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Melissa Pressley

@melissa15547858

GOD-FEARING; Host of Pressley's Inspirations on WMCA Christian radio station; New York Lawyer; Award-Winning Cook; Basketball Enthusiast

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Kevin W. (@brink_thinker) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This Pennsylvania barbershop boosts kids' confidence by paying young customers $3 to read stories aloud during haircuts, deserving endless retweets.

AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY (@africanarchives) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On this day in 1951, Florida’s NAACP President Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette Moore, were killed on Christmas Day when their house was bombed by racist terrorists in Florida. The Moores were the first NAACP members to be murdered for their civil rights activism.

On this day in 1951, Florida’s NAACP President Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette Moore, were killed on Christmas Day when their house was bombed by racist terrorists in Florida.

The Moores were the first NAACP members to be murdered for their civil rights activism.
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Let’s tell the truth. - President Trump’s claim that the 1964 Civil Rights Act caused harm to white people is a false narrative that distorts history and obscures reality. My father, Fannie Lou Hamer, John Lewis, Amelia Boynton and many others did not work for racial and

Let’s tell the truth. - President Trump’s claim that the 1964 Civil Rights Act caused harm to white people is a false narrative that distorts history and obscures reality.

My father, Fannie Lou Hamer, John Lewis, Amelia Boynton and many others did not work for racial and
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Dr. Gladys West, the Black mathematician whose brilliance made GPS possible, has passed at 95. Born on a Dinwiddie County farm during the Great Depression, she overcame segregation to become a scientist and map the world—literally. May we never forget her legacy or the path she

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In 1921 Bessie Coleman received her pilot's license becoming the first black licensed pilot. Women & people of color had no training opportunities in the US so she learnt French and moved to Paris to earn her license. Denied. Defied. Soared. Before Amelia Earhart ever took

In 1921 Bessie Coleman received her pilot's license becoming the first black licensed pilot. Women & people of color had no training opportunities in the US so she learnt French and moved to Paris to earn her license.

Denied. Defied. Soared.

Before Amelia Earhart ever took
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THE GOLDEN THIRTEEN In 1944, the Navy gave 16 Black men 8 weeks to complete 16 weeks of training. All 16 passed with some of the highest scores recorded in Navy training. The Navy commissioned only 13. Three men who passed were denied commissions—no reason given. This is their

THE GOLDEN THIRTEEN

In 1944, the Navy gave 16 Black men 8 weeks to complete 16 weeks of training. All 16 passed with some of the highest scores recorded in Navy training. The Navy commissioned only 13. Three men who passed were denied commissions—no reason given. This is their
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“The most disrespected person in America, is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America, is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America, is the Black woman.” —Malcolm X

Dr. Allison Wiltz (@queenie4rmnola) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Trump ordered troops to bomb Black people on Christmas. And ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter on New Years Eve. Last week, they threw tear gas into a car with 6 Black kids. Yet, people rarely acknowledge state sanctioned violence when the victims are Black

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Philando Castile was executed in his car in front of his daughter and girlfriend outside of Minneapolis in 2016. He had a concealed carry permit and informed the officer. He was brutally murdered. This terror is not new.

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“It gets dark sometimes But the morning comes Suffering breeds character Character breeds faith In the end, faith will not disappoint… We must never surrender! Keep hope alive.” RIP Jesse Jackson 🕊️