🐝💛Ebony Edwards-Ellis💛🐝
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70s Xennial. OG KHive. 92 Percenter! ADHD girlie. I live in NYC and wrote two books nobody's read.🤷🏾♀️ #Blacksky
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Day 10 of my #ADHDjourney: "Eating the frog" is the WORST way for me to be productive with my neurospicy brain. Starting my day with short and/or pleasant tasks (with the understanding that I will definitely go off task during side quests) is the best way to get shit done.
#25yearsagotoday, OutKast's "Ms. Jackson" was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. The second song on their fourth album, "Stankonia," it was partially inspired by Andre 3000's breakup with Erikah Badu. The song netted OutKast a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
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February 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM
#25yearsagotoday, OutKast's "Ms. Jackson" was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. The second song on their fourth album, "Stankonia," it was partially inspired by Andre 3000's breakup with Erikah Badu. The song netted OutKast a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
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It’s what leftists thought was best for America when they refused to vote for HRC and VP Harris 🤷♀️
The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
February 17, 2026 at 12:43 PM
It’s what leftists thought was best for America when they refused to vote for HRC and VP Harris 🤷♀️
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Woke up to the news that Rev. Jesse Jackson joined the ancestors last night. I have a photo I took with him on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol building in 1995 at the 30th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March.
Rest well my brother. We will continue the work.
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Rest well my brother. We will continue the work.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Woke up to the news that Rev. Jesse Jackson joined the ancestors last night. I have a photo I took with him on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol building in 1995 at the 30th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March.
Rest well my brother. We will continue the work.
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Rest well my brother. We will continue the work.
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BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:36 AM
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Margot Frank, elder sister of diarist, Anne Frank, was born in Germany #100yearsagotoday. The Frank family moved to the Netherlands in 1933 to escape the Nazis. When Margot received a deportation order, the family went into hiding. Margot eventually died in Bergen-Belsen at age 19.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Margot Frank, elder sister of diarist, Anne Frank, was born in Germany #100yearsagotoday. The Frank family moved to the Netherlands in 1933 to escape the Nazis. When Margot received a deportation order, the family went into hiding. Margot eventually died in Bergen-Belsen at age 19.
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#10yearsagotoday, Kendrick Lamar won 5 Grammys. Lamar, who also performed a medley of "Blacker The Berry/Alright," won Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song along with 3 other awards. The songs were on his 3rd album, "To Pimp A Butterfly," which is certified platinum in the US.
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February 15, 2026 at 6:16 PM
#10yearsagotoday, Kendrick Lamar won 5 Grammys. Lamar, who also performed a medley of "Blacker The Berry/Alright," won Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song along with 3 other awards. The songs were on his 3rd album, "To Pimp A Butterfly," which is certified platinum in the US.
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"Silence of the Lambs" was released #35yearsagotoday. Directed by Jonathan Demme, the film starred Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Grossing nearly $273 million dollars on a $19 million budget, the movie was nominated for 7 Oscars. It won all the Oscars in the "Big Five" categories.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"Silence of the Lambs" was released #35yearsagotoday. Directed by Jonathan Demme, the film starred Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Grossing nearly $273 million dollars on a $19 million budget, the movie was nominated for 7 Oscars. It won all the Oscars in the "Big Five" categories.
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#30yearsagotoday, Fugees released their 2nd and final album, "The Score." The album went to #1 on Billboard 200 and its track, "Killing Me Softly" became an international hit despite not being released as a single. The album is certified 7x platinum in the US, 5x platinum in the UK.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
#30yearsagotoday, Fugees released their 2nd and final album, "The Score." The album went to #1 on Billboard 200 and its track, "Killing Me Softly" became an international hit despite not being released as a single. The album is certified 7x platinum in the US, 5x platinum in the UK.
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Arsenio Hall was born #70yearsagotoday. After a stint in college, Hall pursued a career in comedy. Hall was eventually signed as one of the interim host of Fox's "The Late Show" which led to him being offered his own late-night talk show. "The Arsenio Hall Show" ran for 5 years.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Arsenio Hall was born #70yearsagotoday. After a stint in college, Hall pursued a career in comedy. Hall was eventually signed as one of the interim host of Fox's "The Late Show" which led to him being offered his own late-night talk show. "The Arsenio Hall Show" ran for 5 years.
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Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 #15yearsagotoday. Co-written by Lady Gaga and Jeppe Laursen, the song stayed at the #1 spot for a total of six weeks. The song went multi-platinum in several countries and won two MTV Video Music Awards in 2011.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 #15yearsagotoday. Co-written by Lady Gaga and Jeppe Laursen, the song stayed at the #1 spot for a total of six weeks. The song went multi-platinum in several countries and won two MTV Video Music Awards in 2011.
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Jacqueline Suzanne's "Valley of the Dolls" was published #60yearsagotoday. Suzanne's 2nd published work received universally bad reviews but sold very well; the book stayed at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list for 28 weeks. As of 2016, the book has sold 31 million copies.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Jacqueline Suzanne's "Valley of the Dolls" was published #60yearsagotoday. Suzanne's 2nd published work received universally bad reviews but sold very well; the book stayed at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list for 28 weeks. As of 2016, the book has sold 31 million copies.
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"Arrested Development" ended its three season run on Fox #20yearsagotoday. The show, which was acclaimed by critics, was never a ratings success. Netflix picked up the series in 2013 and produced two seasons before finally canceling the series in 2019.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"Arrested Development" ended its three season run on Fox #20yearsagotoday. The show, which was acclaimed by critics, was never a ratings success. Netflix picked up the series in 2013 and produced two seasons before finally canceling the series in 2019.
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Someone said that Threads was their favorite platform, but all I see over there is antisemitism and the Pali omnicause, like goddamn, you people are IRRITATING AS SHIT, because our country, the one you live in, is burning to the ground, and you are so privileged to be able to ignore that.
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Someone said that Threads was their favorite platform, but all I see over there is antisemitism and the Pali omnicause, like goddamn, you people are IRRITATING AS SHIT, because our country, the one you live in, is burning to the ground, and you are so privileged to be able to ignore that.
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Feel better! (And that Halftime show will help!)
It was amazing - and same - I don't speak Spanish but they staged it so well that I could understand the points he was making through the visuals. It was so smart, so joyful...so good!
It was amazing - and same - I don't speak Spanish but they staged it so well that I could understand the points he was making through the visuals. It was so smart, so joyful...so good!
February 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Feel better! (And that Halftime show will help!)
It was amazing - and same - I don't speak Spanish but they staged it so well that I could understand the points he was making through the visuals. It was so smart, so joyful...so good!
It was amazing - and same - I don't speak Spanish but they staged it so well that I could understand the points he was making through the visuals. It was so smart, so joyful...so good!
I had to call in sick for the second day in a row so I am rewatching the Superbowl Halftime Show. I couldn't understand a word but I'm obsessed.
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I had to call in sick for the second day in a row so I am rewatching the Superbowl Halftime Show. I couldn't understand a word but I'm obsessed.
Jefferson Davis was elected as the Provisional President of the Confederacy #165yearsagotoday. Jefferson was disappointed as he was hoping for a military command. Davis was was imprisoned at the end of the war and died in poverty in 1889.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Jefferson Davis was elected as the Provisional President of the Confederacy #165yearsagotoday. Jefferson was disappointed as he was hoping for a military command. Davis was was imprisoned at the end of the war and died in poverty in 1889.
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#30yearsagotoday, Fox aired new episodes of "Living Single," "Martin," and "New York Undercover."
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February 8, 2026 at 6:16 PM
#30yearsagotoday, Fox aired new episodes of "Living Single," "Martin," and "New York Undercover."
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"Taxi Driver" was released #50yearsagotoday. Directed by Martin Scorcese and starring Robert De Niro, the film was critically acclaimed and commercially successful, despite its controversial subject matter. Jodie Foster received her first Oscar nomination for her performance.
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February 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"Taxi Driver" was released #50yearsagotoday. Directed by Martin Scorcese and starring Robert De Niro, the film was critically acclaimed and commercially successful, despite its controversial subject matter. Jodie Foster received her first Oscar nomination for her performance.
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They try to mythologize akbar as some peace prince but in reality this is who he was
February 7, 2026 at 11:50 PM
They try to mythologize akbar as some peace prince but in reality this is who he was
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#10yearsagotoday, Coldplay headlined the halftime show at Superbowl 50. Featuring guest performances from Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, and Beyoncé, the performance was viewed by over 115 million people. It is currently one of the most watched Halftime Shows since their inception.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
#10yearsagotoday, Coldplay headlined the halftime show at Superbowl 50. Featuring guest performances from Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, and Beyoncé, the performance was viewed by over 115 million people. It is currently one of the most watched Halftime Shows since their inception.
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#10yearsagotoday, Coldplay headlined the halftime show at Superbowl 50. Featuring guest performances from Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, and Beyoncé, the performance was viewed by over 115 million people. It is currently one of the most watched Halftime Shows since their inception.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
#10yearsagotoday, Coldplay headlined the halftime show at Superbowl 50. Featuring guest performances from Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, and Beyoncé, the performance was viewed by over 115 million people. It is currently one of the most watched Halftime Shows since their inception.
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Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, then-president of Haiti, fled the country #40yearsagotoday. When Haitians began rioting in response to a growing economic crisis and Duvalier's corruption, Duvalier fled to France. Duvalier returned to Haiti in 2011 and was put on trial in 2013.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, then-president of Haiti, fled the country #40yearsagotoday. When Haitians began rioting in response to a growing economic crisis and Duvalier's corruption, Duvalier fled to France. Duvalier returned to Haiti in 2011 and was put on trial in 2013.
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The 8th presidential debate for the GOP took place in Manchester, NH #10yearsagotoday. Held 3 days before the NH primary, the debate featured 8 GOP candidates. Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, and Marco Rubio squared off against frontrunner, Donald Trump.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The 8th presidential debate for the GOP took place in Manchester, NH #10yearsagotoday. Held 3 days before the NH primary, the debate featured 8 GOP candidates. Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, and Marco Rubio squared off against frontrunner, Donald Trump.
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Superbowl XL took place #20yearsagotoday. The Pittsburgh Steelers squared off against the Seattle Seahawks in front of 90 million Americans. The Steelers who won 21-10, clinched their 1st Superbowl victory since 1980. The Rolling Stones performed a 3-song set at the halftime show.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Superbowl XL took place #20yearsagotoday. The Pittsburgh Steelers squared off against the Seattle Seahawks in front of 90 million Americans. The Steelers who won 21-10, clinched their 1st Superbowl victory since 1980. The Rolling Stones performed a 3-song set at the halftime show.
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