Fannie Lou Hamer's America
@FLHAmericaDedicated to Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer, a new documentary told in her own words now streaming and an educational website featuring a K-12 curriculum.
Similar User
@KimWrites4U
@BreeNewsome
@TNInstitute
@NMAAHC
@ADOSorg
@civilrightsorg
@FromSlaves
@SybrinaFulton
@TheBWSTimes
@AAIHS
@NBCBLK
@bgraulau
@Colorlines
@BlkPerspectives
@karenhunter
"I don't want you telling me to go back to Africa, unless you going back where you come from...We all here on borrowed land. We have to figure out how we're going to make things right for all the people of this country." - Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) Activist and humanitarian.
Two sharp Marines walk in step in Harlem in June 1943. (Photo by Roger Smith). Initially, the Marine Corps strongly resisted the inclusion of Black men. But once President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, the Corps began accepting them in June 1942. righttofightexhibit.org/during-war/mar…
KCAL News anchor and three-time Emmy winner Chauncy Glover died unexpectedly Tuesday at age 39, prompting an outpouring of grief from fans in Los Angeles as well as Houston, where he was an anchor with the ABC station for eight years. nbclosangeles.com/news/local/cha…
A 1956 photo by Gordon Parks of Joann Thornton Wilson & her niece, Shirley Anne Kirksey in front of a theater in Mobile, ALA. They are dresed elegantly, but the scene’s lighthearted mood is interrupted by a single, painful neon sign. gordonparksfoundation.org/education/feat…
On November 7, 1989, in New York, former Manhattan borough president David Dinkins, a Democrat, is elected New York City’s first Black mayor, while in Virginia, Lieutenant Governor Douglas Wilder, also a Democrat, became the first elected Black state governor in American history.
Musician Tyka Nelson, Prince's sister and only full sibling, has died at 64. abcnews.go.com/.../minneapoli…
He did with those pieces of wood that were going to the trash.
Powerful reminder. 🙌
On this day in 1931, a segregated Georgia hospital refused to admit Juliette Derricotte, Dean of Fisk University, and one of her students after a serious car accident. They both died as a result. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…
"This is an extraordinary woman. I'm sad for the country that they missed out on the opportunity to see how far she could go." -Joy Reid on VP #KamalaHarris' concession speech
Artis Gilmore and Bill Walton
I'm proud of Vice President Kamala Harris. The election results aren't a reflection of her, it is a reflection of what this country is. I'm at peace because whatever happens from here is exactly what this country signed up.
Kamala Harris sent us off with a hopeful message when she said, "Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars." Thank you, Kamala.
United States Trends
- 1. $MAYO 10,7 B posts
- 2. Tyson 400 B posts
- 3. Pence 45,7 B posts
- 4. Dora 22,5 B posts
- 5. Kash 75,6 B posts
- 6. Laken Riley 43,9 B posts
- 7. Mike Rogers 10,5 B posts
- 8. Ticketmaster 16,8 B posts
- 9. Debbie 19,3 B posts
- 10. #LetsBONK 7.256 posts
- 11. Gabrielle Union N/A
- 12. Pirates 19,4 B posts
- 13. Iron Mike 16,7 B posts
- 14. Cenk 11,6 B posts
- 15. #FursuitFriday 15,8 B posts
- 16. The UK 436 B posts
- 17. Whoopi 60,3 B posts
- 18. Fauci 178 B posts
- 19. Mr. Mayonnaise 1.451 posts
- 20. Scholars 10,7 B posts
Who to follow
-
Unapologetically Black, Positive & Unbothered
@KimWrites4U -
Don’t Boo…Revolt!
@BreeNewsome -
Transnational Institute
@TNInstitute -
Smithsonian’s NMAAHC
@NMAAHC -
ADOS Advocacy Foundation
@ADOSorg -
The Leadership Conference
@civilrightsorg -
Tweets_From_Runaway_Enslaved_People
@FromSlaves -
Sybrina Fulton
@SybrinaFulton -
The Black Wall Street Times
@TheBWSTimes -
AAIHS
@AAIHS -
NBC BLK
@NBCBLK -
Bianca Graulau
@bgraulau -
Colorlines
@Colorlines -
Black Perspectives
@BlkPerspectives -
Karen Hunter
@karenhunter
Something went wrong.
Something went wrong.