Today, Monday, December 29, we observe Day 4 of Kwanzaa, dedicated to the principle of Ujamaa, which means Cooperative Economics.
#Kwanzaa #Ujamaa #CooperativeEconomics #BlackOwnedBusinesses #EconomicJustice #BlackWealth #KwanzaaPrinciples
Today, Monday, December 29, we observe Day 4 of Kwanzaa, dedicated to the principle of Ujamaa, which means Cooperative Economics.
#Kwanzaa #Ujamaa #CooperativeEconomics #BlackOwnedBusinesses #EconomicJustice #BlackWealth #KwanzaaPrinciples
Today we observe the third day of Kwanzaa, dedicated to Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)
#Kwanzaa #Ujima #CollectiveWork #CollectiveResponsibility #BlackTraditions #CommunityFirst #BuildingTogether #AfricanAmericanCulture
Today we observe the third day of Kwanzaa, dedicated to Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)
#Kwanzaa #Ujima #CollectiveWork #CollectiveResponsibility #BlackTraditions #CommunityFirst #BuildingTogether #AfricanAmericanCulture
Today we honor the second principle of Kwanzaa, Kujichagulia (koo-jee-chah-goo-LEE-ah), meaning Self-Determination, the power and responsibility to define, name, and speak for ourselves as a people.
#Kwanzaa #DayTwo #Kujichagulia
Today we honor the second principle of Kwanzaa, Kujichagulia (koo-jee-chah-goo-LEE-ah), meaning Self-Determination, the power and responsibility to define, name, and speak for ourselves as a people.
#Kwanzaa #DayTwo #Kujichagulia
Today we honor the First Day of Kwanzaa, first celebrated on December 26, 1966, when Dr. Maulana Karenga introduced Kwanzaa as a cultural holiday rooted in African heritage, self-determination, and community strength.
#Kwanzaa #Umoja
On Christmas Day 1854, Harriet Tubman carried out one of the most daring and personal rescue missions of the Underground Railroad, risking her life to lead family and friends from slavery to freedom.
#OnThisDay #BlackHistory365 #HarrietTubman
On Christmas Day 1854, Harriet Tubman carried out one of the most daring and personal rescue missions of the Underground Railroad, risking her life to lead family and friends from slavery to freedom.
#OnThisDay #BlackHistory365 #HarrietTubman
Today we honor the birth of Robert Sengstacke Abbott, a visionary publisher, journalist, and advocate whose work transformed Black media and reshaped Black migration in the United States.
#BlackHistory365 #RobertSengstackeAbbott #Chicago
Today we honor the birth of Robert Sengstacke Abbott, a visionary publisher, journalist, and advocate whose work transformed Black media and reshaped Black migration in the United States.
#BlackHistory365 #RobertSengstackeAbbott #Chicago
Today we honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Madam C.J. Walker, one of the most powerful examples of Black entrepreneurship, resilience, and community uplift in American history.
#BlackHistory365 #MadamCJWalker #BlackEntrepreneurship
Today we honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Madam C.J. Walker, one of the most powerful examples of Black entrepreneurship, resilience, and community uplift in American history.
#BlackHistory365 #MadamCJWalker #BlackEntrepreneurship
Today we honor the birth of Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of the most influential and revolutionary artists of the 20th century.
#BlackHistory365 #JeanMichelBasquiat #OnThisDay #BlackArtMatters #BrooklynArtist #ContemporaryArt #BlackGenius
Today we honor the birth of Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of the most influential and revolutionary artists of the 20th century.
#BlackHistory365 #JeanMichelBasquiat #OnThisDay #BlackArtMatters #BrooklynArtist #ContemporaryArt #BlackGenius
Today we honor one of the boldest and most brilliant acts of self-liberation in American history: the daring escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery in Georgia.
#OnThisDayInBlackHistory #WilliamAndEllenCraft #BlackResistance
Today we honor one of the boldest and most brilliant acts of self-liberation in American history: the daring escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery in Georgia.
#OnThisDayInBlackHistory #WilliamAndEllenCraft #BlackResistance
Today we honor Robert H. Wood, a trailblazing leader who made history in 1870 as the first Black mayor elected in Mississippi, winning office in Natchez during the powerful Reconstruction-era movement known as the “Black and Tan Revolution.”
Today we honor Robert H. Wood, a trailblazing leader who made history in 1870 as the first Black mayor elected in Mississippi, winning office in Natchez during the powerful Reconstruction-era movement known as the “Black and Tan Revolution.”
Today we honor the birth of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, the pioneering historian, author, and institution builder known worldwide as the “Father of Black History.”
#BlackHistory365 #CarterGWoodson #FatherOfBlackHistory #OnThisDay
Today we honor the birth of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, the pioneering historian, author, and institution builder known worldwide as the “Father of Black History.”
#BlackHistory365 #CarterGWoodson #FatherOfBlackHistory #OnThisDay
The Oakland Unified School District Board of Education made national history by passing a resolution recognizing Ebonics, known to linguists as African American Vernacular English (AAVE), as the primary home language of many African Americans.
The Oakland Unified School District Board of Education made national history by passing a resolution recognizing Ebonics, known to linguists as African American Vernacular English (AAVE), as the primary home language of many African Americans.
Today we honor a bold and historic act of international resistance: the submission of the “We Charge Genocide” petition to the United Nations on December 17, 1951.
