Thomas Holbrook II
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In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth we have Harriet Tubman, who led several slaves to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad.
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Harriet Tubman
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February 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth we have Harriet Tubman, who led several slaves to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad.
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In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth let's celebrate Mae Jemison. She was the first black woman to go into space.
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The Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers | Mae Jemison | PBS LearningMedia
Meet astronaut Mae Jemison in this video profile from NOVA’s “The Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers.” As a child growing up in Chicago, Mae dreamed of traveling to outer space. Years later, while ...
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February 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth let's celebrate Mae Jemison. She was the first black woman to go into space.
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kcpt.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nvs...
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth let us remember Clara Luper, who organized sit ins in Oklahoma in order to end segregation.
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Luper, Clara Shepard
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February 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth let us remember Clara Luper, who organized sit ins in Oklahoma in order to end segregation.
www.okhistory.org/publications...
www.okhistory.org/publications...
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth let us remember John William "Blind" Boone. He was born during the Civil War and overcame many obstacles to become a nationally known composer and musician.
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historicmissourians.shsmo.org/blind-boone/
"Blind" Boone - SHSMO Historic Missourians
Born during the Civil War, John William “Blind” Boone overcame poverty, disability, and racism to become a nationally known composer and musician. Blind almost from birth, the musical prodigy created ...
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February 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth let us remember John William "Blind" Boone. He was born during the Civil War and overcame many obstacles to become a nationally known composer and musician.
historicmissourians.shsmo.org/blind-boone/
historicmissourians.shsmo.org/blind-boone/
In honor or #blackhistorymonth let us remember John Lewis. He not only participated in sit ins in an attempt to end segregation, but he would also go on to endure police brutality doing so. He would later be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986.
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John Lewis | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica
John Lewis was an American civil rights leader and politician best known for his chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and for leading the landmark Selma March in 1965. In 1986...
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February 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
In honor or #blackhistorymonth let us remember John Lewis. He not only participated in sit ins in an attempt to end segregation, but he would also go on to endure police brutality doing so. He would later be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986.
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www.britannica.com/biography/Jo...
My counter-argument.
February 16, 2025 at 6:47 AM
My counter-argument.
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth let's remember Penfield Wallace Tate II, the first Black Mayor of Boulder Colorado. He advocated for the rights of those in the #LGBTQ+ community.
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Penfield Wallace Tate II '68
This month the Colorado Law community takes a moment to honor the life and accomplishments of another one of our most distinguished alumni, Penfield “Pen”
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February 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth let's remember Penfield Wallace Tate II, the first Black Mayor of Boulder Colorado. He advocated for the rights of those in the #LGBTQ+ community.
www.colorado.edu/law/2023/02/...
www.colorado.edu/law/2023/02/...
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth let's find out more about Olaudah Equiano, a former slave and abolitionist.
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Olaudah Equiano: The Remarkable Life of an African Writer and Abolitionist
Olaudah Equ iano was born in 1745 in what is now southeastern Nigeria. He was the youngest son of a family that belonged to the Igbo people, a large
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February 14, 2025 at 3:57 AM
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth let's find out more about Olaudah Equiano, a former slave and abolitionist.
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sect...
In honor of #blackhistorymonth let us remember Malcom X, whose views differed from that of Dr Martin Luther King Jr's regarding civil rights and activism.
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Malcolm X
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February 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
In honor of #blackhistorymonth let us remember Malcom X, whose views differed from that of Dr Martin Luther King Jr's regarding civil rights and activism.
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/malcolm-x
kinginstitute.stanford.edu/malcolm-x
In honor of #blackhistorymonth let's celebrate Jane Bolin, the first female black judge in the U.S.
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Historical Profile: Jane Matilda Bolin ’31
Jane Matilda Bolin made history as the first Black female judge in the United States and the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School.
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February 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In honor of #blackhistorymonth let's celebrate Jane Bolin, the first female black judge in the U.S.
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law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne....
The third post to honor #BlackHistoryMonth will be none other than Shirley Chisolm, the first black woman to be elected to Congress.
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Biography: Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was the first African American woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of t...
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February 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The third post to honor #BlackHistoryMonth will be none other than Shirley Chisolm, the first black woman to be elected to Congress.
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www.womenshistory.org/education-re...
The second post honoring #blackhistorymonth will be Jesse Owens, who rebuked Hitler's ideology by winning Olympic Gold in 1936.
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Jesse Owens | Official Website | Track & Field Olympic Athlete
The Official Website of Jesse Owens, an African-American track and field Olympic athlete.
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February 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The second post honoring #blackhistorymonth will be Jesse Owens, who rebuked Hitler's ideology by winning Olympic Gold in 1936.
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You get a three for one special from me today since I missed two days of honoring #blackhistorymonth
The first figure is for you pro-wrestling fans. Ron Simmons, who was known as Farooq in WWE.
