Shamika Womble

Mother. Wife. School Administrator. Forever learner. Doctoral candidate passionate about Social Justice and Equity in Education.

[Yasharala_Rising @YasharalaR]

@balleralert @TashajJones And you African hoes got Africans that are 37 marrying a little girl that’s 7. Focus on Africa and not America

[ESPN @espn]

JASMINE. CARSON.

That's the tweet.

[Sam Herder @SamHerderFCS]

College GameDay opening at Jackson State 🔥🔥🔥

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@Mr_Burden_LO Well done Sir! You did it again!

[Just Call Me Coach Burden @Mr_Burden_TA]

If you enjoyed the daily inspirational quotes during #BlackHistoryMonth or just want to learn more about some of the individuals, follow this link: https://t.co/b23MxKyBXK

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history as the first Black woman to be nominated to the United States Supreme Court. If confirmed, Jackson will become the first Black woman ever on the nation’s highest court in its 232-year history. #BHM

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Lincoln University was the first historically Black university to grant degrees in the United States. Founded as Ashmun Institute in 1854, Lincoln is still in operation today. Langston Hughes and Thurgood Marshall were proud alums. #BHM

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Freedom Summer was a 1964 voter registration drive that fought against voter intimidation to increase Black voters in Mississippi. The over 700 volunteers were met with violence. Media coverage of the violence increased awareness and led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. #BHM

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Maggie Walker, a former teacher, became both the first Black woman to found a bank and serve as bank president. Walker founded St. Luke Penny Savings Bank to foster self-sufficiency and economic empowerment in her community. That bank, now known as Peoples Bank, still exists.#BHM

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Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. President Obama made history as the first Black president of the United States. #PresidentsDay #BHM

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Mae Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She was the first Black woman admitted to the astronaut training program and the first Black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. #BHM

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Benjamin O. Davis Sr. was the first Black general in the US military. He was also a professor, commander, and special assistant to the Secretary of the Army. He retired in 1948 and President Truman oversaw the public ceremony. Davis is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. #BHM

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Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black woman physician in the United States. Dr. Crumpler first worked as a nurse before earning an M.D. in 1864. She worked with those who had limited access to medical care and published the first medical text written by a Black author.#BHM

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Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard was an All-American from Brown. In 1920, Fritz became 1 of the 2 first Black NFL players. In 1921, Fritz would become the first Black NFL coach (and only until 1989). Fritz was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005. #BHM

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Garrett Morgan had little more than a grade school education, yet became an inventor with a rare gift for designing machines that would save lives. Morgan patented early versions of the gas mask and traffic signal, which he would later sell to GE in 1923. #BHM

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Carl Braden worked to end racism and white supremacy. He was arrested for sedition for buying a home in a white suburb and deeding it to a Black family who had been denied. Carl was sentenced to 15 years. He went on to have a long career as a civil rights activist. #Ally #BHM

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Gwendolyn Brooks was the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 and the first Black woman to serve as poetry consultant to the Library of Congress. Her poetry reflected the political and social landscape of the 1960s, including the civil rights movement. #BHM

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Gordon Parks’ photos of Black America evoked empathy and activism. Parks traveled the US capturing images of the segregated South and the Civil Rights Movement. He famously called the camera his “weapon of choice,” a tool to fight poverty, racism and other societal ills. #BHM

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Born to enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune would become an educational and political activist, found the National Council of Negro Women, and work in Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration. Bethune would also found Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. #BHM

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In 1957, the Little Rock Nine challenged racial segregation in Little Rock public schools. Federal troops were needed to escort the high school students to classes. The confrontation in Little Rock drew international attention to racism and civil rights in the United States. #BHM