Malcolm X #motivation #civilrightsactivist #blackconsciousness

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On 21 February 1933: #NinaSimone, American jazz pianist, #singer, songwriter, arranger, and #civilrightsactivist (“Mississippi Goddam”; “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black”, “Feeling Good”; “Wild Is The Wind”), born in Tryon, North Carolina (d. 2003).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 💔😢😭

Reverend Jesse Jackson
October 8, 1941–February 17, 2026

This quote is from his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, on July 19, 1988, during his second presidential campaign.

#Ancestor #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #CivilRights #CivilRightsActivist #History #JesseJackson #KeepHopeAlive #PushCoalition #RainbowPUSH #RepresentationMatters #SocialJustice #TrailBlazer #LoveOneAnother

#struggleforequality #civilrightsactivist #motivation #malcolmx

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#OnThisDay in 1871, #JamesWeldonJohnson, American Harlem Renaissance poet, lyricist ("Lift Every Voice And Sing"), #civilrightsactivist, and leader of the NAACP, born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1938).
#RIP 🥀🕯️
#OnThisDay in 2023, #JimBrown, American College-Pro Football HOF running back (Syracuse University; Cleveland Browns - NFL Rookie of the Year 1957; NFL MVP 1957, 58, 65; 8 x First-team All-Pro; 9 x Pro Bowl), actor (The Dirty Dozen; ...tick...tick...tick...), and #civilrightsactivist, died at 87.
#RIP 🕊️
#OnThisDay in 2003, #NinaSimone, American jazz pianist, #singer, songwriter, arranger, and #civilrightsactivist (“Mississippi Goddam”; “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black”, “Feeling Good”; “Wild Is The Wind”), died of #breastcancer at 70. 🎗
#RIP
#OnThisDay in 1975, #JosephineBaker, American-French song and dance revue artist (Folies-Bergere), actress, and #civilrightsactivist, died of a #cerebralhemorrhage at 68. 🕊️
#RIP

1992

The portrait depicts a male figure with a serious expression, wearing glasses and a suit.
His gaze is directed to the side, giving him a contemplative or intense appearance.
Tags: black leader, civil rights activist, historical figure, iconic, African-American, painting, portrait, dignified, powerful

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#photography #illustration #madman #nocontext #sfw #blackleader #civilrightsactivist #historicalfigure #iconic #African-American #painting #portrait #dignified #powerful

Q & A with George Takei

Actor, activist, and author George Takei spoke with PW about 'My Lost Freedom,' a picture book autobiography about his family's detention.

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