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The first figure is for you pro-wrestling fans. Ron Simmons, who was known as Farooq in WWE.
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Ron Simmons
Ron Simmons (May 15, 1958) is a retired American professional wrestler and retired American football player. He was the first African American to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and was th...
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February 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
You get a three for one special from me today since I missed two days of honoring #blackhistorymonth
The first figure is for you pro-wrestling fans. Ron Simmons, who was known as Farooq in WWE.
prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Ron_Sim...
The first figure is for you pro-wrestling fans. Ron Simmons, who was known as Farooq in WWE.
prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Ron_Sim...
In honor of ##blackhistorymonth let's recognize Rosa Parks and the pivotal moment in civil rights activist history.
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BIOGRAPHY | Rosa Parks
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February 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In honor of ##blackhistorymonth let's recognize Rosa Parks and the pivotal moment in civil rights activist history.
www.rosaparks.org/biography/
www.rosaparks.org/biography/
In honor of #blackhistorymonth today's subject is Jackie Robinson. He was among those who broke the color line in Major League Baseball. He became a civil rights activist after returning from the sport.
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Watch Jackie Robinson | Documentary Movie | Ken Burns | PBS
Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to cross baseball's color line and become one of the most beloved men in America. Full film now streaming.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
In honor of #blackhistorymonth today's subject is Jackie Robinson. He was among those who broke the color line in Major League Baseball. He became a civil rights activist after returning from the sport.
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www.pbs.org/kenburns/jac...
In honor of #blackhistorymonth today's subject will be Langston Hughes, a poet who brought about a Renaissance in Harlem.
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Langston Hughes
Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.
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February 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
In honor of #blackhistorymonth today's subject will be Langston Hughes, a poet who brought about a Renaissance in Harlem.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/langst...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/langst...
Not just weird, but disturbing that they're ok with a bunch of clueless people having access to social security numbers.
A whole bunch of people who were totally cool with posting the addresses of NIH/CDC employees during COVID are now absolutely apoplectic that people would publish the mere names of people forcing their way into government agencies and accessing sensitive data.
Weird, huh?
Weird, huh?
February 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Not just weird, but disturbing that they're ok with a bunch of clueless people having access to social security numbers.
In honor of #blackhistorymonth I would like to draw attention to Henrietta Lacks, an unsung hero's whose cells contributed to cancer research.
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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February 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
In honor of #blackhistorymonth I would like to draw attention to Henrietta Lacks, an unsung hero's whose cells contributed to cancer research.
www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henrietta-la...
www.hopkinsmedicine.org/henrietta-la...
In honor of #blackhistorymonth, I want to bring attention to the #hiddenfigures of #NASA. These human computers ensured success for the U.S.'s first wave of adventures into space.
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Hidden No More: Black Women Groundbreakers at NASA
Join us to discover the stories of two women whose work and achievement were hidden and untold for years—but who also played a key role in the success of the space program in the United States.
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February 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In honor of #blackhistorymonth, I want to bring attention to the #hiddenfigures of #NASA. These human computers ensured success for the U.S.'s first wave of adventures into space.
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airandspace.si.edu/stories/edit...
To kick off #blackhistorymonth I will link to an article about George Washington Carver.
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George Washington Carver | Tuskegee University
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February 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
To kick off #blackhistorymonth I will link to an article about George Washington Carver.
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www.tuskegee.edu/support-tu/g...
If one could start a company that rented out apartments, what would make it attractive to renters?
January 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
If one could start a company that rented out apartments, what would make it attractive to renters?
Hot take to close out 2024: The year of the Linux Desktop has already happened. It happened the moment the Windows Subsystem for Linux became a thing.
January 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Hot take to close out 2024: The year of the Linux Desktop has already happened. It happened the moment the Windows Subsystem for Linux became a thing.
So Laura Loomer, the creepy stalker who tried to sleep with a young conservative even though she was told no, has a problem with H1-B Visas. That troll will say anything for clout.
December 28, 2024 at 7:50 AM
So Laura Loomer, the creepy stalker who tried to sleep with a young conservative even though she was told no, has a problem with H1-B Visas. That troll will say anything for clout.
He could be acting like a scared victim, OR ..... He could be realizing that messing with the poor, have nots, disabled, and elderly is a horrible idea.
This is a truly remarkable clip. If you mercifully haven't seen video of Thiel before, let me assure you this isn't normal for him. I haven't seen flop sweat like this since the Nixon/Kennedy debate.
Good morning to everyone who likes seeing Peter Thiel so so so scared ONLY
December 14, 2024 at 9:10 PM
He could be acting like a scared victim, OR ..... He could be realizing that messing with the poor, have nots, disabled, and elderly is a horrible idea.