Bête Noire C.
@bete-noire.bsky.social
He/Him - BLM & LGBTQIA+ Ally - Slava 🇺🇦 ! - NAFO - TTRPG Game Designer d20 Systems - Strength Athlete - Philosophy, Epistemology, Science & Geopolitics Enthusiast - No-Nonsense Jackbooted Steamroller of Fascists - Friend of Cats, Corvids & Coffee Folk
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Bête Noire C.
@bete-noire.bsky.social
· Dec 4
Our bodies are the pillars of liberal democracy. Our blood, sweat & tears are the mortar they're rooted in.
Any tyrannical, fascist actions threatening those very foundations will be met with the collective fury of the Common Good. Of which I fully intend to be at the vanguard of such.
Any tyrannical, fascist actions threatening those very foundations will be met with the collective fury of the Common Good. Of which I fully intend to be at the vanguard of such.
3/31 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
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Transgender Day of Visibility
Jennell Jaquays was a pioneer in 🇺🇸 game designer, video game artist & illustrator of tabletop roleplaying games (ex. D&D). She was involved in the petition to create "Leelah's Law," outlawing conversion therapy of LGBT youth.
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Transgender Day of Visibility
Jennell Jaquays was a pioneer in 🇺🇸 game designer, video game artist & illustrator of tabletop roleplaying games (ex. D&D). She was involved in the petition to create "Leelah's Law," outlawing conversion therapy of LGBT youth.
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March 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
3/31 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
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Transgender Day of Visibility
Jennell Jaquays was a pioneer in 🇺🇸 game designer, video game artist & illustrator of tabletop roleplaying games (ex. D&D). She was involved in the petition to create "Leelah's Law," outlawing conversion therapy of LGBT youth.
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Transgender Day of Visibility
Jennell Jaquays was a pioneer in 🇺🇸 game designer, video game artist & illustrator of tabletop roleplaying games (ex. D&D). She was involved in the petition to create "Leelah's Law," outlawing conversion therapy of LGBT youth.
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3/30 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Daisy Bates was an 🇺🇸 civil rights activist, publisher, journalist & lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock, AK Integration Crisis of 1957.
With her help, 9 Black students were able to integrate into a previously all-white local high school.
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Daisy Bates was an 🇺🇸 civil rights activist, publisher, journalist & lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock, AK Integration Crisis of 1957.
With her help, 9 Black students were able to integrate into a previously all-white local high school.
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March 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
3/30 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Daisy Bates was an 🇺🇸 civil rights activist, publisher, journalist & lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock, AK Integration Crisis of 1957.
With her help, 9 Black students were able to integrate into a previously all-white local high school.
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Daisy Bates was an 🇺🇸 civil rights activist, publisher, journalist & lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock, AK Integration Crisis of 1957.
With her help, 9 Black students were able to integrate into a previously all-white local high school.
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The "Appeal to Common Sense" fallacy, a.k.a. an Argument from Incredulity, occurs when someone asserts that a claim is true or false simply because it aligns with or contradicts their personal expectations or what they perceive as "common sense," without providing evidence or logical reasoning.
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March 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The "Appeal to Common Sense" fallacy, a.k.a. an Argument from Incredulity, occurs when someone asserts that a claim is true or false simply because it aligns with or contradicts their personal expectations or what they perceive as "common sense," without providing evidence or logical reasoning.
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3/29 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Debra Haaland is a Native-🇺🇸 of the Laguna Pueblo tribe. She became the 1st Native-🇺🇸 to serve as a Cabinet Secretary (Sec. of the Interior '21-'25) & the 2nd to serve in the Cabinet.
She is currently running for Governor of New Mexico in the '26 election.
Debra Haaland is a Native-🇺🇸 of the Laguna Pueblo tribe. She became the 1st Native-🇺🇸 to serve as a Cabinet Secretary (Sec. of the Interior '21-'25) & the 2nd to serve in the Cabinet.
She is currently running for Governor of New Mexico in the '26 election.
March 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
3/29 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Debra Haaland is a Native-🇺🇸 of the Laguna Pueblo tribe. She became the 1st Native-🇺🇸 to serve as a Cabinet Secretary (Sec. of the Interior '21-'25) & the 2nd to serve in the Cabinet.
She is currently running for Governor of New Mexico in the '26 election.
Debra Haaland is a Native-🇺🇸 of the Laguna Pueblo tribe. She became the 1st Native-🇺🇸 to serve as a Cabinet Secretary (Sec. of the Interior '21-'25) & the 2nd to serve in the Cabinet.
