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Before Brown vs Board of Education (1954), there was Mendez et al. v. Westminster School District (1946). Learn more about Sylvia Mendez and this historic case leading to integration of LA-area schools www.uscourts.gov/about-federa...
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February 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Before Brown vs Board of Education (1954), there was Mendez et al. v. Westminster School District (1946). Learn more about Sylvia Mendez and this historic case leading to integration of LA-area schools www.uscourts.gov/about-federa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIRD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIRD...
Say her name: NASA Astronomer Rosie Ferreira
a good part of me thinks that in addition to everything else, the reason they are scrubbing these stories is they do not want disadvantaged kids to believe they can aspire to anything other than their designated “black” or “hispanic” or “woman” job
This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake
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February 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Say her name: NASA Astronomer Rosie Ferreira
Harlem-born soprano, Martina Arroyo www.nycopera.com/leadership/b...
Martina Arroyo | New York City Opera
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February 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Harlem-born soprano, Martina Arroyo www.nycopera.com/leadership/b...
El Maestro, Rafael Cordero y Molina aleteia.org/2019/09/07/t...
The father of Puerto Rico’s public schools: Meet Venerable Rafael
He didn't have the chances that other kids had, so he endeavored to change that for future generations.
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February 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
El Maestro, Rafael Cordero y Molina aleteia.org/2019/09/07/t...
Trailblazer, performer, Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz nmaahc.si.edu/latinx/celia...
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz (1925–2003) was a Cuban American singer popularly known as the "Queen of Salsa."
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February 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Trailblazer, performer, Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz nmaahc.si.edu/latinx/celia...
Scholar, activist, patriot. Pedro Albizu Campos boricua.com/pedro-albizu...
Pedro Albizu Campos (1891 - 1965) | Boricua.com
Pedro Albizu Campos (1891 - 1965) was a Puerto Rican attorney, social activist, and politician known for his work in the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico.
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February 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Scholar, activist, patriot. Pedro Albizu Campos boricua.com/pedro-albizu...
Activist, actor, dancer, choreogrpher: Sylvia del Villard www.womensactivism.nyc/stories/8097
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February 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Activist, actor, dancer, choreogrpher: Sylvia del Villard www.womensactivism.nyc/stories/8097
Pura Belpré Afro-Puerto Rican librarian who brought Spanish to the NYPL to serve the growing Latine/Puerto Rican disapora. www.npr.org/2016/09/08/4...
How NYC's First Puerto Rican Librarian Brought Spanish To The Shelves
When Pura Belpré became a librarian in 1921, she couldn't find Spanish language books for kids — so she wrote them herself. Belpré would go on to become a champion of bilingual library programs.
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February 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Pura Belpré Afro-Puerto Rican librarian who brought Spanish to the NYPL to serve the growing Latine/Puerto Rican disapora. www.npr.org/2016/09/08/4...
Puerto Rican historian, writer, curator, activist, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
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Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874–1938) was a Puerto Rican American historian, writer, curator, and activist.
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February 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Puerto Rican historian, writer, curator, activist, Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
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Came across this gem last night. Take some time to watch it www.psburnthisletterplease.com
P.S. Burn This Letter Please
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January 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Came across this gem last night. Take some time to watch it www.psburnthisletterplease.com
Mother of the modern day trans rights movement, Sylvia Rivera. www.homosensual.com/cultura/hist...
March 4, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Mother of the modern day trans rights movement, Sylvia Rivera. www.homosensual.com/cultura/hist...
Madame E. Toussaint Welcome - Renound silent era filmmaker www.harlemworldmagazine.com/legendary-ha...
February 2, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Madame E. Toussaint Welcome - Renound silent era filmmaker www.harlemworldmagazine.com/legendary-ha...
Tressie Souders - Pioneering early cinema film director tellersuntold.com/tressie-soud...
February 1, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Tressie Souders - Pioneering early cinema film director tellersuntold.com/tressie-soud...
LEGEND
Here's a 1963 picture of Ida Lupino directing an episode of Twilight Zone, in case you're compiling a list of People Who Could Kick Your Ass.
January 31, 2024 at 3:36 PM
LEGEND
Mary Ellen Bute - film animator, producer, director. www.centerforvisualmusic.org/Bute.htm
January 30, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Mary Ellen Bute - film animator, producer, director. www.centerforvisualmusic.org/Bute.htm
Fatima Begum - Early cinema film director, actor, screenwriter. homegrown.co.in/homegrown-vo...
January 29, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Fatima Begum - Early cinema film director, actor, screenwriter. homegrown.co.in/homegrown-vo...
Margaret Booth - Silent era and early Hollywood film editor womenfilmeditors.princeton.edu/booth-margar...
January 26, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Margaret Booth - Silent era and early Hollywood film editor womenfilmeditors.princeton.edu/booth-margar...
Alma Reville - Screenwriter, editor. www.brentonfilm.com/alma-reville...
January 25, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Alma Reville - Screenwriter, editor. www.brentonfilm.com/alma-reville...
Ruth Anne Baldwin - director, editor, screenwriter. wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-...
January 24, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Ruth Anne Baldwin - director, editor, screenwriter. wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-...
Dorothy Davenport - actress, screenwriter, film director, and producer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...
January 23, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Dorothy Davenport - actress, screenwriter, film director, and producer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...
Margery Wilson - Silent era director, actor, producer, acting coach, screenwriter and so much more! wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-...
January 23, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Margery Wilson - Silent era director, actor, producer, acting coach, screenwriter and so much more! wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-...
Frances Marion - United Artists screenwriter time.com/4186886/fran...
January 19, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Frances Marion - United Artists screenwriter time.com/4186886/fran...
Anita Loos - Hollywood screenwriter and novelist.
www.theguardian.com/film/2016/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2016/ja...
January 19, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Anita Loos - Hollywood screenwriter and novelist.
www.theguardian.com/film/2016/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2016/ja...
June Mathis - Early Hollywood film producer, screenwriter, casting director, and film editor www.altfg.com/june-mathis/
January 19, 2024 at 4:34 PM
June Mathis - Early Hollywood film producer, screenwriter, casting director, and film editor www.altfg.com/june-mathis/
Mary Manning - filmmaker, film critic, co-founder of the Dublin Film Society wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/mary...
January 16, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Mary Manning - filmmaker, film critic, co-founder of the Dublin Film Society wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/mary...