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Alikufogo Nov 26, 2022

The title of this thread is called "Angry Black Women".

On January 20, 2017 this picture was my Facebook avatar. It is Michelle Obama at the inauguration of the 45th president. About a month later, a white female person I know texted me "Can you change your avatar photo, now." Which I did. The following is a selection of the Angry Black Women avatars I used since. These Angry Black Women changed our lives for the better.

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Alikufogo Nov 26, 2022

"I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important." -- Ms. Nina Simone

I know all you Europeans love Nina Simone music. But she paid a hellish price for her activism. Never forget that.

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Alikufogo Nov 26, 2022

When she was 10 years old, Amariyanna Copeny, former Little Miss Flint Michigan, wrote a letter to Barack Obama about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Her letter and her subsequent fund raising effort lead to Obama authorizing $100 million to fix the crisis.

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ZaytheLegend Nov 26, 2022

@Alikufogo wait... It's nearly 10 years later and they STILL don't have clean water?? This is absurd!

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@zaythelegend https://www.nrdc.org/stories/flint-water-crisis-everything-you-need-know

Flint Water Crisis: Everything You Need to Know

After officials repeatedly dismissed claims that Flint’s water was making people sick, residents took action. Here’s how the lead contamination crisis unfolded—and what we can learn from it.