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For the 23rd day of Black History Month 2025, it's time to acknowledge Bayard Rustin, the principal organizer of the March on Washington in 1963. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayard_...

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For the 22nd day of Black History Month 2025, I'd like to highlight Raye Montague, an outstanding naval engineer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raye_Mo...

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For the 21st day of Black History Month 2025, I'm shouting out Allyson Felix, an Olympic athlete who was dropped by sponsor Nike because she got pregnant. She then started her own athletic shoe company, Saysh. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allyson...

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On the 20th day of Black History Month 2025, I'd like to call your attention to Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American to graduate from West Point. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_O...

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🧵1/ The #NYC Comptroller stated on Feb. 12 that his team uncovered that #Trump #Musk "illegally executed a revocation of $80 million in congressionally-appropriated FEMA funding" from NYC's bank accounts Feb. 11. Money the fed. gov. "previously disbursed for shelter and services and is now missing"

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On this, the 19th day of Black History Month 2025, I'm highlighting the outstanding achievements and contributions of Charles R. Drew: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...

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For the 18th day of Black History Month 2025, I'm honouring the memory of Lorraine Hansberry, playwright and writer. Despite living only to the age of 34, she made her mark on American literature: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorrain...

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For the 17th day of Black History Month 2025, we honour Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the US Congress: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley...

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On the 16th day of Black History Month 2025, I am saluting Alice Coachman, the first Black US woman to win an Olympic gold medal: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_C...

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For the 15th day of Black History Month 2025, I am honouring Mabel Fairbanks, figure skater and coach: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_F...

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Today is the 14th day of Black History Month 2025, as well as Valentine's Day. I am celebrating the first Black major league baseball manager, Frank Robinson, from whom I got an autograph in Scottsdale Arizona in 1981. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_R...

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Day 13 of Black History Month 2025, and we are honouring Jane Bolin, the first Black woman to serve as a judge in the US: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Bo...

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For the 12th day of Black History Month 2025, I'd like to celebrate the achievements of Gordon Parks, photographer and filmmaker, and one of the creators of the Blaxploitation genre: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_...

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A bit late, but for the 11th day of Black History Month 2025, I'd like to honour Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first AA female doctor in the US: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...

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On this, the 10th day of Black History Month 2025, I would like to point out that Ruby Bridges is still alive, and only 70 years old: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Br...

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On Day 9 of Black History Month 2025, I would like to honour Tish James, who is making history as the Attorney General of New York: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letitia... She is resisting the fascists and doing herself proud!

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On this 8th day of Black History Month, let's celebrate the life and achievements of George Washington Carver, agricultural scientist and inventor:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver

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For Day 7 of Black History Month 2025, I'd like to celebrate the life and achievements of Margaret S Collins, the first African-American female entomologist: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margare...

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Day 6 of Black History Month 2025: today, I am celebrating Madam C J Walker, the first female self-made millionaire in the United States. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madam_C...

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Day 5 of Black History Month 2025, we are celebrating the inventor of the GUITAR, Robert F Flemming Jr. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_....

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Day 4 of Black History Month 2025: Happy posthumous birthday to Rosa Parks! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Pa...

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Day 3 of Black History Month 2025: Celebrating the awesome Bessie Coleman, first AA woman and Native American woman to hold a pilot's license: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_...

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Day 2 of Black History Month, 2025. FUCK TRUMP.

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Happy 1st day of Black History Month! Here is Annie Lee Cooper, punching racist Alabama Sheriff Jim Clark in 1965. FUCK TRUMP. It's STILL Black History Month.

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Anti-Oligarchy US protestors chant "Elon Musk has got to go!" and "lock him up!" #PeoplesMarch #3E #USprotests

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I got a good laugh from this today:

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No room at the inn. Merry Christmas, America.

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For anyone who needs a recap - a popular trans woman who's been here since EARLY-early and built half the bots that make bsky usable made one to call out the head of Trust and Safety's activity, since none of it's "protecting us". It caught him liking scammy bot porn, and he banned her

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