@HilzFuld - Hillel Fuld
I come from greatness. My 96 year old great aunt Olga Kay, a Holocaust survivor who survived two separate camps, and who was honored on this past Holocaust remembrance day by Yad Vashem. https://www.timesofisrael.com/survivor-olga-kay-passes-holocaust-education-torch-to-youth-to-keep-fighting-denial/amp/ https://t.co/4TROcBbjiE
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
THREAD. There are only two weekends left in #BlackHistoryMonth & I’m seeing so many bizarre, ahistorical takes on here, it’s a reminder that we should be using this month to educate ourselves. Fortunately, there are SO many resources out that can enrich, inspire & educate.
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
As I previously posted @MasterClass on Black history featuring a bumper crop of scholars including @sandylocks, Dr. @CornelWest, @nhannahjones & more is FREE this month. Stream It. https://learn.masterclass.com/blackhistorymonth
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
The #1619Project is streaming now on @hulu. It is a compelling look at our history, guided by @nhannahjones, the creator of the #1619Project. It’s terrific. I’m pretty knowledgeable on Black history, but I learn something new from each segment. STREAM: https://www.hulu.com/series/the-1619-project-7ba3407a-299c-4a10-8310-bbcdd6ab4653
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
Of course #EyesonthePrize is the grandmama of filmed history of the Civil Rights Movement. @hbomax has it. But you can also find it on @PBS if you go to http://pbs.org. This should be required viewing for every high school student, for citizenship classes & for us all.
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
And don’t forget “#EyesOnThePrizeII:America at a Racial Crossroads”which takes the struggle through the 70s & early 80s - critically important period too often under-explored in understanding where we are today. The @FordFoundation has it uploaded: https://vimeo.com/18770844
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
.@HenryLouisGates’ “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War” is another excellent series. If you don’t know about the Reconstruction period then you are missing a critical part of American history. You can stream the series now: https://www.pbs.org/weta/reconstruction/
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
The amazing @mayascade, founder of the @blackfilmarchve has once again prepared her #BHM offering of 28 Films for Black History Month. Exquisite selections. https://letterboxd.com/crew/list/black-film-archive-presents-28-films-for/
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
There are some amazing other @PBS docs abt activists whose work fighting Northern racism reveals so much. One I love is abt #VelPhillips an extraordinary,uncompromising fighter against housing segregation in Milwaukee who became the first Black judge in WI https://www.pbs.org/video/wpt-documentaries-vel-phillips-dream-big-dreams/
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
Tomorrow would be #VelPhillips 99th birthday. A good day to learn about this extraordinary woman and to learn about the virulence & violence of white racism she fought in Milwaukee, WI. Photos are from 1967 in Milwaukee.
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
Pick any film by the great @StanleyNelson1. You’ll learn about our history, our struggle, and the truth about this country’s response to the demand of Black ppl for citizenship. The Murder of Emmett Till. The Black Panthers. Attica. Pick one of these @FirelightFilms and WATCH.
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
Given the crisis level state of the conditions in this country’s prisons I would recommend “Attica.” @StanleyNelson1 was nominated for an Oscar for this searing film. You can view it free on YouTube until the end of #BHM2023. https://www.blackfilmandtv.com/tvnews/stanley-nelson-attica-now-available-for-free-on-youtube
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
And lastly, American Masters has two great news docs: one about #ZoraNealeHurston https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/masters/zora-neale-hurston/
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
The other about the great #RobertaFlack. Both are superb. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/roberta-flack-documentary/23084/
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
I’ll end with @HenryLouisGates’ series “The Black Church: This is My Story, This is My Song.” You can stream it now and it is superb. https://www.pbs.org/weta/black-church/
@SIfill_ - Sherrilyn Ifill
Ok I’ve done the work of assembling these resources. Decide you want to know more. This is essential American History. Please share this thread (cause I never know who’s seeing it with this “new” Twitter). #BHM
@ppkid90 - Pat P
@BurnEr92976227 🇺🇸 I remember thinking “this is one strange Black lady”. Now I get it. 😉 Whoopi Goldberg, OG “divester”. 🤷🏾♂️ https://t.co/Ji5zcLqHfT
@greg_price11 - Greg Price
Jill Biden presents an "International Women Of Courage Award" to a biological male on #InternationalWomensDay at the White House
@FlagBlack007 - BLACK FLAG 💨🏴🔺🔱🔻
