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Woman that loves football, reading, wine, warm weather, traveling, and good food.

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The Incredible Story Behind the Largest African American Quilt Collection | Artnet News Eli Leon's game-changing African American quilt donation stuns in "Routed West" at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA).

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28.10.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists at the 1968 Olympics | October 16, 1968 | HISTORY American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos ascend the podium to receive the gold and bronze medals for the menโ€™s 2...

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16.10.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims Federal workers may not be entitled to back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administrationโ€™s budget office wrote in a new draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, ratcheting up te...

Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims

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07.10.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Wyoming legislators write the first state constitution to grant women the vote | September 30, 1889 | HISTORY On September 30, 1889, the Wyoming state convention approves a constitution that includes a provision granting women ...

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30.09.2025 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Little Rock Nine begin first full day of classes | September 25, 1957 | HISTORY Nine Black students enter all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 25, 1957, after a feder...

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25.09.2025 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fifty-nine-year-old Satchel Paige pitches three innings | September 25, 1965 | HISTORY On September 25, 1965, the Kansas City Athletics start ageless wonder Satchel Paige in a game against the Boston Red ...

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25.09.2025 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The National Museum of African American History and Culture opens | September 24, 2016 | HISTORY More than 15 years after it was first established, the National Museum of African American History and Culture opens ...

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24.09.2025 12:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am here volunteering. So sorry I missed your session. :(

06.09.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Arkansas troops block "Little Rock Nine" from entering segregated high school | September 4, 1957 | HISTORY Arkansasย governor Orval Faubus enlists the National Guard to prevent nine African American students from entering Cen...

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04.09.2025 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick sits during national anthem | August 26, 2016 | HISTORY At an NFL preseason game on August 26, 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains seated as other...

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26.08.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First enslaved Africans arrive in Jamestown, setting the stage for slavery in North America | August 20, 1619 | HISTORY Some 20 Angolans, kidnapped by the Portuguese, arrive in the British colony of Virginia and are then bought by Englis...

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20.08.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜A radical actโ€™: the rich history behind the centuries-long tradition of Black family reunions Festivities usually take place in the summer and often include traditional foods, matching T-shirts and the chance to learn about family ancestry

What a valuable tradition. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

13.08.2025 03:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Multiple Men Have Impersonated ICE Agents To Kidnap And Assault Women In a letter shared with HuffPost, the Democratic Womenโ€™s Caucus urged DHS to mandate ICE agents to โ€œvisibly and clearly identify themselves" when making arrests.

We told you it would happen. They didn't care. It is PART OF THE TERROR. When ICE agents are harmed or killed, this is on them. #IACTMFA #GOPiscomplicit ca.news.yahoo.com/multiple-men...

13.08.2025 09:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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White House announces more aggressive review of Smithsonian museums In a letter to the Smithsonianโ€™s leader, White House officials said they would review exhibition text, curation, exhibition planning and collections starting with eight museums.

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13.08.2025 00:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump puts DC police department under federal control, deploys National Guard President Trump holds news conference Monday to discuss crime in Washington, D.C., after days of railing about the nationโ€™s capital being โ€œout of control.โ€

Despite the presidentโ€™s claims, crime in D.C. is down over the last two years.
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11.08.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ruth Bader Ginsburg sworn in as Supreme Court justice | August 10, 1993 | HISTORY On August 10, 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the second womanโ€”and first Jewish womanโ€”to serve on the Supreme Court...

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10.08.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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U.S. citizen detained by Border Patrol captured arrest on video

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Childrenโ€™s literature series explores, celebrates Native American lives The Native American Lives Series is a set of biographies about Native people, written by Native authors. The Minnesota Humanities Center and Lerner Publishing Group have released four books out of the...

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10.08.2025 02:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
President Johnson signs Voting Rights Act | August 6, 1965 | HISTORY On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, guaranteeing African Americans the ri...

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06.08.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The SpelHouse91 Scholarship Application is now OPEN.

01.08.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Login โ€ข Instagram Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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01.08.2025 08:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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IRS warns federal workers about tax debts. Will it cost them their jobs? The IRS letters to current and former federal workers prompted tax experts to warn that the unpaid bills could be used as a pretext to fire them.

IRS warns federal workers about tax debts. Will it cost them their jobs?

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30.07.2025 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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President Johnson signs Medicare into law | July 30, 1965 | HISTORY President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare, a health insurance program for elderly Americans, into law. Medicaid, a s...

On this day in history. Now another administration is trying to tear it apart.
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30.07.2025 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

21.07.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68979    ๐Ÿ” 21089    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1600    ๐Ÿ“Œ 753

PSA. Beware and be aware so you don't get twisted.

17.07.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Venus Williams wins Wimbledon for the first time | July 8, 2000 | HISTORY On July 8, 2000, Venus Williams wins at Wimbledon for the first time. Her victory over defending champion,ย Lindsay Da...

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08.07.2025 10:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Althea Gibson is first African American to win Wimbledon | July 6, 1957 | HISTORY Althea Gibson claims the womenโ€™s singles tennis title at Wimbledon and becomes the first African American to win a ch...

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06.07.2025 11:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Arthur Ashe becomes the first Black man to win Wimbledon | July 5, 1975 | HISTORY On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe defeats the heavily favored Jimmy Connors to become the first Black man ever to win Wimb...

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President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act | July 2, 1964 | HISTORY U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law the historic Civil Rights Act in a nationally televised ceremony at t...

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02.07.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
โ€œDo the Right Thingโ€ released in theaters | June 30, 1989 | HISTORY On June 30, 1989, the writer-director Spike Leeโ€™s celebrated third feature film, Do the Right Thingโ€”a provocative dra...

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