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Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, and was a Civil Rights activist. She was an active member of the Montgomery, Alabama, chapter of the NAACP and trained at the Highlander Folk School in Tennessee. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Cicely Tyson (1924-2021) was born in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, New York, to parents who emigrated from the Caribbean island of Nevis. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) was born in Saint Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. He was a political theorist and activist. In 1914, Marcus Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Eartha Kitt (1927-2008) was born in North, South Carolina to a sharecropping family. She was a singer, actress, dancer, songwriter, & a Civil Rights and anti-war activist. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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The Law Library is honoring another member of the Nest for Black History Month, North Carolina Central University alumnus Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr., better known as Ernie Barnes (1938-2009). Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972) was born in New Orleans in a religious family. That start in life led her to be the most significant musical voice in Gospel music. Learn more by clicking this link! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science, so the Law Library is recognizing Marie Van Brittan Brown (1922-1999).Click this link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Billie Holiday (1915-1959) was born in Philadelphia but made her name in the New York City Jazz scene. Click this link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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James Baldwin (1924-1987) was born in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, New York. He was an author and civil rights activist. He is most known for his essays, novels, poems, and plays. Learn more by clicking this link! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Nina Simone (1933-2003) was born in Tyron, North Carolina. She was a singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Honoring another member of the Nest for Black History Month, Andre Leon Talley (1948-2022) was a Durham native and North Carolina Central University alumnus. Learn more about him by clicking this link! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Alice Walker (b.1944) was born in Eatonton, Georgia, to sharecroppers. She is a Civil Rights activist, a novelist, a short story writer, and a poet. Learn More here: buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Toni Morrison (1931-2019) was born Chloe Anthony Wofford in Lorain, Ohio. She was an editor, producer, and most notably a novelist. Click this link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Today is the start of International Week of Black Women in the Arts. Born Marguerite Ann Johnson in St. Louis, MO, Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was a poet, a memoirist, & more. Click this link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
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February 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) was a dynamic liberationist! Click this link to learn more about her! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Hello Legal Eagles!
It is the end of African Heritage & Health Week, and the Health Law research guide from the NCCU Law Library is a great resource to explore. Click the link! buff.ly/IWYTlqJ
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February 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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Macon Bolling Allen (1816-1894) was the first African American lawyer in the United States, & the first African American man to hold a judicial position in the United States. Learn more by clicking this link! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Ida B Wells (1862-1931) was an Investigative journalist, a Civil Rights activist, a suffragette, and more. Learn more about this dynamic woman by clicking the link! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Garrett Morgan (1877-1963) was a businessman, community leader, and most well-known as an inventor. Mr. Morgan had patented several inventions. Click this link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Hello Legal Eagles! The Law Library is highlighting the ProQuest History Vault: Civil Rights & Slavery Database. Showing the legal triumphs & tribulations African survivors experienced due to enslavement & forced journey through the Middle Passage to the Americas. Click the link buff.ly/WNtIdjs
February 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) was an educator, a philanthropist, and a humanitarian. Learn more about her by clicking this link! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) was an amazing figure we are honoring for Black History Month! Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Legal Eagles!

For the Law Library’s second Black History Month post, we are honoring one of our own from the Nest, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) founder Dr. James E. Shepard (1875-1947). Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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January 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Hello Legal Eagles!

Black History Month begins in a couple of days, & the theme is “Celebrating a Century of Black History Commemorations”. In honor of that theme, click this link to see the Black History Month Website that will update daily! buff.ly/NsHqzC1

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January 30, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Good Afternoon, Legal Eagles!

The NCCU Law Library will be closing at 4:00 PM today, January 30th, 2026 through Sunday, February 1st, 2026. Please stay safe this weekend
January 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM