#Author of #Rooted | #Owner of YVC | #midlife#advocate | comms chair @FairfaxNAACP | The sky isn't the limit because the universe is just the beginning.
For generations, Black families and communities kept the legacy of Juneteenth alive through remembrance, education, and celebration—long before it received national recognition in 2021. Juneteenth reminds us that progress is often driven by those who refuse to let history be forgotten.
On this day in 1963, civil rights leader and organizer #MedgarEvers was assassinated by a white supremacist in the driveway of his home. We remember his legacy and honor his family, including his wife, #MyrlieEversWilliams, who was a dear friend of our founder, #CorettaScottKing.
#MartyrsOfTheMovement #MLK #MalcolmX #TheKingCenter
#OnThisDay in 1921, one of the deadliest racial massacres in U.S. history began in the thriving Greenwood African American community of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Black Wall Street in Tulsa, OK, was destroyed by a mob. Explore: https://t.co/1urx2dCDTY. #APeoplesJourney#ANationsStory
We Remember Singer #FosterSylvers He sang with his Family The Sylvers and they had the songs 'BoogieFever and 'Hotline. Sylers also had a solo hit with 'Misdemeanor. He was 64 and he died from metastatic. Prostate Cancer.
Today, we commemorate the Tulsa Race Massacre and the destruction of the Greenwood District, or Black Wall Street. This is personal to me: my ancestors left Oklahoma for Denver after the attacks. Remembering our history matters, and so does building a better future from it.
At 115 years young, Naomi Washington Whitehead is America’s oldest living person and a living bridge to history.
Born in 1910 on a Georgia farm to parents who had known slavery, she has witnessed the Great Migration, two World Wars, the Civil Rights Movement, the moon landing, the internet age, and more, all while raising a family and staying rooted in faith and resilience.
This remarkable Black woman is more than a supercentenarian. She is walking, breathing Black history. A true inspiration for what endurance, grace, and legacy look like. 👏🏾
Leon Smith, an AP U.S. History and African American Studies teacher at Haverford High with a 25-year career, was named the 2026 National Teacher of the Year! We need more male educators shaping the minds of students in the classroom! Congrats, King! 👑 https://t.co/GCi3Klghfc
Here my mother is feeding my sister Yolanda as a baby. My mother nurtured us with love, care, and intention. Black mothers have long nurtured their children, families, and communities with extraordinary strength.
During Black Maternal Health Week, I am reflecting on both the beauty of mothering and the urgency of protecting Black maternal health. Black women are still more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy related causes, and more than 80% of those deaths are preventable.
We must do more than acknowledge these disparities. We must support Black maternal health advocates, listen to Black women, and demand systems of care that protect Black mothers before, during, and after pregnancy.
#CorettaScottKing #YolandaDeniseKing #BlackMaternalHealth #BMHW26