The Root Digger
@RootDiggerGenYvette Porter Moore aka Root Digger: San Diego Public Historian & Genealogist, Blogger, and Writer
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Whatever you think you know about San Diego’s Black history, she says there’s more sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/11/24/wha…
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Genealogist Yvette Porter Moore pushes back on the need for more reparations studies. After two key reparations bills got blocked, the Reparations Over Everything Coalition is calling on Gov. Newsom and the CLBC to step up with material reparations. The apology’s not enough—no…
Our California Reparations press conference was featured on @KTLA 5 News, where we called for accountability from Governor Gavin Newsom and the CLBC. #ReparationsNow
YOU should interview your elders NOW! What is her story? I wish I would have interviewed this young girl in this photo who was born and raised in Harlem, NY. She is my mom. I have a couple of diarys she wrote during WWII. #preservation #archiving #interviewing #familyhistory
Thank you Katie for conducting this interview with Kevin Ashley. Thank you for taking the time to get an accurate reporting. #Sayhisname "Alton Collier."
Black Coronado resident Alton Collier drowned in the San Diego Bay nearly 80 years ago. His death certificate says “suicide.” Now, he’s being recognized as California’s third racial terror lynching victim. “Say his name: Alton Collier.” kpbs.org/news/racial-ju…
It was a true honor to have Kamilah Moore, Esq as our keynote speaker/guest. It is time to help our seniors to know more about reparations and to prepare for it. #reparationsnow
I also want to thank expert genealogist Yvette Porter Moore for leading an amazing discussion on genealogy, getting our seniors reparations ready! #ReparationsNow #SB1403 #CAAFA
I also want to thank expert genealogist Yvette Porter Moore for leading an amazing discussion on genealogy, getting our seniors reparations ready! #ReparationsNow #SB1403 #CAAFA
The U.S. Supreme Court bundled 5 school desegregation cases as Brown v. Board in 1951. Each challenged the “separate but equal” decision from 1896. Thurgood Marshall argued unequal access created an inferiority complex in Black kids and violated their constitutional rights.
Ralph Ellison (March 1, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an African-American writer, literary critic, and scholar best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953. #Harlem
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San Diego High students hear from leaders who embraced diversity and overcame it to achieve their goals as part of the #BreakingBarriers Forum. The school also unveiled a new mural dedicated to former @Padres player #JohnnyRitchey, who helped break the color barrier. #BetterSD
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On page 38 of 263 of Any Boy Can, by Archie Moore goodreads.com/user_status/sh…
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