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Selma Burke never received credit for her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which was later featured on the US dime. https://t.co/1GACoWq0JN
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Tyson Hobson-Powell finished high school at 13, finished college at 15, pledged Kappa at 16, obtained an M.A at 17. https://t.co/gsBDmWhBBQ
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March 2, 1896 - Ethiopia defeats Italy at Battle of Adowa under Menelik II. It served notice that Africa was not just there "for the taking" https://t.co/Ddn5gysQnT
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Viola Davis - The first black actor in history to win Oscar, Emmy and Tony. A legend. https://t.co/iIzXUPMTBu
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Dr. Walter McAfee was the African American mathematician and physicist who was the first to calculate the speed of the moon in 1946 https://t.co/d9G2rOuIRD
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Dr. Marie Daly was a pioneer in researching the connection between high cholesterol and heart disease #SheInspiresMe #InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/QlN6TuvO4q
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Wake up, brothers and sisters! ✊�✊�✊� https://t.co/ydFmzCtJUh
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Civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson was brutally beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. She lived to be 104 Rest in Power✊� https://t.co/t3KFxE1LvM
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Today we're remembering Notorious B.I.G. 20 years ago today we lost a rap icon & legend #RIPBIG Rest in Power ✊�✊�✊� https://t.co/k2JQv6mmX3
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Augusta Savage was the leading artist of the Harlem Renaissance who was paid by her principal to teach the students #InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/vxzHmnyd0s
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The Supreme Court issued a ruling on March 9, 1841, freeing the remaining 35 survivors of the Amistad mutiny. https://t.co/PI6zUjBvgH
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Grammy-winning soul singer Erykah Badu loves natural childbirth. So much so that she's been moonlighting for years as a certified doula. https://t.co/wQCyD9JUSx
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Jaylen Bledsoe is a 15 yo sophomore in High School who started his own tech company that is now worth $3.5 million in just 3 years. https://t.co/n1yihRvz3x
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Chicago CEO Antoine Wade launches first replaceable deodorant, eliminating 96% of plastic waste! https://t.co/QH5D1nXlY7
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Homeschooled 8 yo starts a baking business after mother teaches him the basics of enrepreneurship https://t.co/R1vbviQodb
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Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee: The 1st Black woman appointed Dean of American Medical School and sister to singer Diana Ross #InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/c0k2HR4zcf
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Former FSU safety & Rhode Scholar Myron Rolle went from the NFL to being a neurosurgeon. What a life! �� https://t.co/mEuxQ5wokQ
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16-year-old Steven Udotong from New Jersey is on his way to become the first black student ever to build a nuclear fusor! https://t.co/e7UpdUYc91
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Inspired by Chance The Rapper, Michael Benett announced plans to donate his endorsement money to help children in minority communities! https://t.co/0CKXRUbUB9
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Detroit entrepreneur Anthony Radcliffe sold his brick-and-mortar barbershop and bought a trailer. Inside he's set up a mobile barber station https://t.co/7QpiasWFg7
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A reminder that today is the day 1,051 of Flint water crisis. WHEN THIS WILL BE FIXED? https://t.co/i2iM98Vd2O
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March 11, 1926 - Civil rights activist Ralph Abernathy, leader of the Poor People's Campaign after MLK's assassination, was born https://t.co/B7tB17WjkC
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'Never give up on your dreams. 10 years ago I was struggling, driving a bus. People laughed, but I had to stay focused' - Ashley Thomas https://t.co/PWOPQrPtaC
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This little strong girl is absolutely adorable.. I love her spirit, strength and beautiful smile!! � https://t.co/hQ1IrVR3Ru
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Racist white student snaps a picture and captions it, "Nigger massacre :)" Twitter helps @poczaynmalik get him expelled. Well done! https://t.co/evMVBp4y1l
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Black entrepreneur single father, Black feminist daughter, genius son; one of the most progressive and underrated shows in the 90's. https://t.co/xl3P94M15P
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*no possible words to describe how inspiring & beautiful she is*Yara Shahidi https://t.co/5YKUgLGaNG
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March 16, 1948 - Singer Billie Holiday is released from prison. https://t.co/b6ji6SLaf8
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The first African-American chemistry professor at the University of Central Florida received a $324,000 grant for sexual assault research. https://t.co/HwDOIDAgsd
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The Women of the Black Pre-Law Society at Cornell University! The future belongs to you, girls! �� https://t.co/6tcNaUpmVG
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