtTatum. #Pianists #Composers #GreatestJazzPianists #AfricanAmericans #Blacks #Jazz #JazzSky #MusicSky
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Art Tatum - St. Louis Blues
YouTube video by Santoszzz
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November 5, 2026 at 11:54 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #November5, 1956: #DOTD: #RIP #ArtTatum. #Pianists #Composers #GreatestJazzPianists #AfricanAmericans #Blacks #Jazz #JazzSky #MusicSky
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Willow Weep For Me
YouTube video by Art Tatum - Topic
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November 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
creative2025.bsky.social
#FLORIDA
#AfricanAmericans
#CUBANS
#HATIANS ALL #MINORITIESinFLORIDAshameSHAMEshameSHAMEonU
November 4, 2026 at 2:26 AM
farafinmuso.blacksky.app
Why do African americans repeat words?

#Africanism #Africanisms #Mandinka #TheGambia #Ebonics #BlackAmericans #AfricanAmericans #BlackSky #BlackAtlantic #AfricanDiaspora #DiasporaLove #CulturalContinuity
Title: Mandinka in Ebonics Background: Banjul market
November 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #November2, 2016 #DOTD (?): #RIP #FayeAdams. #FayeScruggs #FannieJones #AfricanAmericans #BlackPeople #Singers #Songwriters #GospelMusic #R&B #Blues #R&BSky #BluesSky #MusicSky
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I'll Be True
YouTube video by Faye Adams - Topic
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November 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#October31, 1896: #BOTD: #HBD #EthelWaters! #AfricanAmericans #Blacks #Singers #Actresses #Jazz #Swing #PopMusic #Broadway #TVPioneers #EthelWatersShow #JazzSky #PopSky #MusicSky
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1933 HITS ARCHIVE: Heat Wave - Ethel Waters
YouTube video by The78Prof
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October 31, 2026 at 9:16 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#October31, 1896: #BOTD: #HBD #EthelWaters! #AfricanAmericans #Blacks #Singers #Actresses #Jazz #Swing #PopMusic #Broadway #TVPioneers #EthelWatersShow #JazzSky #PopSky #MusicSky
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1933 HITS ARCHIVE: Stormy Weather - Ethel Waters
YouTube video by The78Prof
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October 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM
soylentqueen.bsky.social
Hey @schumer.senate.gov hey @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social I hope you are listening to Sen. Raphael Warnock. Because he speaks for us and PS - because it’s the right thing to do. Not “ignoring the states where 52% of #AfricanAmericans live.” Congrats and let’s go.
‘The South rose up’: Black lawmakers urge Democrats to invest in region before 2028
Black Democratic lawmakers argue the party needs to sink resources into traditionally red Southern states now as candidates gear up for 2028.
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November 6, 2026 at 10:35 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #November2, 2016 #DOTD (?): #RIP #FayeAdams. #FayeScruggs #FannieJones #AfricanAmericans #BlackPeople #Singers #Songwriters #GospelMusic #R&B #Blues #R&BSky #BluesSky #MusicSky
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It Hurts Me to My Heart (2024 Remastered)
YouTube video by Faye Adams - Topic
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November 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
diversetechgeek.bsky.social
New post: A look at five Black politicians in cartoons, from the mayor of Bedrock to "President Superman."

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#AfricanAmericans #ElectionDay #animation #comics
Black politicians in cartoons | Diverse Tech Geek
For Election Day, here's a look at five African American politicians in comics and animation.
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November 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#October31, 1896: #BOTD: #HBD #EthelWaters! #AfricanAmericans #Blacks #Singers #Actresses #Jazz #Swing #PopMusic #Broadway #TVPioneers #EthelWatersShow #JazzSky #PopSky #MusicSky
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1926 HITS ARCHIVE: Dinah - Ethel Waters
YouTube video by The78Prof
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October 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#October31, 1896: #BOTD: #HBD #EthelWaters! #AfricanAmericans #Blacks #Singers #Actresses #Jazz #Swing #PopMusic #Broadway #TVPioneers #EthelWatersShow #JazzSky #PopSky #MusicSky
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Ethel Waters - I'm Coming, Virginia 1926 Will Marion Cook's Singing Orchestra
YouTube video by warholsoup100
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October 31, 2026 at 9:14 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #November2, 2016 #DOTD (?): #RIP #FayeAdams. #FayeScruggs #FannieJones #AfricanAmericans #BlackPeople #Singers #Songwriters #GospelMusic #R&B #Blues #R&BSky #BluesSky #MusicSky
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1953 Faye Adams - Shake A Hand (#1 R&B hit for 10 weeks)
YouTube video by The45Prof
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November 2, 2026 at 11:09 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#October31, 1896: #BOTD: #HBD #EthelWaters! #AfricanAmericans #Blacks #Singers #Actresses #Jazz #Swing #PopMusic #Broadway #TVPioneers #EthelWatersShow #JazzSky #PopSky #MusicSky
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Taking A Chance On Love - Ethel Waters
YouTube video by James Power
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October 31, 2026 at 9:14 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#October31, 1896: #BOTD: #HBD #EthelWaters! #AfricanAmericans #Blacks #Singers #Actresses #Jazz #Swing #PopMusic #Broadway #TVPioneers #EthelWatersShow #JazzSky #PopSky #MusicSky
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Ethel Waters "Am I Blue" from On With The Show 1929
YouTube video by The American Lindy Hop Championships
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October 31, 2026 at 9:16 PM
wawilliams.me
#LA has no #ethnic majority with people from over 150 #countries speak over 200 #languages. According to the '20 #census, #Hispanics make up 48.1%, #Whites (non-Hispanic) @ 28.5%, #Asian/#PacificIslanders @ 12%, #AfricanAmericans @ 8.8% and #AmericanIndians/Others @ 2.6%. #americana #wa #ca #photo
A warm color photo of a building in Downtown Los Angeles taken from the street. A black and white photo of a building in Downtown Los Angeles taken from the street.
November 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
wavedeva.bsky.social
#Dr.GladysWest #GPS #scientists #BlackWomen #WomenInSTEM #STEM #geoidEarth #science #history #AfricanAmericans
admirablewomen.bsky.social Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 10d
Dr. Gladys West's complex calculations & computer modeling laid the vital foundation for the creation of GPS.

