Comfortably #Black. Escaped the South, currently enduring the #PNW. Just out here chillin trying to be a little less dumb every day #BlackMastodon #BlackFriday That thing you hate and you wanna change, you should do it now. The longer you wait, the harder it will be, and everything will get worse. It's real hard to change it, almost seems impossible, but shit won't get better if you just sit there dealing with it
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Last Notes npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus The price of AriZona Iced Tea https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/115/033/498/737/655/156/original/addb21a53c167cb4.png npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus @npub1dhj…5qyd might have an idea. I havent been active lately so I dont have a good view on it @npub1zek…rz6a [@fyrfli](https://diaspora.im/@fyrfli ) [@blackjoy](https://botsin.space/@blackjoy ) npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday May 16 1826 John Russwurm 1st African American college graduate in recorded history, Bowdoin College, Maine 1927 William Harry Barnes 1st African American certified by an American surgical board 1929 John Conyers Jr born Highland Park MI Lillie Mae Jones ''Betty Carter'' born as Flint MI Also known as Lorene Carter, Lorraine Carter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2seOG_5SGww 1966 Janet Damita Jo Jackson born Gary IN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b_KfAGiglc Thurman Lee Thomas born Houston TX @npub1e4z…xz2t https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/519/220/661/913/160/original/bd333945abf3ccaf.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/519/221/084/919/583/original/8694f693fd4b490f.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/519/221/220/132/203/original/f2810583175664d6.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus I just wish each book had at least 2 to vary the voices, having one person do them all aint my fav npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1800 John Brown born Torrington CT 1897 Author Rudolph Fisher born Washington D.C. 1970 Dennis David Coles ''Ghostface Killah'' born Staten Island NYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIdPfbwNV3w 1975 Tamia Marylin Washington born Windsor, Ontario, Canada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZiENlcz7vE @npub1e4z…xz2t https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/479/228/666/924/015/original/8ba2f60005eefe5c.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/479/228/877/168/787/original/02e103bafaf1bb0c.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1862 General Hunter of Union Army issued proclomation freeing slaves of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina 1867 Sojourner Truth delivers speech to the First Annual Meeting of American Equal Rights Association 1899 John Albert Burr patented rotary blade lawn mower npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday May 9 1994 Nelson Mandela chosen South Africa's 1st Black president @npub1e4z…xz2t https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/479/168/321/590/439/original/debc4610cf2d05ea.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday May 2 1920 Inaugural game of National Negro Baseball League 1844 Inventor Elijah J McCoy born Colchester Ontario Canada ''The Real.McCoy'' 1961 Etta James 3rd Billboard Hot 100 single ''All I Could Do Was Cry'' 1845 Marcus Allen 1st African-American admitted to bar in Massachusetts 1968 Poor People's March led by Ralph Abernathu 1924 Theodore Bikel born Vienna Austria 1963 1000 Black children peacefully protest Segregation Birmingham AL @npub1e4z…xz2t npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Batman is a violent cop https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/407/183/304/274/820/original/7ef57b48bb47679d.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1917 Ella Jane Fitzgerald born Newport News VA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZRgiuAXRAs @npub1e4z…xz2t https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/399/766/872/130/400/original/0a960aa5c00e8986.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday April 25 1944 United Negro College Fund founded Tuskegee Institute President Frederick Patterson letter in 1943 as a catalyst 1950 Charles ''Chuck'' Cooper 1st Black player drafted to NBA @npub1e4z…xz2t npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus I was gonna make more spaceship references but I decided to keep it short npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Communication is the key to a healthy relationship...with your appliances npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Is she trolling you? npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus I got too much momentum to get sucked into the manosphere npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday April 18 1877 The American Nicodemus Town Company founded by six African American settlers in northwestern Kansas 1966 Bill Russell 1st Black coach in NBA, Boston Celtics 1977 Alex Haley wins Pulitzer Prize ''Roots'' 1983 Alice Walker 1st African-American woman winner Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1980 Independence Day Zimbabwe, Bob Marley performs at celebration @npub1e4z…xz2t https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/360/063/279/180/904/original/d16d057358ada834.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus [@culture-TheRoot](https://flipboard.com/@theroot/culture-4jnqhd9az ) https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/354/496/286/931/235/original/ea966607cd117700.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus ''Can I get a Mimosa with no outrage juice and cranberry juice on the side'' npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1899 Percy Lavon Julian born Montgomery AL 1908 Jane Matilda Bolin born Poughpkeepsie NY 1933 William Anthony ''Tony'' Brown born Charleston WVa @npub1e4z…xz2t https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/320/541/229/667/067/original/798de2013687f1fc.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/320/541/366/535/579/original/84dab52b31cf446b.