She is currently running for Governor of New Mexico in the '26 election.
My research into people of Latin-🇺🇸 heritage has shown multiple recent polls of yet still differing preferences on how to properly identify *mixed* heritage groups of male & female people who comprise a demographic of say, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Colombian + Guatamalan, etc.
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March 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
My research into people of Latin-🇺🇸 heritage has shown multiple recent polls of yet still differing preferences on how to properly identify *mixed* heritage groups of male & female people who comprise a demographic of say, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Colombian + Guatamalan, etc.
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3/27 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Ethel "Connie" Montgomery was a diligent social activist & advocate for education, housing & inclusive government in the Morristown, NJ area for most of her 93 years. She was renowned for her accomplishments in helping to empower local African-🇺🇸 communities.
Ethel "Connie" Montgomery was a diligent social activist & advocate for education, housing & inclusive government in the Morristown, NJ area for most of her 93 years. She was renowned for her accomplishments in helping to empower local African-🇺🇸 communities.
March 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
3/27 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Ethel "Connie" Montgomery was a diligent social activist & advocate for education, housing & inclusive government in the Morristown, NJ area for most of her 93 years. She was renowned for her accomplishments in helping to empower local African-🇺🇸 communities.
Ethel "Connie" Montgomery was a diligent social activist & advocate for education, housing & inclusive government in the Morristown, NJ area for most of her 93 years. She was renowned for her accomplishments in helping to empower local African-🇺🇸 communities.
3/27 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Rosalie Fish, a Native-🇺🇸 runner of the Cowlitz tribe, has made it her activist mission to keep missing and murdered Indigenous women and two-spirit people (3rd gender) from being forgotten. This problem is a national epidemic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8bF...
Rosalie Fish, a Native-🇺🇸 runner of the Cowlitz tribe, has made it her activist mission to keep missing and murdered Indigenous women and two-spirit people (3rd gender) from being forgotten. This problem is a national epidemic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8bF...
Running for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women | Rosalie Fish | TEDxYouth@Seattle
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
3/27 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Rosalie Fish, a Native-🇺🇸 runner of the Cowlitz tribe, has made it her activist mission to keep missing and murdered Indigenous women and two-spirit people (3rd gender) from being forgotten. This problem is a national epidemic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8bF...
Rosalie Fish, a Native-🇺🇸 runner of the Cowlitz tribe, has made it her activist mission to keep missing and murdered Indigenous women and two-spirit people (3rd gender) from being forgotten. This problem is a national epidemic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8bF...
3/26 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
In 1930, Margaret Stoughton Abell became the first woman w/a forestry degree to be hired by the 🇺🇸 Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service as a forester; a male dominated field. Margaret’s did critical work in research, publishing papers & photography for the AFS.
In 1930, Margaret Stoughton Abell became the first woman w/a forestry degree to be hired by the 🇺🇸 Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service as a forester; a male dominated field. Margaret’s did critical work in research, publishing papers & photography for the AFS.
March 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
3/26 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
In 1930, Margaret Stoughton Abell became the first woman w/a forestry degree to be hired by the 🇺🇸 Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service as a forester; a male dominated field. Margaret’s did critical work in research, publishing papers & photography for the AFS.
In 1930, Margaret Stoughton Abell became the first woman w/a forestry degree to be hired by the 🇺🇸 Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service as a forester; a male dominated field. Margaret’s did critical work in research, publishing papers & photography for the AFS.
For 26 years, 🇷🇺 Pres. Putin has perfected the budget-oriented Art of Asymmetric Warfare in a nation that demanded its hard currency go to its conventional military. In addition to the methods mentioned below, they've also mastered cheapo cyber-warfare, social media M/D/P campaigns & counterfeiting.
In Georgia, Russia is testing new ways of takeover, the less costly one than a direct military invasion. With hybrid warfare, electoral manipulation, economic coercion and internal takeovers, Russia can remove governments and replace them with authoritarian projects. 1/
March 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
For 26 years, 🇷🇺 Pres. Putin has perfected the budget-oriented Art of Asymmetric Warfare in a nation that demanded its hard currency go to its conventional military. In addition to the methods mentioned below, they've also mastered cheapo cyber-warfare, social media M/D/P campaigns & counterfeiting.
3 things white people should never say when they're trying to show that they *aren't* prejudiced or racist.
1. I have a "friend" who is Black/Asian/etc
2. I don't see color when I look at people.
3. All lives matter.
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The last 2 shows ignorance of the suffering of POC via oppression & racism.
