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Surviving Sex Trafficking released in 2021
Only 1% of trafficking victims manage to escape or be rescued.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11691034
One latina shares that she was pressured into giving full service and every man felt like she was being raped.
#movie #blackwomen #92percent #whitewomen #southasianwomen #hispanicwomen #latinwomen #latina #indian #movie #asianwomen
McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 – April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as the
Growing list of those born or died on April 4 in any year
Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Calida Rawles (b.1976)
Calida Rawles (b.1976) is a Los Angeles-based contemporary visual artist. via W #PalianSHOW
Growing list of those born or died on April 5 in any year
Randolph Evans (1961–1976) was a 15-year-old ninth-grade boy at Franklin K. Lane High School in Brooklyn. He was shot and [executed] by NYPD [pig] Robert Torsney on November 25, 1976.
@themoderndayqueen, a Black Queen, wrote:
I’ll say this… confidence starts at home.
But for a lot of us as Black girls, so does survival.
My mom taught me how to be strong.
Like… handle anything, figure it out, keep going no matter what.
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Just Act Normal released in 2025
compeling Black Woman led Black drama addressing issues powerfully
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36592872
#tv #blacktv #greattv #blackwomen #ChenéeTaylor #KaydrahWalkerWilkie #AkinsSubair #Nataylia #AmberOliviaAppiah #blackbritish #blackmastodon
Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He had his breakthrough as a stand-up comic before gaining stardom for his film roles
Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist.
Growing list of those born or died on April 3 in any year
Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950) was an American historian, author, journalist, and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and
Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African American victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department
Audubon Ballroon (he/him)
Art by Women - Women in Arts #PalianShow