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13 years ago today, at only 17, an unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot dead by George Zimmerman, fueling a movement. #BlackLivesMatter
February 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
13 years ago today, at only 17, an unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot dead by George Zimmerman, fueling a movement. #BlackLivesMatter
Happy Birthday to the late civil rights activist, Rosa Parks! In 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger and got arrested for violating the city’s racial segregation laws.
February 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Happy Birthday to the late civil rights activist, Rosa Parks! In 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger and got arrested for violating the city’s racial segregation laws.
John Morton Finney was a Buffalo soldier who fought in World War 1, earned 11 degrees and practiced law until he was 106 years old.
He was believed to be the longest practicing attorney in the United States. #BlackHistoryMonth
He was believed to be the longest practicing attorney in the United States. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
John Morton Finney was a Buffalo soldier who fought in World War 1, earned 11 degrees and practiced law until he was 106 years old.
He was believed to be the longest practicing attorney in the United States. #BlackHistoryMonth
He was believed to be the longest practicing attorney in the United States. #BlackHistoryMonth
Whoopi Goldberg and her mother, 1986.
January 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Whoopi Goldberg and her mother, 1986.
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
January 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
On this day in 1929, Civil Rights Movement leader, Martin Luther King Jr. was born. Gone, but not forgotten.
Rest in Power.
Rest in Power.
January 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
On this day in 1929, Civil Rights Movement leader, Martin Luther King Jr. was born. Gone, but not forgotten.
Rest in Power.
Rest in Power.
Happy birthday to the late Afeni Shakur. A political activist, Black Panther, philanthropist and Mother to the Late Tupac Shakur.
January 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Happy birthday to the late Afeni Shakur. A political activist, Black Panther, philanthropist and Mother to the Late Tupac Shakur.
On this day in 1961, Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, the first black students enrolled at the University of Georgia, were suspended.
This was after thousands of white people violently rioted. They were initially denied enrollment but a federal judge ordered their admission
This was after thousands of white people violently rioted. They were initially denied enrollment but a federal judge ordered their admission
January 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
On this day in 1961, Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, the first black students enrolled at the University of Georgia, were suspended.
This was after thousands of white people violently rioted. They were initially denied enrollment but a federal judge ordered their admission
This was after thousands of white people violently rioted. They were initially denied enrollment but a federal judge ordered their admission
It is so important for you and me to spend time today learning something about the past so that we can better understand the present, analyze it and then do something about it.” —Malcolm X
December 28, 2024 at 8:35 PM
It is so important for you and me to spend time today learning something about the past so that we can better understand the present, analyze it and then do something about it.” —Malcolm X
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on vacation in Jamaica, 1965.
December 11, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on vacation in Jamaica, 1965.
Happy 82nd birthday to Guion "Guy" Bluford, the first Black American in Space.
November 22, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Happy 82nd birthday to Guion "Guy" Bluford, the first Black American in Space.
If the child on the left was old enough to pick cotton and the child on the right was old enough to attend Klan rallies, then today's children are old enough to learn about both of these and how they've led us to where we are today.
November 21, 2024 at 7:25 PM
If the child on the left was old enough to pick cotton and the child on the right was old enough to attend Klan rallies, then today's children are old enough to learn about both of these and how they've led us to where we are today.
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November 18, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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Rector was already a millionaire by the time she had turned 18. She left Tuskegee with her entire family and moved to Kansas City, Missouri.
November 18, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Rector was already a millionaire by the time she had turned 18. She left Tuskegee with her entire family and moved to Kansas City, Missouri.
Given her wealth, the Oklahoma Legislature declared her to be a white person, so that she would be allowed to travel in first-class accommodations on the railroad, as befitted her position.
November 18, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Given her wealth, the Oklahoma Legislature declared her to be a white person, so that she would be allowed to travel in first-class accommodations on the railroad, as befitted her position.
To help cover this expense, in February 1911, Joseph Rector leased Sarah's parcel to the Standard Oil Company. In 1913, the independent oil driller B.B. Jones drilled a well on the property which produced a "gusher" that began to bring in 2,500 barrels of oil a day.
November 18, 2024 at 7:17 PM
To help cover this expense, in February 1911, Joseph Rector leased Sarah's parcel to the Standard Oil Company. In 1913, the independent oil driller B.B. Jones drilled a well on the property which produced a "gusher" that began to bring in 2,500 barrels of oil a day.
As such, they and their descendants were listed as freedmen thus entitled to land allotments under the Treaty of 1866 made by the United States with the Five Civilized Tribes.
November 18, 2024 at 7:17 PM
As such, they and their descendants were listed as freedmen thus entitled to land allotments under the Treaty of 1866 made by the United States with the Five Civilized Tribes.
Sarah Rector became a multi-millionare oil baron and the richest black child at just 12 years old.
She was so rich that Oklahoma legislature legally declared her to be a white person.
A THREAD!
She was so rich that Oklahoma legislature legally declared her to be a white person.
A THREAD!
November 18, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Sarah Rector became a multi-millionare oil baron and the richest black child at just 12 years old.
She was so rich that Oklahoma legislature legally declared her to be a white person.
A THREAD!
She was so rich that Oklahoma legislature legally declared her to be a white person.
A THREAD!
On this day in 1960, Ruby Bridges became the first Black American to attend a white elementary school in the South.
A visual reminder of what she faced every day.
A visual reminder of what she faced every day.
November 14, 2024 at 2:18 PM
On this day in 1960, Ruby Bridges became the first Black American to attend a white elementary school in the South.
A visual reminder of what she faced every day.
A visual reminder of what she faced every day.
Selma Burke was a sculptor & member of the Harlem Renaissance movement, best known for her bas-relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
She never received credit for her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt which was later featured on the US dime.
She never received credit for her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt which was later featured on the US dime.
November 14, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Selma Burke was a sculptor & member of the Harlem Renaissance movement, best known for her bas-relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
She never received credit for her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt which was later featured on the US dime.
She never received credit for her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt which was later featured on the US dime.