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Singer and entertainer Joyce Bryant may not be a household name, but her contributions to the entertainment world are noteworthy just the same. She is regarded to be the first dark-skinned sex symbol, "Black Marilyn Monroe" #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/ea9hnJjOOX
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Madam C.J. Walker was the first self-made female millionaire. She built her wealth when she invented and distributed a line of hair care products in the early 1900s #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/mvf6CMTh2A
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Cathay Williams was the one and only female Buffalo Soldier, posing as a man named William Cathay to enlist in the 38th infantry in 1866. She served for two years before a doctor discovered that she was a woman, leading to her discharge #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/UkNFoJ1cBo
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Journalist Ida Wells-Barnett refused to give up her railcar seat for a white man in 1884, and bit a conductor on the hand when he tried to force her. She was dragged off the train. She sued the railroad and initially won, but the decision was overturned #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/tls0D8iVSb
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Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first Black major-party presidential candidate survived three assassination attempts during her 1972 campaign #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/gg5VmBteOQ
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Uncle Tom's Cabin is a real place, so to speak. The home of Josiah Henson, whose life is generally believed to have been an inspiration for the novel, has been restored and added to the National Register of Historic Places in North Bethesda, Maryland #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/D3uXLYI8bV
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Athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith made history when they raised their black-gloved fists on the awards stand at the 1968 Olympics. Both also wore Black socks and no shoes on the podium, representing Black poverty in America #BlackHistoryMonth #Olympics2018 https://t.co/tBxpaqycHT
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated in Japan. In 1967, King wrote to Japan saying he hoped to visit and bridge the gap between East and West with 'good will and brotherhood' from the US. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/5QEqLb9bcZ
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Ida B. Wells refused to give up her seat 71 years before Rosa Parks did. At age 33, she owned the first African-American newspaper in Chicago, "The Chicago Conservator". Why do you never hear about her? Because she was a republican. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/tLtpUzzEyP
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"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." Happy birthday to activist, poet and 'The Color Purple' author Alice Walker, who was born on this day in 1944 #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/QAj3UeBvCU
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Rare historical photo: “Father stares at the severed hand and foot of his five-year-old, Belgian Congo, 1904” King Leopold II was one of the worst motherf*ckers on the planet. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/BgkAgjhdHM
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Isn't this one of the best #BlackHistoryMonth door decorations you’ve ever seen? https://t.co/OfrzUJPKzv
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Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald are the first black painters to receive a presidential portrait commission from the National Portrait Gallery. Simply Beautiful. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/HLxcTghCxk
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Other works by Amy Sherald, the artist who did Michelle Obama’s portrait. She's been described as one of the most important artists of our generation. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/I5oAPydmLE
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This precious 2-year-old reciting the names of influential Black figures/leaders in history is the cutest thing you’ll see all week. So sweet ? #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/wqQsDdAXAu
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Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald are the first black painters to receive a presidential portrait commission from the National Portrait Gallery. Simply Beautiful. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/HLxcTghCxk
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This is your daily reminder that the most educated First Lady in American history was a Black woman. Michelle Obama is the only FLOTUS to hold 2 Ivy League degrees from Harvard and Princeton. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/7hrqC3ud4X
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This is your daily reminder that the most educated First Lady in American history was a Black woman. Michelle Obama is the only FLOTUS to hold 2 Ivy League degrees from Harvard and Princeton. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/7hrqC3ud4X
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Trump giving a speech on #BlackHistoryMonth is like watching Hitler release doves at Auschwitz. Makes me want to vomit.
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“Slavery has never been abolished from America’s way of thinking.” - Nina Simone #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/hWWdzYSGLk
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This precious 2-year-old reciting the names of influential Black figures/leaders in history is the cutest thing you’ll see all week. So sweet ? #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/wqQsDdAXAu
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On February 13, 1920, Andrew "Rube" Foster, the "Father of Black Baseball", organized the first African American league at a YMCA in Kansas City. What a moment! #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/L909RgOvPk
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This teacher and her two students dressed as the women of “Hidden Figures” for their school's #BlackHistoryMonth dress up day. ❤ https://t.co/9juJl8QGvw
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Meet Jerry Lawson, the Black genius who gave life to Atari, Nintendo, Sega, PlayStation, and XBox when he designed the first household video game console and cartridges in the 1970s #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/WIkvxEO2GZ
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February 19, 2002 — American bobsledder Vonetta Flowers became the first African-American to win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/8v6GesXrIU
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Meet Daniel Hale Williams, the first Black cardiologist. He performed the very first successful open heart surgery and founded the first non-segregated hospital. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/UU1zgS4RfF
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Exactly one year ago today, Moonlight became the first film with entirely black cast to win the Oscar for best picture. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/sPKQqkPTQN
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On the last day of #BlackHistoryMonth, I'm praying for all the Black men and women who came before me. I'm praying for #BlackWomen like my mother, who raised 9 kids and taught each and every one of us how to get up each morning and plow on https://t.co/gvUz70UWcW
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Hope Hicks resigning for telling "white lies" is a great end to #BlackHistoryMonth
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