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"I was raised to be an exceptional heathen!" 😂🦄 ~Lisa Bevere @LisaBevere #InTotality

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I advanced to the Pearl League on Duolingo

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What is a #blackjob? @DanaBashCNN @jaketapper #presidentialdebate

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Barack Obama

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Happy Mother’s Day to @MichelleObama and all the moms out there! Michelle, thank you for all that you do for our girls. Today and every day, we celebrate you. And a big thank you to all the mothers and mother figures out there who provide us love, inspiration and support, often in the face of remarkable odds.

BarackObama's tweet photo. Happy Mother’s Day to @MichelleObama and all the moms out there!

Michelle, thank you for all that you do for our girls. Today and every day, we celebrate you.

And a big thank you to all the mothers and mother figures out there who provide us love, inspiration and support, often in the face of remarkable odds.

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I just signed this petition on OrganizeFor with @ColorOfChange. Will you join me? #O4 https://t.co/0LyHdKn1Lg via @ColorOfChange

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Sadie Alexander, the first black woman economist. She became the first Black woman in the U.S. to earn a doctorate degree in economics in 1921. Sadie came from a family with a rich history of academic achievement. Her father was the first black American to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. One uncle was the first black American to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, and another became the Dean of Education at Howard University. She would follow the lineage, becoming the first black American to earn a Ph.D. in Economics and the first black American woman to earn a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, among other notable academic achievements. But while she would achieve many firsts in education, Sadie's lasting legacy stemmed from her impactful work as a lawyer and economist, where she fought for equal rights while taking an ardent, vocal stance on the importance of black Americans' achievements and contributions to the nation's progress. This latter effort came at a particularly important time in U.S. history, as the eugenics movement, which aimed in part to show the inferiority of black Americans, had gained popularity. Though she wouldn't achieve the same fame, some described Sadie as one of the most important civil rights leaders in modern history, mentioning her amongst people such as Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., and Sojourner Truth.

AfricanArchives's tweet photo. Sadie Alexander, the first black woman economist. She became the first Black woman in the U.S. to earn a doctorate degree in economics in 1921.

Sadie came from a family with a rich history of academic achievement. Her father was the first black American to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. One uncle was the first black American to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, and another became the Dean of Education at Howard University. She would follow the lineage, becoming the first black American to earn a Ph.D. in Economics and the first black American woman to earn a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania, among other notable academic achievements.

But while she would achieve many firsts in education, Sadie's lasting legacy stemmed from her impactful work as a lawyer and economist, where she fought for equal rights while taking an ardent, vocal stance on the importance of black Americans' achievements and contributions to the nation's progress. This latter effort came at a particularly important time in U.S. history, as the eugenics movement, which aimed in part to show the inferiority of black Americans, had gained popularity.

Though she wouldn't achieve the same fame, some described Sadie as one of the most important civil rights leaders in modern history, mentioning her amongst people such as Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., and Sojourner Truth.

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In 1926, thirteen black men put together their savings and founded Safe Bus Company, making it the largest black owned bus company at that time. It was formed in Winston-Salem to serve the black neighborhoods due to segregation and operated till 1972. Thirteen Black men put together their life-savings and purchasing shares of stock for $100,000; forming Safe Bus Co, Inc. on May 26, 1926, Safe Bus Co became the largest African-American owned bus company in the nation. The company grew large and fast and was at one point named the largest black-owned transportation company in the world. In 1955, Safe Bus grossed $825,000. At it’s prime, the company carried 15,000 fares a day, grossed $18,000 a week and had 75 employees. Fares started at five cents in the early operating days and grew as the company expanded. The number of buses expanded as well, from 35 to 42. Safe Bus operated in 20 percent of the city. Black bus drivers made, around $1.60 to $2.50 an hour. “That was more than school teachers were making then.” By 1968, Safe Bus provided transportation to all city residents. The company took on more routes, but finding drivers proved difficult. Despite more routes, after integration, Safe Bus started to lose money. Old attitudes about segregation made it difficult to make a profit, and the company lost 60 percent of riders, according to the Winston-Salem Transit Authority. “When the whites started riding Safe Bus, they thought they had to go to the back,”. After integration Black people Started riding on white-owned buses so they could sit up front with white people. Stockholders voted to sell the company to the city in 1972. The Winston-Salem Transit Authority became responsible for all public. 🖊️As the only admin behind this page, I try to research to educate. If you appreciate this effort, you can support to help the page thrive on https://t.co/vf5SMSPu4z. Your support is deeply appreciated! Or just follow the page for articles.