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/320/541/471/317/615/original/d43674f19328a320.gif npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1990 Idaho became 47th state to recognize Jan. 15 as Martin Luther King, Jr Day 1997 Museum of African American History opens Detroit MI #BlackFriday @npub1e4z…xz2t npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1948 Jackie Robinson signed contract, 1st African American in Major League Baseball 1966 Emmett Ashford 1st Black umpire in Major Leave Baseball 1967 Harlem NYC voters re-elect Adam Clayton Powell Jr after Congress unconstitutional expelled him 1968 President Johnson signed 1968 Housing Act 1972 Benjamin L. Hooks becomes 1st African American in Federal Communications Commission 1988 Willie Davis Burton becomes 1st African American Oscar winner for sound (Bird) #BlackFriday @npub1e4z…xz2t npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday April 11 1881 Spellman College open Atlanta Ga @npub1e4z…xz2t https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/320/399/581/110/247/original/6fbf152794bea0d5.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/320/399/660/888/141/original/1f459dfdeb651593.png https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/320/399/750/806/455/original/91653e0ca73f3ece.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Top 5 complex carbs npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1915 McKinley Morganfield Muddy Waters born Rolling Fork MS 1928 Marguerite Annie Johnson, Maya Angelou born St Louis MO 1968 Republic of Senegal Independence Day #BlackFriday @npub1e4z…xz2t npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday 1968 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Assassinated @npub1e4z…xz2t npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus I wish I could argue the opposite, but I got nothing. Its by design unfortunately npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Genius level intellect - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/02/trump-tariffs-new-york-reaction https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/268/986/365/481/233/original/2eb4f84e0ff6c1af.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday 1870 Jonathan S Wright 1st Black state Supreme Court Justice in South Carolina 1966 Bill Russell becomes 1st African American coach of NBA team, Boston Celtics 1972 2 surviving Soledad Bros found not guilty by all White jury @npub1e4z…xz2t npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus I feel like govt IT security is gonna get real shitty. Hackers gonna have so much fun - US government IT contracts set to be centralized in new Trump order https://www.techradar.com/pro/us-government-it-contracts-set-to-be-centralized-in-new-trump-order > Aims for $100 billion in savings npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1947 James Baskett wins Academy Award 1960 Lunch counters integrated San Antonio TX 1990 Namibia gain Independence npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday March 21 1965 Alabama Freedom March from Selma to Montgomery @npub1e4z…xz2t https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/201/576/938/802/979/original/73d52832633dbf81.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Florida Man will never quit, no matter how bad it is https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/florida-man-eats-feral-pig-meat-contracts-rare-biothreat-bacteria/ https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/189/618/651/924/131/original/2fee4959a9564c5d.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Super ''HEROES'' that are really cops and need to fuckin relax npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #TheThingAboutMeIs ...I don't WANT to cook for you, I just want you to respect that I could and you would love it. I'd fuck your shit up, it'd be so fuckin delicious npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1914 Abdias do Nascimento born São Paulo Brazi 1933 Quincy Delight Jones Jr born Chicago IL 1946 Westley Sissel Unseld born Louisville K 1962 Robin Davis Gibran Kelley born NYC 1969 Channing Nicole Dungey born Sacramento CA 1988 Wardell Stephen Curry II born Akron OH 1997 Simone Arianne Biles born Columbus OH @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/162/684/240/448/046/original/165e5bde9d1fc707.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/162/684/347/888/146/original/91e56ddb7f446d9f.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday March 14 1838 Protest of the Pennsylvania Reform Convention of 1837, Philadelphia PA 1917 First training camp for colored officers established by U.S. Army Des Moines, Iowa @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Education for some, hard labor for the rest npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus That 5th job aint gonna help when they can just refuse to accept your child anyway npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus In a podcast interview about your potential relationship npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus You know how Outlaws in the Old West felt like legends when they bounty was real high... https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/145/928/594/182/566/original/3309e895a666354e.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Do crimes https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/144/985/016/009/420/original/7a18a493f65b105b.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus This is where we are https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/133/598/456/073/146/original/f861aa282e0fe353.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus The worst kind npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Are they really your best friend if you dont have a baby picture on them in your wallet? npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus How do you feel about a dude that drives a Tesla but also carries a personalized Mickey Mouse backpack? npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1759 Agrippa Hull born Northampton MA 1917 Janet Faye Collins born New Orleans LA 1929 Dan Jaconson born Johannesburg South Africa 1945 Anthony Bonair born Trinidad and Tobago 1950 Franco Harris born Fort Dix NJ 1964 Wanda Yvette Sykes born Portsmouth VA @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/123/370/835/715/427/original/ba52b1e077c36020.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/123/370/948/440/717/original/c960c3cdb71a0ff8.