Master Slave Husband Wife
The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography by Ilyon Woo that tells the story of Ellen & William Craft + their escape from slavery in 1848 Georgia. Ellen, whose father was a white plantation owner was enslaved by her half sister, working as a seamstress + house servant. William, her husband, worked as a hired out carpenter for his master. Ellen who was extremely light skinned disguised herself as a wealthy southern planter while William portrayed her slave in order to make their escape. The 1st half of this book is a gripping tale - the 2nd half however looses the thread as Ellen + William travel to England - their story gets lost amid the politics + the stories of other abolitionist who help them on their journey.
#masterslavehusbandwife #ellencraft #williamcraft #africanamericanhistory #abolitionists #americanhistory #blackhistory #booklist #mybookshelf #books #pulitzerprize #biography
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@audubonballroon@mastodon.social
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May 05, 2026
Audubon Ballroon (he/him)
@audubonballroon@mastodon.social
Black AuDHD Rape Survivor lived in US, lived/visited six continents. Understand now can sound like attacking others bc can't read tones. +447341446247 Stands for everyone but Black Women most of all. In the context of binary gender and ethnicity/race they are the most marginalized. In the context of gender/ethnicity/race/sexuality Black Lesbian/Trans Women are the most marginalized and so on...
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@iraiah8, Black Royalty, wrote:
My dad is 85.
He grew up in the Jim Crow South. This isn’t distant history. it’s his memory.
He told me a story:
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#blackhistory #whitehistory #blackwomen #92percent #misogynoir #segregation #whitefragility #blackmastodon
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@potterybyosa@mastodon.social
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Apr 15, 2026
Pottery by Osa
@potterybyosa@mastodon.social
Nigerian American studio potter (she/her) Gulf Coast Florida Tap “Media” for pottery content 👇🏾 Solar powered home & studio 🌞 I get verbose in the #alttext PFP: selfie. dark skinned Black woman with shoulder length locs wearing sunglasses. Blurred white beach sand and stormy sky background. Header: A collection of intricately designed pottery pieces, including jars, cups, and a lidded container collaged on top of photo of a multicolored clay deposit.
mastodon.social
George Washington Carver, best known for his scientific innovations, was also an artist who experimented with natural pigments since childhood. These paint swatches at the GW Carver Museum at Tuskegee show the color palettes he developed using natural #clay from Alabama. He freely shared recipes detailing the process of turning clay into house paint so that those with little or no money could still enjoy beautiful surroundings. #BlackFedi #AddToBlacksky #WildClay #art #BlackHistory
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@SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe
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Apr 11, 2026
Sally Strange
@SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe
Chronic illness, probably neurodivergent. White & anti-whiteness. #SolarPunk #Climate #DeGrowth #StrawBale #LivingMachine #Construction #Engineering #Crochet #GreenBuilding #SciFi #Anarchy Liberals DNI. Just kidding, I love you liberals. Don't block me just because I'm right
eldritch.cafe
On January 27, 1955, less than three weeks after Marian Anderson became the first Black person to sing at the Metropolitan Opera, Robert McFerrin Sr. became the first Black man to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.
In 1956, McFerrin played Rigoletto at the Met, thus becoming the first African American to sing a title role there. He also provided the singing to which Sidney Poitier lip-synched in the 1959 film version of Porgy and Bess.
McFerrin married Sara Cooper, also an opera singer. They had two children; their son is Bobby McFerrin of "Don't Worry Be Happy" fame and their daughter Brenda is a Motown recording artist. Bobby has three children, of whom two are musicians and one is an actor.
#BlackHistory #opera #music #BlackMusic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McFerrin?wprov=sfla1
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@CultureDesk@flipboard.social
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Mar 05, 2026
Flipboard Culture Desk
@CultureDesk@flipboard.social
Welcome to Flipboard’s culture and lifestyle picks. You'll find insightful interviews, revealing reviews and thought-provoking features. Posts are handpicked by Flipboard editors. Boosts do not imply endorsement, but are used to highlight posts we think the community might find interesting. #Culture #Entertainment #TheArts #Food Get the app to explore your interests all in one place: https://about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/ Header image: Group of people having fun at concert. Photo by Getty Images
flipboard.social
Bernard LaFayette, a civil rights activist and key figure in the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, has died at age 85. Here's more from @AssociatedPress@flipboard.com.
