#BlackHistoryMonth#ElaineJones—the first woman to serve as President of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund—was counsel of record in Furman v. Georgia, the Supreme Court decision that struck down the #deathpenalty in 1972. @NAACP_LDF
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The likelihood of a man in your social circle being a sexual harasser/predator is high. These famous men being exposed are not anomalies. It is not fame that allowed their predation. It is patriarchy. And patriarchy’s crimes are daily and everywhere, including among friends.
The US is not only abdicating it’s previous role as a leader for the rights of women & girls, but is now actively working to make women & girls less safe. Shocking but not surprising. More from @devex & @skowalski here: https://t.co/YuzRREA8Bk
The #Cockpit_Country is rich in fauna, providing home to many species of birds, bats, reptiles and amphibians as well as being one of the two homes for the endemic and endangered Giant Swallowtail Butterfly. #ForestsMatter
As a young woman of color, @WhoopiGoldberg had a hard time getting acting work, so she wrote her own one-woman show. She went on to become one of the few people with an EGOT – Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. Happy birthday #WhoopiGoldberg! (📷: Timothy White)