Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was a Black publisher, journalist, and civil rights activist.
She was also a suffragist and edited the “Woman's Era,” the first national newspaper published by and for African-American women.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryWithLana
She was also a suffragist and edited the “Woman's Era,” the first national newspaper published by and for African-American women.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryWithLana
March 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was a Black publisher, journalist, and civil rights activist.
She was also a suffragist and edited the “Woman's Era,” the first national newspaper published by and for African-American women.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryWithLana
She was also a suffragist and edited the “Woman's Era,” the first national newspaper published by and for African-American women.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryWithLana
Henrietta Duterte was a Black funeral home owner, philanthropist, and abolitionist from Philadelphia.
She was the first American woman to own a mortuary.
Most importantly, her business operated as a stop on the Underground Railroad. #BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
She was the first American woman to own a mortuary.
Most importantly, her business operated as a stop on the Underground Railroad. #BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Henrietta Duterte was a Black funeral home owner, philanthropist, and abolitionist from Philadelphia.
She was the first American woman to own a mortuary.
Most importantly, her business operated as a stop on the Underground Railroad. #BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
She was the first American woman to own a mortuary.
Most importantly, her business operated as a stop on the Underground Railroad. #BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
Georgia Gilmore from Montgomery, Alabama, participated in the Montgomery bus boycott.
She raised money using her culinary skills to sell food at boycott mass meetings.
Her grass-roots activism helped to sustain the long boycott.
Unsung heroes.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
She raised money using her culinary skills to sell food at boycott mass meetings.
Her grass-roots activism helped to sustain the long boycott.
Unsung heroes.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Georgia Gilmore from Montgomery, Alabama, participated in the Montgomery bus boycott.
She raised money using her culinary skills to sell food at boycott mass meetings.
Her grass-roots activism helped to sustain the long boycott.
Unsung heroes.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
She raised money using her culinary skills to sell food at boycott mass meetings.
Her grass-roots activism helped to sustain the long boycott.
Unsung heroes.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
Zephyr Wright was an activist a chef for Lyndon Johnson from 1942 until 1969.
LBJ used Wright's Jim Crow experiences to shame lawmakers into supporting the Civil Rights Act.
So many unsung heroes and heroines. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryWithLana
LBJ used Wright's Jim Crow experiences to shame lawmakers into supporting the Civil Rights Act.
So many unsung heroes and heroines. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryWithLana
February 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Zephyr Wright was an activist a chef for Lyndon Johnson from 1942 until 1969.
LBJ used Wright's Jim Crow experiences to shame lawmakers into supporting the Civil Rights Act.
So many unsung heroes and heroines. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryWithLana
LBJ used Wright's Jim Crow experiences to shame lawmakers into supporting the Civil Rights Act.
So many unsung heroes and heroines. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryWithLana
Marie Van Brittan Brown was a nurse and innovator.
In 1966, she and her husband, Albert Brown (electronics tech) invented a video home security system.
They applied for a patent which was granted in 1969.
#BlackHistoryWithLana #BlackHistoryMonth
In 1966, she and her husband, Albert Brown (electronics tech) invented a video home security system.
They applied for a patent which was granted in 1969.
#BlackHistoryWithLana #BlackHistoryMonth
February 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Marie Van Brittan Brown was a nurse and innovator.
In 1966, she and her husband, Albert Brown (electronics tech) invented a video home security system.
They applied for a patent which was granted in 1969.
#BlackHistoryWithLana #BlackHistoryMonth
In 1966, she and her husband, Albert Brown (electronics tech) invented a video home security system.
They applied for a patent which was granted in 1969.
#BlackHistoryWithLana #BlackHistoryMonth
Jackie Ormes is considered the first Black cartoonist in the US.
She created 4 comics.
Fed up with Black dolls and cartoons portraying Black children as stereotypes, Jackie Ormes turned her spunky girl character Patty-Jo into the first Black stylish doll in 1947. #BlackHistoryWithLana
She created 4 comics.
Fed up with Black dolls and cartoons portraying Black children as stereotypes, Jackie Ormes turned her spunky girl character Patty-Jo into the first Black stylish doll in 1947. #BlackHistoryWithLana
February 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Jackie Ormes is considered the first Black cartoonist in the US.
She created 4 comics.
Fed up with Black dolls and cartoons portraying Black children as stereotypes, Jackie Ormes turned her spunky girl character Patty-Jo into the first Black stylish doll in 1947. #BlackHistoryWithLana
She created 4 comics.
Fed up with Black dolls and cartoons portraying Black children as stereotypes, Jackie Ormes turned her spunky girl character Patty-Jo into the first Black stylish doll in 1947. #BlackHistoryWithLana
Augusta Savage was a Black sculptor from the Harlem Renaissance era.
She was also a teacher to a generation of artists who would become nationally known. In 1937, she became the director of the Harlem Community Art Center. She also worked for Black equality in the arts.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
She was also a teacher to a generation of artists who would become nationally known. In 1937, she became the director of the Harlem Community Art Center. She also worked for Black equality in the arts.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
February 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Augusta Savage was a Black sculptor from the Harlem Renaissance era.
She was also a teacher to a generation of artists who would become nationally known. In 1937, she became the director of the Harlem Community Art Center. She also worked for Black equality in the arts.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
She was also a teacher to a generation of artists who would become nationally known. In 1937, she became the director of the Harlem Community Art Center. She also worked for Black equality in the arts.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
Charles Patterson was an activist, carriage manufacturer, entrepreneur that founded C.R. Patterson and Sons.
C.R. Patterson & Sons of Greenfield, Ohio made the Patterson-Greenfield automobile from 1915-1918. It was the 1st Black-owned/operated auto company.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
C.R. Patterson & Sons of Greenfield, Ohio made the Patterson-Greenfield automobile from 1915-1918. It was the 1st Black-owned/operated auto company.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
February 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Charles Patterson was an activist, carriage manufacturer, entrepreneur that founded C.R. Patterson and Sons.
