#OnThisDay in 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune was born in Mayesville, South Carolina. Bethune dedicated her life to uplifting Black girls by establishing institutions including The Dayton Literary and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls, and The National Council of Negro Women.

On this day in 1969, GA Governor Lester Maddox announced he would rather close all public schools in the state for several years than comply with integration orders from the Justice Department. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

“Liberia is Africa’s oldest republic & was never subjected to colonial rule. It was established in 1821 on land in western Africa that was acquired by the American Colonization Society to be a home for formerly enslaved & freeborn Blk ppl from the U.S.” - Encyclopedia Brittanica

His Black family also connects him to Suzanne Malveaux.

Black women, like Patricia Roberts Harris, have always served a critical role in America. Roberts broke down barriers of social inequity as the first African American woman to serve as a US ambassador and later the first African American woman to serve as a Cabinet Secretary.

Pocahontas and William Shakespeare died less than a year apart from each other…in the same country.

We have a special Women Deserve Better kit ready to reach women: for medical offices (OB-GYNs, pediatricians, general family practitioners), as well as pregnancy resource centers, faith-based counselors, and on-campus advisers. Our kit includes: • 100 Women Deserve Better

🎶 Make music with NMAAHC Kids! Join a fun program exploring how music tells stories through Grandma’s Records, instruments, and record players, and then make your own album cover art. Designed for ages 4–8. Free with registration: s.si.edu/3GnJYhG.

“Christians are called to be sophisticated people: informed, astute, honest, realistic, courageous, humble, meek, compassionate, inclusive. It’s a lot to ask of any one of us, which is why we should learn it together, in community.”

Feed the poor, clothe the naked…..

“A federal judge in TX on Fri granted a request from the Trump administration & industry groups to scrap regulations adopted during the final days of J Biden's presidency that would have removed consumers' medical debts from their credit reports” apple.news/AVLy_ynDuTjeoa…

BREAKING: Trump says the country should 'not waste time and energy on Jeffrey Epstein' which is 'somebody that nobody cares about'

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Lord God, you called St. Teresa of St. Augustine & her companions to go on in the strength of the Holy Spirit from the heights of Carmel to receive a martyr’s crown. May our love too be so steadfast that it will bring us to the everlasting vision of your glory. #Carmelites

On this day in 1942, the governor of Alabama refused to aid in the war effort if it required integration, choosing instead to maintain segregated work practices. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

So is that an integralist?

What?!!!

As Feminists for Life, we are motivated to free women from abortion through resources and support. Check out our accomplishments and make a gift! feministsforlife.org/accomplishment… feministsforlife.org/support/ #prolife #feminists

If you’ve ever heard that - The F-Word is an acronym for “Fornication Under Consent of the King” - The Sh-Word is an acronym for “Ship High in Transit” - Any other older word being an acronym It’s untrue. Acronyms are, by and large, a 20th-century phenomenon.