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ts-wicked-wonders · 1 month
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Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black woman to become a doctor of medicine in the United States.
After moving to Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1852, Rebecca Crumpler worked as a nurse for eight years. At that time, the lack of official schools of nursing meant she required no formal training for the job. But she certainly wasn't afraid of some hard work. She was admitted into the New England Female Medical College in 1860 and graduated four years later with her M.D.
After the end of the Civil War in 1865, Dr. Crumpler moved to Richmond, Virginia to provide medical care for the freed slaves who would otherwise have no one else to turn to. She dedicated herself to the understanding of diseases that particularly afflicted women and children, and when she eventually returned to Massachusetts, she opened her own clinic in Boston. She saw poverty stricken patients and treated them regardless of their ability to pay her.
Read more: https://www.nps.gov/people/dr-rebecca-lee-crumpler.htm
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usnatarchives · 2 years
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Oval Office Vulcan salute - President Obama and Nichelle Nichols. Photo by Pete Souza. Obama Library, NARA ID 200283671.
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Nichelle Nichols at NASA's Glenn Research Center, 4/20/1977, NARA ID 17468123.
#RIP Nichelle Nichols Star Trek's Lt. Uhura goes to the final frontier By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs
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Nichelle Nichols - NASA Recruitment Film 1977.
“Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration. Hers was a life well lived and as such a model for us all." Statement from Nichols’ son, Kyle Johnson
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Nichols with adoring fans at NASA's Glenn Research Center, 4/20/1977, NARA ID 17468124 .
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Nichelle Nichols holds a piece of a satellite presented by Capt. David Martin at NORAD, 1/6/1977, RG 342. Online here.
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NORAD press release 1/6/1977, RG 342, Records of US Air Force, online.
More online:
In Memoriam: Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022), National Archives News.
To Boldly Go Where No (Wo)Man Has Gone Before… by Archives Specialist Netisha Currie.
Nichelle Nichols Helped NASA Break Boundaries on Earth and in Space, NASA.gov
Mae Carol Jemison- The First African American Woman in Space, Pieces of History by Dena Lombardo.
Space Exploration - NASA Records at the National Archives
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mysharona1987 · 1 year
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blackroseberry22 · 2 years
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“Sunday in Bed-Stuy 📸 “
Photographer IG:solaeclipse
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theprincientist · 2 years
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Black Art
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I saw a video the other day where it was explained that the solution for representation in the media is not to paint all white things black.
Although having a black woman playing the little mermaid or any other movie is nice to see, the constant comparison is not healthy for us. And it does not actually help end racism.
It gives the false idea that we are represented when in reality we are not. We keep on replaying white stories.
To have true representation in the media we need to seek and create our own stories and find our own positive black role models. On our terms.
The video then posed a challenge for me I propose to you as well.
We often speak of being descendants of kings and queens. The challenge: find one black king and queen in African history. Learn about their lives and accomplishments.
See a movie that was written, produced and played by black actors. It can be a movie from any country. There is a variety of them with subtitles.
Search for the history of one African Kingdom (there were many). Read about it. You'll be surprised.
The lack of knowledge about positive black figures in our history is a symptom of assimilation. The information exists but we have to seek it because the colonizer is not interested in teaching us our true history.
The less you know, the more you buy into the narrative that African countries are all the bad things they say. Words like "third world" or "civilized" will continue to be spoken very easily.
Learn your story so you won't be a victim of self-hate, so you can avoid the feeling that nothing good existed in the past for blacks and africans. Our story did not start with slavery. And it will not end with discrimination.
There are many fighting for our rights and history. The best thing we can do is to empower ourselves so we can empower others.
Don't forget to do the challenge.
-The Princientist
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lotus-flower-writes · 6 months
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Alex Williams, a nine-year-old girl did a black history project on Bessie Coleman, the first African-American and Native American female pilot as an American Hero. But when it was time for the class to present, the teacher refused to let Alex present her project because she told her that Bessie Coleman wasn't a Hero.
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niquescircle · 23 days
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“God is in the neighborhood!”
