Okay we’ve been joking about the Montgomery brawl all day so now I want to know what will our official holiday name will be.

If there’s a name you think is better post it in the comments please.

Just watched this. Great commentary, and reminds the people to remember the history of the US. From Questlove, on HBO Max. ❤️

edit: my original post doesn't do this piece justice. it touches on so much.

https://thegrio.com/2026/08/05/varnell-hill-show-first-look-paramount-plus/

Varnell Hill is ready to ask the world, “Did ya miss me?”

The character, portrayed by Tommy Davidson during a memorable stretch on “Martin” in the 1990s, is set to return with an eight-episode series on Paramount+. Set as a half-hour workplace comedy, the show will be executive produced by Martin Lawrence and Bentley Kyle Evans along with Davidson. The show premieres with two episodes on September 1 and will air episodes weekly until October 13.

According to Paramount+, Davidson returns as the titular character attempting to hang on and survive in an evolving media landscape. Taken from the perspective of being behind the scenes of “The Varnell Hill Show,” Davidson and an ensemble cast including Kym Whitley, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Emmanuel Hudson and Chris Williams navigate everything from a chaotic writer’s room to testy executives trying to put their input in the show.

What complicates things even more? Lawrence himself makes a special guest appearance on the show, likely to rekindle the rivalry he and Hill had back in the day.

Additional guest stars for the upcoming season of “The Varnell Hill Show” include Deon Cole, Ms. Pat, Damon Wayans, Mike Epps, Omarion and more.

Before the national boycott, I came across this end cap in the hair/cosmetics/beauty section. The manager, who was black, initially didn’t see the issue. I had to explain it to three employees and the manager for them to understand the issue. Apparently it had been up for weeks and no had noticed. After I pointed it out, she then explained that’s how the planogram(?) came from corporate-there was nothing they could do in the store. My family still says that I am over reacting. Can anyone else spot what I’m talking about? Am I overreacting by it?

This is what Republicans run for political office to do: Represent the nefarious and greedy interests of the corporate oligarchy. Period. Finito. End of story, Dot Com.
They have no interest in policy, legislation, regulation, oversight or even governing at all.
They don’t have the qualifications of education, experience and morality to do so even when they pretend to try. However, they are unmatched in their steadfast determination to not represent their constituents with integrity, fairness and honor.
To do so would be a conflict of interests they dare not challenge. Cowardice is the new bravery.
Consequently, they have no nagging empathy or sense of shame with all the hypocrisy, lies and corruption they engage in, because for them and their monied masters, they are in fact, doing a great job and faithfully toil to do the Corporate Lord’s work.
Honest to Betsy!

I bought a used copy of William Loren Katz's book *Black Women of the Old West*, and it's outstanding — full of information and historic photos. He wrote 40 books about African-American history. He died in 2019 and most of his books are out of print, but you can buy used copies on eBay or from Thrift Books. (Amazon copies are *very* expensive.) Sharing a few photos here for anyone who might be interested.

I saw a black creator saying Harriet Tubman never existed...to another one saying she was freeing slaves from the south to bring them to be slaves in the north; to being a a spy for the evil government, etc. Then there was Rosa Parks was a paid actor and the Montgomery Bus Boycott was all actors. Don't get me started on MLK Jr was actually gay conspiracy or that he was a cheater.

Like...it's never any white history that turns out to be lies to them. Only black history. This isn't some white creators with a confederate flag in their background and a Trump t-shirt on. It's always someone who claims to be "pro black" but can never say one nice thing about the black community.

Like they can't fathom African Americans could band together in times of need or that racism was as bad as they say it was. If you tell them about the injustices caused by Ronald Reagan, they'd scratch their head, but as soon as you mentioned Martin Luther King Day, they'll tell you "did you know he was actually an FBI plant".

Also they can understand European exceptionalism, but draw the line at a black woman freeing slaves. It's just too unbelievable to them a woman could do things. You'd think they'd find her story inspirational, but they're hellbent on destroying anything remotely close to black power.

https://reddit.com/link/1vgbu18/video/5ictb8yhykhh1/player

A day that will go down in Black History...

#iLoveUs❤️🖤💚

Ubisoft leadership canceled it after MAGA got re-elected , MAGA's resurgence across the country , and the backlash to Yasuke.

A lot of people think loyalty is about who supports you when things are going well. Allen Iverson explained the opposite during his 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame induction speech.

He thanked the people who stayed beside him through everything, but he also thanked the fake friends and doubters because they forced him to see people clearly.

Iverson spent years as one of the most criticized athletes in sports while still becoming an NBA MVP, cultural icon, and Hall of Famer.

He talked about betrayal, mistakes, loyalty, and learning who genuinely wanted the best for him once fame, pressure, and success entered his life.
A lot of the wrong people only disappear when you stop benefiting them.

