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February 1st

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 AdorisLeave a comment

It's FEBRUARY FIRST... So you know what that means! 😆 Happy Black History Month to Everyone! To kick off Black History Month, I would like to take a few moments to acknowledge a little known, but very important, Black History Maker: Alonzo Herndon Herndon was born a slave in 1858 in Social Circle, GA but… Continue reading February 1st

Posted in Black History Month, fundamental fridays, history, Now You KnowTagged alonzo herndon, black, black history, fun facts, fundamental friday, history, Now You Know

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What a powerful influencer and courageous trailblazer we lost... Thank you, Toni Morrison, for leaving us your words and literature as forever reminders of our worth and how to overcome (and recognize) the racism around us... And that we can break it all the way down! My personal favorites by the Pulitzer Prize Winner and Nobel Prize winner in Literature is Recitatif (the only published short story by Morrison) and Beloved.

🗣PSA: BLACK HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY! #CourageouslyConcerned will continue to publicize and share the wealth of knowledge when it comes to Black history and authentic success stories!

It was so much fun and empowering to highlight and share little known Black History Facts everyday for the whole month of February!!! Just because February is coming to an end doesn't mean the Black History stops!!

Medgar Evers was a World War II veteran, a Civil Rights activist in Mississippi, and secretary for the state's NAACP. Evers passionately pursued getting African-Americans registered to vote. He was active in integrating schools and getting rid of Jim Crow, to name a few...June 12, 1963 Evers was assassinated in the driveway of his own home. Evers was buried at the Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. (I had the privilege to pay my respects to him at Arlington 2 years ago.)

Jefferson Franklin Long was the 2nd African-American sworn into Congress, representing Georgia. Even though he served only 3 months, in 1871 he became the first African-American to speak on the House Floor! Long was the only African American to represent Georgia until Andrew Young was elected in 1972.

Today we honor Morris Brown College, located in Atlanta, GA. Did you know that Morris Brown was the first institution of higher learning in Georgia for black people, founded by black people? Because it was founded by Black people, that was one of the reasons why Alonzo Herndon donated so much to Morris Brown.

If you love acting and Broadway then hopefully you've heard of this person before... Did you know that Audra McDonald has won six performance Tony Awards?! That's more than any other actor, period! She is also the only person to win all four of her Tony Awards in acting categories.

Today we honor all the museums across the nation that preserve the trials and legacies that African-Americans and people of African descent have had to overcome... ⭐Up until February 28th (02/28/19) you can get free entrance into the National Center for Civil and Human Rights (where this picture was taken). It's an intimate and powerful museum. I highly recommend! 🙌🏽

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