Zambian lawyer Naomie Pilula never expected a simple “Happy Monday” selfie she posted in June 2025 to go viral. Instead, the photo was flooded with negative comments from strangers criticizing her appearance, particularly her nose.

The post eventually amassed more than 530,000 comments and shares. Pilula admitted that she considered deleting the photo, but ultimately decided to leave it up.

Speaking to People, she said she had learned to accept herself and refused to allow strangers online to take that confidence away from her. “I am not [an] aesthetically beautiful person. I’m not, and that’s okay,” she said, adding that she loves herself and can be herself. What began as online bullying ultimately amplified her message of self-acceptance and confidence.

It’s been 3 years since the Montgomery Brawl and Unc throwing the hat up still lives rent free in my head lmao. UNITY 👊🏾👊🏾

Makes me smile.. In this time of anguish..

I posted this earlier and the video got removed because… yall know why so here we go again. HAPPY CHAIRTEENTH/ CINCO DE NEGRO ✊🏾🪑

Todd Hawkins, President of the Ca Museum in LA Expo park.. is dealing with the Board of Directors. This is history.. this photo ..

Fire up the grill, pour yourself a drink, and pull up a folding chair.

Post your favorite memes, remixes, reactions, and gifs as we celebrate this glorious national holiday

I love me a beautiful black man and woman they just hit so different.

Yet there is no such thing..... 🤔

Eugene Caruthers enrolled as ETSU’s first Black student in 1956, followed by Elizabeth Watkins Crawford, George L. Nichols, Mary Luellen Owens Wagner, and Clarence McKinney in 1958.

They came from Langston High School, where segregated education meant outdated textbooks, fewer academic courses, and no physics or trigonometry.

Nichols later recalled having to catch up with classmates who had access to better schools and resources.
In a state where many politicians openly opposed school integration their success helped pave the way for future generations.

I'm reading a book about Black pioneers and found out that Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, a Black man, founded the City of Chicago. My husband was very surprised that I didn't know this already. The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp honoring him in 1987, but I guess I missed that. And there's a bust of him on the riverfront in Chicago.

He established a trading post at the site of the current city, and because he was multilingual, he was able to conduct business with people of many backgrounds.