Dr. A. Atkinson, DMin, 권수정

Practitioner | Intl Speaker | Author | HBCU & Travel Advocate | CQ “Global Citizenship for all.” #PassportUniversity #PassportLife [email protected]

[Dr. A. Atkinson, DMin, 권수정 @LadyAGlobal]

THANK YOU @TheUndefeated for this #dope feature & big love to @WHI_HBCUs for an AMAZING week!🖤 #hbcuproud
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[Dr. A. Atkinson, DMin, 권수정 @LadyAGlobal]

@olesoul57_2 We do too! And we just got an invite to his graduation from UNC in October. He went back & got an MBA. I’m guessing a private pilot business is on the horizon 😏

[Dr. A. Atkinson, DMin, 권수정 @LadyAGlobal]

My Cousin was the youngest Black pilot in NC, he then flew in the Marines, & now flies for Delta. His father, my Uncle Johnny left him a private plane & we as a family love to fly. We are always on the lookout for fellow familiar faces in the friendly skies!🤩✈️🤎

[IG: olesoul57.2 ♉️ 5/12 @olesoul57_2]

“Talk about a rare pairing. Less than 1% of professional pilots in the U.S. are Black women, so anytime two of us end up on the same flight deck, it’s pretty special.

Last time we flew together was May 2025.”

Via IG/dasia.gorbea

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

“I, Too” by Langston Hughes, 1926

https://t.co/X2ON5OoIh5

📸 “The American Flag: Photographs from the National Museum of African American History and Culture”

[Black, Blessed & Unbothered @MelanatedTalk]

Can you imagine the pride her grandmother feels seeing this? She’s 93 so she saw and/or experienced Jim Crow, redlining, KKK attacks,the civil rights movement, massive injustice and inequality, and more. But she made it. And so did her granddaughter!
#BlackDoctor
#Dentist

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

You are literally standing on a planet that grows peaches.
PEACHES.
Not to mention cucumbers, strawberries, kale, apples, blueberries, and DRAGONFRUIT.
Out of dirt.
I cannot stress this enough.
DIRT.

[The Notorious JTB @then0toriousjtb]

Anok Yai isn’t redefining the American Dream. She IS the American Dream. The daughter of South Sudanese refugees graces the cover of Vanity Fair and reminds us what this country looks like at its best. Talent. Opportunity. Success. 🇺🇸 #AnokYai #AmericanDream

[Dr. A. Atkinson, DMin, 권수정 @LadyAGlobal]

Solidarity ✊🏿

[WearThePeace @WearThePeaceCo]

A Congo fan honors iconic superfan “Lumumba Vea”, famous for standing completely motionless throughout matches in honor of independence leader Patrice Lumumba, after he was denied a U.S. visa to attend the team’s match in Atlanta.

[SKI @skiistiredasf]

4 college graduates,
3 Masters degrees
1 Doctorate,
2 law degrees
3 Ivy League educations

All in one photo.

Oh and their husbands are in the photo too

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

To fathers and father figures: thank you for everything, today and every day. Happy Father’s Day! 👔

[Dr. A. Atkinson, DMin, 권수정 @LadyAGlobal]

🫶🏾

[I appreciate you. @DeeLaSheeArt]

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, those that are with us & those we miss ❤️

[Dr. A. Atkinson, DMin, 권수정 @LadyAGlobal]

Congratulations 🎉 ♟️

[SKI @skiistiredasf]

19-year-old Jessica Hyatt from Brooklyn, New York, has made history as the youngest Black female to earn the prestigious US Chess Federation National Master title!
This brilliant young chess prodigy, who started playing at age 3 achieved the milestone in August 2024 and is now the highest-rated African American female chess player in U.S. history. She has represented the USA National Youth Team multiple times, defeated grandmasters, and continues to break barriers in a sport where Black women are underrepresented.
From Brooklyn to national recognition — this is Black excellence and excellence on full display. Congratulations, Jessica! Keep dominating the board. 🙌🏾🔥

[Black Media Hub ✊🏿 @BlackMediaHub]

These are actual Freedom Riders, now elderly, sitting together decades after risking their lives to challenge segregation in the American South.
he original courageous Freedom Riders movement began in 1961.