https://flip.it/TK1wA_
#RIP #InMemoriam #BlackMastodon #BlackHistory #BernardLaFayette
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@garyseven@mastodon.social
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Mar 03, 2026
Gary Seven
@garyseven@mastodon.social
I am a human being from the twentieth century. Love all, serve all. You matter. You deserve to be here. I support you. Cisgender Ally
mastodon.social
Leaked Interior Department database reveals US plans to revise historical information
#Immigration #LGBTqia #BlackHistory #History
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/leaked-interior-department-database-reveals-us-plans-revise-historical-2026-03-03/
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@audubonballroon__dup_50798@mastodon.social
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Mar 02, 2026
Audubon Ballroon (he/him)
@audubonballroon__dup_50798@mastodon.social
Black AuDHD Rape Survivor lived in US, lived/visited six continents. Understand now can sound like attacking others bc can't read tones. +447341446247 Stands for everyone but Black Women most of all. In the context of binary gender and ethnicity/race they are the most marginalized. In the context of gender/ethnicity/race/sexuality Black Lesbian/Trans Women are the most marginalized and so on...
mastodon.social
Harlem Renaissance started in 1917
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Renaissance
Great Depression started in 1929
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
#blackhistory #blackculture #ushistory #americanhistory #history #whitehistory #blackmastodon
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@ourhumanfam@mastodon.world
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Feb 27, 2026
Our Human Family
@ourhumanfam@mastodon.world
We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that advocates for racial equity, allyship, and inclusion. 💛 Love one another.
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@CultureDesk@flipboard.social
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Feb 26, 2026
Flipboard Culture Desk
@CultureDesk@flipboard.social
Welcome to Flipboard’s culture and lifestyle picks. You'll find insightful interviews, revealing reviews and thought-provoking features. Posts are handpicked by Flipboard editors. Boosts do not imply endorsement, but are used to highlight posts we think the community might find interesting. #Culture #Entertainment #TheArts #Food Get the app to explore your interests all in one place: https://about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/ Header image: Group of people having fun at concert. Photo by Getty Images
flipboard.social
What does the death of Rev. Jesse Jackson mean for public policy, the civil rights struggle, and journalism? @Edeggans@flipboard.com writes about the importance of the fight to uphold Rev. Jackson's legacy.
https://flip.it/8_Gt02
#BlackHistory #JesseJackson #CivilRights #BlackMastodon
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@MarriedInMinecraft@toot.community
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Feb 25, 2026
MarriedInMinecraft
@MarriedInMinecraft@toot.community
#MiM - 🎖️ MILITARY 🎖️ Join us on YouTube- http://bit.ly/MiMYT TWITCH- http://bit.ly/MiMtwitch FB- http://bit.ly/MiMFBLive TikTok- http://bit.ly/MiMTikTok Discord - http://bit.ly/MiMDiscord
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@BLKNewsNow@mastodon.social
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Feb 20, 2026
BLK News Now!
@BLKNewsNow@mastodon.social
News blog covering stories for Black America, the Black diaspora, and allies from all backgrounds.
mastodon.social
Rev. Jesse Jackson’s “keep hope alive” speech at the 1988 DNC
"You must not surrender. You may or may not get there but just know that you’re qualified. And you hold on, and hold out. We must never surrender. America will get better and better.
Keep hope alive. Keep hope alive. Keep hope alive. On tomorrow night and beyond, keep hope alive!" #JesseJackson #BlackHistory
https://blknewsnow.com/rev-jesse-jacksons-keep-hope-alive-speech-at-the-1988-dnc/
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Moved by his ancestors, Ken Johnston retraced 1,300 kilometres of the Underground Railroad to learn about Ontario’s early Black settlers
"An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 freedom seekers pushed to Canada. They came overland on foot, but when possible also used trains, horses, wagons and carriages. Ships carried them across the Detroit, Niagara or St. Lawrence rivers and through the Great Lakes to port towns like Owen Sound."
#UndergroundRailroad #BlackHistory
https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-northern-underground-railroad-walk/
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@JazzyKindaFella@zirk.us
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Feb 13, 2026
Taco Loco :LEGO of Iran Donny
@JazzyKindaFella@zirk.us
zirk.us
The lies continue
#Venezuela #Iran #Palestine #Cuba
#Western #media #propaganda
#BannedBooks #crt #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #blackhistorymonth2026 #indigenous #southafrica #africa @blackvoices@newsmast.community #imperialism #fascism #whitesupremacy #racism #education #socialmedia
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@Loungeiguana@mastodonapp.uk
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Feb 12, 2026
Loungeiguana
@Loungeiguana@mastodonapp.uk
Lizard. Cocktails. Them/they. @Loungeiguana on the bird site (no longer active). Zero tolerance for transphobia/TERFdom. Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈.
mastodonapp.uk
This is such a great thread! Recommended. I'm from the UK and didn't know a lot of this US #Blackhistory https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109852961583118407
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@mason@partychickens.net
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Feb 12, 2026
Mason Loring Bliss
@mason@partychickens.net
Unix geek. Thought leader for a small flock of back-yard hens and assorted wildlife. Technically correct. Please interact before following. I try to be socially and environmentally responsible. I keep #chickens! (Chickens are friends.) #COVID cautious and I #mask. Born on #Wampanoag land; living on #Abenaki land. Alphabetically: #antifa #bsg #buffy #doctorwho #freepalestine #green #noslop #sf #startrek #sustainability #woke
partychickens.net
Today in 1946, Isaac Woodard was honorably discharged from the US Army. On his way home he traveled through South Carolina. A racist bus driver had Woodard arrested, and the police beat him, striking his head with billy clubs until he had amnesia and "each globe was ruptured irreparably in the socket," leaving him blind.
