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I'm just an ordinary guy teaching excellence. Veteran, Public Speaker, Author, and Founder of the Academy for Anti-Racism & Social Change. Contact: link/BIO.

Salt Lake City, UT
Joined April 2012
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White racists — Blacks are lazy; none of them work. Stop mooching off the system we built, and I'm tired of paying for their welfare. Black Americans — we are doctors, lawyers, pharmacists, teachers, politicians, daycare workers, city employees, blue-collar workers,…
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In 1959 Police were called to a segregated library because a Black nine-year-old boy was trying to check out books and refused to leave unless he had the books After being told by library staff the books was not for Black people and only for Whites, I'm sure planted the seed of…
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This brings happy tears to my eyes passing on some of our ancestors traditions and wisdom. Did you know, Rice; was braided into the hair of African women to serve as sustenance on their way to enslavement. The hairstyle—cornrows—hid rice and even seeds as they traveled with no…
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Can we talk about “Black” creativity? 👇🏾
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The white people who were calling the Baltimore mayor a DEI hire didn't even know he was mayor until they saw him address the public over the Key Bridge incident. He's been mayor for over three years now, and what makes you look even more foolish is that mayors are not hired.…
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White men in 2024……..
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Mayor Brandon Scott with a strong clap back…… Bravo sir’ 👏🏾👇🏾
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For those that chose the ocean instead. We will never forget; RIP 🙏🏾🖤✊🏾
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Just a kid taking out the trash—America
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In February 2024, Giving Pies, a Black-owned bakery located in San Jose, California, reported that Tesla had placed an order for 4,000 mini pies to "celebrate Black History Month." However, the order was canceled at the last minute, resulting in a loss of $16,000 for the bakery.…
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I'm going to tell my grandkids that this was— high school musical! 😎
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Someone needs to see this; In 1797, a few years after signing the Constitution, founding fathers of this country and President John Adams as well as the entire US Senate unanimously signed the Treaty of Tripoli. ART.11 that states explicitly that the US is not IN ANY SENSE…
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Karen Garner; 73-Year-old with dementia. Officers fractured Garner's arm, dislocated her shoulder, sprained her wrist, and covered her body in bruises, then failed to provide her with medical care until six hours after her arrest.... The officer was fired and the the city paid…
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All I can do is play this over and over again, because I have NEVER heard a W/P talk like this. Buffalo supermarket shooting during sentencing. THIS 👇🏾
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Since we are doing Barbie around here........ ✊🏾
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In memory of the tremendous talent we lost, on August 9, 2008, we remember Bernard Jeffrey “Bernie” McCullough, widely known as Bernie Mac. Born on October 5, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, he was an extraordinary American comedian and actor. Sadly, Bernie faced the loss of his…
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Representation matters. 👇🏾
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Never forget…..………
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Don't forget Kendrick Johnson On January 11, 2013, the body was discovered inside a vertical rolled-up mat in the gymnasium of Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia, where he was a student. After a preliminary investigation and autopsy concluded that Johnson's death was…
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Where are all the people that canceled Colin Kaepernick; something about disrespecting the flag wasn't it?
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The folding chair we commonly use today is indebted to the innovative mind of Nathaniel Alexander, an African American inventor. In 1911, Alexander secured a patent for his groundbreaking design, which will forever be remembered by its use this weekend on the ship pier in…
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He gets accepted into Yale due to an affirmative action program...... And then agrees years later to abolish it in colleges; make it make sense!
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Justice For Cole Brings Plenty. 🖤🙏🏾✊🏾🪶👇🏾
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When you're more worried about Trans and Gay people harming children but you say absolutely nothing about the 96 percent of those who sexually abuse children are males, 76 percent of, are married. The younger the victim, the more likely it is that the abuser is an actual relative…
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Pay close attention to the echoes of history as they reveal their true identity today.
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2021—In memory of Antwain Fowler, the viral star who captured our hearts with his iconic question, "Where we about to eat," we mourn the loss of this bright young soul. At the tender age of 6, Antwain battled with autoimmune enteropathy, a devastating condition that hindered his…
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Coco Gauff ckecking the ref….. Real life experiences.