1. I have a "friend" who is Black/Asian/etc
2. I don't see color when I look at people.
3. All lives matter.
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The last 2 shows ignorance of the suffering of POC via oppression & racism.
March 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
3 things white people should never say when they're trying to show that they *aren't* prejudiced or racist.
1. I have a "friend" who is Black/Asian/etc
2. I don't see color when I look at people.
3. All lives matter.
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The last 2 shows ignorance of the suffering of POC via oppression & racism.
1. I have a "friend" who is Black/Asian/etc
2. I don't see color when I look at people.
3. All lives matter.
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The last 2 shows ignorance of the suffering of POC via oppression & racism.
3/25 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Tonda Thompson is the African-American owner/operator of She Slangs Wood Co. A venture created to encourage women to be self-sufficient through woodworking. SSW hires Women Carpentry Majors from a local h. school, to learn carpentry as a lucrative profession.
Tonda Thompson is the African-American owner/operator of She Slangs Wood Co. A venture created to encourage women to be self-sufficient through woodworking. SSW hires Women Carpentry Majors from a local h. school, to learn carpentry as a lucrative profession.
March 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
3/25 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Tonda Thompson is the African-American owner/operator of She Slangs Wood Co. A venture created to encourage women to be self-sufficient through woodworking. SSW hires Women Carpentry Majors from a local h. school, to learn carpentry as a lucrative profession.
Tonda Thompson is the African-American owner/operator of She Slangs Wood Co. A venture created to encourage women to be self-sufficient through woodworking. SSW hires Women Carpentry Majors from a local h. school, to learn carpentry as a lucrative profession.
Me, being accidentally included in the text chain for Hegseth's attack plans against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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P.S. I don't smoke. And you'll always get McConaughey memes from me as, unfortunately, he's my personal doppelganger.
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P.S. I don't smoke. And you'll always get McConaughey memes from me as, unfortunately, he's my personal doppelganger.
March 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Me, being accidentally included in the text chain for Hegseth's attack plans against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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P.S. I don't smoke. And you'll always get McConaughey memes from me as, unfortunately, he's my personal doppelganger.
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P.S. I don't smoke. And you'll always get McConaughey memes from me as, unfortunately, he's my personal doppelganger.
In the 🇺🇸, I've officially named July:
"National White Male Asshole Awareness Month".
Instead of celebrating each day, I'll 🔦 a different white male asshole who's contributed to the decline of American culture, well-being & democracy. So we never forget.
There will be no shortage of candidates.
"National White Male Asshole Awareness Month".
Instead of celebrating each day, I'll 🔦 a different white male asshole who's contributed to the decline of American culture, well-being & democracy. So we never forget.
There will be no shortage of candidates.
March 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
In the 🇺🇸, I've officially named July:
"National White Male Asshole Awareness Month".
Instead of celebrating each day, I'll 🔦 a different white male asshole who's contributed to the decline of American culture, well-being & democracy. So we never forget.
There will be no shortage of candidates.
"National White Male Asshole Awareness Month".
Instead of celebrating each day, I'll 🔦 a different white male asshole who's contributed to the decline of American culture, well-being & democracy. So we never forget.
There will be no shortage of candidates.
3/24 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Felisa Rincón de Gautier was the first woman to be elected as mayor of a capital city in the Americas (San Juan, Puerto Rico).
She was also an actively involved in the suffragist movement & worked steadfastly to promote 🇵🇷's independence & self-governance.
Felisa Rincón de Gautier was the first woman to be elected as mayor of a capital city in the Americas (San Juan, Puerto Rico).
She was also an actively involved in the suffragist movement & worked steadfastly to promote 🇵🇷's independence & self-governance.
March 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
3/24 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Felisa Rincón de Gautier was the first woman to be elected as mayor of a capital city in the Americas (San Juan, Puerto Rico).
She was also an actively involved in the suffragist movement & worked steadfastly to promote 🇵🇷's independence & self-governance.
Felisa Rincón de Gautier was the first woman to be elected as mayor of a capital city in the Americas (San Juan, Puerto Rico).
She was also an actively involved in the suffragist movement & worked steadfastly to promote 🇵🇷's independence & self-governance.
Welcome to Bsky, President @barackobama.bsky.social !