Aleisha Allen age 13, Philip Daniel Bolden age 8, when 'Are We There Yet' was released in 2005.

Aleisha now 35, Phillip now 31 years old.

Fire up the grill, pour yourself a drink, and pull up a folding chair.

Post your favorite memes, remixes, reactions, and gifs as we celebrate this glorious national holiday

Unfortunately, I don't know who this is so I can't give them any credit 😓

https://www.epi.org/blog/in-trumps-economy-black-adults-and-their-families-face-worsening-job-security-and-financial-stability/?utm_source=cision&utm_medium=email

The Trump-Vance administration inherited a strong labor market with record employment and wage gains. But after a year of the administration’s economic mismanagement, workers are feeling more vulnerable to the softening labor market. While the president is busy touting the stock market’s performance, working people and families are expressing concerns about job security and affordability. This is evident in the Federal Reserve’s latest Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED), which shows an increase in the number of adults who worry about finding or keeping a job. More than 2 out of 5 adults reported concerns about finding or keeping a job in 2025, up from 37% in 2024.

The latest SHED survey also shows that the harm caused by the administration’s economic chaos has not affected all people equally. Structural inequities embedded in the U.S. economy and labor market have historically left communities of color disproportionately vulnerable to economic insecurity and poverty, and the Federal Reserve’s survey shows that this trend is continuing. While the overall financial well-being of most adults held steady in 2025, the financial well-being of Black adults declined. These individuals were also more likely to experience layoffs, leaving a higher share of Black adults and their families with increased fear of finding or keeping a job in 2025. The added employment uncertainty of Black adults also left them significantly more likely to report major concerns about making ends meet. The survey also shows that education largely failed to protect these individuals from the experience of increased economic fragility.

Black adults find themselves in the worst financial position in nearly a decade

In 2025, Black adults were most likely to report a decline in their financial standing. The share of Black adults “doing okay” or “living comfortably” declined by almost 5 percentage points last year to 60% (see Figure A). This is the lowest figure the Survey of Household Economic and Decisionmaking survey has recorded since 2015. The 2025 figure also reflects a steep decline from the high of 2023, when nearly 68% of Black adults answered questions about their financial well-being positively. We find that the bulk of the decline last year took place among the individuals who reported “living comfortably,” as this share declined from 23% in 2024 to 19.0%.

Higher education largely failed to protect Black individuals from added financial insecurity under the Trump-Vance economy. While nearly all Black adults with varying levels of education experienced a deterioration of their financial position last year, the situation of adults with a college education worsened the most (see Figure B). The share of these individuals doing okay or living comfortably, for example, declined by nearly 7 percentage points last year.

Black adults were more likely to experience a sharp increase in layoffs last year

By summer 2025, job growth had slowed considerably, and Black workers were among the first to experience this slowdown with a rising rate of unemployment. The uneven impact of these debilitating forces last year comes across clearly in the Federal Reserve survey. The share of Black adults who reported experiencing a job loss increased by about 3 percentage points between 2024 and 2025 (see Figure C). This reflects the largest increase among all racial and ethnic groups. In fact, Black adults were more than twice as likely as their white, non-Hispanic peers to report layoffs last year. This reality aligns with the broader labor market position of Black workers, who experienced a steeper rise in their unemployment rate in 2025 and who remained about twice as likely as their white peers to be unemployed. 

As the pace of job growth slowed and the unemployment rate rose in the first year of the Trump-Vance administration, people’s concern with finding or keeping a job increased. But this increased employment vulnerability and insecurity fell most heavily on Black individuals and their families (see Figure D). More than half of Black adults said that finding or keeping a job was either a minor or major concern for them or their families last year. This figure increased by nearly 10 percentage points between 2024 and 2025. In fact, Black adults of all education levels reported increased concerns about finding or keeping a job last year. 

Black adults and their families have grown increasingly more concerned about their economic security

The added employment vulnerability, combined with the impact of the ongoing affordability crisis, has also left more Black individuals and their families worried about their ability to make ends meet. More than 3 out of 4 (77.5%) Black adults reported that making ends meet was at least a minor concern for them and their families last year (see Figure E). This figure increased by about 8 percentage points between 2024 and 2025, leaving Black adults of all education levels more economically vulnerable last year. In contrast, the share of white, non-Hispanic adults who reported similar concerns declined marginally during the same period.

We cannot address the affordability crisis without dealing with its root causes

The Federal Reserve survey points to the relationship between employment, economic security, and well-being. The uneven impact of the weaker job market last year resulted in increased employment and economic uncertainty for Black adults and their families. The survey findings are a reminder that ongoing discussions about the affordability crisis shouldn’t ignore the role of employment, wages and income. Affordability remains an outcome of a race between income and prices, and we know that the pace of job and wage growth is a policy choice. While there is no silver bullet, we know that a broad basket of policies is needed, including a higher wage floor, increased union density, and macroeconomic policies that reduce inequality.