Y'all thought I #forgot ya. It's been a # longtime but I am #back with a #little known #Black #History #Fact #Inoculation was #introduced to America by a #slave. Few details are known about the birth of Onesimus, but it is assumed he was born in Africa in the late seventeenth century before eventually landing in Boston. One of a thousand people of African descent living in the Massachusetts colony, Onesimus was a gift to the Puritan church minister Cotton Mather from his congregation in 1706. Onesimus told Mather about the centuries old tradition of inoculation practiced in Africa. By extracting the material from an infected person and scratching it into the skin of an uninfected person, you could deliberately introduce smallpox to the healthy individual making them immune. Considered extremely dangerous at the time, Cotton Mather convinced Dr. Zabdiel Boylston to experiment with the procedure when a smallpox epidemic hit Boston in 1721 and over 240 people were inoculated. Opposed politically, religiously and medically in the United States and abroad, public reaction to the experiment put Mather and Boylston’s lives in danger despite records indicating that only 2% of patients requesting inoculation died compared to the 15% of people not inoculated who contracted smallpox. Onesimus’ traditional African practice was used to inoculate American soldiers during the Revolutionary War and introduced the concept of inoculation to the United States.  #blackfacts #medicine #history @blackinfluencersnetwork @hbcufans @blklivesmatter (at Johnson C. Smith University) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuoKQJzhMEc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pmvtbi4quguv

Prayers go out to @beverlyhills90210.tv and @thecwriverdale #tv #star @lukeperry.fanpage and #Family #RIP (at Johnson C. Smith University) https://www.instagram.com/p/BumqGSXBdYB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eac2703gp3xx

Remaking Black Power than and the Powerful #Women taking the tourch #now. #struggle #new #generation of #female #power @kay_jvonne #rock your #magic (at Johnson C. Smith University) https://www.instagram.com/p/BufRegWlIKp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3z6za8qept4r

Prayers going up for the family of Nathaniel Taylor aka Rolo on #Sanford and #Son #Fame ..... He coming to join you Ms. Lizabeth and Fred #RIP and thank you for the #laughs https://www.instagram.com/p/BuecCIVl62f/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v5urqwnhjzli

Told y'all I was carrying #Black #History #Month into #March ..... And #Today I honor The #Courageous #12 #Florida #St Pertersburg Little Known Black History Fact: The Courageous 12 The Courageous 12  were 12 Black officers from the St. Petersburg Police Department in Florida who banded together to stand up for their rights. The daring dozen sued the city to win the right to fully use their powers to arrest any offending citizens, not just Black ones. Their remarkable story began in St. Petersburg in the ‘60s. Some of the officers were already familiar with one another after growing up together in the city’s rough neighborhoods. For some, becoming police officers was a chance at personal redemption despite the reputation the force had of mistreating its Black residents. For others, it was a hope to make a difference. Officers Leon Jackson, Adam Baker, Freddie Crawford, Raymond DeLoach, Charles Holland, Robert Keys, Primus Killen, James King, Johnnie B. Lewis, Horace Nero, Jerry Styles, and Nathaniel Wooten all passed rigorous tests and tough grilling from white officers to see if they could handle the pressure. According to accounts, the group didn’t experience much in the way of racism from other white officers but white commanding officers effectively limited their abilities. Black officers were not allowed to work in white neighborhoods and could only arrest other Black citizens. This frustrated the group and with the help of lawyer James Sanderlin, the twelve officers took out a bank loan to mount an offensive against the city of St. Petersburg. On May 11, 1965, the group filed a lawsuit in federal court and buckled up for a long fight for justice. On August 1, 1968, the officers won their case and were able to carry out their jobs as intended. Just two of the 12 officers are alive today, one of whom is Freddie L. Crawford, whose daughter provided this fact. https://www.instagram.com/p/Budzj8UFdu0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kwrlcqfjue7l

