24K views · 677 reactions | OSCAR HISTORY: We honor Ruth E. Carter, who was the first black costume designer to win an Academy Award. She received an Oscar for the blockbuster film “Black Panther,” which had over 700 different costumes. https://abcn.ws/3b54385 | The View | Facebook

From law to sports to music, history shows a pattern: ⚖️ In South Carolina, white men became lawyers without a bar exam—until Black people applied. Suddenly, here came the test. 🗳️ Voting? No literacy tests for white immigrants. But once Black folks got the ballot, poll taxes and “grandfather clauses” popped up overnight. 🏀 Sports? They barred us for decades. Then, when we dominated, they shifted eligibility, scholarship rules, even amateur status. 🎶 Music? Our genius birthed jazz, rock, hip