I'd like to welcome you over to my 🏡 so we can have some grilled gourmet hamburgers, some Goose Island MLB Chicago White Sox Golden Ale (your fave!) & play some Danger Mouse by the campfire. ✨
We'll even play some hoops. And I'll let you win! 😀
I'd like to welcome you over to my 🏡 so we can have some grilled gourmet hamburgers, some Goose Island MLB Chicago White Sox Golden Ale (your fave!) & play some Danger Mouse by the campfire. ✨
We'll even play some hoops. And I'll let you win! 😀
March 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Welcome to Bsky, President @barackobama.bsky.social !
I'd like to welcome you over to my 🏡 so we can have some grilled gourmet hamburgers, some Goose Island MLB Chicago White Sox Golden Ale (your fave!) & play some Danger Mouse by the campfire. ✨
We'll even play some hoops. And I'll let you win! 😀
I'd like to welcome you over to my 🏡 so we can have some grilled gourmet hamburgers, some Goose Island MLB Chicago White Sox Golden Ale (your fave!) & play some Danger Mouse by the campfire. ✨
We'll even play some hoops. And I'll let you win! 😀
3/23 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
So, women in the 🇺🇸 elite Special Operations Forces. Trump has sadly closed this down. But from '16 - '24, a small # of women have attempted the rigorous training to become Navy Seals, Marine Raiders, Army Special Forces & multiple Air Force S.O.F. units.
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So, women in the 🇺🇸 elite Special Operations Forces. Trump has sadly closed this down. But from '16 - '24, a small # of women have attempted the rigorous training to become Navy Seals, Marine Raiders, Army Special Forces & multiple Air Force S.O.F. units.
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March 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
3/23 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
So, women in the 🇺🇸 elite Special Operations Forces. Trump has sadly closed this down. But from '16 - '24, a small # of women have attempted the rigorous training to become Navy Seals, Marine Raiders, Army Special Forces & multiple Air Force S.O.F. units.
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So, women in the 🇺🇸 elite Special Operations Forces. Trump has sadly closed this down. But from '16 - '24, a small # of women have attempted the rigorous training to become Navy Seals, Marine Raiders, Army Special Forces & multiple Air Force S.O.F. units.
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"The new neighbors down the street just moved in. They put a MAGA sign out front."
"You know the drill, loverboy. We'll enter through their backdoor."
"You know the drill, loverboy. We'll enter through their backdoor."
March 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"The new neighbors down the street just moved in. They put a MAGA sign out front."
"You know the drill, loverboy. We'll enter through their backdoor."
"You know the drill, loverboy. We'll enter through their backdoor."
🇺🇸's fixation with "Rugged Individualism" philosophy is nonsensical on many levels. We are social animals that have an innate need for social interaction & connection, which is essential for our well-being & survival. The philosophy works great for those living in north Alaska - not anywhere else.
March 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🇺🇸's fixation with "Rugged Individualism" philosophy is nonsensical on many levels. We are social animals that have an innate need for social interaction & connection, which is essential for our well-being & survival. The philosophy works great for those living in north Alaska - not anywhere else.
3/22 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Lisa Taylor is a leading Civil Rights trial attorney who works to ensure that C.R. laws are enforced around the country. Working with the DOJ, Taylor focuses primarily on educational, discriminatory & disability law.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=98k4...
Lisa Taylor is a leading Civil Rights trial attorney who works to ensure that C.R. laws are enforced around the country. Working with the DOJ, Taylor focuses primarily on educational, discriminatory & disability law.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=98k4...
Untapped Leadership: The Duty to Share Your Greatness | Lisa Taylor | TEDxUGA
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
3/22 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Lisa Taylor is a leading Civil Rights trial attorney who works to ensure that C.R. laws are enforced around the country. Working with the DOJ, Taylor focuses primarily on educational, discriminatory & disability law.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=98k4...
Lisa Taylor is a leading Civil Rights trial attorney who works to ensure that C.R. laws are enforced around the country. Working with the DOJ, Taylor focuses primarily on educational, discriminatory & disability law.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=98k4...
3/21 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Georgia Gilmore was an African-American C.R. activist from Alabama, who worked w/MLK in the Montgomery Bus Boycott through her fund-raising organization which sold food to fund alternative transport for the Black communities during the 381 day boycott.
Georgia Gilmore was an African-American C.R. activist from Alabama, who worked w/MLK in the Montgomery Bus Boycott through her fund-raising organization which sold food to fund alternative transport for the Black communities during the 381 day boycott.
March 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
3/21 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Georgia Gilmore was an African-American C.R. activist from Alabama, who worked w/MLK in the Montgomery Bus Boycott through her fund-raising organization which sold food to fund alternative transport for the Black communities during the 381 day boycott.
