@ctr4chr.bsky.social
🏛️ Museum & cultural org 📍 Downtown ATL Connecting history to the present and inspiring the changemaker in each of us. linktr.ee/ctr4chr | #LeadTheChange
Black-and-white photo of Tom Cousins standing by a window. Text reads: “In Memoriam: Tom Cousins. Dec 7, 1931 – Jul 29, 2025
We honor Tom Cousins, whose legacy lives on through his belief in creating opportunity for all in our community.
His support played a vital role in our mission, supporting our expansion and uplifting the next generation of changemakers.
His impact lives on.
On Independence Day, we reflect on what freedom truly means. Liberty has power only when it belongs to everyone. Let’s recommit to justice, truth, and a future where freedom is shared—not selective.
#leadthechange #independenceday #freedomforall #civilandhumanrights #justiceforall
In late April, our Truth + Transformation team traveled from Atlanta to Sugar Land, TX with local historians and city leaders.
We learned how Fort Bend ISD is honoring the Sugar Land 95 and explored what it takes for communities to confront the legacy of forced labor together.
#truuthtelling
Follow our expansion plans and progress - go.civilandhumanrights.org/expansion
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Staff from a civil and human rights museum stand together inside the Atlanta History Center’s Goizueta Gallery during a visit to explore the new children’s exhibit, smiling in front of a colorful interactive entrance.
Exploring new ways to engage young minds with our partners at the Atlanta History Center. Can’t wait to welcome them to our space when we reopen.
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Me in front of the center for puppetry arts in Atlanta GA
Fizzgig closeup
Gonzo the great.
Oscar, Scooter and a couple of chickens
This place is even better than I’d hoped. Put in your list if you like Henson, History or Art.
16.05.2025 13:47 — 👍 58 🔁 3 💬 6 📌 0AAPI leaders have shaped civil rights history. This month, we honor 7 stories that prove justice is a shared fight. #AAPIheritagemonth
16.05.2025 10:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0What does healing look like where injustice lived? Hear ATL voices on Chattahoochee Brick Company & Bellwood Quarry.
Get involved -> go.civilandhumanrights.org/chattbrick
#leadthechange #truthtelling #atlantahistory
Have to get going and to work, but you can start by joining me as monthly supporter of @prisonjournalism.bsky.social
13.05.2025 12:29 — 👍 69 🔁 22 💬 1 📌 1A key example of why representation, advocacy, and allyship matter. 🧡
13.05.2025 13:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0How do we honor buried stories? ATL speaks on truth, memory & justice.
Add your voice below.
#leadthechange #truthtelling #atlantahistory
The Statue of Liberty once held broken chains. Not just a torch.
At @amerikahaus.de Kama Pierce shared the truth: Édouard de Laboulaye, designed her to honor the end of slavery.
That history was erased. We're just starting to reclaim it.
📺 Watch at:
go.civilandhumanrights.org/amkhaus
Arab Americans have played a major role in civil rights and social justice. Here are just a few voices to recognize in honor of #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth
- @jjz1600.bsky.social
- @lailalalami.com
- Soumaya Khalifa
- Najla Said
Who would you add to this list?
The SPLC joined a coalition of 55 organizations calling to allocate $825M in federal funding for elections in the fiscal year 2026. The funding would support the state and local election officials who keep our democracy safe and secure. Read more: www.splcenter.org/re...
15.04.2025 18:00 — 👍 36 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0“It’s not just Tulsa.”
At @amerikahaus.bsky.social our Chief Program Officer Kama Pierce shared how 100s of massacres targeted Black communities.
Part of a larger talk on the role institutions have in shaping critical memory & justice
📺 Watch at:
go.civilandhumanrights.org/amkhaus
The U.S. National Park Service restored its original webpage on the history of the Underground Railroad after it was met with backlash for deleting a prominently featured photo of abolitionist and women’s suffragist Harriet Tubman, as well as segments of text describing the horrors of slavery.
08.04.2025 11:08 — 👍 2547 🔁 546 💬 106 📌 43#Educators Bring human rights & ethical consumerism to your classroom!
Explore how everyday products impact human rights worldwide with “Our Ethical Footprint" Traveling Trunk.
Reserve today! 🔗 go.civilandhumanrights.org/travtrunks
#EthicalConsumerism #HumanRightsEd #ClassroomResources
Last Fri at @amerikahaus.bsky.social, Kama Pierce (@ctr4chr.bsky.social), @margarethuang.bsky.social (@splcenter.org), Jim Grossman (@historians.org) & desireecsmith.bsky.social discussed the importance of fostering a critical memory & challenges institutions are facing
📺 Watch online: t1p.de/5ry64
What if YOU could be one of the first to shape the future of civil and human rights? 🌍
We reopen at the end of the year & we're inviting you to be at the front of the movement.
Exclusive updates + Early membership access. #LeadTheChange
🔗 Sign up 👉 go.civilandhumanrights.org/mbrshp