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/123/371/059/002/997/original/e94631220d29a6bb.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/123/371/314/820/911/original/3daf90a437dd9c91.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1529 Estavancio Dorantes leeds expedition to North America searching for El Dorado 1870 North Carolina denounces Klan violence 1927 SCOTUS struck down Texas law banning Blacls voting in white primaries 1942 1st cadets graduate from flying school in Tuskeegee 1979 State of Georgia issued formal alon apology to Ray Charles @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday March 7 1965 Bloody Sunday Selma-Montgomery Alabama - @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Tony Hawk Ride sure was no Yanya Caballista npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus I cant condone it. Its not a cybertruck, not new. This hurts one person and it aint the person theyre mad about npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Somebody spray-painted my neighbor's car. It's a Tesla, I dont know who the neighbor is or what their politics are. There's painted on the all sides including the front windshield and i think their tires were punctured npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1877 "Professor Maharaja/The King of Hypnotists" Wilmont A. Barclay born St Andrew Parrish Jamaica 1945 Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith born Beaumont TX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgzvGLwFo0I 1961 Rae Dawn Chong born Edmonton Alberta 1971 Tasha Smith born Camden NJ @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/083/094/950/590/862/original/844aca12aa3deced.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/083/095/044/316/724/original/0afbd570e494a6dc.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/083/095/140/836/549/original/c9da0511bf964c58.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday February 28 1879 Exodus of 1879, Exoduster Movement - 1704 Elias Neau opened school for Blacks in NYC 1708 Slave revolt Newton Long Island NY 1932 Richard Spikes invented/patented automatic gear shift US patent 1,889,814 1967 Private First Class James Anderson Jr dies 1984 Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammys 1990 Philip Emeagwali awarded Gordon Bell Prize @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus [@latest-TheRoot](https://flipboard.com/@theroot/latest.-e1cr885lz ) #BlackHistoryMonth https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/082/187/332/538/566/original/524b1924f14f1a05.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/082/187/463/287/719/original/32912a448d0376fe.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/082/187/550/694/068/original/683801901edf685d.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/082/187/640/488/228/original/5e04de8543ea3183.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus I talk about it every friday npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus ...but what if the number go down instead😈 npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Get this man an Emmy https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGdGv7WNmXX/?igsh=YW5pc3cxNHd2cWN1 #Kendrick #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow #NotLikeUs #Paper #StopMotion npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus I think Wiki had Ranking Roger on 22nd but everywhere else has 21st npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Lot of important Birthdays today - 1924 Robert Gabriel Mugabe born Kutama, Southern Rodesia (Zimbabwe) 1933 Eunice Waymon, Nina Simome born Tryon NC 1936 Barbara Jordan born Houston TX 1940 John Robert Lewis born Pike County AL 1963 "Ranking" Roger Charlery born Birmingham England 1979 Jordan Haworth Peele born NYC 1989 Corbin Bleu born Brooklyn NYC @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/043/445/307/731/906/original/ba65898d747cad51.png https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/043/445/425/847/854/original/bc57c1ec5e83b75e.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/043/445/519/338/325/original/c1046fa0c81330c4.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/043/445/657/487/919/original/8586a232d207d43e.png npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday February 21 1865 North Carolina Legislature adjourns to mark death of Frederick Douglass 1883 John H Smyth speech "The African in Africa and the African in America" 1961 Otis Boykin patents Electrical Resistor 1965 Malcolm X assassinated 1987 Black Rebellion Tampa FL @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus ...yet [@the_etrain](https://beige.party/@the_etrain ) npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Next week, did you want to just meet there? npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus [@latest-TheRoot](https://flipboard.com/@theroot/latest.-e1cr885lz ) https://www.instagram.com/p/DGEsLnHMN79/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus You can just run it on a usb instead of doing a whole install npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Capitalism seems to be a mental affliction npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Use it to print out some coupons to save %5 on a dozen npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Make sure you got enough ink before you start npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Drake owns multiple businesses/companies, he's probably CEO of something @npub1n49…76xu @npub1l26…2ynh npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus OG Mapquest Never change https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGFKGMvgWvL/?igsh=MXVyczl2ajlyeThh npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday February 14 1867 Moorehouse College organized Augusta GA 1936 National Negro college organized Chicago IL 1957 Southern Christian Leadership conference established at meeting New Orleans LA 1997 Dr Lonnie George Johnson patents SuperSoaker @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus WA and OR coming too - Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/denmark-california-greenland-california npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus He trained you good npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus I know what you mean. We got jobs, they got multiple beds and all day to choose npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Dont you destroy his joy npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/976/483/613/141/163/original/31e41dc0fc1ebd0a.