#BlackHistory365 #WeChargeGenocide #OnThisDay #HumanRights #CivilRightsHistory
Today we honor a bold and historic act of international resistance: the submission of the “We Charge Genocide” petition to the United Nations on December 17, 1951.
#BlackHistory365 #WeChargeGenocide #OnThisDay #HumanRights #CivilRightsHistory
Today we honor Jefferson Franklin Long, the first African American Congressman from Georgia.
#BlackHistory365 #JeffersonFLong #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #ReconstructionEra #CivilRights #BreakingBarriers #TheEnglandManor
Today we honor Jefferson Franklin Long, the first African American Congressman from Georgia.
#BlackHistory365 #JeffersonFLong #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #ReconstructionEra #CivilRights #BreakingBarriers #TheEnglandManor
Today we honor the birth of Dr. William A. Hinton, a pioneering African American bacteriologist, pathologist, and educator.
#BlackHistory365 #WilliamAHinton #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #HarvardUniversity #MedicalPioneer
Today we honor the birth of Dr. William A. Hinton, a pioneering African American bacteriologist, pathologist, and educator.
#BlackHistory365 #WilliamAHinton #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #HarvardUniversity #MedicalPioneer
Today we honor the birth of John Mercer Langston, a pioneering abolitionist, educator, attorney, and statesman whose life helped shape Black political and legal power in the United States.
#BlackHistory365 #JohnMercerLangston #OnThisDay
Today we honor the birth of John Mercer Langston, a pioneering abolitionist, educator, attorney, and statesman whose life helped shape Black political and legal power in the United States.
#BlackHistory365 #JohnMercerLangston #OnThisDay
Today we honor the birth of Ella Josephine Baker (1903–1986), one of the most influential African American civil rights and human rights organizers in U.S. history.
#BlackHistory365 #EllaBaker #OnThisDay #CivilRightsMovement #SNCC #NAACP
Today we honor the birth of Ella Josephine Baker (1903–1986), one of the most influential African American civil rights and human rights organizers in U.S. history.
#BlackHistory365 #EllaBaker #OnThisDay #CivilRightsMovement #SNCC #NAACP
Today we honor Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first African American to be seated in the U.S. House of Representatives.
#BlackHistory365 #JosephHRainey #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #ReconstructionEra #CivilRights #TheEnglandManor
Today we honor Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first African American to be seated in the U.S. House of Representatives.
#BlackHistory365 #JosephHRainey #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #ReconstructionEra #CivilRights #TheEnglandManor
Today we honor the memory of thirteen Black soldiers of the 24th Infantry Regiment whose lives were taken in one of the darkest and least-discussed moments in U.S. military history.
#BlackHistory365 #HoustonRiot1917 #BuffaloSoldiers
Today we honor the memory of thirteen Black soldiers of the 24th Infantry Regiment whose lives were taken in one of the darkest and least-discussed moments in U.S. military history.
#BlackHistory365 #HoustonRiot1917 #BuffaloSoldiers
Today we honor Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, a global symbol of freedom whose leadership transformed South Africa and inspired liberation movements across the world.
#BlackHistory365 #NelsonMandela #NobelPeacePrize #OnThisDay #GlobalLiberation
Today we honor Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, a global symbol of freedom whose leadership transformed South Africa and inspired liberation movements across the world.
#BlackHistory365 #NelsonMandela #NobelPeacePrize #OnThisDay #GlobalLiberation
Today we honor the birth of Stacey Yvonne Abrams, a trailblazing voting-rights leader whose vision, strategy, and relentless organizing have reshaped the modern landscape of American democracy.
#BlackHistory365 #StaceyAbrams #OnThisDay
Today we honor the birth of Stacey Yvonne Abrams, a trailblazing voting-rights leader whose vision, strategy, and relentless organizing have reshaped the modern landscape of American democracy.
#BlackHistory365 #StaceyAbrams #OnThisDay
Today we honor the birth of Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr., one of the most electrifying entertainers in American history.
#BlackHistory365 #SammyDavisJr #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #HarlemNYC #RatPack #VaudevilleToStardom
Today we honor the birth of Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr., one of the most electrifying entertainers in American history.
#BlackHistory365 #SammyDavisJr #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #HarlemNYC #RatPack #VaudevilleToStardom
Today we honor the extraordinary courage of Doris “Dorie” Miller, a young Mess Attendant Second Class aboard the USS West Virginia who rewrote history during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
#BlackHistory365 #DorieMiller #PearlHarbor #OnThisDay
Today we honor the extraordinary courage of Doris “Dorie” Miller, a young Mess Attendant Second Class aboard the USS West Virginia who rewrote history during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
#BlackHistory365 #DorieMiller #PearlHarbor #OnThisDay
Today we honor one of the most transformative moments in American history: the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
#BlackHistory365 #ThirteenthAmendment #OnThisDay #Abolition
Today we honor one of the most transformative moments in American history: the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
#BlackHistory365 #ThirteenthAmendment #OnThisDay #Abolition
Today we honor the birth of Charity Adams Earley, a groundbreaking military leader whose courage and brilliance reshaped opportunity for Black women in the U.S. armed forces.
#BlackHistory365 #CharityAdamsEarley #6888thBattalion #OnThisDay
Today we honor the birth of Charity Adams Earley, a groundbreaking military leader whose courage and brilliance reshaped opportunity for Black women in the U.S. armed forces.
#BlackHistory365 #CharityAdamsEarley #6888thBattalion #OnThisDay