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Black American. Wife. BlindianTeenMom. #GenX Nerd
Lawyer➡️Recruiter
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On @americanwritersmuseum.org & Girls Inc of Chicago boards
#Prince #Prince4Ever #Beyonce #BeyHive #BookSky #LawSky #Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #DollSky
Lawyer➡️Recruiter
Pgh born/Det raised/Chi now
On @americanwritersmuseum.org & Girls Inc of Chicago boards
#Prince #Prince4Ever #Beyonce #BeyHive #BookSky #LawSky #Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #DollSky
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#RepresentationMatters: The Importance of Black Presidents, Black Panther and Black GCs in Black History Month 2018
No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you. --Althea Gibson None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! I thought I would share on here an article I wrote and posted on LinkedIn for #BHM in 2018 that was inspired by a tweet by one of my favorite Twitter mutuals Tiffany Graves.
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#BlackLawSky
#WakandaForever
#RepresentationMatters
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#RepresentationMatters
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“You Light Up My Life” by Debby Boone
What’s the WORST song to get beat up to? I’ll go first:
“Optimistic” x Sounds of Blackness
“Optimistic” x Sounds of Blackness
February 18, 2026 at 1:06 AM
“You Light Up My Life” by Debby Boone
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Reverend Jesse Jackson was one of America’s greatest patriots. He spent his life summoning all of us to fulfill the promise of America and building the coalitions to make that promise real.
February 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Reverend Jesse Jackson was one of America’s greatest patriots. He spent his life summoning all of us to fulfill the promise of America and building the coalitions to make that promise real.
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Happy Birthday, Michael Jordan 🎊🎉🎂
MJJ + MJJ in the same video was historic. Jackson worked around Jordan’s schedule..
MJJ + MJJ in the same video was historic. Jackson worked around Jordan’s schedule..
February 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Happy Birthday, Michael Jordan 🎊🎉🎂
MJJ + MJJ in the same video was historic. Jackson worked around Jordan’s schedule..
MJJ + MJJ in the same video was historic. Jackson worked around Jordan’s schedule..
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Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Happy Mardi Gras!
Happy Mardi Gras!
February 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Happy Mardi Gras!
Happy Mardi Gras!
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Today, we mourn the loss of Rev. Jesse Jackson, a titan of the Civil Rights Movement. Jackson’s tireless work and leadership lives on in the millions he inspired to continue his legacy of making our country a more just place for all. Rest in peace.
February 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Today, we mourn the loss of Rev. Jesse Jackson, a titan of the Civil Rights Movement. Jackson’s tireless work and leadership lives on in the millions he inspired to continue his legacy of making our country a more just place for all. Rest in peace.
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The TCM Remembers for Robert Duvall (1931-2026).
Have tissues handy.
youtu.be/ereTl0mdXsY?... #FilmSky #TCMParty
Have tissues handy.
youtu.be/ereTl0mdXsY?... #FilmSky #TCMParty
Robert Duvall 1931 - 2026 | TCM Remembers
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
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February 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The TCM Remembers for Robert Duvall (1931-2026).
Have tissues handy.
youtu.be/ereTl0mdXsY?... #FilmSky #TCMParty
Have tissues handy.
youtu.be/ereTl0mdXsY?... #FilmSky #TCMParty
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My kid brain thought she was Mark Hamill’s sister.
I used to love me some Dorothy Hamill as a kid.
February 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM
My kid brain thought she was Mark Hamill’s sister.
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*Anthony Mackie picks up his phone and calls his agent.*
RIP
Rev. Jesse Jackson , photographed for @wcp.bsky.social , 1990
Rev. Jesse Jackson , photographed for @wcp.bsky.social , 1990
February 17, 2026 at 8:42 PM
*Anthony Mackie picks up his phone and calls his agent.*
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Happy 63rd birthday to Michael Jordan.
February 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Happy 63rd birthday to Michael Jordan.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson remembered as one of the ‘last great leaders’ by Chicago friends and neighbors
Rev. Jesse Jackson remembered as one of the ‘last great leaders’ by Chicago friends and neighbors
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was remembered as a “servant leader” who championed the oppressed, voiceless and overlooked around the world.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Rev. Jesse Jackson remembered as one of the ‘last great leaders’ by Chicago friends and neighbors
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Prince pic of the day
February 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Prince pic of the day
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“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
February 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
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Rev. Jesse Jackson: “I Am Somebody” Jackson’s opening speech to the Wattstax Music Festival in 1972.
Rest easy, Rev. Jesse Jackson 💙🙏🏾🕊 #ThankYouJesse #IAmSomebody
Rest easy, Rev. Jesse Jackson 💙🙏🏾🕊 #ThankYouJesse #IAmSomebody
February 17, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Rev. Jesse Jackson: “I Am Somebody” Jackson’s opening speech to the Wattstax Music Festival in 1972.
Rest easy, Rev. Jesse Jackson 💙🙏🏾🕊 #ThankYouJesse #IAmSomebody
Rest easy, Rev. Jesse Jackson 💙🙏🏾🕊 #ThankYouJesse #IAmSomebody
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Salute 🫡 the legend
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
February 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Salute 🫡 the legend
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
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Remembering Thelonious Monk today on the 44th anniversary of his passing (February 17, 1982) | Explore his musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/TMonkRIP
February 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Remembering Thelonious Monk today on the 44th anniversary of his passing (February 17, 1982) | Explore his musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/TMonkRIP
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Reverend Jesse Jackson is an ancestor now. The titans we studied in our history books are gone and we’re all we have left. We’re called to fight, but we’re also called to hope.
We’re our only hope.
Rest well, Reverend Jackson, and we’ll see you in the morning.
We’re our only hope.
Rest well, Reverend Jackson, and we’ll see you in the morning.
February 17, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Reverend Jesse Jackson is an ancestor now. The titans we studied in our history books are gone and we’re all we have left. We’re called to fight, but we’re also called to hope.
We’re our only hope.
Rest well, Reverend Jackson, and we’ll see you in the morning.
We’re our only hope.
Rest well, Reverend Jackson, and we’ll see you in the morning.
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I am somebody! This is one of Jesse Jackson's greatest gifts to me.
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I am somebody! This is one of Jesse Jackson's greatest gifts to me.
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Jesse Jackson is gonna get slandered a lot today by "the others."
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
February 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Jesse Jackson is gonna get slandered a lot today by "the others."
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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RIP Jesse Jackson (Jacob Lawrence's portrait of Jesse Jackson, created in 1970 for cover of Time magazine, now in collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery) npg.si.edu/object/npg_N...
February 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
RIP Jesse Jackson (Jacob Lawrence's portrait of Jesse Jackson, created in 1970 for cover of Time magazine, now in collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery) npg.si.edu/object/npg_N...