🎉 Happy 46th Birthday to Nate Parker! 🎉 Today we’re celebrating the incredible filmmaker, actor, and storyteller who continues to push boundaries and inspire through his work. From powerful performances to impactful directing, Nate Parker’s influence on cinema and culture is undeniable. Drop a 🎬 if you’ve been moved by one of his films, and join me in wishing him a year full of creativity, growth, and continued success. ✨ Happy Birthday, Nate Parker! ✨ | Black American History

How Black Activism Forced Military Integration" The story of the first Black Marines is not one of permission—it's one of pressure. In 1941, as America prepared to fight Nazi Germany's racist regime, the U.S. Marine Corps systematically rejected Black applicants. General Thomas Holcomb stated he would rather have 5,000 white Marines than 250,000 Black ones. The hypocrisy was stunning: fight fascism abroad while practicing segregation at home. Enter A. Philip Randolph, founder of the Brotherhood

When people picture the American cowboy, the image is usually fixed: white hat, white face, wide-open plains. History tells a different story. After the Civil War, as many as one in four cowboys were Black. Some historians argue the number may have been even higher in certain regions. These men weren’t side characters. They were the backbone of the cattle industry that built the West. Many Black cowboys were formerly enslaved men who already knew how to handle livestock. They became: trail bosse

20K views · 707 reactions | 'Black Panther' film star Chadwick Boseman, an actor whose work celebrated African American pioneers, has died at age 43 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer. | TRT World | Facebook