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Speaking of “Small Town!” Don't forget Ahmaud Arbery—he was chased and then gunned down while jogging in a “small town” in southeast Georgia by white men who believed they were; “taking care of their own” by stopping a burglar—RIP🖤🙏🏾✊🏾
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Jasmine Arbery, the sister of Ahmaud Arbery, graduated from Albany State University in 2021 with a master's degree. She dedicated her degree to her late brother in a tribute. The ceremony was held on May 8, which is also Arbery's birthday, and she said, "You always believed in…
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“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” — Angela Y. Davis
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Did you know; under the Missouri Compromise (1820), Texas could not be a slave state if it's borders extended north of 36º 30'. So Texas shortened its lands deliberately north of 36º 30' and gave them to the United States. In doing so, Texas could remain a slave state, and what…
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America did you forget? When Mexico was among the few foreign countries that stepped in to offer assistance. The Mexican government swiftly dispatched an aid convoy consisting of 455 Mexican soldiers and sailors, 187 vehicles, two mobile kitchens, and 10 water tankers – in less…
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Jason Aldean; after the battle of Montgomery Saturday, we own this song now! ✊🏾
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Don't forget Cornelius Frederick—During lunch at school Cornelius Frederick threw a sandwich at another boy in the Lakeside Academy cafeteria. A staff member responded by tackling Cornelius to the ground, and then, for 12 minutes, as Cornelius struggled and gradually grew still,…
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HBCU Grad Makes History, Acquires Fuddruckers Brand and All 92 Restaurants For $18.5 Million 👇🏾
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Senior-class Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, a mechanical engineering major at the Annapolis campus in Maryland, has made history as the first Black female brigade commander in the academy's 175-year history. Following her graduation, she will commission as a…
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This is who we are; not even close to the lies they tell you about us!
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Get this; Pro-gun lawyer was shot by his own weapon while visiting a hospital when a powerful magnetic field from an MRI scanner set the pistol off. The facility stated he had been informed several times of safety protocols; banning metal objects from the room. He unfortunately…
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The difference between “White folks” and “White people... Some of you are going to learn today! 👇🏾
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Don't forget Ahmaud Arbery RIP 🖤🙏🏾✊🏾👇🏾
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Speaking of “Small Town!” Don't forget Ahmaud Arbery—he was chased and then gunned down while jogging in a “small town” in southeast Georgia by white men who believed they were; “taking care of their own” by stopping a burglar—RIP🖤🙏🏾✊🏾
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Candice Owens vs Fani Willis— Fani Willis: graduated from the Emory University School of Law in Atlanta in 1996, and she joined the Fulton County District Attorney's office in 2001. In 2018, Willis opened her own law firm in Atlanta, where she specialized in criminal defense and…
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I hope this puts a smile on your faces, as it did mine; Black men Frolic; Black history month edition!
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Black history is knowing the difference between who built it and who tried to destroy it.......
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Let me get this straight, Neonazi, White supremacists, and other radical groups can gather, spread hate and discontent in society, infiltrate police, fire, and medical departments, and whitewash education with little or no pushback. But, you'll lose your sh!t over drag shows and…
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We have a problem in this country, and they didn't come across the border........
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Surpassing the IQ scores of renowned geniuses Bill Gates, Albert Einstein, and Isaac Newton, there are three exceptional individuals who currently hold the highest IQs in the world. It is important to note that these achievements surpass those of renowned figures, regardless of…
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In 1964, two all-white, all-male juries in Mississippi failed to convict the killer of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The culprit, a notorious white supremacist and Klansman named Byron De La Beckwith, managed to escape justice for the following three decades. During this…
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Mom's of Liberty on school board tried to explain to the NAACP why she disagreed with diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is why I bring awareness! ✊🏾
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Breonna Taylor was asleep in her bed..........
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Post made By—Wonder Wombman 🤎 Last night, I reported to my gate to work a late flight. As the other attendants arrived, we realized we would be an all African American crew. Then, the First officer arrived … and lastly, the Captain. 🤯 We all looked around at each other and…
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Every once in a while; I find one. Just listen. 👇🏾
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Americans are broke and don't even realize it. 👇🏾
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Remember Luther Hall, an ex-officer from the St. Louis police department? He was recently granted an award of nearly $23.5M after being assaulted by his fellow officers while undercover at a protest. Hall recalls that during the 2017 protest - sparked by the dismissal of another…
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Black history is the Tougaloo Nine. The nine students who, in 1961 while undergraduates at Tougaloo College, staged sit-ins at the all-white Jackson Main Library in Jackson, Mississippi. Prior to the sit-ins, African Americans were prohibited from using the city’s main library.…
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Four years today; never forget Breonna Taylor. June 5, 1993 – March 13, 2020) RIP 🖤🙏🏾✊🏾
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Don't forget President Obama visited, Senegal West Africa; and the historic Door of No Return. The door was an exit point for America-bound slaves. President Obama can be seen here stepping into the frame of the infamous door of no return, through which shackled slaves passed as…
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2019 — 33 years. Eddie Murphy with The Golden Child.
