James Baldwin was an American novelist, playwright and activist, most notably known for "Notes of a Native Son", "The Fire Next Time" and "The Devil Find's Work".It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”
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James Forten was an African-American abolitionist and wealthy businessman in Philadelphia. Born free he became a sailmaker after the Revolutionary War and bought the sail loft when his boss retired and established a highly profitable businessBy the 1830s, his was a powerful voice in the city.
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Across the government, probationary employees and Schedule A workers—including individuals with severe physical, psychiatric, or intellectual disabilities, as well as veterans—are being let go.
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Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist with a colorful and troubling past highlighted in her most famous autobiography, "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings". Her works have been considered a defense and celebration of Black culture.
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Love this!
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Susan Rice, appointed by Barack Obama in 2009, was the first African American woman to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
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Sheila Jackson Lee (1950-), one of the longest serving African American women in Congress, has represented the 18th Congressional District of Texas since 1995
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Interesting sermon: the devil uses 6 D’s: distraction, depression, doubt, despair and destruction. I don’t remember the last one. I guess the devil in the White House is trying to mess with our heads. Don’t let him!
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When will the spineless, complicit members of Congress stand up to the Felon and Elon.
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We’re told to call and write our Congressional representatives. What do we do when Connecticut Dave (Senator from Pennsylvania) doesn’t acknowledge anything?
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We’re in such trouble and the ones who voted that way either don’t know or don’t care
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I knew it all along and it makes me so sad
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In 1885 the first bridge over the Mississippi River in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, opened
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😡😡😡😡😡😡
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In 1673, postal service between New York City and Boston was inaugurated.
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I’ve been doing a today in history post on another social media site, and will continue here. Some events are serious, some are fun and some just make me shake my head.
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good to see you too
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I will continue my "today in history" posts here
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