Delaitre Hollinger

Man of God, Historian, Activist and Public Servant.

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

This month, we’re paying homage to the amazing women whose efforts as organizers cultivated community trust, fostered family support, and established networks of resistance. More: https://t.co/Qoir10BDog.

[Tallahassee Democrat @TDOnline]

Phillip Sylvester, E. Lilyan Spencer headline FAMU Sports Hall of Fame 2025 induction class https://t.co/LBsz7bSXac

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

Today, we remember music pioneer and visionary Sylvester “Sly Stone” Stewart. With his revolutionary vision for inclusivity among people and sounds, Stone pioneered a fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia, and gospel that had a profound and lasting impact on popular music.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Today, we commemorate the 57th Anniversary of the Passing of the #FairHousingAct.

Wiew/listen to a conversation @TheKingCenter, in partnership with @Habitat_org and @habitatskc, hosted yesterday about the Fair Housing Act and advancing #equity in #housing and #homeownership: https://t.co/K4HUgKbK1B

Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly referred to as the Fair Housing Act, was passed on April 11, 1968. The legislation was pending in Congress for several years when the assassination of Dr. #MartinLutherKingJr motivated Congress to enact the law 7 days after his death.

The Fair Housing Act of 1968, as amended in 1988 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (42 U.S.C. 1981, 1982), and four Supreme Court decisions provide the legal foundation for the fair housing movement.

#MLK #thankyouMLK #ChampionsForChange #King100 #MissionPossibleMLK

[Florida Senate @FLSenate]

"Tonight we learned that the Lord has called home our dear colleague @GfSenator following complications from a recent surgery. Senator Thompson’s passing is a profound loss for the Senate." @Sen_Albritton

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[Delaitre Hollinger @DJ_Hollinger]

Senator Geraldine Thompson worked tirelessly for not only her constituency, but the entire state. My last conversation with her was this past summer. I could always count on her support and she never hesitated to work on issues I brought to her. My prayers are with her family 🙏🏾.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

My parents: My daily example of love, compassion, faith, and nonviolence. #KingLegacy #MLK #CorettaScottKing

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Thank you, #Microsoft, for partnering with #TheKingCenter to create this virtual experience honoring the legacy of my mother: The Coretta Scott King Rose Gallery. Experience my mother's impact. Check it out here: https://t.co/FJC6WqZhYE #WomensHistoryMonth #CSK

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Oseola McCarty was a Mississippi philanthropist who donated most of her life savings, $150,000, to the University of Southern Mississippi to provide scholarships for African American students in need. #WomensHistoryMonth

A seamstress and washerwoman who was paid mostly in dollar bills and loose change her entire life, McCarty was praised for her generosity and received many awards, including an honorary degree from the university. McCarty was born on March 7, 1908, in Shubuta, Mississippi. 

McCarty was born on March 7, 1908, in Shubuta, Mississippi. She was raised in nearby Hattiesburg by her aunt and grandmother, both of whom cleaned houses, cooked, and took in washing to make money. McCarty quit school in the sixth grade in order to care for her ailing aunt, and she took over the domestic work that she would do for the rest of her life. McCarty, who never married and had no children, lived frugally in a house without air conditioning. She never had a car or learned to drive, so she walked everywhere, including the grocery store that was one mile from her home. Her thriftiness would become legendary: she cut the toes out of shoes that did not fit right, and she bound her well-worn Bible with Scotch tape.
When she was eight years old, McCarty opened a savings account at a bank in Hattiesburg and began depositing the coins she earned from her laundry work. She would eventually open accounts in several local banks. By the time McCarty retired at age 86, her hands crippled by arthritis, she had saved $280,000. She set aside a pension for herself to live on, a donation to her church, and small inheritances for three of her relatives. The remainder—$150,000—she donated to the University of Southern Mississippi, a school that had remained all-white until the 1960s. McCarty stipulated that her gift be used for scholarships for Black students from southern Mississippi who otherwise would not be able to enroll in college due to financial hardship. Business leaders in Hattiesburg matched her bequest and hundreds of additional donations poured in from around the country, bringing the total endowment to nearly half a million dollars.
The first beneficiary of McCarty’s largesse was Stephanie Bullock, an 18-year-old honors student from Hattiesburg, who received a $1,000 scholarship. Bullock subsequently visited McCarty regularly and drove her around town on errands.
In 1998 the University of Southern Mississippi awarded McCarty an honorary degree. She received an honorary doctorate from Harvard University, and President Bill Clinton awarded her the Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation’s second-highest civilian award.
Oseola McCarty died of liver cancer on September 26, 1999, at the age of 91. In 2019 McCarty’s home was moved to Hattiesburg’s Sixth Street Museum District and turned into a museum.

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[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

Charlotta Spears Bass used her newspaper, “The California Eagle,” to fight what she called the “two-headed monster, segregation and discrimination.” Bass combated injustices through print campaigns, boycotts and more.

#HiddenHerstory #SmithsonianWHM

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OnThisDay in 1965, 600 marchers were attacked on #Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge during a Voting Rights protest. Known as #BloodySunday, this march was one of 3 from Selma to Montgomery.

More: https://t.co/OIqWpgi0OS #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

#TheKingCenter is highlighting various facts about my mother for #WomensHistoryMonth. Did you know my grandparents had her in Heiberger, Alabama, and she was the valedictorian of her high school? #CorettaScottKing #WHM

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Being love includes protecting voting rights. Join #TheKingCenter’s #BeLove movement: https://t.co/J2nBP1IXF3 #ShiftTheCulture #ItStartsWithMe #VotingRights #MLK

[EBONY @EBONY]

Over the weekend we lost longtime Flint City Councilman #EricMays.

Mays was 65 years old and serving his third term on Flint’s city council representing the city’s 1st Ward.

Keeping the Flint City community and the family and friends of Mays in our thoughts and prayers. 🙏🏾

[Stephanie Mills @PrettyMill1]

It took me awhile to find the right clip because #ericmays never hesitated to take a stand for our community. I loved his ability to get the attention of this nation and his message went beyond #Flint. His passing was felt by us all and his voice will be missed. RIP 🕊️🤍

[Delaitre Hollinger @DJ_Hollinger]

First Presbyterian Church #BHMContest1 https://t.co/6rP4w8tDlb

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

Be wise with your energy.

Educate when you can.

Be open to being educated.

Work dreams that serve humanity.

Be an encourager of good.

Awaken continuously.

Do justice.

Know that everything (including on social media) doesn’t warrant a response from you.

Take care.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

#Poverty, which my father called one of the Triple Evils (along with Racism and Militarism), is multifaceted violence.

We can defeat it.

Learn how to help @UniteThePoor.

#MLK #ShiftTheCulture @RevDrBarber @liztheo