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Black voters for Trump, you're a bunch of weirdos. I don't understand how you can listen to the rhetoric that comes out of his mouth towards blacks and say to yourself; that's my guy.
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Clarence Thomas ruled against student loan debt— as a Supreme Court Justice; he was recently implicated in a Senate panel's investigation regarding his stance on student debt relief. The committee discovered that Thomas had a significant loan, amounting to $267,230, forgiven by a…
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Someone needs to hear this: Black people can't culturally appropriate something we were initially part of. We were and still are — Black cowboys.
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If you're doing something you're proud of and know it is right, don't hide behind white hoods.
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Remember these five Memphis police officers? Let me introduce you to a whistleblower, retired detective Mark Lesure from the same department. He's been on the news several times and very outspoken about the Memphis police force and their handling of the Tyre Nicholes incident.…
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In UTAH—Ruby Franke, an LDS mom and a former BYU professor known for her family YouTube channel "8 Passengers," teaching people on how to lead a wholesome family full of “honesty, humbleness and joy.”—Was taken into custody on child abuse charges this week and charged with six…
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Jasmine Felicia Crockett was born on March 29, 1981, in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Rhodes College, a private liberal arts school in Memphis, Tennessee. Crockett is an American lawyer and politician representing the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 30th…
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Black men defend a black security guard from white men in a senseless attack in viral Montgomery Riverfront brawl—A chaotic altercation unfolded on Coosa Street, triggering a rapid response from the Montgomery Police Department (MPD). The incident occurred around 7 P.M.,…
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“White women, WTF do you care.....” 👇🏾
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White people that say, “My family did not own slaves, and you were not a slave either; stop complaining, you have it good.” Have missed the entire “Impact” of slavery, along with segregation and how it's taken/ing an effect on Black Americans today.
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July 29, 1988—Haben Girma, an inspiring disability rights advocate and attorney, was born. Despite being both deaf and blind, Haben shattered barriers by becoming the first deaf and blind graduate of Harvard Law School. Her resilience and determination have empowered countless…
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Starting my morning and ya’ll still at it…. That's why I love me some; “Us!” ✊🏾
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I could listen to hear all day! 👇🏾
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::UPDATE:: The scandal is growing. According to the Contra Costa County Public Defenders' Office, nearly half of Antioch’s police department was involved in the racist and homophobic text chains that have rocked the entire community. It's now 45 officers.
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Joy Ann Reid—on Trumps criminal mug shot. @JoyAnnReid 👇🏾
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For teaching purposes; let's take a moment and point out racist code words individuals are starting to use online, like; “Jogger.” Mostly used by; White Supremacists! They have started to use certain code words for the N-Word after Ahmaud Arbery's Death... Over recent years,…
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There is a day in every Black person's life when we realize that not all Black people are our allies and not all white people are our enemies.
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::BREAKING:: The mayor of Wyoming, Kent Vanderwood has been charged along with fifteen others for "their role in the alleged false electors scheme following the 2020 U.S. presidential election," The incoming Republican mayor of Wyoming is one of 16 people who signed a fake…
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A Louisville police officer let his dog attack a 14-year-old Black child who was not resisting. As the dog 'gnawed' on the child's arm, the officer said 'stop fighting my dog,' DOJ said in bombshell report
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Why do racist white people pay so much attention to Black people if they don't like us?
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Spending an eternity somewhere with these guys is not a very good selling point for me. 🤷🏾‍♂️
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To white men and women: You have zero authority to approve or disapprove of the actions of Black men and women in society; stop acting like someone left you in charge of us.
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Police officers everywhere need to be retrained...... 👇🏾
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She said Black people wear the Mark of Cain? 👇🏾
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Shout out to Black women... You are enough! 🖤👇🏾
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I'm not offended by people believing in God; I'm offended by believers trying to force others to live by the rules of the God they believe in.
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::BREAKING:: Two paramedics found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Elijah McClain's death. Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec have been convicted. Cichuniec was also found guilty of a second-degree unlawful administration of drug assault charge. 👇🏾
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Why where the Irish not considered white when they first imigrated to America? 👇🏾
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