“Style has a profound meaning to Black Americans.
If we can’t drive, we will invent walks
and the world will envy the dexterity of our feet.
If we can’t have ham, we will boil chitterlings;
if we are given rotten peaches,
we will make cobblers;
if given scraps, we will make quilts;
take away our drums, and we will clap our hands.
We prove the human spirit will prevail.
We will take what we have to make what we need. We need confidence in our knowledge
of who we are.”
-- Nikki Giovanni
This Black girl gotta attitude
This black girl has a defense mechanism too
I feel played at least once a day
I need the treatment just like...
6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, 1945
Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images--March 1, 2025
American Women's Army Corps (WAC) Captain Mary Kearney and American WAC Commanding Officer Major Charity Adams (1918-2002) inspect the first arrivals to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion at a temporary post in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, 15th February 1945. The 6888th (known as the 'Six Triple Eight') was the only all-African-American WAC unit sent to Europe during World War II, with responsibility for clearing backlogged mail in England and France.
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Every March, Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day give us the chance
to be inspired by the women of the past, and to let their stories light the way towards our shared future.
In celebration, USA Today is revealing its 2025 Women of the Year — and the list of honorees includes TODAY veteran, Hoda Kotb!
She’s featured in the line-up alongside Jonquel Jones, Ilona Maher and more.
“Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.”
"Women's history is women's right-an essential, indispensable heritage from which we can draw pride, comfort, courage, and long range vision."
-Gerda Lerner, pioneering historian, author, and activist
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month is observed annually in March.
This month aims to raise awareness about MS, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
The purposes of bringing awareness to this disease are to: Educate the public about MS, its symptoms, and its impact on individuals and families; Promote research and support for finding a cure and improving treatments; Connect people with MS and their families, providing resources and support.
ART AUCTION: Help Foster Creativity & Community Engagement
Don’t miss your chance to own this limited series artwork and let it transform your space into a sanctuary of peace and understanding. Discover a powerful visual narrative that embodies unity and diversity with "This Is What Peace Looks Like" by Carl Broady. This exquisite photo-art captures the calm coexistence of different cultures in New York City. Muslim women, draped in traditional attire, peacefully contemplate on one side, while Jewish women engage in their own world on the opposite end. The central subway pole symbolizes both the invisible barriers that sometimes divide us and the spirit that encourages connection. Behind them, the bold proclamation of "one planet" serves as a poignant reminder of our shared humanity. This stunning image captures coexistence, inspiring viewers to embrace the beauty of our differences and the unifying force of peace. Perfect for collectors or those seeking meaningful art, this piece is a conversation starter and an invitation to reflect on harmonious living in a diverse world.
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12 New Books You Should Read in March
Time.com--March 1, 2025
Spring is just around the corner. As the days get longer, you’ll want to spend those extra hours of sunlight with a good book.
Sojourner Truth’s - “Ain’t I a Woman”
Performed by Kerry Washington
Poems, articles, podcasts, and blog posts that explore women’s history and women’s rights.
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February is Black History Month
Barter Theatre's 'Black Stories Black Voices'
Celebrate Black Cowboys Throughout History
Amanda Gorman on new book "Girls on the Rise"
Photo credit: gettyimages | washingtoninformer.com -- February 1, 2025
Former Georgia Representative Julian Bond and Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver once said that when Rosa Parks chose to stay seated on that bus in Montgomery, Alabama, somewhere in the universe, a gear in the machinery shifted, and everything changed.
A gear-shifting moment.
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Dr. Karsonya (Kaye) Wise Whitehead is the 30th person and the eighth woman to serve as the president-elect of ASALH. She previously served as the national secretary from 2016-2021. She is an American educator, author, radio host, speaker, documentary filmmaker and a professor at Loyola University Maryland and the founding executive director of the Karson Institute for Race, Peace, & Social Justice.
She is the author of five books, including: my mother’s tomorrow and the award-winning Notes from a Colored Girl: The Civil War Pocket Diaries of Emilie Francis Davis.
African Americans and Labor | White House Wednesdays
We are a strong-willed and stubborn people and since we have survived the Middle Passage and slavery, the Civil War and Jim Crow, we will survive what is happening in this country. We will keep rising, we will keep going forward, and we will continue to be the hope and the dream of our ancestors.
Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead, ASALH President
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The Legacy Of KDOT - A Kendrick Lamar Short Documentary
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"My whole thing is to inspire, to better people, to better myself forever in this thing that we call rap, this thing that we call hip hop."
--Kendrick Lamar (Illustration by Oliver Munday)
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"This year, may you find joy in every moment,
strength in every challenge, and magic in every new beginning."
JANUARY IS FOR
NATIONAL MENTORING
& MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
A Louisiana resident is using the power of spoken word's
to heal, and what science says about how poetry & the arts lift people's moods.
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Nikki Giovanni, a civil rights activist, a poet driven to give voice to the Black community, and a self-described “little old lady” with a tattoo that reads “thug life.”
And one fall, she had one message (written in verse, of course):
VOTE.
My House · Nikki Giovanni
The Way I Feel
℗ 2021 Modern Harmonic
Released on: 2021-10-29 Music
Publisher: Deniz Publishing (BMI) Composer: Nikki Giovanni
Composer: Arif Mardin
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A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, author of Matrix and The Vaster Wilds, and series editor Heidi Pitlor.
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Renowned poet Mary Jo Salter selects the poems for the 2024 edition of The Best American Poetry, “a ‘best’ anthology that really lives up to its title” (Chicago Tribune).
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A collection of the year’s best essays, selected by Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Wesley Morris and series editor Kim Dana Kupperman.
"To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity."
- Nelson Mandela
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