'The Whoopi Goldberg Show (1993) Eartha Kitt on what happened to Black American soldiers in the 1960s and 70s . Thoughts 💭 ? https://t.co/UqAU47MHEX
@groypergreen07 - Reactionary Groyper
@Cobratate Modern feminism, especially in America, was largely pioneered, influenced, and led by Jewish women. https://t.co/nNnGTFyCRT
@yashar - Yashar Ali 🐘
Actor and comic Tiffany Haddish is headed to Israel. Haddish, who is Jewish, says she’s going to Israel “to learn and see with my own eyes.” https://t.co/71HdcWFP5a
@Gentilenewsnet - Gentile News Network™
🏳️🌈🇮🇱 Jana Ben Nun explains how transgender ideology originates from jewish doctrine. #TransDayOfVisibility https://t.co/CR3ZvSr0RC
@Gentilenewsnet - Gentile News Network™
Fun fact: Slave auctions had to close on jewish holidays because there were no buyers. https://t.co/wl603KRvyo
@DramaAlert - DramaAlert
Hawk Tuah DNA TEST reveals she’s 97% Jewish. 👀‼️ https://t.co/02GHPufUHa
@WesleyHuntTX - Wesley Hunt
Congratulations are in order to Kamala Harris for her recent appearance on the Howard Stern Show! Whatever you do… don’t show her THIS. https://t.co/ICkWpozHsM
@TiffMoodNukes - It's 🇺🇸 Tiff 🇺🇸
JUST IN Today is Indigenous Peoples Day and Kamala is no longer Black (she never was) ‘Hoecahontas’ now claims she grew up a middle class Native American kid who earned the name ‘Spread Eagle’
@SamParkerSenate - Sam Parker 🇺🇲
🚨REVEALED: KAMALA HARRIS'S SEPHARDIC JEWISH ANCESTRY Relative of Kamala Harris: 'She's intentionally Blackwashing the jewish part of her identity.' "She's exceedingly jewish." - @RealCandaceO https://t.co/zASfNuo8ot
@BrandonStraka - Brandon Straka #WalkAway
OMG- Jennifer Lopez completely forgets Kamala Harris’s name while standing next to her. https://t.co/LiCtj6vhV4
@QueenPettyLex - Queen Petty Lex
Today marks history for closing the racial divide between black and white people!!! ❤️ #Godisgood https://t.co/kFBq36KDvo
@LibbyWarner_415 - Libby Warner
“Once you know who you are, you don’t have to worry anymore”. Rest in power to one favorite phenomenal poet: Nikki Giovanni. 😢💝🙏🏽✨ https://t.co/7QEJvjFzKS
@GuntherEagleman - Gunther Eagleman™
Some Black history for you… https://t.co/mNMZgoDotA
@TheGrayRider - David Joe May
Trump kicked off Black History Month with a proclamation. In it he recognizes Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Thomas Sowell, and Justice Clarence Thomas as American heroes. Excellent choices.
@TheGrayRider - David Joe May
@mistergusano - Gusano
Malcolm X wishes you Happy Black History Month https://t.co/MztA8LqkwZ
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
This thread is about James Baskett's often overlooked Oscar winning performance in Song of the South. We always focus on the animated sequences with the live action story usually ignored. The story is about a little boy while his parents are separated. See how they set up Uncle Remus in the dialogue here long before he's introduced. BTW Aunt Tempie is portrayed by Hattie McDaniel who is the first black person to ever receive an Oscar.
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
What's important in this scene is the boy's sense of betrayal when the father leaves. That plays a role later. We're never told what's in his newspaper that offends people but at this time Atlanta had been burned to the ground by General Sherman. It was in ruins even during reconstruction. His paper may have been advocating for the free black people because Joel Chandler Harris who wrote down the Uncle Remus was a newspaper man who did just that. This was commonly known in 1946. Also pay attention to the grandmother. More on her role later.
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
This is where we first meet Uncle Remus. The boy is running away to Atlanta to be with his dad. Remus uses reverse psychology to get the boy to return to his mom. This demonstrates what Walt Disney said about deeds rather than words. He even said lecturing a child isn't as effective as shepherding them. Remus shepherds the boy into making the right choice & he learns for himself. Remus' stories are used in this manner too. Remus also recognizes that he's the father figure in this boy's life & embraces his role. In 1946 it had never been seen in a film where a black man was the father figure to a white boy. Race never even comes up. It's just a neighbor mentoring a fatherless neighbor boy.
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
Here's where we return to the grandmother. Historically she & Remus would have had a master/slave relationship in the past. Observe how they relate to each other. The grandmother is an unsung character in the story as we'll see shortly. https://t.co/YV09z3TosB
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
Ironically Song of the South is about censorship. The mother forbids Uncle Remus from telling his stories. Notice it's the grandmother who's the advocate for fatherhood/masculinity. The mom ignore this wisdom & drives Uncle Remus away. Look at how good Baskett is in this scene where he packs up his things. The woke claim this is a master/slave relationship but it's actually about a neighbor honoring the wishes of a parent. Also if Remus were a slave he couldn't leave the plantation...
