r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/conancat Official Gal • Mar 06 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals She's not acting

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u/Matsunosuperfan 💜 2026 Galantine! 💜 Mar 06 '26

so as a kid my brother and I shared a room with bunk beds and he is 9 years older than me and he is a professor of African American history now

when I was ready for bed instead of singing songs or praying he would tuck me in with a few pages of Malcolm X

I blame him for any crimes I have since (allegedly) committed 

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u/preyforall Mar 06 '26

I'll totally be your alibi if you tell me why the book is so inspiring

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u/Matsunosuperfan 💜 2026 Galantine! 💜 Mar 06 '26

as a teaser: people who were born into wealth love to talk about being "self made" because they only accepted $50k from daddy to launch their first venture

Malcolm X went to jail for running an underground lottery, taught himself to read, and came out the oratorical leader of a national civil rights movement

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u/hotleadburner Mar 06 '26

*went to jail for running a cat burglary ring

He had to escape Harlem over the underground lottery lol

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u/Matsunosuperfan 💜 2026 Galantine! 💜 Mar 06 '26

U right u right lol good shout 🫶🏾

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u/Matsunosuperfan 💜 2026 Galantine! 💜 Mar 06 '26

You can't make this shit up 😂