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Day 26/28 Days of #BlackHistory #blacksky tinyurl.com/yy9d9bph The Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal relief pgm employing young men capped hiring of Black men at 10%. Disbanded in 1942 that 10% left a great impact that is still seen in iconic public parks and nature preserves across the U.S.

Day 25/28 #blacksky #blackbooksky Black Wall Street, the Red Summer of 1919, redlining, the truth about what after Reconstruction, how the March on Washington was organized, etc. There is so much #Blackhistory many of us weren’t taught in school. We must know it and teach it. tinyurl.com/bdhsmteh

This whitewashing is temporary. We have to keep pushing forward and stand together. #blacksky www.wonkette.com/p/what-do-jo...

Day 24/28 #BlackHistorysky Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander,American economist, lawyer, civil rights advocate -second Black woman to receive a Ph.D. -first to receive it in economics -first Black woman to receive a law degree in PA and practice law in PA -first nat'l pres of Delta Sigma Theta sorority

Legendary pop and R&B vocalist Roberta Flack, known for hits like "Killing Me Softly" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," has passed away at 88. Such a beautiful, iconic, soul-stirring, voice of many of our favorite love songs. RIP 🕊️ #blacksky #blackmusicsky

Yet another tragic result of the bully on Pennsylvania Ave. 💔 #Immigrantsbluesky do have rights! tinyurl.com/4f8zzyj6

Many are asking what should we do now? “We use our power, organize, mobilize, educate…the American story will not be written by who occupies the White House or by the wealthiest among us…it will be written by you, by ‘we the people.’” -fmr VP Kamala Harris receiving the NAACP Chairman’s Award.

Day 22/28 Days of Black History-Learn&Share #blacksky #BlackHistory 🇺🇲Major General Edward Greer enlisted in the segregated Army during World War II, served in the Korean and Vietnam wars, became one of the service's first Black generals, died Jan 29th in El Paso at age 100. tinyurl.com/3h828fkw

Day 21/28 Black History Learn it-Live it-Share it✊🏼 #blacksky #blackbooksky🤎📚 tinyurl.com/3r45afzt Curt Flood, star centerfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, challenged the reserve clause restricting players to a team for life. At great personal/career loss, Flood was pivotal to ending the clause.

Day 5 of 20. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge #ReadBannedBooks #blackbooksky

Day 4 of 20. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge #ReadBannedBooks #blackbooksky

Grounds for impeachment

The Tragic Story of Johnnie Mae Chappell and the Struggle for Justice. Mother of 10 and devoted wife, Mrs. Chappell was killed by a gunshot from a vehicle with 4 white men Mar 23, 1964. Her story symbolizes racial violence yet resilience in #Jacksonville #BlackHistory tinyurl.com/2k2zy9jr

Day 20/28 Days of Black History Learn it-Live it- Share it✊🏼 #blacksky #blackbooksky🤎📚 tinyurl.com/mr3aefy5 Lorraine Vivian Hansberry, playwright and writer was the first Black woman to have a play performed on Broadway. 'A Raisin in the Sun' highlighted Black American life in segregated Chicago.

Day 19/28 Days of Black History Learn it-Live it- Share it✊🏼 #blacksky #blackbooksky🤎📚 Don Galloway, a blind civil rights activist, stood at the intersection of racial and disability justice pushing for labor equity for disabled people beyond affinity-based roles. tinyurl.com/2puk3dzb

Day 18/28 Days of #BlackHistory Learn it-Live it- Share it #blacksky On this day I honor my mother, Braddella Galloway Brown, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of a Methodist preacher with roots in the Mohawk and Shinnecock Tribes. She is one of our mighty trailblazers being one (1 of 4)

Day 17/28 Days of #BlackHistory Learn it-Live it- Share it✊🏼 #blacksky #blackbooksky🤎📚 #educationsky Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Teachers Union Pres vows to strengthen union contracts, advocate for Black teachers, and push for inclusive, fact-based education for students. tinyurl.com/mr46kceb

www.instagram.com/reel/DFq-c5O... @pressley.house.gov told the TRUTH right here!! #blacksky

GO RED TODAY Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of women. We wear RED together, we're stronger than cardiovascular disease. Who will you Go Red for? Say her name. In loving memory of my mother, Braddella Elisabeth Galloway Brown I go RED for my family, I don't want my CAD to cut my life short❤️

Day 15/28 Days of Black History Learn it-Live it- Share it✊🏼 #blacksky #blackbooksky🤎📚 tinyurl.com/26m2pdur Fannie Lou Hamer's life work was fighting for civil rights, economic justice, voting rights,etc. She was arrested, beaten, and fought on for Black people to be treated as 1st class citizens.1/2

I need this cuteness overload on my page♥️

#KidLit #ChildrensBooks #RobotBooks #EngineeringBooks #STEMBooks #BookSky #BlackBookSky #AuthorSky #WriterSky www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1B2NM...

Day 13/28 Days of Black History LearnLiveShare✊🏼 #BlackHistory #blacksky #blackbooksky🤎📚 tinyurl.com/4psbcc34 Ernest Calloway, a transformative figure in American labor organizing, civil rights activism, and labor journalism powerfully combined these advancing workers' rights and racial justice.

Day 14/28 Days of Black History-LearnLiveShare✊🏼 #BlackHistory #blacksky tinyurl.com/4jwcaw2c Mary McLeod Bethune, believing that education without economic opportunity was incomplete,founded Bethune-Cookman College, a school for Negro girls, Natl Council of Negro Women,etc led prominently in her era

Day 11/28 Days of Black History Learn it-Live it- Share it✊🏼 #blacksky #BlackHistory #blackbooksky🤎📚 tinyurl.com/mrfumxne Marvel Cooke, journalist and labor organizer, went undercover as a domestic worker, standing on street corners in the bitter cold with other Black women, waiting to be hired

Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson was a poem in celebration of #Blackhistory and a call to action for Black Americans to demand and protect their human rights. Johnson's brother, John Rosamond Johnson, composed the music. It is our song and symbol of perseverance and resistance.

Day 3 of 20 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookChallenge #ReadBannedBooks #blackbooksky

#BlackHistoryMonth: Nancy Leftenant-Colon became the first African American in the regular United States Army Nurse Corps in March 1948 after it was desegregated. She passed away on Jan. 8 in Amityville, NY at the age 104.

Day 10/28 Days of Black History Learn it-Live it- Share it✊🏼 #blacksky #blackbooksky🤎📚 Allen Toussaint, a son of New Orleans, helped define the city’s iconic R&B sound. A musician, songwriter, composer, and pianist, producer, he had scores of hits across multiple genres. Listen. tinyurl.com/2yk99ys2

I didn't forget, here I am. Isn't late better than never?

Every time you buy a book from Amazon, Jeff Bezos gets richer. Every time you borrow a book from the library, your community gets stronger. Choose wisely. 📖 #BookSky #BlackBookSky

Black History everyday! #blacksky #blackbooksky🤎📚 Jacksonville, Florida's first Black mayor elected in 2011. (not until 2011!?)