Don Lemon: “If Barack Obama had sued his own government, settled with himself in secret, created a billion dollar fund with no congressional oversight to pay his political allies. What if he did that? They would’ve had him in chains before sundown. The National Guard would have been called in. Impeachment articles would have been filed. Can you imagine Fox News?”
“I don’t think I’ll be remembered as a park ranger. I want to be remembered as Betty.”
What a woman and what an accomplished life she lived — author, WWII veteran, Civil Rights activist, singer, etc.
She’s an ICON. ✨🕊️✨
Congratulations to Alexus Laster, a Howard University doctoral candidate, on receiving the prestigious AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship! This competitive award includes a $25,000 stipend and travel funding to support her research on the Black student-parent experience at an HBCU. As one of seven fellows, she will present her work at the 2026 AERA Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, helping diversify and expand the education research field. Bison scholars continue to lead the way in impactful scholarship.
#AERAFellowship #HowardUniversity #BisonPride
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Dearest #RubyBridges: Thank you. >>> 65 years ago today, 4 federal marshals escorted 6-year-old Ruby Bridges to her 1st day of school (1st grade), as the 1st Black student to attend previously all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. And today, there are legislators and school districts seeking to ban teaching on Ruby Bridges under the guise of banning “wokeness.” We have to stand so that they don’t whitewash U.S. and world history.
After 9/11, Sesame Street premiered four special episodes to help children and families manage fear, cope with grief, and understand the importance of tolerance.
On this day, we look back at the first episode where Elmo overcomes his fear with the help of FDNY firefighters, showing little ones that it’s okay to be scared, and that helpers are always there to keep us safe. #NeverForget