#Represent your #Clique #strong #Women #AfeniShakur #AssataShakur #ElaineBrown #AngelaDavis #KathleenCleaver #Raise your #👊 #Omgawah #BlackPower (at Johnson C. Smith University) https://www.instagram.com/p/BucsYcOF5yd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17gba2h2io791

Shout out to my @kay_jvonne paying #homage to the #powerful #wellrespected #innovative #herstory #maker @kathleenbeens ending the month right with a Celebration of the #Black #Panther #Movement #Power to the #People Originators of the #W.I.C. program and educators of the right to bear arms. We #applaud the #Strength of the many #women who #fought for us #All (at Johnson C. Smith University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bub3IuQl8eq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vvczlh8b366a

Shout out to my @kay_jvonne paying #homage to the #powerful #wellrespected #innovative #herstory #maker @kathleenbeens ending the month right with a Celebration of the #Black #Panther #Movement #Power to the #People Originators of the #W.I.C. program and educators of the right to bear arms. We #applaud the #Strength of the many #women who #fought for us #All (at Johnson C. Smith University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bub2nBEFSw4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17rq23l7cc4dk

#Love me some @iamcardib but I am going to go #one #step #further All these #entertainers should take a #days #pay and #donate to the #furloughed #workers. You see this #adminstration is only trying to #divide us. #Prove #otherwise (at Johnson C. Smith University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs3fJvGALbz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ggn6af0dasjr

Happy #Bornday @evonuniique my #sis #Enjoy and stay #blessed (at Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTgn7rA3fk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j4jnvobkvk9a

Where her #Oscar #Lifetime #Achievement #Award #BET #MTV or #ICON (at Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsNyM0BgE0B/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=x4w5yhn0vidz

Borrowed this meme from @lovelyti2002 but what is it? Lol Naw I know this was pre #🍎 Do you know what it is? #three #gueses (at Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsNv1LqAF6X/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10g6vxtidryny

So this happened.... Extended holiday 2 more weeks #extensions still #home #holiday #vacation #christmas in #january (at Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsNuxP8Axu9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10ap84tg58wbn

Reposted from @jcsuniversity - Jamal Hammond '22, is a native of Bowie, Maryland. Currently, he is majoring in business administration with a minor in music. "At Johnson C. Smith University, I was recognized as a person and not a number. It was appreciated when traveling to both HBCU's for open houses, I was remembered as Jamal and they knew what I needed as a student," said Hammond. #mancrushmonday - #regrann So #honored to be #chosen as #JCSU #mcm #mancrushmonday just turned #19 on #12/21what a #birthday and #christmas #present #blushing (at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/BryOtAbAnfM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cdit3g74kbay

I wanna send up #prayers and #support to @petedaviiddson and tell him he is not alone in his #struggle with #mentalhealth I like to #applaud @kanyewestt_official for standing up and #out discussing and #accepting #mentalhealth and bringing #awareness to it. And I like to thank @nickiminaj for #defending those that #suffer from it. You are right #love is an #action #word. Stop trying to make those suffering from mental #disorders look #crazy when in #reality some of the #Greatest #Minds are products #mentalchallenges product of #ADHD #Anxiety #Depression #dyslexia #dysgraphia #Graphmotordisorder #SluggishCognitiveDisorder and contemplated #Suicide but I am here and I am thriving and I am #Teaching others #CollegeStudent #HBCUProud (at Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrfcE6yAcaf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n6f8f2t42eqi

So was @blackpanther the #live version of #TheLionKing #justsaying #side #eyeing @disney @officialryancoogler @chadwickboseman @michaelbjordan #Mufasa (at Johnson C. Smith University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq5ED1agMdh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ttnfdax5b15e

#HappyBirthday goes out to my #Beautiful #Talented #Wonderful #Loving #Mommie today is here #Birthday also wishing all #Happy #Thanksgiving Giving Thanks to #Family #Friends #Life #Education Just being (at Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqevs0iASO5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=b73bfqyfqj3b