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The miracles you encounter when God is in the neighborhood! This statement means that, God is blessing those who are close to home (YOU). The community is receiving the harvest of seeds that were planted. It is told that when you are in celebration while God is visiting, God is sure to knock on your door! Indicating that as you are in celebration for others and in total praise by the goodness of things around you, your energy is attracting your own goodness and blessings.
“You ready big fella?”
When the community win, we alllll win! Never too short of time will yours be arriving at your door.
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From an astrological view: Jupiter is also in the sky right neoww with Sun being in Pisces! Jupiter is allllll about faith, beliefs, expansion, and miraculous blessings. Walking by faith and not by sight is the best way to be during this season while Jupiter is on the throne. Take a look and see where Pisces is in your chart to get a deeper detail of the themes of this season.
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So we give thanks for our praising in advance. For our praises place us in alignment of our ire (blessings). It prepares us for the goodness that is arriving. May we continue to be in the spirit of gratitude as the goodness that is promised to us has been received!
-Korede 🦋
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pagansphinx · 18 days
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Women's History Month
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Alma Thomas (American, 1891-1978) posing with her work, Resurrection (1966) at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
"Creative art is for all time and is therefore independent of time. It is of all ages, of every land, and if by this we mean the creative spirit in man which produces a picture or a statue is common to the whole civilized world, independent of age, race and nationality; the statement may stand unchallenged."
-Alma Thomas, 1970
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Starry Night and the Astronauts • 1972 • Acrylic • Art Institute of Chicago
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8-rock · 2 months
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Happy Black History Month from Chisolm and Truth 🖤🖤
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bhumble01 · 3 months
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arshlema · 1 year
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Wearing #Thebe Magugu for Who What Wear Luncheon for International Women’s Day in Los Angeles, 2023.
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ts-wicked-wonders · 1 month
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Black History: Did you know?
Maya Angelou was the first Black female cable car conductor in San Francisco.
Maya Angelou is best known as a Pulitzer Prize winning author, but before she began writing, she worked a string of odd jobs in her youth. When Angelou first went to apply for a job as a cable car conductor, they refused to give her an application. Undeterred, Angelou sat outside of the office every day for two weeks until they finally allowed her to apply for the position.
Much to her distress, when Angelou read over the application paperwork, she realized she was neither old enough for the job, nor did she have the desired experience and recommendations she was required to list. In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou describes how she combined fact and fiction in order to complete the application, and “on a blissful day” she was hired as the first Black female cable car conductor in San Francisco.
Read more: https://www.streetcar.org/maya-angelou-streetcar-conductor-the-full-story/
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usnatarchives · 2 years
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WWII 6888th Central Postal Battalion vet Romay Davis, 102, Jay Reeves/AP.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at Dedication Ceremony Honoring Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, 7/13/2022 (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post).
Black Women ROCK (US history)! By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs
Two BIG story updates: Mary McLeod Bethune Returns to the Hill (7/13/2022) (Figuratively) topples Confederate Statue! 1st Black American in Statuary Hall! See related NARA Tumblr post. Dr. Bethune joined Old Boys Club on Capitol Hill (90 of the 100 statues there are of men) as an impressive 3 ton, 11 foot statue in the Capitol’s National Statuary Hall.
80 years late, WWII vet Romay Davis is recognized (7/25/2022) Davis was part of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe in WWII, led by Major Charity Adams, the highest-ranking Black woman in the Army during WWII. See: Black Female WWII Unit Gets (Congressional) GOLD!
More amazing facts about Dr. Bethune:
1st Black woman to lead a federal agency.
1st Black women with a university founded in her name.
Founder of the National Council of Negro Women
More amazing facts about Ms. Davis:
She earned a martial arts black belt while in her late 70s!
She went back to work at grocery store in Montgomery, AL, and retired only last year, at age 101!
The 6888th by the #s:
855 - # of Black women in the 6888th
3 - # of months it took them to clear a 6-month backlog of mail.
3 separate 8-hour shifts, 7 days a week - work hours.
