VNAdams

Assistant Professor Childhood Studies

[VNAdams @DrAdamsBass]

Fishing for Dollars How to Find Financial Aid We’re Going Fishing Next Tuesday! Register here today. #collegeaccess #financialaid #smartmoney #scholarships #collegeready #college
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[ProPublica @propublica]

A senior IRS HR staffer said in a sworn affidavit that her office “did not review or consider” any probationary employees’ job performance or conduct.

Nor did the Treasury Department.

“I know this because this fact was discussed openly in meetings.”
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[VNAdams @DrAdamsBass]

@parents Covered such an important topic, with a historical lens. #youth #safespaces #teens #digitalmediums @DREF_RsrchMtrs @childrenscreens @SRCDtweets @SRAdolescence @PennGSE @CenterBlackEd @BlackYouthProj

[Youth-Nex @Youth_Nex]

Our @DrAdamsBass talks to @parents about #BlackTeens & 3rd spaces! She says "...they may provide a #safe space to connect with other #teens who are having similar #experiences that are associated with their #identities." More -> https://t.co/CZVfkBG9Oj

[Maroc🔱🇺🇸 @MarocSoulaan]

That time The Proud Family had to school a Tether on Soulaan History and Lineage Based Reparations😂
#BlackHistoryMonth

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1847, Missouri passed an act that prohibited Black people from learning to read and write and assembling freely for worship services. The act also forbade free Black people from migrating to the state.
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[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

Today, we will dedicate our account to Satchel Paige. Enjoy

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1804, New Jersey appeased the state's enslavers by passing a "gradual emancipation" law that delayed the end of slavery for decades.
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[Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @RepPressley]

More than 4 centuries ago, Africans were kidnapped, enslaved, trafficked, & forced to work through the violent institution of chattel slavery.

Our #HR40Reparations bill is an essential step toward repairing the harm of slavery in America and its aftermath.

[Howard University @HowardU]

Howard Associate Professor Bahiyyah Muhammad, Ph.D., has dedicated her career to challenging the stigma surrounding children of incarcerated parents.

Her research focuses on highlighting resilience and success of these children as many of them have earned advanced degrees, hold public office, and have become leaders in their communities.

In her latest book, “Social Revolution: Black Children of Incarcerated Parents Speak Truth to Power,” Dr. Muhammad showcases stories of individuals who have defied societal expectations.

“I’m trying to challenge the deficit-based perspective that assumes the only outcome for children of incarcerated parents in incarceration themselves,” Dr. Muhammad said.

Read more here https://t.co/jcIaOYETUc

[SchomburgCenter @SchomburgCenter]

Wednesday, 2/19 | 6:30 PM: Join panelists Jamal Joseph, Akemi Kochiyama, Tamara Payne, and Jaimee Swift for a conversation about the revolutionary friendship of #MalcolmX and #YuriKochiyama. #SchomburgCenter #BlackHistoryMonth #friendship #BHM https://t.co/0JR5xCsNQS

[Black Women's Studies Association @blkwomenstudies]

We are excited to announce that early registration is now open for our 2nd Annual Virtual Symposium! There are a lot of great perks for those who register early. Early registration is open until March 1! Stay tuned for the announcement of our Keynote Speaker and Plenary Session!

[The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center @TheKingCenter]

Let’s have the AUDACITY to share this belief and to commit to making this belief a reality.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, from his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech: “I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down men other-centered can build up.”

Full Speech: https://t.co/yG0zhUHdyb

#MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #MissionPossibleMLK

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Malcolm X on the role of the police and media in portraying Black people as criminals.

[SchomburgCenter @SchomburgCenter]

Online applications are open for our 2025 Schomburg-Mellon Summer Institute. Deadline, 3/28. Open to rising college seniors who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Housing, meals & stipend. #SchomburgCenter https://t.co/SscfLbEwF4

[EBONY @EBONY]

At just 20, Tennis prodigy Coco Gauff has claimed nine WTA singles and doubles titles, including the 2023 US Open and 2024 WTA Finals. Beyond her on-court success, Gauff is also putting in the work off the court by donating $100,000 to UNCF, supporting scholarships for HBCU tennis players, and becoming one of the youngest major donors in the organization's history. Read more: https://t.co/nDBo4iqhh9

[MarcelForCongress @Marcel4Congress]

Today's Black American (Freedmen) inventor is Roy Clay Sr. Personal computers are everywhere nowadays. Roy Clay Sr. played a huge role in making that possible. He led the team that developed HP's first mini computer.

He did not stop there. He also invented technology to track radiation after an explosion. He also helped to establish Silicon Valley. He is referred to as the "Godfather Of Silicon Valley."
#BlackHistoryMonth

[Black Enterprise @blackenterprise]

Janice Bryant Howroyd is the founder and CEO of ACT-1 Group, the largest minority woman-owned employment agency in the U.S.

She made history as the first Black female entrepreneur to lead a company generating more than $3 billion in revenue.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

📸 My mother and I were being arrested for protesting apartheid at the South African Embassy in D.C.

This #BlackHistoryMonth, experience @TheKingCenter’s Nonviolence Spotlight Series.

Watch bite-sized highlights about important historical leaders, contemporary figures, and everyday heroes who contributed to the creation of a just, humane, equitable, and peaceful world.

Available via https://t.co/xxZyOXwuZn

#CorettaScottKing #BerniceAKing #Nonviolence365 #MissionPossibleMLK #TheKingCenter

[MarcelForCongress @Marcel4Congress]

Today's Black American (Freedmen) inventor or innovator is Evelyn Boyd Granville. Evelyn Boyd Granville developed programs for the world's first mass-produced computer, the IBM 650. She created computer programs that tracked the orbits of America's first space trips, including Project Mercury, which were our first flights that sent humans to outer space. She would then work on the trajectories for the Apollo Project that helped America be the first and only country to put humans on the moon #BlackHistoryMonth.

[SchomburgCenter @SchomburgCenter]

Friday, 2/21 & Saturday, 2/22 | 11 AM–5:30 PM: Visit the Schomburg Shop's Every Month Is Black History Month Market! Purchase artwork, clothing, jewelry, stationery, and more for all ages. #SchomburgCenter #Shop #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BHM https://t.co/DSWbywuy8p