#Grandfather

John Lubbock

jwsal

Simon Heffer, writing in the Telegraph, eggs on the culture secretary Oliver Dowden to remove the charitable status of heritage bodies which are “hijacked by activist sentiment”. This may be

Achmat X

AchmatX

Thread: Last night I was invited to dinner in the Hamptons. I have never been more humiliated, disrespected and dehumanized in my life. During this catered dinner politics and the

Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee

DLCC

There’s never been a Black woman governor in the US--except for 1 day in 1972. For 1 day, Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman to serve as president pro temp

Ulrike Franke

RikeFranke

I bought this newspaper the other day at a French flea market. It’s from 2 November 1918, the end of WWI, published 7 days before the Kaiser abdicated and 9

Thinking Patriot

ThinkinPatriot

1PERSPECTIVEA 74 year old man coming back home from work at 2AM while most men his age are retired.He comes back after a long day that probably started before the

robertklemko

RobertKlemko

My dad died two days ago. I'm going to share a part of his life that was important, but didn't define him. His kindness did that. He immigrated from Germany

Khalil

alwysflossy

Happy Black History Month. While interviewing Rasta Nini in Colon he brought us to the park where Marcus Garvey founder of the Pan Africanist movement first began giving his

Joe Dunman

JoeDunman

Just after 9/11, my grandfather asked me if there was an American flag hanging at the local store where I worked. He assumed there wasn't because it was a hippy

Griff Ferris

g__ferris

If we’re gonna talk about the UK’s history with slavery, how about we talk about the MPs whose money + power comes from slavery?Thread: Richard Drax MP (2010-now)Lives in 7,000-acre

Trish Zornio

trish_zornio

When I was a kid, I was taught I lived in the best country in the world. As a 1st generation American, this is where my family sought refuge after

Anthony Emtman

Anthony_Emtman

1/ Discussing our principles is always on the agenda for the monthly partners call @Ikigai_fundThis month was: "What partnership, a handshake, & service before self means to us"Some lessons from

Chris Dier

chrisdier

The election of 1876 was a contested election with no clear winner the next day. This election occurred during Reconstruction--the era after the Civil War which was marked by large-scale

I remember Tom Brady's MAGA hat

_shireenahmed_

I'm the granddaughter of vets. I'm cognizant of imperialist regimes, and a system that failed Indigenous, Black, Sikh and racialized members of the Royal/Canadian forces.I wear a beaded poppy, and

Project Fearlessness

BillyLiar10

Boris Johnson’s reckless desire to take the U.K. out of the ECHR is unfathomable. The British were instrumental in setting up the ECHR. One British man in particular played a

Patrick Howse

Baghdaddi

Short thread re Identity. This happened 20 years ago - Drumcree 2nd July 2000. You can see me in the photo - I'm watching my cameraman's step ladder being hurled

Jackie Summers

jackfrombkln

MAJOR SPOILERS. If you have not seen @PixarSoul skip this......In the final minutes of Soul, as 22 plummets toward earth, ready to be born for the first time, I thought:

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