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Saturday Verses (poems & lyrics) Please read SONNET TO NEGRO SOLDIERS by Joseph Seaman Cotter Jr.

Street Team International - https://mailchi.mp/1ba4dfbb0083/street-team-international-10348400

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/22/argentina-black-americans-spain-world-cup-messi-silence?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Why many Black Americans were rooting for Argentina to lose the World Cup | Etan Thomas Many Black Americans were not cheering Spain’s complicated history. They were rooting against the racism, politics and silence associated with Argentina

Saturday Verses (poems & lyrics) Please read ON BEING BROUGHT FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA by Phyllis Wheatley.

https://aaregistry.org/story/tuskegee-university-founded/

Tuskegee University is Founded *Tuskegee University was founded on this date in 1881. Located in Tuskegee, Alabama, it is one of over 100 Historical Black Colleges and Universities in America. The school was founded as a school for Black students by American educator Booker T. Washington. At that time it was called the Tuskegee N...

The American Civil Rights Movement may always be needed. Because of its founding nature.

The American Civil Rights Movement, a story On this date, starting with the year 1866, the African American Registry features a brief article and definition of civil rights.

https://aaregistry.org/story/the-first-american-memorial-day-is-commemorated/

The First American Memorial Day is Commemorated *On this date in 1865, former Black slaves started Memorial Day in America. This occurred in Charleston, SC to honor 257 dead Union Soldiers who had been buried in a mass grave in a Confederate prison camp. They dug up the bodies and worked for 2 weeks to give them a proper burial as gratitude for f...

Deja Vu,

Martin Luther King Jr. Gives His "Give Us The Ballot" Speech *On May 17, 1957, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “Give Us the Ballot” speech. Dr. King addresses 25,000 people in Washington, D.C. at the Lincoln Memorial for the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom. He suggested that all politicians’ “betrayal” of disenfranchised Americans offered the ulti...

Mother’s Day in America continues to shed light on many aspects of womanhood. This episode of the Lighthouse will share three timelines of the Black struggle in America, laced with testimony and respectful content from the Black community.
https://aaregistry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/May-Mothers-Day-2026.mp3

150 years ago is not that long ago to forget !


Voting Riot in Indianapolis, Indiana Occurs *On this date in 1876, a race riot happened in Indianapolis, Indiana over voting rights.