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It's #BlackHistoryMonth!
3rd in his family, #SteveBiko was so intelligent as a child that his older siblings looked up to him. Though best known for his adult life, Biko actually began protesting in school, and was expelled for his
Pro-Black views.
https://t.co/rr3j8AJc5N
It's #BlackHistoryMonth!
@Oprah Winfrey is the first black woman billionaire and the richest African-American woman.
At 19, Oprah was a news anchor at Nashville's WTVF-TV, making her the youngest person & the first Black woman to hold the position.
https://t.co/4IHrYyegcq
It's #BlackHistoryMonth!
#NelsonMandela was a master of disguise and evasion, earning the nickname "the Black Pimpernel”.
Mandela studied law at the University of Witwatersrand and opened the nation's first black law firm in 1952.
https://t.co/z2xTHRGDJ6
It's #BlackHistoryMonth!
#NellaLarsen was one of the most elusive writers of the Harlem Renaissance,
and was the first Black woman to win a Guggenheim Fellowship. Both
West-Indian and Danish, her writings deal with the complexities of
being mixed.
https://t.co/m4DGxKtVoa
It's #BlackHistoryMonth!
#MayaAngelou wrote @Hallmark greetings: she wanted to “be in people’s hands...who would never buy a book.”
She was friends with Nelson Mandela, and they first met while she was a journalist in Cairo in 1962.
https://t.co/EnbW9Z0CGb
It's #BlackHistoryMonth!
#MalcolmX's father was a supporter of Marcus Garvey, and was reportedly slaughtered by the Klu Klux Klan, as was his Uncle.
In 1971, Washington, D.C. was the first city to celebrate Malcolm X Day.
still claim innocence.
https://t.co/FAaE8yH6Pr
It's #BlackHistoryMonth!
#KorrynGaines was attending @MorganStateU for political science, but put her degree on hold to support her family. She celebrated #BlackHistoryMonth every year.
https://t.co/0isjylu4M2
It's #BlackHistoryMonth!
Though famous for her singing in The Three Degrees, #FayettePinkney also created a solo album, worked as a vocal coach, and toured with the
Intermezzo Choir Ministry. She also held degrees in both Psychology and
Human Services.
https://t.co/PNSJGgqpFX
It's #BlackHistoryMonth
#EbonyTaylor founded the Women of Color Coalition at the high school she
attended. She also has a passion for Philosophy and Debate, and holds two
national individual debate titles.
https://t.co/wKRjBgPccP