No. 1 Site for Black culture, community, news, videos, pictures and blogsTumblr (3.0; @blackvoices)http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2e1611c1d0c758858fa1a05792df599f/tumblr_mi6guxpHm91qzr81io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tuskegee air squadron, Roscoe Brown Jr., spoke at Horne’s funeral saying:</p> <p>“This wonderful, beautiful lady, Lena Horne, came to visit us. She sang, she talked with us and she made us all her boyfriends. The men took her picture and put it on our barracks, on our planes, and she became our pinup girl.”</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/12/lena-horne-tuskegee-airmen-black-history-photo_n_2669741.html">Read more here.</a></p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/43024646628http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/43024646628Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:25:41 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cfbed4ee5a7979b212597b69ca93add9/tumblr_mhk6spatV11qzr81io1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“I swear to the Lord, I still can’t see why Democracy means everybody but me. ”</p> <p><br/>Happy Birthday, Langston Hughes. </p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/42061292803http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/42061292803Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:00:05 -0500black historyLangston Hughes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1a806e39f64c8d4f02ba9241876ba8e0/tumblr_mhk0xjSeus1qzr81io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our first Black History Month photo of the day.</p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/42043363246http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/42043363246Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:00:26 -0500black history“I want to see a Republican Party that, rather than trying to make it more difficult to vote and restricting the number of days and hours you can vote, a Republican Party that says we want everybody to vote and we’re going to give you a reason to vote for us.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/01/30/oreilly-argues-with-both-colin-powell-and-the-f/192464">Colin Powell to Bill O’Reilly on the GOP and voter suppression </a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mediamattersforamerica.tumblr.com/">mediamattersforamerica</a>)</em>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/42012602399http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/42012602399Fri, 01 Feb 2013 04:00:29 -0500Politics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/94212ae9761559978a377cc654f5989d/tumblr_mhi743zjXb1qzr81io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Birthday, Kerry Washington!</p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41984235804http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41984235804Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:00:20 -0500kerry washingtonolivia popescandal<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9ddfcad1a5812010137ba06f52c81ff2/tumblr_mhi6zysuGI1qzr81io1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a760c4cda3b4d6149f100fa234a01913/tumblr_mhi6zysuGI1qzr81io2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Interesting fact: With William Cowan’s appointment as interim senator filling in for John Kerry, we will have two black senators at the same (damn) time.  For the first time in history.  </p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41965918770http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41965918770Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:00:09 -0500Politicsblack history<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/02a9de028076346c528217ec45feaa1a/tumblr_mhi5qruv161qzr81io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”</p> <p>Happy Birthday, Jackie Robinson! He would have been 94, today. </p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41956268227http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41956268227Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:23:15 -0500black historyjackie robinson<a href="http://bigbooklover.blogspot.com/2013/01/7-modern-black-history-books-that.html">7 Modern Black History Books That Should be Required Reading | Big Book Lover</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jvictoriasanders.com/post/41867383994/7-modern-black-history-books-that-should-be-required">jvictoriawrites</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Some of my favorite black history books, including The Warmth of Other Suns, the Reinvention of Malcolm X and At the Dark End of the Street.</p> </blockquote>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41887597669http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41887597669Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:06:54 -0500books<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5a1d77453e47b3b4153840ac4e2edfd7/tumblr_mheqx5iogv1qzr81io1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/oprah-quotes-oprah-winfrey-quotes_n_2553296.html?ir=Black%20Voices">Happy Birthday, Oprah! </a></p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41812196210http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41812196210Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:10:17 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d0d90b758e3903273b7f9344f1bedcc/tumblr_mheqf87hdg1qzr81io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The wage gap for Black and Latina women at a glance.  <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/wage-gap-african-american-women-infographic_n_2568838.html">You can read more here.</a></p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41811284545http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41811284545Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:59:32 -0500wage gapblack women<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/okF5UGpivR8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rauchbros.tumblr.com/post/41697263910/on-january-28-1986-nasa-challenger-mission">rauchbros</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.