Seizing Freedom Episode 9: They Can't Keep Me Out

As African Americans ventured into entrepreneurship following emancipation, their success was met with overwhelming vitriol and violence from their white counterparts throughout the nation, resulting in Black Codes that make their advances toward equality all the more difficult.

Still, in the face of these challenges, freed people persisted in their pursuit of livelihoods, organizing around their common goals for equal opportunity under the law. These early efforts resulted in sweeping changes in Congress that would lay the foundation for years of civil rights endeavors to come.

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It’s been miserable without central air lol

okay confession time, what not typically tear-enducing kpop song make you cry, or at least misty-eyed?

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀♡︎₊📄᳞ can you feel it? the melody also has flavor

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀➮⠀ ₊⠀ 𝟡᥆‰⠀ ⬚™ ຯ⠀ : ⠀♡⠀𝕜ⅇⅇ𝘱ˑ⠀⃯⠀ 𝘳ⅇᥲⅆi𝘯𝘨ᵎ⠀ຯ⠀𝕨𝕨𝕨⠀᪶ 𝙝𝘵𝘵𝘱://l᥆uisⅇ.ᥴ᥆ꭑ..

Black people are beautiful

After the news of the racially motivated shooting in Buffalo NY, I’m here to spread some positivity because

We don’t deserve to live in fear and suffering. We deserve to be proud of who we are.

The next few days are days to mourn our people, celebrate their lives, and celebrate black joy. We are black people and we are powerful as black people

Mixed race black people Black women Black men Black non-binary or genderqueer people Black parents Queer black people Trans black people Intersex black people Black people who are heavily connected to their culture Black people who aren’t Black people with black hair Black people with vitiligo or albinism Disabled black people Neurodivergent black people Religious and spiritual black people Non-religious black people Both living black people and black people who we have lost to shit like this

All black people are worthy, all black people are meaningful, and all black people deserve better

say their names

My favorite drunk spot - the bathroom at our local oyster bar ☺️

I feel safe over here, that’s where the shootas be

🌳☕🤎🌳☕🤎🌳☕🤎🌳☕🤎🌳☕🤎🌳☕🤎

🌳☕🤎🌳☕🤎🌳☕🤎🌳☕🤎🌳☕🤎🌳☕🤎

can’t stop listening to this song <3 thx kendrick, we appreciate you for blessing our ears with such a beautiful album.

Black cod with a red miso glaze. Broiled for 8 minutes, until caramelized. Served with sushi rice and steamed snap peas.

I’m really about to be 30 this year and I LOVE IT! I don’t understand why people act like getting old is some kind of curse. I love the woman that I am becoming! I love that I’m finding my voice and using it on the regular. I love that I’m tapping into the magic that is me.

a masters graduate came through my job with his robe and cap still on. he got congratulations all throughout the store, and even a hug.

sometimes customer service actually isn't an entire hellhole.

O shit jutuals tattoo appointment is only a day and half away what do I wear cause the beans shirt might be a bit much while I get totl liner notes flowers inked on lmao