The first group, organized by Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), had 13 original Freedom Riders:
• 7 Black riders
• 6 white riders

They left Washington, D.C. on May 4, 1961, riding interstate buses into the Deep South to challenge segregation in bus terminals after Supreme Court rulings had already declared it unconstitutional.

After brutal mob attacks in Alabama, including the firebombing of a bus in Anniston and savage beatings in Birmingham and Montgomery, more activists joined. The movement quickly expanded beyond the original 13.

By the end of 1961, more than 400 Freedom Riders had participated across the South. Many were arrested and sent to Mississippi’s notorious Parchman Prison.

Hezekiah Watkins
At just 13 years old, Watkins became the youngest Freedom Rider ever arrested. His involvement happened almost by accident when he went to the Jackson, Mississippi, Greyhound station to see the riders arrive. In the chaos, he was swept up by police and sent to the notorious Parchman State Penitentiary. Initially placed on death row to intimidate him, he spent several days in the prison before being released. This traumatic experience did not deter him; he went on to become a lifelong activist, dedicated to educating others about the struggle for justice in Mississippi.

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland
A rare figure in the movement, Mulholland was a white woman from a privileged Southern background who turned her back on social expectations to fight for racial equality. By the time she joined the Freedom Rides, she was already a seasoned activist involved in sit-ins. In 1961, she was imprisoned in Parchman for over two months. She later became the first white student to enroll at Tougaloo College, a historically Black institution, and was a primary organizer for the 1963 March on Washington. She famously survived a near-lynching during the Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in.

Ameen Tuunagane (Willie James)
Known during the movement as Willie James, Tuunagane was a relentless civil rights organizer and Freedom Rider. He was part of the waves of activists who traveled to Jackson, Mississippi, to challenge Jim Crow laws. His work extended far beyond the buses; he was deeply involved in voter registration drives and community organizing, often operating in high-risk areas where the threat of police and vigilante violence was constant. His commitment focused on the intersection of political power and basic human dignity.

Carol Ruth Silver
A recent law school graduate at the time, Silver joined the Freedom Rides to put her legal principles into practice. She was arrested in Jackson and, like many others, served time in Parchman Penitentiary. During her incarceration, she kept a secret diary on scraps of paper, documenting the harrowing conditions and the psychological tactics used by guards. Her later career was defined by this experience; she became a prominent lawyer and politician in San Francisco, continuing her advocacy for civil rights and educational reform for decades.

Kredelle Pettway
Pettway was a dedicated activist who participated in the movement during the height of the 1960s racial tensions. As a young woman, she joined the ranks of those demanding the desegregation of public facilities in Alabama and Mississippi. Her contribution highlights the essential role of local youth and women in maintaining the momentum of the movement. She faced the constant threat of the Ku Klux Klan and state-sanctioned violence, standing firm in the belief that the "separate but equal" doctrine was a moral and legal failure.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Punihei, thank you for that outstanding introduction and for all the work you’re doing back home in Hawaiʻi!

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

I had one rule this week: no one plays on Home Court until some old friends and I get some shots up.

Who’s got next? 🏀

[Dr. A. Atkinson, DMin, 권수정 @LadyAGlobal]

@MAGACult2 @MalcolmNance “Just joking with her” Sir, you don’t know her and she doesn’t know you.

[selena. @yofuiaquella]

its very important to know & learn about these things.

[Earl Landix 🇺🇸 @EarlLandix]

Black Americans' Juneteenth Celebration in 1925 Oklahoma.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

We can’t wait to welcome you to the Obama Presidential Center. Tune in now to hear our remarks along with performances by artists and changemakers from around the world who will join us here on the South Side of Chicago. https://t.co/WvFn8i3IKM

[Black, Blessed & Unbothered @MelanatedTalk]

She’s gorgeous!
#MichelleObamaAppreciationDay
#MichelleObama
#OurForeverFirstLady