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Today we highlight the important work of the Black Youth Project, a platform that highlights the voices and ideas of Black millennials.
Check out the Black Youth Project and Donate through their website! blackyouthproject.com
#blackyouthproject #neighborsinblackandwhite
Today we salute Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African American woman to be confirmed to serve on the Supreme Court. This is a momentous step for America as a whole in its quest for a truly representative democracy.
#kentanjibrownjackson #neighborsinblackandwhite
NiBW Book Club! This week's selection is "So you want to talk about race", by Ijeoma Oluo.
From NYMag: "Ijeomo Oluo’s New York Times best seller shows people of all races how to have constructive and useful conversations about race in America.
#NiBWBookClub
Today we highlight Learning for Justice, and organization providing teaching and educational resources designed advance racial justice.
Learn more on their website!
learningforjustice.org
Today we highlight Lewis Latimer:
Lewis Latimer created a filament that extended the life of the bulb. This made the light bulb cheaper and more efficient, making it possible for them to be used on the streets and in the average person’s home.
#lewislatimer #science #NiBWFilm
Take a look at these powerful visual essays on the impact and experience of racism. Featured in the Washington Post.
Photo:
Jahi Chikwendiu
washingtonpost.com/magazine/…
Janet Mock (born March 10, 1983)[3] is an American writer, television host, director, producer and transgender rights activist.
Read more on her website!
janetmock.com
✊🏾This week in Black History:
Today we honor Matthew Henson, an African American explorer who was the first person to reach the North Pole on April 6th, 1909.
🧭 Read a full profile on this fascinating and under-appreciated individual at:
nationalgeographic.com/adven…
📚NiBW Book Club Selection📚
Choke Hold: Policing Black Men by Paul Butler
“The most readable and provocative account of the consequences of the war on drugs since Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow . . . .”
―The New York Times Book Review
#NiBW #neighborsinblackandwhite
Today we highlight the National Action Network, one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States.
more: nationalactionnetwork.net
@nationalactionnetwork #NiBWFilm #neighborsinblackandwhite
Bayard Rustin organized and led a number of protests in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, including the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Read more here:
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/e…
#NiBWFilm #neighborsinblackandwhite #bayardrustin #mlk #blackhistory
According to The Century Foundation, racially diverse schools are correlated with a broad range of positive outcomes, such as higher college enrollment, higher test scores, and better critical thinking skills.
#education #unity #diversity #integration #neighborsinblackandwhite
✊🏾This week in Black History:
On March 21, 1950, Ron Oden was born. Oden was the first African American and the first openly gay man to hold the office of Mayor of Palm Springs, California.
#NiBW #neighborsinblackandwhite #RonOden #BlackHistory
📚Today's NIBW Book Recommendation 📚
Black Reconstruction by W.E.B. Dubois
#WEBduBois #reconstruction #history #NiBWFilm #neighborsinblackandwhite
In his journey from captive slave to internationally renowned activist, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) has been a source of inspiration and hope for millions.
#frederickdouglass #NIBW #Neighborsinblackandwhite
This Week in Black History:
On March 16, 1827, Freedom’s Journal, the first African American owned and operated newspaper in the United States, was founded.
#freedomsjournal #blackhistory #blackjournalism #NIBW #neighborsinblackandwhite
Today we highlight the National Black Women's Justice Institute, an organization effecting change for Black Women nationwide.
Find out more on their website:
nbwji.org
@nbwji #neighborsinblackandwhite #NIBWFilm #justiceforblackwomen
James Meredith became a powerful figure in the civil rights movement through his tireless resistance against racial segregation in universities across the country.
#jamesmeredith #civilrightsicons #NIBW #neighborsinblackandwhite #blackhistory
