#amber ruffin

[theonlyadawong]

LaChanze, J. Harrison Ghee, Amber Ruffin, Betsy Wolfe, Crystal Lucas Perry, and Helen Park at the 2023 Tony Awards

#tonys 2023 #tony awards #lachanze #j harrison ghee #amber ruffin #betsy wolfe #crystal lucas perry #helen park #just picked my faves tbh

[doyouknowthismusical]

#musical theater #do you know this musical #poll #some like it hot #marc shaiman #scott wittman #matthew lopez #amber ruffin #language: english

[littlesolo]

Amber Ruffin - How Did We Get Here?

#amber ruffin #history #black history

[jgroffdaily]

Posted by Amber Ruffin after the Bloomingdale’s event.

@amberruffin Had the best time ever celebrating the opening of the @bloomingdales holiday window display 🤩 #BestHolidayEver

#jonathan groff #amber ruffin #Jessica Vosk #Norm Lewis #bloomingdales #bcefa

[lastweeksshirttonight]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone ❤️ Time to once again enjoy this absolutely delightful segment!

I hope everyone has a beautiful rest of their year!! Get those new years resolutions made, bond with your favorite people 😍

#john oliver #amber ruffin #the amber ruffin show #i love you all and i love the joy this blog has brought me #Youtube

[high-quality-tiktoks]

😕🙉

#video #tiktok #tiktoks #history #wtf #onesimus #benjamin franklin #ignaz semmelweis #carl flügge #al gore #amber ruffin #theamberruffinshow

[blackfemmecharacterdependency]

Amber Mildred Ruffin:  January 9, 1979

#Happy Birthday #January Birthdays #January #Birthday Photosets #Nesha Photosets #Pink Aesthetic #Birthdays #celebrity birthdays #Happy Birthday Amber Ruffin #Amber Ruffin #January 9 #Amber Mildred Ruffin

[themakeupbrush]

Amber Ruffin at the 2023 Tony Awards

#amber ruffin #red carpet #tony awards

[broughtabooktothedance]

The members of the Ruffin family could release a book every year detailing the wide range of racist incidents they and their friends have experienced and never repeat a story. I’m grateful they’re sharing these experiences for everyone’s benefit but wish they didn’t have to.

#reading list #memoir #amber ruffin #lacey lamar #the world record book of racist stories #independent bookstore

[ausetkmt]

But one lesser-known fact is the lake sits on top of the Black-town, Oscarville.

Oscarville was burnt down in 1912 and more than a thousand residents were forced to flee following the allegations of rape.

Rob Edwards was arrested in September 1912 along with Earnest Knox and Oscar Daniel, both teenagers, all accused of raping and murdering a young white woman named Mae Crow.

Edwards was dragged out of jail, beaten with a crowbar, and then lynched from a telephone pole.

Daniel and Knox went to trial and were found guilty on the same day. The boys were sentenced to death by hanging.

After the trials and executions, white men, known as Night Riders, forced Black families out of their homes by bringing their land, churches, and schools.

Once Black families fled, Lake Lanier was built on top of what was burned down.

2.Kowaliga (Benson), Alabama

Turns out, Alabama’s Lake Martin is built on the previous majority-Black town of Kowaliga. It is home to the first Black-owned railroad started by William E. Benson and the Black school Kowaligia Academic & Industrial Institute.

William is the son of John Benson, who was enslaved and then freed. He went on a journey to rescue his sister in Florida, who was separated during slavery, and they made their way back to Alabama. John purchased thousands of acres of land sold to Black families, where he formed a community.

William helped his dad expand the family business.

After William’s death and the closing of the school,  Kowaligia was destroyed to make room for Lake Martin.

3. Seneca Village In New York City

Seneca Village began in 1825 and, at its peak, spanned from 82nd Street to 89th Street along what is now the western edge of Central Park in New York City.

By the 1840s, half of the African Americans who lived there owned their own property, a rate five times higher than the city average, as reported in Timeline.

In 1857, Seneca Village was torn down for the construction of Central Park. The only thing that remains is a commemorative plaque, dedicated in 2001 to the lost village.

4. Susannah, Alabama

Susannah, or Sousana, was also flooded by Lake Martin.

According to Alabama Living, more than 900 bodies were moved from cemeteries before the land was submerged.

The town once included a gold mine, a school, two mercantile, a grist mill, a flour mill, a sawmill, a blacksmith shop, and a church.

5. Vanport, Oregon

In the 1940s, Vanport was the center of a booming shipyard industry because of World War II and quickly became the second-largest city in the state.

But as World War II saw white males drafted to serve overseas, a labor shortage pulled in a great migration of Blacks from the south.

With soldiers being drafted overseas to fight in the war, Oregon saw a labor shortage.  This resulted in a great migration of Black Americans from the south.

These new workers needed places to live, as the Albina neighborhood was the only place where Black people could live legally. It became too small for the growing population of Black Americans, and Vanport was built as a temporary housing solution.

At its peak, 40,000 residents, or 40 percent, were African-American.

But then, in 1948 massive flooding erupted in the neighborhood, and city officials didn’t warn residents of the dangerously high water levels, Many didn’t evacuate in time.

The town was wiped out within a day. 18,500 families were displaced, more than a third Black American.

Today, that area is known as Delta Park.

#5 Black American Towns Hidden Under Lakes And Ultimately From History Books #Black Towns #Black Towns flooded by white supremacists #Lake Lanier #Lakes over Black Communities #Amber Ruffin #forsyth county georgia #georgia #alabama #Youtube

[sleepynegress]

So, this is random, but my spirit won't quiet until these two host something or do a funny project together, because chemistry...and also I love them both.

#saw this around the holidays and it just randomly popped into my mind this morning #amber ruffin #john oliver #crackling absolutely crackling comedic chemistry #Youtube

[solarpunkcitizen]

#amber ruffin #indiginous #lawyers #indian child welfare act #november #thanksgiving #big oil

[voidingintotheshout]

The best one.

#lgbt #lgbtqia+ #seth meyers #amber ruffin #Jenny Hegel #jokes Seth can’t tell #Youtube

[jgroffdaily]

Jonathan at the Bloomingdale’s holiday window reveal event on Thursday 16 November 2023. He is introduced at around 2m20s, and this video doesn’t capture the whole of his appearance. Jonathan appeared only briefly at around 6pm, ahead of his 7pm show. Photos from Bloomingdale’s.

#jonathan groff #video #Christmas #bloomingdales #amber ruffin #Youtube

[lastweeksshirttonight]

Hi! Did you see this: https://deadline.com/2023/07/john-oliver-amber-ruffin-ziwe-protest-at-wga-comedy-writers-picket-1235449603/?

Thanks for sharing this! I hadn't seen this exact article, but I'd seen on other social media that he's been at the picket lines.

His quote is really great: “I like what Chris Keyser said yesterday, ‘This isn’t a war, this is a basic request for some completely understandable contract points’ so I want to see a fair deal as soon as possible. It is absolutely appalling that they are not negotiating right now. The fact that they are not around a table right now is absolutely disgusting.”

I also highly recommend reading and watching Amber Ruffin's thoughts on the strike. Love her and love what she had to say.

#john oliver #amber ruffin #ziwe #jason sudeiki #wga strike #sag strike #on this blog we support the strikers 100%

[mymidwestheart]

#juneteenth #amber ruffin #the more you know 📚🌈 #history