#Texas elected its first Latina #GinaHinojosa as governor. She has traveled the second largest state from rural to urban communities ensuring Texans were heard and tonight she makes history. #history #elections #voting

#DebHaaland has made history as the first Native American woman governor for the state of New Mexico. The country needs more Indigenous voices in political positions. So New Mexico is writing its name down in history once again. #history #electionresults #vote #newmexico

#Texas just voted for the #teacher James Talarico campaigned on loving thy neighbor and listening and carrying for all Texans. Congratulations, Texas hasn’t voted for a blue senator for decades this is huge. #jamestalarico #texaselections #voting

Lakeisha Lance Bottoms was just elected as the first Black woman governor in the United States, alongside Stacey E. Plaskett in the USVI! #georgia #voting #blackculture #keishalancebottoms

Because you voting is public record we can’t see who you voted for but we will know if you didn’t vote and act like everything ok. Check: didthey.vote (go check and see if your homie voted and your granny) #voting #funny #elections #blackculture #geauxvote

It was men like Robert Hicks who helped ensure my generation has the right to vote. In 1965 in Bogalusa, Louisiana, the Hicks family was threatened for helping house CORE volunteers working in the area to help advance civil rights and voting rights for Black Americans. We owe it to them to vote bec

My MawMaw is one of the reasons why I vote, so come Get ready with me to Geaux vote” in a state that once denied my family access to the voting booth. @Power Coalition #geauxvote #blackhistory #blackhistory365 #history #votingrights

There is more than one Bloody Sunday event that occurred during the Civil Rights Movement. The first was over desegregation of the Mississippi coast. It was Easter Sunday 1960 when dozens of peaceful protestors were attacked by a vigilante mob as the Biloxi police watched and it let it occur. There

#baddies of #zeusnetwork has arrived in #NewOrleans I will be watching my TikTok to see how this plays out. Welcome to the #504 #zeus

Louisiana is not only home to French & Creole speaking communities but Spanish speaking communities also. In the 1700s many Canary Islanders settled in South Louisiana in parishes like St. Bernard, today often referred to as Los Isleños. The culture rich and a key part of Louisiana’s history and Cr

I have never seen a pump just left open and so it was interesting to me. I am neurodivergent so things become very interesting to me very quickly. 😂🙃😩 #gas #gaspump #louisiana #houma

La Toussaint (All Saints Day) is approaching in Louisiana, on November 1st historically families across Louisiana would gather to clean family graves and often times have mass in the cemeteries. A number of families may bring flowers and candles for the cemetery as well. The tradition dates back ce

This month is Gullah Geechee heritage month, we honored the culture and the many enslaved folks and their descendants along the Low Country coast from North Carolina to northeast Florida. The Gullah Geechee people have retained a lot of culture by way of Africa while having their own linguistic her

Let’s talk about the resurrection fern on New Orleans Oak Trees, and how it turns from brown to bright green after rain, and fun fact New Orleans is the rainiest city in the US. #history #neworleans #resurrectionfern #plants #louisiana

Let’s explore rural Black history in Louisiana, focusing on Grosse Tete in Iberville Parish. This is a little more personal as some of my ancestors are buried here, one in particular worked in lumber industry in Louisiana’s southern parishes. #blackhistory #history #blackhistory365 #Louis

Southern University students in 1960 in Baton Rouge were expelled for staging sitins in 3 locations in Baton Rouge. #blackhistory #history #civilrights #batonrouge #louisiana

Black Pearl is a small neighborhood located in the uptown area of New Orleans. This once predominantly Black neighborhood was home to the legendary Mahalia Jackson. The church she sung at in her early years is still an integral part of the community, Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church. Let’s talk

The largest state fair in the country is the Texas State Fair in Dallas. The biggest event for many Texans in the fall and September is around the corner. But, what were the experiences of Black Texans like at the fair that’s been running since the 1800s? Let’s talk about it! #blackhistory #b