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Nah, theyd help npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Maybe its symbolic for some people "I'm untethered. Free!" npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus But thats the reason its better, you werent copying it from other people, you were all independently coming up with the joke npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus They all need to pay you hommage npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Yall really gonna repeat this joke a hundred times today #SuperBowl #KendrickLamar #HalftimeShow https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/974/577/449/412/390/original/d63c45a15f0b59e2.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdOxSAVhGwQ #SuperBowl #KendrickLamar #TimotheeChalamet https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/974/563/989/351/209/original/725c2e9797143b2d.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus I think it takes more skill to get most people to see the connection so i went over the heads of the majority of folx. Whatever the reason, they missed npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus "Late for Work"...that part, so deep - Vinny Marchi on Instagram: "Your song deserved an EDM remix @agiftfromtodd" https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFvKltUJ1o4/?igsh=amFzaWFnNHozemw3 https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/969/570/432/851/794/original/766c1b240c33d9f0.mp4 npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1882 Emma Rochelle Wheeler born Gainesville FL 1883/1887? James Herbert "Eubie" Blake born Baltimore MD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKbo3VovRtw 1925 Oscar William Adams Jr born Birmingham AL 1926 Erma Mozelle Duffy Lewis born Fort Worth TX 1943 Ronald Elbert Mickens born Petersburg VA 1965 Christopher Julius Rock III born Andrews SC 1987 Sandra Annette Bland born Naperville IL @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/964/474/888/942/074/original/e1881db9cfa9f25d.jpeg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/964/475/232/648/757/original/0ce3253fb73c2169.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/964/475/376/621/229/original/1fd5807f003d3243.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/964/475/523/773/705/original/a4ab00e1f0ccdb1e.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1958 The Shirelles 1st single recorded "I Met Him On A Sunday" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ5eIjYzZdM 2008 Dean Oliver Barrow elected 1st Black Prime Minister of Belize Monument honoring Nick Gabaldon and the "Inkwell", Bay Street & Oceanfront Walk, Santa Monica CA 2023 LeBron James became NBA all-time leadind scorer (38388 points) @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday February 7 1926 1st day of Negro History Week, created by Carter G Woodson, expanded to #BlackHistoryMonth in 1976 @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/feb/04/will-a-dog-bed-for-humans-improve-my-life-my-pets-and-i-found-out https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/945/808/540/678/650/original/61f6cd4e4f03dc58.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus ‘Crisis communications’: emails show how NFL’s Saints and NBA’s Pelicans helped New Orleans church spin abuse scandal https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/feb/03/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-investigation > Unearthed emails detail how the sports franchises’ owner and PR team counseled archdiocese on how to respond to unfolding clergy-abuse case #NFL #NBA npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Did 15 min of stretching and stole time at work npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Fa'sho npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Tuta mail @npub1af0…zysx npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Not good move but it gets attention and regardless of intent, delivers a message npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Its complicated. Ive had some former friends i thought would never been conned That being said, the article talks about these billboards as if they may be art/protest, meant to highlight what they mean, not so much to endorse it. Its a confusing choice npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Part of the reason i do it every week is to learn stuff like that. I didnt know either, as well as a lot of other people npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus I got a feeling everything about that business was a disaster before it started npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus Sam Wilson and me both, trying to live up to the shield npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1919 Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson born Cairo GA 1931 Ernest "Ernie" Banks, "Mr Cub/Mr Sunshine" born Dallas TX 1977 Kerry Marisa Washington born Bronx NYC @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/924/687/496/510/727/original/3110202f46e91a01.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/924/688/290/694/005/original/ec7333e406e9fecc.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/924/689/232/090/116/original/6251dd32f9e39e76.jpg npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 2006 Coretta Scott King dies @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus 1934 Etta Moten 1st Black star to perform at White House 1962 Lt Comdr Samuel Lee Gravely 1st Black US warship commander 1963 James Baldwin collection of essays "The Fire Next Time" published 1986 "Fences" opens Chicago Goodman Theatre 1988 Douglas Lee Williams 1st Black Superbowl MVP 1st Black QB start/win Superbowl Broke Superbowl passing record & 1st QB throw 4 TDs in single quarter in Superbowl @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8 npub104lgq06jn9xx27hyzd040vkpz9u2l3xfqrqtf6gjmv5hjq6l7qws84ddda B. A. Balackus #BlackFriday January 31 2025 I don't stick to one month. I can do Black History all year. Every Friday 1865 US Congress passed Thirteenth Amendment @npub1e4z…xz2t @npub174j…w7lf @npub1e7k…e2c8