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Come and attend to congratulate our amazing faculty and staff at Tennessee Tech University

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February 1st has come.

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We will also be participating with @MT_NAACP_ in this movement as well! Meet us on Centennial Plaza tomorrow at Dead Hour! Be sure to wear Nike as well! Come out & Show your support!!✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻 #WeKneelWithKap

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And so, Black History Month has come to an end. We, TnTech NAACP, hope you enjoyed our daily facts and features this month! #BlackHistoryMonth

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Feb 28 Campus feature:

Elliot Tony

Senior || Majoring in Communications
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Define blackness in one word
“Perfervid”

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•Feb 28 historical feature: Nelson Mandela || Writer | President (non-U.S.) | Civil Rights Activist•

Mandela became the first black president of South Africa in 1994, serving until 1999. A symbol of global peacemaking, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

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Feb 27 Campus feature:

Lakeisha Claybrooks

Junior || Majoring in Business Management
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Define blackness in one word
“Unique”

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(cont..) A leading abolitionist before the American Civil War, Tubman also helped the Union Army during the war, working as a spy among other roles.

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(cont..) Tubman risked her life to lead hundreds of family members and other slaves from the plantation system to freedom on this elaborate secret network of safe houses. (cont..)

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•Feb 27 historical feature: Harriet Tubman|| Abolitionist•

Born into slavery in Maryland, Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom in the North in 1849 to become the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. (cont..)

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Feb 26 Campus feature:

Joshua Egwuatu

Freshman || Majoring in Electrical Engineering
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Define blackness in one word
“Endurance”

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•Feb 26 historical feature: Bob Marley || Singer | Songwriter•

Bob Marley became an international musical and cultural icon, blending mostly reggae, ska and rocksteady in his compositions. The Jamaican artist sold more than 20 million records throughout his career.

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CORRECTION: Trevon is a Senior.

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CORRECTION: Chanel is a Junior.

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Feb 25 Campus feature:

Shataydrian Marshall

Freshman || Majoring in Computer Engineering
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Define blackness in one word
“Divine”

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•Feb 25 historical feature: Ruby Bridges || Activist•

Ruby Nell Bridges Hall was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis in 1960.

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Feb 24 Campus feature:

Chanel Blackmon

Sophomore || Majoring in Microbiology conc Premed
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Define blackness in one word
“Infinite”

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(cont..) Chisholm broke ground again four years later in 1972 when she was the first major party African-American candidate and the first female candidate for president of the United States.

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•Feb 24 historical feature: Shirley Chisholm || Politician•

Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives. She was elected in 1968 and represented the state of New York. (cont..)

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Feb 23 Campus feature:

Nancy Irura

Freshman || Majoring in Pre-Physician Assistant
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Define blackness in one word
“Individuality”

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