This is why we need DEI - this is the Equity part. This event is still within living memory for some of our grandparents. Woodard lived until 1992 - he lived 26 years with sight, and then another 46 years blinded. The man who blinded him also outlived him, keeping his eyes and his privileged social status, never punished, until 1997.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Woodard
The obituary of the man who beat and blinded him demonstrates how little the event mattered in his life:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225045507/lynwood_lanier-shull
#blackhistory #civilrights #racism
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@TheAuroraSentinel@newsie.social
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Feb 11, 2026
TheAuroraSentinel
@TheAuroraSentinel@newsie.social
For more than a century, The Sentinel has been covering Aurora, Colorado and the region in print weekly and online 24/7. Aurora, CO · sentinelcolorado.com
newsie.social
Aurora, Denver focus on community at Black History Month with free events
A panel discussion on Feb. 12 dubbed, “What’s Next for Aurora,” will focus on future priorities and challenges facing the city and its Black community.
https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora-denver-focus-on-community-at-black-history-month-with-free-events/
#AuroraCO #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory
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@tefferbear@mastodon.art
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Feb 05, 2026
soil gremlin
@tefferbear@mastodon.art
Fibre arts, historical sewing, poems, gardens, baking, and a good bit of nonsense. Producer & host on no bad food podcast. genderchaotic wretch. stacked in defiance of god.
mastodon.art
Julian McKenzie, a dear friend and godfather of my son, has written a book on Black hockey history, which I enjoyed and probably people who follow hockey would enjoy even more - you can see an interview about it here and buy it most places :
https://youtu.be/eVKimpkNVzc
#hockey #BlackHistory
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@JazzyKindaFella@zirk.us
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Feb 05, 2026
Taco Loco :LEGO of Iran Donny
@JazzyKindaFella@zirk.us
zirk.us
🇳🇬Nigerien forces thwart terror plot at Niamey international airport
Nicholas Mwangi / February 04, 2026
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/02/04/nigerien-forces-thwart-terror-plot-at-niamey-international-airport/
#neocolonialism
#Nigeria #Africa #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #blackhistorymonth2026 @blackvoices@newsmast.community #geopolitics #AES #Niger #BurkinaFaso #Mali #Sahel #politics #france #euope #usa #socialmedia #imperialism #war #education #resistance #antiimperialism #sovereignty
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@AwetTesfaiesus@mastodon.social
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Feb 05, 2026
Awet Tesfaiesus, MdB
@AwetTesfaiesus@mastodon.social
⚖️✊🏾🌻 DE Rechtsanwältin | Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestags und die erste Schwarze Frau im Deutschen Bundestag: Bündnisgrün; Kunst/Kultur/UrhR+KI | EN Lawyer | German MP and the first Black woman in the German Bundestag: Alliance90/Greens; Art/Culture/Copyright+AI Gegen Light-Kultur; für Kultur in Doppelrahmstufe! _______ Team Goethe und Team Schiller | Team Pasolini | Team Feuchtwanger _______ Teamtoots have Team-Emoji👩🏾🤝👩🏽
mastodon.social
RE: https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org/116017403663182843
Im Monat Februar, dem kürzesten Monat, erinnern Menschen an Schwarze Geschichte. Dass @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social sich beteiligt ist schön.
Danke an @SuicideSchaf@mastodon.social für den Hinweis darauf.
#blackhistorymonth #blackhistory 👩🏿🤝👩🏽
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@thorncoyle@wandering.shop
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Feb 04, 2026
T. Thorn Coyle they/them
@thorncoyle@wandering.shop
A professional writer and amateur photographer. I take a lot of walks and talk to squirrels, trees, and crows. I believe in the power of mutual aid to help build strong communities. I write books. A lot of books. Like, really a lot of books. Magic is real. Justice is worth fighting for. Many Gods. No Masters. Queer with a chronic illness. #AmWriting #IndieAuthors #Writing #SFF #SocialJustice #Magic #SpiritualPractice #bookstodon #photography
wandering.shop
“Knowing what must be done does away with fear.”
Periodic reminder that Rosa Parks was part of a community that trained for resistance and civil disobedience. Parks was an organizer and activist. She did not simply “decide to sit down one day.”
These moments are not about us as individuals. These moments are about forming and supporting community that includes us. Together, we are less afraid.
Happy Birthday, Rosa Parks
#BlackHistory #history
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