Her data analysis culminated in an incredibly accurate, detailed mathematical model of the Earth's true shape, known as a geoid. 🧵

She was born #OTD in 1930. #WomenInSTEM
A charming color photograph of Dr. Gladys West (1930–2025), the pioneering Black mathematician whose groundbreaking calculations laid the foundation for GPS technology. She sits angled slightly to the right, looking off-camera with a warm, dignified smile. She wears a structured navy blue blazer over a high-necked top, accented by a lively scarf featuring an abstract pattern of pink, white, grey, and black tones. A black bucket hat rests neatly on her head, framing her thin-rimmed glasses, classic pearl earrings, and graying hair. She is seated in a high-backed armchair upholstered in bold navy and tan vertical stripes. The background is softly blurred, showing a clean, brightly lit indoor setting with a framed artwork hanging on a distant wall. The composition highlights her gentle expression, creating an inspiring and respectful mood that emphasizes her legacy as a monumental figure in science and history.
October 28, 2026 at 5:04 PM
farafinmuso.blacksky.app
Bamanankan in Ebonics: 2

Why do African americans say “bad”?

#Africanism #Africanisms #Bamanankan #Ebonics #BlackAmericans #AfricanAmericans #BlackSky #BlackAtlantic #AfricanDiaspora #Bad #CulturalContinuity
Background photo: Siby mountain Tutle: Bamanankan in Ebonics: 2
October 28, 2026 at 10:49 AM
wavedeva.bsky.social
#Dr.MarieDaly #MarieDaly,PhD #scientists #BlackScientists #BlackWomen #AfricanAmericans #biochemistry #WomenInSTEM #STEM #science #chemistry #biology #HeartDisease #heart #NucleicAcids
admirablewomen.bsky.social Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 10d
Biochemist Dr. Marie Daly (d. #OTD in 2003) was the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in #chemistry in the US (Columbia, 1947).

She uncovered the link between cholesterol//clogged arteries & heart disease while advancing vital research on protein synthesis and nucleic acids.

#WomenInSTEM
This black-and-white photograph captures Marie Maynard Daly (1921–2003), the trailblazing American biochemist who became the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States (Columbia University, 1947), at work in her laboratory. Centered in the frame, Daly leans slightly forward with quiet intensity, her gaze directed downward in deep concentration at the scientific glassware she holds with practiced precision: a slender glass pipette in her right hand and a small test tube or vial in her left, as if carefully transferring a liquid during an experiment. She wears a crisp white lab coat unbuttoned at the front, revealing a dark dress or skirt beneath and a boldly contrasting scarf tied neatly at her neck; her short, wavy dark hair is neatly styled, and a pen peeks from her coat pocket. The mid-20th-century laboratory setting envelops her with authentic period detail—white tiled walls, wooden cabinets with glass doors stacked high with books and papers, a cluttered wooden desk, a tall stool, a visible refrigerator, scattered beakers and equipment on the bench, and even a fire extinguisher mounted on the wall—creating a sense of purposeful, hands-on scientific discovery. The composition places Daly as the clear focal point, her figure framed by the ordered chaos of research tools and notes, conveying a mood of focused dedication, intellectual rigor, and quiet empowerment. This historic image endures as a powerful symbol of Daly’s groundbreaking legacy: her pioneering studies on cholesterol’s role in heart disease, protein synthesis, and nucleic acids helped shape modern biochemistry, while her lifelong advocacy opened doors for women and people of color in STEM fields.
October 28, 2026 at 3:44 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #October24, 1925: #BOTD: #HBD #WillieMabon! #AfricanAmericans #Singers #Songwriters #Pianists #HarmonicaPlayers #RAndB #RNB #RhythmAndBlues #BluesSky #MusicSky
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Say Man
YouTube video by Willie Mabon - Topic
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October 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #October24, 1925: #BOTD: #HBD #WillieMabon! #AfricanAmericans #Singers #Songwriters #Pianists #HarmonicaPlayers #RAndB #RNB #RhythmAndBlues #BluesSky #MusicSky
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I'm Mad
YouTube video by Willie Mabon - Topic
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October 24, 2026 at 8:24 PM
jckaelin.bsky.social
#OTD #TDIH #October24, 1925: #BOTD: #HBD #WillieMabon! #AfricanAmericans #Singers #Songwriters #Pianists #HarmonicaPlayers #RAndB #RNB #RhythmAndBlues #BluesSky #MusicSky
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I Don't Know
YouTube video by Willie Mabon - Topic
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October 24, 2026 at 8:24 PM
colombo51.bsky.social
#Segregation2026 #Project2025 #USWhiteWashing2026 #Elections2026 #ICE #AfricanAmericans #PrisonPipeline2026
sifill.bsky.social Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17d
The obsession with keeping Black kids out of quality schools is really something else.
mikesacks.bsky.social Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 19d
SCOTUS making its first move to go after race-neutral high school admissions standards:
October 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM