Lester Craven
@goodtrouble64.bsky.social
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 🇹🇿
The unwillingness to talk about race leads to inaction, which ensures that racism and inequality will endure. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm
February 28, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The unwillingness to talk about race leads to inaction, which ensures that racism and inequality will endure. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm
The failure to prosecute the murder of Blacks led President Ulysses S. Grant to observe that some Whites seemed to believe they had a right to do so. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #sayhername
February 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The failure to prosecute the murder of Blacks led President Ulysses S. Grant to observe that some Whites seemed to believe they had a right to do so. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #sayhername
President Thomas Jefferson thought the mass deportation of free Blacks was preferable to confining them in camps or executing them. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #liberia
February 26, 2025 at 8:16 AM
President Thomas Jefferson thought the mass deportation of free Blacks was preferable to confining them in camps or executing them. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #liberia
Just a few months after the Civil War, the formerly enslaved received land the government took from their former masters as reparations for unpaid wages. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #40acres
February 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Just a few months after the Civil War, the formerly enslaved received land the government took from their former masters as reparations for unpaid wages. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #40acres
Struggling wartime economies in Detroit and Beaumont, Tx. led to anti-Black riots. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #antiblackness
February 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Struggling wartime economies in Detroit and Beaumont, Tx. led to anti-Black riots. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #antiblackness
A pioneering innovator, Miles Davis influenced countless musicians in jazz and beyond. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #milesdavis
February 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
A pioneering innovator, Miles Davis influenced countless musicians in jazz and beyond. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #milesdavis
A young John Lewis was the leader of the student movement that desegregated Nashville's business district. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #johnlewis
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
A young John Lewis was the leader of the student movement that desegregated Nashville's business district. medium.com/@lester_crav... #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #johnlewis
Western leaders never wanted and never allowed a truly independent Congo. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #lumumba #congo medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Western leaders never wanted and never allowed a truly independent Congo. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #lumumba #congo medium.com/@lester_crav...
Race-neutral language allows racist ideas to be self-perpetuating without the need for racial animus. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Race-neutral language allows racist ideas to be self-perpetuating without the need for racial animus. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm medium.com/@lester_crav...
The names of hundreds of places in the US continue to reflect the legacy of slavery. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #jimcrow medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The names of hundreds of places in the US continue to reflect the legacy of slavery. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #jimcrow medium.com/@lester_crav...
A survivor of Forsyth County's (Ga.) 1912 ethnic cleansing fled to Fulton County, Ga. where he became a beloved community leader. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #bagleypark medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A survivor of Forsyth County's (Ga.) 1912 ethnic cleansing fled to Fulton County, Ga. where he became a beloved community leader. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #bagleypark medium.com/@lester_crav...
The right to vote is central to citizenship, and the denial of access to this right has kept Black people from being full citizens. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #restorethevra medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The right to vote is central to citizenship, and the denial of access to this right has kept Black people from being full citizens. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #restorethevra medium.com/@lester_crav...
Bluesky: Since Blacks gained the right to vote, at-large elections have been used to prevent Black representation in government. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #15thamendment medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Bluesky: Since Blacks gained the right to vote, at-large elections have been used to prevent Black representation in government. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #15thamendment medium.com/@lester_crav...
The contributions of Black soldiers in the defense of America have been misrepresented, suppressed, and unrecognized. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #medalofhonor medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The contributions of Black soldiers in the defense of America have been misrepresented, suppressed, and unrecognized. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #medalofhonor medium.com/@lester_crav...
Influencer Gordon Parks' photographs from the 1950s and 60s are as relevant today as the day they were taken. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #gordonparks medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Influencer Gordon Parks' photographs from the 1950s and 60s are as relevant today as the day they were taken. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #gordonparks medium.com/@lester_crav...
Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois both used photography to reshape the image of Black people. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #doubleconsciousness medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois both used photography to reshape the image of Black people. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #doubleconsciousness medium.com/@lester_crav...
Willie Mays proved that excluding Negro League players from the Major Leagues was a loss for every American baseball fan. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #williemays medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Willie Mays proved that excluding Negro League players from the Major Leagues was a loss for every American baseball fan. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #williemays medium.com/@lester_crav...
Intense efforts to circumvent the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v Board ruling have left America's schools looking much as they did in the 1960s. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Intense efforts to circumvent the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v Board ruling have left America's schools looking much as they did in the 1960s. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm medium.com/@lester_crav...
After Brown v. Board, the integration of schools decimated the ranks of Black teachers. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
After Brown v. Board, the integration of schools decimated the ranks of Black teachers. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm medium.com/@lester_crav...
Over the centuries, a variety of words have been used to either oppress or empower people of African descent. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Over the centuries, a variety of words have been used to either oppress or empower people of African descent. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm medium.com/@lester_crav...
South African superstar singer Miriam Makeba was also a passionate civil rights activist. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #makeba medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
South African superstar singer Miriam Makeba was also a passionate civil rights activist. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #makeba medium.com/@lester_crav...
HBCUs have a long history of enduring violence while fulfilling their mission of educating Black students. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #hbcu medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
HBCUs have a long history of enduring violence while fulfilling their mission of educating Black students. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #hbcu medium.com/@lester_crav...
The practice of limiting access to health care for slaves has had lasting negative effects on the health of Black people today. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #medicaidexpansion medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The practice of limiting access to health care for slaves has had lasting negative effects on the health of Black people today. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #medicaidexpansion medium.com/@lester_crav...
If Black women hadn't fought for the opportunity to be on the cover of Vogue, it might never have happened. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #voguemagazine medium.com/@lester_crav...
February 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
If Black women hadn't fought for the opportunity to be on the cover of Vogue, it might never have happened. #BlackSky #blackhistorymonth #bhm #voguemagazine medium.com/@lester_crav...