Carolyn VanNewkirk
@cvann.bsky.social
Happy Pi Day y’all! This kid is amazing- she can recite 546 digits of pi!! youtu.be/lSS1t5POOCM
2025 Pi Day Winner
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March 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Happy Pi Day y’all! This kid is amazing- she can recite 546 digits of pi!! youtu.be/lSS1t5POOCM
Interesting maps on the impact of the trade wars. So much winning for the MAGA crowd.
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A trade war could hit these communities hardest
More than 5 million Americans work in industries that could be impacted by retaliatory tariffs from China and Canada that went into effect over the past week, according to a new analysis of employment...
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March 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Interesting maps on the impact of the trade wars. So much winning for the MAGA crowd.
www.yahoo.com/news/trade-w...
www.yahoo.com/news/trade-w...
The Grammy Award-winning artist and educator had shared an ALS diagnosis in 2022. She was best known for ballads such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."
Roberta Flack, singer of 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at age 88
The Grammy Award-winning artist and educator had shared an ALS diagnosis in 2022. She was best known for ballads such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."
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February 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
One of the most horrendous elements of white supremacy was the use of lynching to terrorize Black and minority populations. Over 200 anti-lynching bills were introduced in Congress, but none passed until the Emmitt Till Act in 2022. Till was just 14 when he was murdered by a white mob in 1955.
February 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
One of the most horrendous elements of white supremacy was the use of lynching to terrorize Black and minority populations. Over 200 anti-lynching bills were introduced in Congress, but none passed until the Emmitt Till Act in 2022. Till was just 14 when he was murdered by a white mob in 1955.
Malcolm X was assassinated today in 1965 but I’d like to focus on Barbara Jordan, born today in 1936. Her 1974 speech on the articles of impeachment for Nixon is #13 on American Rhetoric’s top 100 speeches of the 20th century. I recommend you take a listen. www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/bar...
American Rhetoric: Barbara Jordan - Statement on House Judiciary Proceedings to Impeach President Richard Nixon (text-audio-video)
Full text and audio of Barbara Jordan - 1974 House Judiciary Statement on the Nixon Impeachment Proceedings
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February 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Malcolm X was assassinated today in 1965 but I’d like to focus on Barbara Jordan, born today in 1936. Her 1974 speech on the articles of impeachment for Nixon is #13 on American Rhetoric’s top 100 speeches of the 20th century. I recommend you take a listen. www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/bar...
On 2/20/1956 officials issued arrest warrants for civil rights activists who organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 89 brave folks put their lives and livelihoods on the line to peacefully lead the fight for the belief that all men are created equal. May we all have such grit and grace under fire.
February 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
On 2/20/1956 officials issued arrest warrants for civil rights activists who organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 89 brave folks put their lives and livelihoods on the line to peacefully lead the fight for the belief that all men are created equal. May we all have such grit and grace under fire.
“…just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” -Toni Morrison, born February 18, 1931
February 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“…just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” -Toni Morrison, born February 18, 1931
On this day 1942, Huey Newton, one of the founders of the Black Panthers, was born. Newton was an illiterate high-school graduate who taught himself to read. He attended Merritt College and San Francisco School of Law. He went on to form the Black Panthers in 1966 in Oakland.
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
On this day 1942, Huey Newton, one of the founders of the Black Panthers, was born. Newton was an illiterate high-school graduate who taught himself to read. He attended Merritt College and San Francisco School of Law. He went on to form the Black Panthers in 1966 in Oakland.
Happy birthday LeVar Burton and Ice T! They were both born on February 16th- LeVar in 1957 and Ice T in 1958. Our world is richer due to their contributions to acting, music, and best of all, reading.
February 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Happy birthday LeVar Burton and Ice T! They were both born on February 16th- LeVar in 1957 and Ice T in 1958. Our world is richer due to their contributions to acting, music, and best of all, reading.
Roberts v. Boston was argued on Feb 15, 1848 and was the first case against segregated schools in America. Argued by Robert Morris, one of the first Black lawyers, and future Senator Charles Sumner, the case eventually led to a ban on all Massachusetts segregated schools in 1855. ai.blackfacts.com
(1849) Charles Sumner, “Equality Before the Law: Unconstitutionality of Separate Colored Schools in Massachusetts” •
In 1848 Benjamin Roberts filed a lawsuit against the city of Boston on behalf of his five year old daughter, Sarah, who was denied admission to schools in her neighborhood and instead assigned to the ...
