The community I found in #Melanated, our Black employee identity group, is unparalleled. You can learn more about us and the resources Newsela offers teachers and students during #BlackHistoryMonth and all year round here newsela.com/about/black-hi… #BlackinTech #TechTwitter #BHM

Our latest blog on Newsela about highlighting the literary genius of the African diaspora and celebrating the works of formative Black writers in history (and those who will shape the future) for #BlackHistoryMonth newsela.com/about/blog/cel… #BHM #BlackInTech #BookTwitter

This is an eye-opening account by Curtis Bunn about spending the night on a plantation in South Carolina. He heard screams by the cemetery at night and prayed a lot for the ancestors. An experience to think about nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/re… via @nbcnews #BHM

Racism, sexism and misogyny have always been at the forefront of Kelela’s mind, but not always reflected in her music. As she was building up to “Raven,” her primary goal was expanding the canon of Black female emotional art. nytimes.com/2023/02/02/art… via New York Times Arts

A word from Kibby....💅🏾 We asked about the importance of promoting inclusivity and representation in the classroom. Check out her response. #BlackHistoryMonth

Today, the White House Press Secretary is Karine Jean-Pierre, the first Black and openly queer person to serve in the role. But did you know that today, Feb. 8, is the anniversary of the first Black journalist being allowed into a White House press conference? A #BHM thread 1/

Black home-schoolers said, along with protecting their children from racial disparities and abuse, they don’t have to worry about their children getting white-washed versions of Black history — or no Black history lessons at all. nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/bl… via @nbcnews #education

Gwendolyn Brooks was a groundbreaking African American poet who dedicated her life to teaching and writing about the economic conditions of Black Americans. Her strong prose led to many achievements — including poetry consultant for the Library of Congress. #BHM

#OnThisDay in 1991, the brutal beating of #RodneyKing by LAPD officers was captured on video by a bystander. The incident started a national conversation about police brutality and racial discrimination which continues to this day.

MLK50 is on the ground @ the State Capitol where the #TN3, Reps. @justinjpearson Rep. Justin Jones & Rep. Gloria Johnson face expulsion today after a gun control protest on the state House floor, following the March 30 school shooting in Nashville. Follow our 🧵for updates.

Yusef Salaam, one of five Black and Latino teenagers wrongfully convicted of a 1989 rape in Central Park, is finally where he seems to belong: on the campaign trail. nytimes.com/2023/04/17/opi…

Thinking of Renisha McBride who was killed in 2013 for daring to go on a porch for help after her car broke down late at night. Everything was used to say the homeowner “feared for his life” by her knocking on the door. Her shooter walked around free too until the protests and

Hundreds of Staley High School students and staff walked out today in support of their classmate Ralph Yarl kshb.com/news/local-new…

Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified. The find yields a new understanding of the enormous harm of such a transaction. propublica.org/article/how-gr…

Thirty-four years after Donald Trump led a lynch mob to execute him and four other wrongly accused young Black and brown men, Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five has declared victory in the New York City Council race to represent Harlem.

Today marks the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the start of the modern LGBTQ+ Rights Movement. Black Americans in this community have made enormous contributions to global history & culture. More LGBTQ+ stories: s.si.edu/3NdArrF #SmithsonianPride

Christine King Farris, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s older sister, supported him politically and personally. She joined him in 1965 for the March for Voting Rights in Alabama and in 1966 for the March Against Fear in Mississippi. nytimes.com/2023/06/29/us/…

"Today is a sad day in American constitutional law and in the lives of LGBT people. The Supreme Court...declares that a particular kind of business, though open to the public, has a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class." –JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court strikes down Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt.