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Years before the Montgomery Bus Boycott or the Greensboro sit-ins, Barbara Johns led her entire all-Black high school on strike for better conditions. Our youth have always led the fight against injustice.
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Today marks the 107th birthday of civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Parks had a pivotal role in the history of the civil rights movement after she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus for a white man.
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Carter G. Woodson was a devoted historian who refused to turn a blind eye to black excellence—his legacy is
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Gwen Ifill was a trailblazer for women of color in journalism and remains a standard-bearer for journalists everywhere seeking to hold those in power accountable. Heartened to see her remembered this way with her own Forever stamp.
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This
#BlackHistoryMonth
discard the myth that slavery ended in 1865
America—Never—Abolished—Slavery
It simply moved it to the prison system & transferred freed slaves to legalized prisons. In 2020, America is making billions off Black imprisoned slaves
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Children’s books are famously bad at embracing diversity, but storytime is one of the many occasions when you can teach your kids about the accomplishments of black pioneers and trailblazers.
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SALUTING A HERO: We kick off
#BlackHistoryMonth
by honoring U.S. Military hero Doris Miller who recently became the first black man to have a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named after him. Learn more: https://abcn.ws/3b54385 pic.twitter.com/2cf4MELJG1 -
“...it’s important to center the legacies of Black LGBTQ+ people. It’s the least we can do to present a full, nuanced idea of America’s Black experience. Black queer futures depend on it.”
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In honor of
#BlackHistoryMonth
, here’s a list of African American activists, journalists, athletes and others whose lives had a lasting impact on Chicago.
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Our 'Black Hair Defined' digital museum project dropped today! Check it out!
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The first sit-in occured in Wichita, KS! In the summer of 1958, two dozen young people from the Wichita Branch NAACP Youth Council staged what would become the first successful student-led sit-in of the Civil Rights movement. https://www.pbs.org/video/kpts-documentaries-the-dockum-sit-in-a-legacy-of-courage/ …
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29 years ago, Whitney Houston gave an iconic National Anthem performance during Super Bowl XXV. In preparation for
#SBLIV and in honor of#BlackHistoryMonth
, read her brother Gary’s reflections on what that moment meant for his sister and the nation. http://share.ew.com/oVW9oYY pic.twitter.com/pvPbEWlPs9
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Those of us who work in the criminal legal system have a higher duty to tell the truth about our role in inequity & injustice -- to be forthright when we do not see our spaces as clearly as those caught up in it. https://nyti.ms/3agVp5S
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Every month of the year, it’s our responsibility to celebrate and support Black women and people who are leading the climate movement and have been fighting for climate justice for decades.
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Happy
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from First Workings! How do you celebrate #BHM
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We can all celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
and show our support in more ways than one. https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/03/us/charities-donations-black-history-month-iyw-trnd/index.html … -
The New York Public Library's #1 checked out book in 125 years 1. “The Snowy Day,” by Ezra Jack Keats (1962).
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If you like to travel, you might consider visiting some of these sites. Stop by the library to pick up a travel book for your next big trip.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Historian Carter G. Woodson fought to make
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We can't get enough of these old school photos of everyone's parents and grandparents.
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