Georgia Gilmore was an African-American C.R. activist from Alabama, who worked w/MLK in the Montgomery Bus Boycott through her fund-raising organization which sold food to fund alternative transport for the Black communities during the 381 day boycott.
You like 🚙's & you like cool people? Have I got an org for you!
Drive Deviant is a welcoming & inclusive community for 🚘 enthusiasts. They welcome the LGBTQ community - & stand against sexism, homophobia, transphobia, racism & intolerance in the automotive world. All across 🇺🇸!
drivedeviant.com
Drive Deviant is a welcoming & inclusive community for 🚘 enthusiasts. They welcome the LGBTQ community - & stand against sexism, homophobia, transphobia, racism & intolerance in the automotive world. All across 🇺🇸!
drivedeviant.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
You like 🚙's & you like cool people? Have I got an org for you!
Drive Deviant is a welcoming & inclusive community for 🚘 enthusiasts. They welcome the LGBTQ community - & stand against sexism, homophobia, transphobia, racism & intolerance in the automotive world. All across 🇺🇸!
drivedeviant.com
Drive Deviant is a welcoming & inclusive community for 🚘 enthusiasts. They welcome the LGBTQ community - & stand against sexism, homophobia, transphobia, racism & intolerance in the automotive world. All across 🇺🇸!
drivedeviant.com
As the stress levels ratchet up w/this abhorrent administration .. I'm seeing a significant breakdown in critical thinking by my Democrat & left-wing allies here on Bluesky.
We need to provide more evidence when making wild truth claims & conspiracy theory reaches. Otherwise, we also look unhinged.
We need to provide more evidence when making wild truth claims & conspiracy theory reaches. Otherwise, we also look unhinged.
March 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
As the stress levels ratchet up w/this abhorrent administration .. I'm seeing a significant breakdown in critical thinking by my Democrat & left-wing allies here on Bluesky.
We need to provide more evidence when making wild truth claims & conspiracy theory reaches. Otherwise, we also look unhinged.
We need to provide more evidence when making wild truth claims & conspiracy theory reaches. Otherwise, we also look unhinged.
3/20 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor is a Cuban-American physician, engineer & NASA astronaut, known for being the 1st Cuban-American astronaut to live & work on the International Space Station, & the 2nd woman of Latine descent to fly into outer space.
Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor is a Cuban-American physician, engineer & NASA astronaut, known for being the 1st Cuban-American astronaut to live & work on the International Space Station, & the 2nd woman of Latine descent to fly into outer space.
March 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
3/20 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor is a Cuban-American physician, engineer & NASA astronaut, known for being the 1st Cuban-American astronaut to live & work on the International Space Station, & the 2nd woman of Latine descent to fly into outer space.
Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor is a Cuban-American physician, engineer & NASA astronaut, known for being the 1st Cuban-American astronaut to live & work on the International Space Station, & the 2nd woman of Latine descent to fly into outer space.
3/18 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Mae Mallory was an activist of the Civil Rights Movement & a Black Power movement leader active in the '50s & 60s. She is best known as an advocate of school desegregation & of black armed self-defense.
Mae Mallory was an activist of the Civil Rights Movement & a Black Power movement leader active in the '50s & 60s. She is best known as an advocate of school desegregation & of black armed self-defense.
March 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
3/18 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Mae Mallory was an activist of the Civil Rights Movement & a Black Power movement leader active in the '50s & 60s. She is best known as an advocate of school desegregation & of black armed self-defense.
Mae Mallory was an activist of the Civil Rights Movement & a Black Power movement leader active in the '50s & 60s. She is best known as an advocate of school desegregation & of black armed self-defense.
3/17 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Dr. Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese-American civil rights, philosopher of revolution & labor activist. Her support for causes such as the Black Power movement, Affirmative Action, feminism & the environment spanned over 70 years - mostly near Detroit, MI.
Dr. Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese-American civil rights, philosopher of revolution & labor activist. Her support for causes such as the Black Power movement, Affirmative Action, feminism & the environment spanned over 70 years - mostly near Detroit, MI.
March 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
3/17 🇺🇸 Women's History Month Spotlight:
Dr. Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese-American civil rights, philosopher of revolution & labor activist. Her support for causes such as the Black Power movement, Affirmative Action, feminism & the environment spanned over 70 years - mostly near Detroit, MI.
Dr. Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese-American civil rights, philosopher of revolution & labor activist. Her support for causes such as the Black Power movement, Affirmative Action, feminism & the environment spanned over 70 years - mostly near Detroit, MI.