Dorian Velasquez
@dev212.bsky.social
Black History is American history; the legacy of Black American contributions to the fabric of the nation should never by banned or denied. #BlackHistoryMonth
Nikole Hannah-Jones shares this expression in her essay "The Idea of America." Check it out! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Nikole Hannah-Jones shares this expression in her essay "The Idea of America." Check it out! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The Idea of America (link)
The Idea of America (link) by Nikole Hannah-Jones My dad always flew an American flag in our front yard. The blue paint on our two-story house was perennially chipping; the fence, or the rail by the ...
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February 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Black History is American history; the legacy of Black American contributions to the fabric of the nation should never by banned or denied. #BlackHistoryMonth
Nikole Hannah-Jones shares this expression in her essay "The Idea of America." Check it out! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Nikole Hannah-Jones shares this expression in her essay "The Idea of America." Check it out! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
“Never cook with revenge! It’s a bad spice.”
December 27, 2024 at 7:03 PM
“Never cook with revenge! It’s a bad spice.”
Hip Hop Speaks to Children is anthology of intersection between Hip Hop and poetry. This anthology has a CD of the artists own voice’s. The Poet Extraordinaire Nikki Giovanni is featured on the cover at the bottom lip, “edited by Nikki Giovanni.”
From the past to the present. RIP Nikki G
From the past to the present. RIP Nikki G
December 19, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Hip Hop Speaks to Children is anthology of intersection between Hip Hop and poetry. This anthology has a CD of the artists own voice’s. The Poet Extraordinaire Nikki Giovanni is featured on the cover at the bottom lip, “edited by Nikki Giovanni.”
From the past to the present. RIP Nikki G
From the past to the present. RIP Nikki G
December 10: International Human Rights Day
December 10, 2024 at 2:25 PM
December 10: International Human Rights Day
“#OTD in 1941, Doris Miller helped carry injured officers and seamen to safety during the attack on Pearl Harbor aboard the battleship USS West Virginia.
He became the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for his heroic actions.”
He became the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for his heroic actions.”
December 7, 2024 at 12:51 PM
“#OTD in 1941, Doris Miller helped carry injured officers and seamen to safety during the attack on Pearl Harbor aboard the battleship USS West Virginia.
He became the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for his heroic actions.”
He became the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for his heroic actions.”
Reposted by Dorian Velasquez
A single ping from a student’s phone can break their concentration. Most students are getting hundreds.
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December 5, 2024 at 2:04 AM
A single ping from a student’s phone can break their concentration. Most students are getting hundreds.
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Hi, BlueSky! We're here for the party, and we brought a NEW dinosaur with us. Meet Apex. Discovered in 2022 near Dinosaur, Colorado, this Stegosaurus is the largest ever found, measuring 11 ft (3.4 m) tall & 27 feet (8.2 m) long. You can see it at the Museum starting on Sunday, December 8! 🦴
December 5, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Dec. 5 (2012) South African nationalist and statesman Nelson Mandela, who helped end the country's apartheid system of racial segregation and ushered in a peaceful transition to majority rule, died at age 95.
December 5, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Dec. 5 (2012) South African nationalist and statesman Nelson Mandela, who helped end the country's apartheid system of racial segregation and ushered in a peaceful transition to majority rule, died at age 95.
On This Day, Dec. 5: Black Americans declare boycott of Montgomery, Ala., buses www.upi.com/Top_News/202...
December 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM
On This Day, Dec. 5: Black Americans declare boycott of Montgomery, Ala., buses www.upi.com/Top_News/202...
On December 4, 1969, Black Panther leader 21 year old Fred Hampton was murdered by police.
“We're going to fight racism not with racism, but we're going to fight with solidarity. We say we're not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we're going to fight it with socialism.”
“We're going to fight racism not with racism, but we're going to fight with solidarity. We say we're not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we're going to fight it with socialism.”
December 4, 2024 at 7:06 PM
On December 4, 1969, Black Panther leader 21 year old Fred Hampton was murdered by police.
“We're going to fight racism not with racism, but we're going to fight with solidarity. We say we're not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we're going to fight it with socialism.”
“We're going to fight racism not with racism, but we're going to fight with solidarity. We say we're not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we're going to fight it with socialism.”
December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, recognized by the UN beginning in 1992. “Dignity, Rights, Well-being”
December 3, 2024 at 11:55 PM
December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, recognized by the UN beginning in 1992. “Dignity, Rights, Well-being”
“Unbought and Unbossed”
“Born #OTD in 1924, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress and the first Black candidate from a major party to run for president of the United States.” s.si.edu/3Zr7eSN
#ShirleyChisholmDay
“Born #OTD in 1924, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress and the first Black candidate from a major party to run for president of the United States.” s.si.edu/3Zr7eSN
#ShirleyChisholmDay
November 30, 2024 at 4:42 PM
“Unbought and Unbossed”
“Born #OTD in 1924, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress and the first Black candidate from a major party to run for president of the United States.” s.si.edu/3Zr7eSN
#ShirleyChisholmDay
“Born #OTD in 1924, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress and the first Black candidate from a major party to run for president of the United States.” s.si.edu/3Zr7eSN
#ShirleyChisholmDay
November 29, 2024 at 9:20 PM