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February 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Roberts v. Boston was argued on Feb 15, 1848 and was the first case against segregated schools in America. Argued by Robert Morris, one of the first Black lawyers, and future Senator Charles Sumner, the case eventually led to a ban on all Massachusetts segregated schools in 1855. ai.blackfacts.com
Frederick Douglass was born on February 14th, which influenced the timing of Black History Month. Born into slavery in 1818, Douglass escaped and dedicated his life to fighting for justice and equality. Let us remember his extraordinary journey and be fortified by his example.
February 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Frederick Douglass was born on February 14th, which influenced the timing of Black History Month. Born into slavery in 1818, Douglass escaped and dedicated his life to fighting for justice and equality. Let us remember his extraordinary journey and be fortified by his example.
Most of us have used Global Positioning System (GPS) for navigation & we can thank Gladys West for creating the foundation for GPS.
She used her mathematical & programming expertise to invent an accurate model of the Earth.
She was inducted into the US Air Force Hall of Fame.
She used her mathematical & programming expertise to invent an accurate model of the Earth.
She was inducted into the US Air Force Hall of Fame.
February 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
On Feb. 11, 1644 a small group of enslaved people protested for their freedom in the New Netherlands. And in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison where he had been held for 27 years for defying South Africa’s apartheid regime. Centuries of abuse and trauma.
February 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
On Feb. 11, 1644 a small group of enslaved people protested for their freedom in the New Netherlands. And in 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison where he had been held for 27 years for defying South Africa’s apartheid regime. Centuries of abuse and trauma.
Today I recognize the 101 HBCUs in the United States. These institutions produce 25% of all African American graduates with STEM majors and 20% of all African American college graduates. If you believe in academic advancement and excellence for all, supporting HBCUs is a great place to start.
February 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today I recognize the 101 HBCUs in the United States. These institutions produce 25% of all African American graduates with STEM majors and 20% of all African American college graduates. If you believe in academic advancement and excellence for all, supporting HBCUs is a great place to start.
Amid all of the chaos and division, there’s still Puppy Bowl.
February 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Amid all of the chaos and division, there’s still Puppy Bowl.
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any" -Alice Walker, who was born on February 9, 1944. If you haven’t read her book, The Color Purple, you should.
February 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any" -Alice Walker, who was born on February 9, 1944. If you haven’t read her book, The Color Purple, you should.
On Feb. 8, 1986, Oprah Winfrey became the first Black woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show. encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn...
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February 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
On Feb. 8, 1986, Oprah Winfrey became the first Black woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show. encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn...
Do you like to bake? I am grateful that the very first mixing device was an egg beater patented by Willis Johnson on Feb. 5, 1884. Imagine beating egg whites for meringue by hand! Thank you to this Black inventor. www.themelaninproject.org/tmpblog/2020...
Today in Black History: February 5, 1884 Willis Johnson invented the mechanical egg beater
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February 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Do you like to bake? I am grateful that the very first mixing device was an egg beater patented by Willis Johnson on Feb. 5, 1884. Imagine beating egg whites for meringue by hand! Thank you to this Black inventor. www.themelaninproject.org/tmpblog/2020...
February 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
February 3rd is a big day for baseball. On this day in 1920, The Negro Baseball League was founded and in 1989, former Saint Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White was named the president of MLB’s National League. He was the first African-American to head a major sports league.
This Day in History-Black History Month Edition: February 3rd
A big day for African Americans in baseball, and a big day for boxer Jack Johnson. All this and more in today’s special edition of, “This Day in History”.
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February 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
February 3rd is a big day for baseball. On this day in 1920, The Negro Baseball League was founded and in 1989, former Saint Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White was named the president of MLB’s National League. He was the first African-American to head a major sports league.
Today I recognize Ernest E. Just, an African American cell biologist who first recognized components and properties of cells and cell division. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1916, and became renowned in Europe as one of the best scientific minds of his era.
February 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Today I recognize Ernest E. Just, an African American cell biologist who first recognized components and properties of cells and cell division. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1916, and became renowned in Europe as one of the best scientific minds of his era.
Langston Hughes was born today in 1901. I celebrate his words on this first day of BHM.
DREAMS
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
DREAMS
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
February 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Langston Hughes was born today in 1901. I celebrate his words on this first day of BHM.
DREAMS
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
DREAMS
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.