Today in Labor History May 29, 1854: Civil rights activist, Lydia Flood Jackson, opened the first school for black children in Sacramento, California. Jackson was a member of the black petty bourgeoisie. Her father taught her how to invest in real estate and that business supported her through her life. However, she also developed a line of beauty products known as “Flood Toilet Cremes.” She fought most of her life for African American civil rights and women’s rights. She was the first legislative chair of the California State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. She was also a member of the Fannie Jackson Coppin Club and the Native Daughter's Club.

#lydiafloodJackson #racism #CivilRights #feminism #education #school #BlackMastodon

Survivors seek justice 105 years after the Tulsa race massacre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiX0Ey2JDg8 #USHistory #Racism #Oklahoma

"Gov. Bill Lee called the special session at the request of President Donald Trump who wanted congressional districts redrawn after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted a key provision in the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Republican lawmakers admitted the redistricting was done for political purposes to give the GOP a 9-0 sweep of the state’s congressional seats and provide Trump another vote at the midterm election to back his policies."

“Despite that, she decided to stand on her desk while her colleagues gathered in the well without permission. It was a clear violation of Senate decorum and centuries of tradition. It was performative, childish, and beneath the dignity of this institution. As the most egregious offender, Senator Oliver received the most significant penalty.

Oliver issued a statement acknowledging she received the letter outlining “punitive measures” against for “standing up – quite literally” for Tennesseans. She called it the “most brazen attack on Black political representation this nation has seen since Jim Crow,” done quickly to “steal” a House seat so Trump could “continue evading punishment for his crimes.”

https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/27/tennessee-democratic-senator-suspended-from-committee-over-special-session-protest/

#tennessee_is_fascist_as_fuck #tennessee_is_racist #corrupt #corruption #racism #racist #WhiteOldRacistMale #jimcrowlaws

Cynthia Erivo was brutally smeared – she’s finally saying what others won’t

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/29/cynthia-erivo-brutally-smeared-finally-saying-others-wont-28566308/

Issued a Norwegian passport 24 years ago, but denied visa to USA because he is originally from Iraq.
Came to Norway as a 13 year old refugee.

https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/har-hatt-norsk-pass-i-24-ar---fikk-avslag-pa-usa-innreise-til-vm-1.17887536

#racism #usa #ice

What the f**k !?

What a disgusting and filthy move from #TrumpAdministration :
Aliens = Foreigner / Non WASP 🤮

« They've shopped in the same stores, attended the same classes as our children, and lived seemingly normal human existences.

With one exception — they do not belong here.

Millions arrived under the cover of darkness and embedded themselves directly into our society. »

› https://www.whitehouse.gov/aliens/

#Racism #Facism #LateStageFacism #Trump

I was reading this about the recurring cases of #BlackWomen being found dead in water in the UK.

'Campaigners and families point to several cases between 2020 and 2026 in which women reported missing were later found in rivers, lakes or coastal areas, often with deaths deemed “non-suspicious” or “unexplained”.'

https://www.blackcurrentnews.co.uk/p/black-women-deaths-water-uk-missing-cases

#Racism #ACAB #UK