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
In this scene the boy has deceived Uncle Remus in defying the mother over keeping a dog. Look at how well Baskett plays this scene. In 1946 this had rarely been seen let alone from a black actor and never a black man with a white child. https://t.co/ZV3N2OfoJy
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
In this scene Uncle Remus leaves to Atlanta to get the dad. The boy feels betrayed by Uncle Remus just as he felt abandoned by his father. The mom ends up seeing where he actions have led. The drama of this story always gets overlooked. https://t.co/1WqBKUhPgR
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
This scene showcases the Hall Johnson Choir. He preserved the Negro Spiritual into the 20th century & refused to collaborate on racist projects. Because there's so many secularists in mainstream pop culture they're unaware of faith & community. It was not uncommon for neighbors to hold vigils like this for sick or dying neighbors. It's not about race. Also notice how they're singing their prays pleading for the boy to survive. Remus pauses, removes his hat, and looks up to God. He doesn't look to the window or anyone else. Internally is he blaming himself for leaving. It's between him & God.
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
Here it's the grandmother who fetches Uncle Remus. It's then Uncle Remus' stories that help bring the boy back from delirium. If you notice, the boy reaches out for Remus & Remus takes his hand. Again, this was unheard of between white/black characters in 1946. No one here is seen as superior/lesser. They're all friends & family. The family is reunited & check out the glance between the grandmother & Remus. This is why James Baskett was awarded his eternal Oscar. It wasn't just for blending animation with live action.
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
I can't end this thread without showing at least one animated clip. Here's James Baskett singing the Academy Award winning song from Song of the South. It's provably hands down the most successful song in Disney's history. In the Obama years a lie began that it was based on an 1820's song that I can't name here of I get a strike each time. It's not. That song became Turkey in the Straw before the Civil War. There would not have been widespread access to that knowledge in 1946 when the song hadn't been used in over a century. Although some live action & animation had been blended before, these sequences with James Baskett interacting with animated characters had never been seen of this caliber before. Remember, this is all analog. None of this animated stuff was there. Baskett had to imagine all of it & interact as if it were there. This had never been attempted where an actor performed scenes with animated co-stars. They'd performed a song or dance but nothing like this.
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
All of the info to nominate Song of the South in the National Film Registry is in the description of this video. https://rumble.com/v4q7fjc-walt-disneys-uncle-remus-foreword-1945.html
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
James Baskett also portrayed Brer Fox. Here's a clip with Brer Fox & Brer Bear (played by Nick Stewart) All of the animators said this was their favorite film to work on because of how strongly defined the character personalities are. Watch how Brer Fox & Brer Bear interact like a golden age comedy team. Brer Bear was ALWAYS one of the most popular Walt Disney characters well into the 1980's. This also demonstrates that what they build is a scarecrow type sticky trap, it has NOTHING to do with race. At the start of this clip is a scene between Uncle Remus & Brer Frog. The way they seamlessly interact making content is even better than shots in Roger Rabbit. This is all from Baskett's performance.
@Real_Ed_McCray - Ed McCray
I meant to post this earlier today. This is a charming scene between James Baskett & Hattie McDaniel. Both are the first black people to receive Oscars. https://t.co/GCikpUesSf
@Gentilenewsnet - Gentile News Network™
Fun fact: Slave auctions had to close on jewish holidays because there were no buyers. https://t.co/75QNWnVAhc
@DGrayTexas45 - Clyp Keeper
@TiffMoodNukes Remember when Whoopi Goldberg said she hoped Joe Biden would appoint Dr Jill to the Surgeon General? “She’s a helluva good doctor” 🤪 https://t.co/VY7b8sksRa
@MAVERIC68078049 - MAVERICK X
This is @LauraLoomer Exposed Thread 🧵 She is a Controlled Opposition and a Satan Puppet. 1. In the first pic you can see her making 666 hand symbolism. 2. In the 2nd pic you can see her performing the Blood Ritual. 3. In the 3rd pic she is making the 666 sign again. 4. She is famously known for promoting Divide and Hatred amongst people
@MAVERIC68078049 - MAVERICK X
5. In the 1st pic you can see her wearing the Star of David. https://t.co/RSrl2KNidY
@BasedSamParker - Sam Parker 🇺🇸🧯
2/ Flashback: @NickJFuentes finds out Michael Knowles's wife is also jewish https://t.co/Lxnm7Gb7rx https://t.co/tHX7WJERlz