Carter G. Woodson, came up with the concept of “Negro History Week” in 1926, intended to “both create and popularize the knowledge about the Black past.”

Woodson, whose parents were enslaved, grew up to be an author, historian and the second African American to earn a Ph.D. at Harvard University.

As the first Black woman elected to Congress, Chisholm was a barrier breaker in every sense of the word.

First woman ever to run for a president parties (she ran as a Democrat).

Her campaign slogan of “Unbought and Unbossed” continues to be a rallying cry for women in politics everywhere.

Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-
1928) was a Black inventor and patent draftsman who improved
Thomas Edison's original invention by patenting the use of a carbon filament which made possible the widespread use of electric light in public and at home.

Donna Jean Barksdale, an 11-year-old who was one of the first Black students to integrate an all-white school in Arkansas back in 1955.

This wasn't that long ago just 70 years since Black children were even allowed to sit in the same classrooms as white kids.

I would have been petrified!

Faubourg Tremé situated north of the French Quarter in New Orleans, it was home to the first civil rights movement, the first Black daily newspaper, black businesses, and more.

The neighborhood is often left out of history books in spite of its very rich and important history.

During WWIl, Black battalions helped build the Alaska Hwy, creating vital connection to the Lower 48.

Black fur traders helped establish Fur Rondy in the 1930s, one of Alaska's most beloved traditions.

Black whalers navigated the waters of the Pacific Ocean to reach Southeast Alaska in the 1840s.

Honor to President Obama and his lovely First Lady, Michelle.

Dozens of Black employees were subjected to harassing, invasive investigations because, outside of work, they were involved in civil rights activity, which was considered potentially subversive. During its 5 1/2 years in operation, Truman’s loyalty program conducted 4.76 million background checks

As I get older, I think differently. I’m learning that people have their own agenda.

How others perceive me is not as important as how I perceive myself.

Therefore, it is essential to cultivate self-love and acceptance.

This, I am an expert on!

~Coco Simon

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