John Lambert

Educator

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Thanks Ms. Mandl for coming through to speak with our Homeland juniors about career paths in legal studies!

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It’s a great day to be a Shoreman! #BCPScollegeday

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Computer scientist Lisa Gelobter assisted in the development of Shockwave, a technology essential in the sharing of GIFs. Black history is American history.

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After graduating from Oberlin College in 1850 with a literary degree, Lucy Stanton was the first Black woman in America to earn a four-year degree. Black history is American history.

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Madam C.J. Walker created and sold hair products for Black Americans largely drawn from her own experiences with hair loss. As a result of the quality of her products, she was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire. Black history is American history.

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Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first Black American elected to Senate in 1870. Following the end of Reconstruction, it would not be until 1967 that another Black American served in Senate. Black history is American history.

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Nina Simone’s birthday would have been yesterday. Her songs characterized the civil rights movement as she participated in the movement’s various protests for equality. Black history is American history.

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Barack Obama was the first Black major party nominee to the President of the United States in 2008. Black history is American history.

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In 1988, Debi Thomas, American figure skater, was the first Black athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. She is the first and only Black figure skating champion in the United States. Black history is American history.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. improvised pieces of the “I Have a Dream” speech. Black history is American history.

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Barack Obama, the first Black American elected President, was sworn in forty years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This law removed the vestiges of Jim Crow in voting, in place since the 15th Amendment in 1870. Black history is American history.

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Nina Simone was known as the voice of the civil rights movement and performed at various marches throughout the struggle to remove the vestiges of Jim Crow. Black history is American history.

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Scientist and mathematician Benjamin Banneker created the blueprints for Washington, D.C. Black history is American history.

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Maryland was the first state to ban interracial marriage in what would would become the United States in 1664. Alabama was the last to remove laws banning interracial marriage in 2000. Black history is American history.

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Tarana Burke was TIME magazine’s person of the year in 2017. Her activist group “Me Too” came to prominence by highlighting women’s shared experiences with sexual assault to drive changes in social norms. Black history is American history.

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Williams Wells Brown, abolitionist and lecturer, became the first published Black American author in 1853. Black history is American history.

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Alice Ball developed the first successful treatment for leprosy. She received no recognition for this discovery until after her death. Black history is American history.

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Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman to serve in the United States Congress in 1968. She was also the first major-party Black candidate to make a bid for President only four years later. Black history is American history.

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Phillis Wheatley was only 12 when she became the first female Black American author to be published in 1773. Black history is American history.

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Hall of Famer Roy Campanella began his professional baseball career with the Negro League’s Baltimore Elite Giants. Black history is American history.