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The Institute for Common Power is a 501(c)3 educational arm of @ourcommonpower dedicated to illuminating undervalued, underappreciated, pivotal aspects of our collective history. We catalyze people to action through experiential learning opportunities.
Join us & @theinstitutecp.bsky.social for a learning journey on African American history across the city —from the Wall Street Slave Market Marker to the solemn grounds of the African Burial Ground National Monument.
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The Institute for Common Power Resources on Indigenous History and Culture
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@theinstitutecp.bsky.social’s Dr Terry Anne Scott will be interviewing Dr Keisha Blain next week for an online book talk: www.eventbrite.com/e/without-fe...
Both historians are dynamic presenters & deeply knowledgeable about American history. It should be a bracing, galvanizing discussion.
On this day in 1964, the bodies of three missing civil rights workers—James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner—were found in Longdale, Mississippi, shot and buried in a shallow grave.
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“It's Time to Defend Education" by Ivory L. Kennedy Jr., M.Ed.
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#truth #history #DEI #momsforliberty
Reconciliation and Reclamation: The Double-Consciousness of Black Filmmakers by Terry Anne Scott
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Shout out to our friends @theinstitutecp.bsky.social and JoAnne Bland/Foot Soldiers Park for hosting this important teach-in!
#Selma #BridgeCrossingJubilee
Black Panther Party Platform, Number five:
We Want Education for Our People That Exposes
The True Nature of This Decadent American Society.
We Want Education That Teaches Us Our True History
And Our Role in the Present-Day Society.
#education #truth
On this day in 1886, a white mob killed 23 Black people in the audience of the trial of a white man accused of assaulting two brothers who were Black.
17.03.2025 13:00 — 👍 55 🔁 34 💬 3 📌 1FOLLOW US! The Institute for Common Power is a 501(c)3 educational branch of Common Power dedicated to illuminating undervalued, underappreciated, pivotal aspects of our collective history. EDUCATION TO ACTION! #history #Monday #truth #teach
10.03.2025 19:55 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0March 7, 1965. “Bloody Sunday” would help deliver the 1965 Voting Rights Act. It is currently under assault. We need the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. #history #truth #teach #BloodySunday #Selma
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