65,000 - # of pieces of mail processed per shift
17 million - # of pieces of mail processed by the conflict’s end.
77 years - # of years wait for these women to be honored by Congress
Connection between the two? Mary McLeod Bethune worked with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to establish the Women’s Army Corps, and advocated for the inclusion of Black women who wanted to contribute to the war effort.
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“Somewhere in England, Maj. Charity E. Adams,…and Capt. Abbie N. Campbell, …inspect the first contingent of Negro members of the Women’s Army Corps assigned to overseas service.” 2/15/1945. NARA ID 16214.
Much more online:
We honor WW2’s #InvisibleWarriors! Black Women in WWII
BLACK (military) NURSES ROCK!
Pictorial History of Black Women in the US Navy during World War II and Beyond, by Dr. Tina Ligon, Rediscovering Black History.
Before Kamala: Black Women in Presidential Administrations, Rediscovering Black History
Official Personnel Folder for Mary McLeod Bethune, NARA ID 158329664.
Mary Bethune: Adviser to Presidents, Hoover Heads blog
Providing a New Deal for Young Black Women: Mary McLeod Bethune and the Negro Affairs Division of the National Youth Association, Rediscovering Black History.
Featured NARA public program: Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All
The Closed Door of Justice: African American Nurses and the Fight for Naval Service, by Alicia Henneberry, The Text Message.
Their War Too: US Women in the Military During WWII, The Text Message
African Americans and the War Industry by Alexis Hill, The Unwritten Record blog
I too, am Rosie by Dr. Tina Ligon, Rediscovering Black History
Women’s History Month and African American History National Archives News special topics pages.
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They tried to convince us that we came from a man’s rib, but the evidence clearly shows that humanity came from an African woman’s womb.
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historysisco · 1 year
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On This Day in New York City History February 2, 1935: Dancer Anne Raven Wilkinson (February 2, 1935 – December 17, 2018) was born in New York City, New York. Wilkinson has the distinction of being the first African-American woman to dance for a major classical ballet company.
Wilkinson was born into a middle class black family in Harlem. Her father was a medical doctor and her mother a ballet dancer. Her love for ballet was born from watching a performance of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, a dance group that she would make history with.
Wilkinson would face difficulties in getting accepted to the Ballet Russe de Monter Carlo. Twice she was rejected before she was accepted at the age of 20 in 1955 by the director of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Serge Denham.
After leaving the group in the early 1960, Wilkinson would dance with a number row groups before retiring in 1974. That would be a short lived retirement. In the same year Wilkinson would join the New York City Opera and dance for them until 1985. In her later years she would serve as mentor to Misty Copeland who was a trailblazer in her own right. Copeland was the first African American to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.
Wilkinson passed away on December 17, 2018 at the age of 83.
#AnneRavenWilkinson #BalletRusseDeMonteCarlo #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanStudies #BlackHistory #BlackStudies #BlackHistoryMatters #WomensHistory #WomensStudies #HERStory #DanceHistory #NewYorkHistory #NYHistory #NYCHistory #History #Historia #Histoire #Geschichte #HistorySisco
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realjaysumlin · 3 months
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Racism: The Evergreen Toxin Killing Black Mothers and Infants - Center for American Progress
"Racism: The Evergreen Toxin Killing Black Mothers and Infants - Center for American Progress" https://www.americanprogress.org/article/racism-evergreen-toxin-killing-black-mothers-infants/
Being the General Manager of The Black History Channel is so very hard and difficult in times, none worse than history like this that is submitted to us to do research and confirm stories like this.
It's not easy or funny when you can see how the invention of races can cause such unnecessary harms to innocent Black Indigenous Women and Children who have done nothing but being born with dark skin which is something that no one has any control over.
You can be so indoctrinated into believing in something that can make you commit the most atrocious acts against innocent people everywhere you are not good, you are an absolute lunatic who needs to be eradicated from the face of the earth because there's absolutely nothing good about you.
You are the worse example of being anything considered as being human because no human being can behave in this manner and be called humans.
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