</p> </blockquote>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41723954781http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41723954781Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:00:20 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/34e7cb5e2030b05eca9962126cb6bd91/tumblr_mhcgmcGOTw1rqpa8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://exp.lore.com/post/41706133383/james-baldwin-adds-to-historys-most-beautiful">explore-blog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>James Baldwin adds to <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/01/01/what-is-love/">history’s most beautiful definitions of love</a> with a conception of “love” beyond the boundaries of the personal, something <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/01/28/love-2-0-barbara-fredrickson/">neurobiology has seconded</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41707781811http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41707781811Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:01:45 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/303b39a727c19d94c39a8486a3048872/tumblr_mh39ergzrB1qzr81io1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>via The Atlantic:</p> <p><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/01/how-americas-top-colleges-reflect-and-massively-distort-the-countrys-racial-evolution/267415/">How America’s Top Colleges Reflect (and Massively Distort) the Country’s Racial Evolution</a></p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41285948676http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/41285948676Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:18:27 -0500collegeblack students<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/280c493fef66c8318abc240f70f1cc64/tumblr_mgsd4rArlD1qzr81io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/17/michelle-obamas-birthday-49-pre-white-house-style-_n_2495169.html">Happy 49th Birthday To Our #FLOTUS!</a></p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/40779900394http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/40779900394Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:05:15 -0500FLOTUSmichelle obama<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/911e33934170ccc024b066b3178a506d/tumblr_mgqp0dVuwk1qzr81io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Birthday, Baby Girl.</p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/40710632433http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/40710632433Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:26:37 -0500Aaliyah<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/52163d2d8c2a8e9dee681433ea2fb897/tumblr_mgqip14ixD1qzr81io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy 54th Birthday, Sade! (Also, REALLY? 54?!?)</p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/40699857990http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/40699857990Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:10:13 -0500Sadeblack music<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a6498e2075e39bc8e13e4a245b63d5f6/tumblr_mezp87NxD11qzr81io1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f51cc88a3b88a1485eb4c017d027c87f/tumblr_mezp87NxD11qzr81io2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9db857c6ff1b9f5eb17b1af4a0286de8/tumblr_mezp87NxD11qzr81io3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Know your history: Today in 1908, Jack Johnson won the title of World Heavyweight Champion</p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/38875183410http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/38875183410Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:00:16 -0500black historyjack johnson<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/86d43d935dc4fa30935ad81e99dc41ea/tumblr_mf8rsc5mzA1qzr81io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/marion-barry-police-diet_n_2323184.html?ir=Black%20Voices">Marion Barry pisses off another group of DC residents</a>… must be Tuesday.</p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/38266680402http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/38266680402Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:00:11 -0500DCMarion Barry<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa378a129e5091962722e0ffd4038eec/tumblr_mf8rebd1z41qzr81io2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/037026802f54b007dfe879a6c3db5181/tumblr_mf8rebd1z41qzr81io1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d611e66256260d982bae7d9c5938bfdc/tumblr_mf8rebd1z41qzr81io3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/17/jesse-hill-jr-dead-civil-rights-leader-dies_n_2318539.html">Civil Rights Leader and Atlanta Businessman, Jesse Hill, Jr.,  Dies At 86</a></p>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/38247536103http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/38247536103Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:00:05 -0500historyblack historyjesse hill jr.<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/148adc696a948f68c681306300d7da51/tumblr_mf8qlezwH41qb6v6ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://huffingtonpost.tumblr.com/post/38240261904/not-too-comfortable-with-instagrams-new-tos">huffingtonpost</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Not too comfortable with Instagram’s new TOS? Looking for some alternatives?  Well, here you go: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/18/instagram-alternatives-apps_n_2323079.html?1355854034">Instagram Alternatives: 11 Photo-Sharing Apps To Consider In Light Of New Terms Of Service</a></p> </blockquote>http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/38240675975http://blackvoices.tumblr.com/post/38240675975Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:17:55 -0500instagraminstagram alternative