C.R. Patterson & Sons of Greenfield, Ohio made the Patterson-Greenfield automobile from 1915-1918. It was the 1st Black-owned/operated auto company.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
C.R. Patterson & Sons of Greenfield, Ohio made the Patterson-Greenfield automobile from 1915-1918. It was the 1st Black-owned/operated auto company.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
Nathan "Nearest" Green was born enslaved, emancipated after Civil War, he is known for teaching his distilling techniques to Jack Daniel, of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery.
Jack Daniel made millions. Nathan did make money but never recd the riches he deserved.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
Jack Daniel made millions. Nathan did make money but never recd the riches he deserved.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
February 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Nathan "Nearest" Green was born enslaved, emancipated after Civil War, he is known for teaching his distilling techniques to Jack Daniel, of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery.
Jack Daniel made millions. Nathan did make money but never recd the riches he deserved.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
Jack Daniel made millions. Nathan did make money but never recd the riches he deserved.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
Racism kept William J. Powell from golfing after returning from WWII so he designed Clearview Golf Club.
It was the 1st integrated golf course and the 1st to cater to Black golfers.
He was also the 1st Black person to design/construct/own a golf course in the US. #BlackHistoryWithLana
It was the 1st integrated golf course and the 1st to cater to Black golfers.
He was also the 1st Black person to design/construct/own a golf course in the US. #BlackHistoryWithLana
February 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Racism kept William J. Powell from golfing after returning from WWII so he designed Clearview Golf Club.
It was the 1st integrated golf course and the 1st to cater to Black golfers.
He was also the 1st Black person to design/construct/own a golf course in the US. #BlackHistoryWithLana
It was the 1st integrated golf course and the 1st to cater to Black golfers.
He was also the 1st Black person to design/construct/own a golf course in the US. #BlackHistoryWithLana
“Stay woke. Keep your eyes open.” - Lead Belly
The first documented use of the phrase “stay woke” happened in the 1930s when Lead Belly ended his song about the Scottsboro Boys by advising Black folk traveling through Alabama to “stay woke.”
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
The first documented use of the phrase “stay woke” happened in the 1930s when Lead Belly ended his song about the Scottsboro Boys by advising Black folk traveling through Alabama to “stay woke.”
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
“Stay woke. Keep your eyes open.” - Lead Belly
The first documented use of the phrase “stay woke” happened in the 1930s when Lead Belly ended his song about the Scottsboro Boys by advising Black folk traveling through Alabama to “stay woke.”
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
The first documented use of the phrase “stay woke” happened in the 1930s when Lead Belly ended his song about the Scottsboro Boys by advising Black folk traveling through Alabama to “stay woke.”
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
Elizabeth Piper was an educator and a Black suffragist.
She was born in Massachusetts and became a teacher/activist and journalist.
She moved to Colorado achieving prominence as a leader in the Colorado Black suffrage movement. #BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryWithLana
She was born in Massachusetts and became a teacher/activist and journalist.
She moved to Colorado achieving prominence as a leader in the Colorado Black suffrage movement. #BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryWithLana
February 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Elizabeth Piper was an educator and a Black suffragist.
She was born in Massachusetts and became a teacher/activist and journalist.
She moved to Colorado achieving prominence as a leader in the Colorado Black suffrage movement. #BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryWithLana
She was born in Massachusetts and became a teacher/activist and journalist.
She moved to Colorado achieving prominence as a leader in the Colorado Black suffrage movement. #BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryWithLana
On December 20, 1956, the Montgomery Bus Boycott officially ended after the Supreme Court ruled segregation on public buses was unconstitutional.
The boycott lasted 381 days crippling the transit system and challenging systemic racism.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
The boycott lasted 381 days crippling the transit system and challenging systemic racism.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
On December 20, 1956, the Montgomery Bus Boycott officially ended after the Supreme Court ruled segregation on public buses was unconstitutional.
The boycott lasted 381 days crippling the transit system and challenging systemic racism.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
The boycott lasted 381 days crippling the transit system and challenging systemic racism.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
1 in 4 cowboys were Black. Bass Reeves,born enslaved escaped during the Civil War. He became a U.S. Marshal/master of disguise/expert marksman, had a Native American companion. He also rode a silver horse. Wonder where they got the idea for The Lone Ranger?
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryWithLana
February 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
1 in 4 cowboys were Black. Bass Reeves,born enslaved escaped during the Civil War. He became a U.S. Marshal/master of disguise/expert marksman, had a Native American companion. He also rode a silver horse. Wonder where they got the idea for The Lone Ranger?
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryWithLana
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryWithLana
On February 25, 1960, 29 Black Alabama State students (men & women) fed up with the injustice of segregation entered the Montgomery County Courthouse snack bar & asked to be served.
This became the first sit-in to protest Jim Crow laws in Alabama.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
This became the first sit-in to protest Jim Crow laws in Alabama.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
December 26, 2024 at 11:28 PM
On February 25, 1960, 29 Black Alabama State students (men & women) fed up with the injustice of segregation entered the Montgomery County Courthouse snack bar & asked to be served.
This became the first sit-in to protest Jim Crow laws in Alabama.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
This became the first sit-in to protest Jim Crow laws in Alabama.
#BlackHistoryWithLana
Why some people don't want to learn or teach history. History tends to interfere with the divisive agenda that holds back progress and maintains the status quo in political and social power.
August 24, 2023 at 11:25 AM
Why some people don't want to learn or teach history. History tends to interfere with the divisive agenda that holds back progress and maintains the status quo in political and social power.