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ARREST THE COPS WHO MURDERED BREONNA TAYLOR #BlackLivesMatter

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Mary McLeod Bethune (July 10, 1875 – May 18, 1955) was an educator and institution-builder who founded what would become Bethune-Cookman University, starting with just $1.50 and a vision for Black education in 1904.
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Charles Hamilton Houston (September 3, 1895 – April 22, 1950) was the legal architect behind the strategy that dismantled segregation in American education. He trained a generation of attorneys to challenge racial inequality through the courts. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Lucy Hicks Anderson (January 9, 1886 - September 23, 1954) was a businesswoman and community figure in Oxnard, California, who lived openly as a woman in the early 20th century—decades before modern conversations about gender identity. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Does Tourette’s make you unable to apologize tho?

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Laila Edwards (born January 25, 2004) is an ice hockey player. In 2023, she became the first Black woman to play for the U.S. Women’s National Team. In 2026, she led Team USA to Olympic gold, becoming the first Black woman to win gold in U.S. women’s hockey. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Horace King (September 8, 1807 – May 28, 1885) was a master bridge builder and engineer who was born into slavery but became one of the most respected builders in the American South. In 1870, he was elected to the Alabama state legislature. #BlackHistoryMonth

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@MatthewACherry Because we asked them to stop being performative. Now they’re just silent.

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Debbie Allen (born January 16, 1950) is a dancer, choreographer, actress, and director whose career has shaped generations of performers. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was a minister, activist, and human rights leader whose life reflected constant growth and transformation. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Hazel O’Leary (May 17, 1937 – October 4, 2024), the first Black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of Energy.

She led efforts to declassify Cold War records, exposing nuclear testing & environmental impacts that had long been hidden from affected communities.

#BlackHistoryMonth

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Alvin Ailey (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was a dancer, choreographer, and founder of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
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Nelson Mandela (July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013) was an anti-apartheid activist who spent 27 years in prison before becoming the first democratically elected President of South Africa in 1994.

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Lusia Harris (February 10, 1955 – January 18, 2022) was a dominant college champion, Olympic silver medalist, and the only woman ever officially drafted by an NBA team — contributing to the momentum that eventually led to the founding of the WNBA in 1996.

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Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005)
Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014), actors, writers, and civil rights activists. Married for 56 years, they used their art and public voices to fight for justice together.

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The Harlem Renaissance (1920s–1930s) was a cultural movement centered in Harlem, NYC, where Black writers, artists, and musicians reshaped American culture through literature, art, and jazz.
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James Forten (September 2, 1766 – March 4, 1842) was a Revolutionary War veteran, successful Philadelphia sailmaker, and major financier of the abolitionist movement. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Founded in 1905, the Chicago Defender was one of the most powerful Black newspapers in U.S. history.

It exposed racial violence, shaped Black political thought, and played a major role in the Great Migration by encouraging Black Southerners to move north.

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Gladys West (October 27, 1930 – January 17, 2026) was a mathematician whose work on satellite geodesy helped make GPS accurate.

Her calculations shape modern navigation, emergency services, and everyday technology worldwide.

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Tite Curet Alonso (February 12, 1926 – August 5, 2003), Afro-Puerto Rican songwriter whose lyrics helped define salsa as a voice for Black Caribbean history and identity.

He wrote over 2,000 songs, confronting racism, colonialism, and Afro-Latino erasure.

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Linda Martell (born June 4, 1941) is an American country singer. In 1969, she became the first Black woman to perform at the Grand Ole Opry and also became the first to release a country album on a major label.

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