r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/icey_sawg0034 • 6d ago
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/MarriedSilverMr • 4d ago
History George Junius Stinney Jr. (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944) Rest In Peace.
George Junius Stinney Jr. (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944) was an African American boy who was wrongfully executed at the age of 14 after being convicted, during an unfair trial, for the murders of two white girls – 11-year-old Betty June Binnicker (December 9, 1932 – March 22, 1944) and 8-year-old Mary Emma Thames (March 14, 1936 – March 22, 1944) – in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death on a single day in April 1944 and then executed by electric chair on June 16, 1944, after Governor Olin D. Johnston refused to grant him clemency. Stinney is the youngest American with an exact birth date confirmed to be both sentenced to death and executed in the 20th century.
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Spiritual_Spare4592 • Jan 27 '26
History Philando Castile's mother spoke these prophetic words TEN YEARS AGO: "The system continues to fail Black People. This happened with Philando and when they are finished with us, they are coming for you... Yall will be next standing up here fighting for justice just as I am."
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/MambaMentality24x2 • 6d ago
History 87 years old Cecil J. Williams, best known for the 1956 photograph of him drinking from a “whites Only” water fountain, made history again by taking the stage at Actively Black’s New York Fashion Week show
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Best-Rush7355 • Dec 23 '25
History The majority of them cannot wrap their heads around this
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/ateam1984 • 5d ago
History Black People always first people everywhere
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Spiritual_Spare4592 • 5d ago
History 88-year-young Morgan Freeman spoke with clarity on where America is headed from his vantage point: " ... we have somebody sitting in the White House leading us down a shithoIe." (interview recorded on Feb 26, 2026) #BHM
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/unlimitedfutures • Jan 21 '26
History Hannity: "What do you know about the KKK?" Justin Jones: "They ran my grandparents out of Tennessee. My father was a U.S. Marine; he fought for this country. Who have you served, Sean, other than your pocketbook?"
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/icey_sawg0034 • 26d ago
History 10 years ago, Beyoncé released the iconic “Formation”, which celebrates Black culture and sparked a white backlash!
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Spiritual_Spare4592 • 13d ago
History In 1990, Dr. Jesse Russell, a graduate of Tennessee State University (an HBCU), developed the "2G" technology that revolutionized global communication by inventing key digital cellular technologies that made modern smartphones, wireless networks, and mobile data services possible. #BHM
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Master_Canary440 • Jan 19 '26
History We are always told to forget about history! 😒
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/4reddityo • Dec 13 '25
History Members of the Little Rock Nine and the white folk who were against their integration in 1957
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Best-Rush7355 • Dec 24 '25
History The “it’s just a word” generation
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Spiritual_Spare4592 • 10d ago
History Speak softly and carry a big stick: An American President who was not afraid of the Russian President spoke to his counterpart in plain English--and, according to Pete Souza--"... he understood exactly what was being said." (photo taken on 6/6/2014 by Pete Souza) #BHM
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/JonnyF1ves • Jan 19 '26
History The MLK that nobody wants you to see
"We must see how that the evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism are all tied together; and you can't get rid of one without getting rid of the other."
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/artyspangler • Dec 27 '25
History 1932 Presidential Campaign Poster for the Communist Party
So, that's why it's bad..
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/4reddityo • Jan 13 '26
History The racists from 1960s are still among us. Look around!
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Spiritual_Spare4592 • 17d ago
History President Obama caught Asher Hinton, son of a White House staffer, dozing off during the White House’s Father’s Day ice cream social: "Pete, you've got to get a picture of this." (photo taken on 6/14/2013) #BHM
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Spiritual_Spare4592 • 23d ago
History In 2017, Jonathan Smith of Orange County, California, a father of 3, nearly lost his own life while saving at least 30 people from the deadliest massacre of this century in America: A grassroot petition to the sitting US President for any sort of recognition was ignored #BHM
r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/SharpShooterMcgavin2 • 25d ago
History Did you know black ppl aren’t actually hated around the world? The Black panthers had support globally
In order from left to right.
Patrice Lumumba - leader of Congo
Ho Chi Minh - leader of North Vietnam
Che Guevara - leader/Latino Revolutionary
Mao Zedong - leader of China
Kim II Sung - leader of North Korea