AfricanArchives's tweet photo. In 1926, thirteen black men put together their savings and founded Safe Bus Company, making it the largest black owned bus company at that time.

It was formed in Winston-Salem to serve the black neighborhoods due to segregation and operated till 1972.

Thirteen Black men put together their life-savings and purchasing shares of stock for $100,000; forming Safe Bus Co, Inc. on May 26, 1926, Safe Bus Co became the largest African-American owned bus company in the nation.

The company grew large and fast and was at one point named the largest black-owned transportation company in the world. In 1955, Safe Bus grossed $825,000. At it’s prime, the company carried 15,000 fares a day, grossed $18,000 a week and had 75 employees.

Fares started at five cents in the early operating days and grew as the company expanded. The number of buses expanded as well, from 35 to 42. Safe Bus operated in 20 percent of the city.
Black bus drivers made, around $1.60 to $2.50 an hour. “That was more than school teachers were making then.”
By 1968, Safe Bus provided transportation to all city residents. The company took on more routes, but finding drivers proved difficult.

Despite more routes, after integration, Safe Bus started to lose money. Old attitudes about segregation made it difficult to make a profit, and the company lost 60 percent of riders, according to the Winston-Salem Transit Authority.
“When the whites started riding Safe Bus, they thought they had to go to the back,”.

After integration Black people Started riding on white-owned buses so they could sit up front with white people. Stockholders voted to sell the company to the city in 1972. The Winston-Salem Transit Authority became responsible for all public.

🖊️As the only admin behind this page, I try to research to educate. If you appreciate this effort, you can support to help the page thrive on https://t.co/vf5SMSPu4z. Your support is deeply appreciated! Or just follow the page for articles.

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Clara B. Williams college professors did not allow her inside the classroom because she was Black. But that didn’t stop her. She took notes from the hallway–standing up! She eventually graduated at the age of 51 and lived to 108 years old and saw her 3 sons become doctors. —Clara Belle Drisdale Williams [1885-1993] was the valedictorian of the graduating class of Prairie New Normal and Independent College, now (Prairie View A & M University) in 1908. She enrolled at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the fall of 1928, after taking some courses at the University of Chicago. While she worked as a teacher at Booker T. Washington School in Las Cruces, she also took college courses during the summer. Many of her professors would not allow her inside the classroom, she had to take notes from the hallway; she was also not allowed to walk with her class to get her diploma. She married Jasper Williams in 1917; their three sons became physicians. She became a great teacher of black students by day, and by night she taught their parents, former slaves, home economics. In 1961, New Mexico State University named a street on its campus after Williams; in 2005 the building of the English department was renamed Clara Belle Williams Hall. In 1980 Williams was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws degree by NMSU, which also apologized for the treatment she was subjected to as a student. She died at 108 years old. 🖊️As the only admin behind this page, I try to research to educate. If you appreciate this effort, you can support to help the page thrive on https://t.co/vf5SMSPu4z. Your support is deeply appreciated! Or just follow the page for articles.

AfricanArchives's tweet photo. Clara B. Williams college professors did not allow her inside the classroom because she was Black.

But that didn’t stop her. She took notes from the hallway–standing up! She eventually graduated at the age of 51 and lived to 108 years old and saw her 3 sons become doctors.

—Clara Belle Drisdale Williams [1885-1993] was the valedictorian of the graduating class of Prairie New Normal and Independent College, now (Prairie View A & M University) in 1908.

She enrolled at the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the fall of 1928, after taking some courses at the University of Chicago. While she worked as a teacher at Booker T. Washington School in Las Cruces, she also took college courses during the summer.

Many of her professors would not allow her inside the classroom, she had to take notes from the hallway; she was also not allowed to walk with her class to get her diploma.

She married Jasper Williams in 1917; their three sons became physicians. She became a great teacher of black students by day, and by night she taught their parents, former slaves, home economics.

In 1961, New Mexico State University named a street on its campus after Williams; in 2005 the building of the English department was renamed Clara Belle Williams Hall.

In 1980 Williams was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws degree by NMSU, which also apologized for the treatment she was subjected to as a student. She died at 108 years old.

🖊️As the only admin behind this page, I try to research to educate. If you appreciate this effort, you can support to help the page thrive on https://t.co/vf5SMSPu4z. Your support is deeply appreciated! Or just follow the page for articles.

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