"Juneteenth is a time to recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) June 19, 2020
"Juneteenth is a time to recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Harriet Tubman Mother Freedom #Juneteenth https://t.co/iI1DdcxJno— Be A King (@BerniceKing) June 19, 2020
Harriet Tubman Mother Freedom #Juneteenth https://t.co/iI1DdcxJno
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A great way to celebrate #Juneteenth? Support Black women filmmakers like @cgpeoples - her film @Juneteenthmovie d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Rebecca Theodore-Vachon (@FilmFatale_NYC) June 19, 2020
A great way to celebrate #Juneteenth? Support Black women filmmakers like @cgpeoples - her film @Juneteenthmovie d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#OTD in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX—two ye… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) June 19, 2020
#OTD in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX—two ye… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Happy Emancipation Day! Just a few facts:The US was 3rd to last in the Americas to abolish slavery. The Emancipat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 19, 2020
Happy Emancipation Day! Just a few facts:The US was 3rd to last in the Americas to abolish slavery. The Emancipat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In fact, the idea for the proclamation came because enslaved people emancipated themselves and ran away to Fort Mon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 19, 2020
In fact, the idea for the proclamation came because enslaved people emancipated themselves and ran away to Fort Mon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
When their “owner” came to claim his property, the Union general over the fort decided that as “property”, the Unio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 19, 2020
When their “owner” came to claim his property, the Union general over the fort decided that as “property”, the Unio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
So as we celebrate the last enslaved people learning they were free, let’s remember that all across the South ensla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 19, 2020
So as we celebrate the last enslaved people learning they were free, let’s remember that all across the South ensla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Though it has long been celebrated among the African American community, it is a history that has been marginalized… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) June 19, 2020
Though it has long been celebrated among the African American community, it is a history that has been marginalized… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Although the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still unde… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) June 19, 2020
Although the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still unde… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
For more than 250,000 African Americans, June 19, 1865, signaled the final day of their enslavement. Two and a half… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) June 19, 2020
For more than 250,000 African Americans, June 19, 1865, signaled the final day of their enslavement. Two and a half… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Not until Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX with 2,000 soldiers on June 19, 1865, did enslaved… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) June 19, 2020
Not until Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX with 2,000 soldiers on June 19, 1865, did enslaved… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Obama’s portrait has been on display at the @NPG for six months and there’s still a line to see it. https://t.co/VMisOoiYUt— Emily Graslie 🌸🐝 (@Ehmee) September 23, 2018
Obama’s portrait has been on display at the @NPG for six months and there’s still a line to see it. https://t.co/VMisOoiYUt
I was commissioned to create an installation about Black people in America by Smithsonian’s National Museum of Afri… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Ava DuVernay (@ava) August 28, 2018
I was commissioned to create an installation about Black people in America by Smithsonian’s National Museum of Afri… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
From the opening of @NMAAHC a couple of years ago. We gathered for the dedication ceremony by the last real Preside… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Ava DuVernay (@ava) August 28, 2018
From the opening of @NMAAHC a couple of years ago. We gathered for the dedication ceremony by the last real Preside… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
A few frames from the making of AUGUST 28: A Day In The Life Of A People. I was an African-American Studies major a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Ava DuVernay (@ava) August 28, 2018
A few frames from the making of AUGUST 28: A Day In The Life Of A People. I was an African-American Studies major a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Tonight, watch @Ava's short-form film “August 28: A Day in the Life of a People” as it makes its television debut o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Queen Sugar (@QueenSugarOWN) August 28, 2018
Tonight, watch @Ava's short-form film “August 28: A Day in the Life of a People” as it makes its television debut o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
August 28 marks a significant day in black history. So much so that director Ava DuVernay made it the focus of an o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 28, 2018
August 28 marks a significant day in black history. So much so that director Ava DuVernay made it the focus of an o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
August 28, 1833: Slavery was abolished in the U.K. and throughout the British empire. (Photo: Getty) https://t.co/2UqQEvF1Je— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 28, 2018
August 28, 1833: Slavery was abolished in the U.K. and throughout the British empire. (Photo: Getty) https://t.co/2UqQEvF1Je
August 28, 1955: Emmett Till, 14, was brutally beaten and shot to death by white men in Mississippi. The trial arou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 28, 2018
August 28, 1955: Emmett Till, 14, was brutally beaten and shot to death by white men in Mississippi. The trial arou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
August 28, 1963: Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., as the M… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 28, 2018
August 28, 1963: Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., as the M… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
August 28, 2005: Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana, and the resulting devastation disproportionately imp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 28, 2018
August 28, 2005: Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana, and the resulting devastation disproportionately imp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
August 28, 2008: Sen. Barack Obama became the first black man to win the nomination of a major party for president.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 28, 2018
August 28, 2008: Sen. Barack Obama became the first black man to win the nomination of a major party for president.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
My favorite headline EVER 😍 https://t.co/s08S5u7w2r— annie are you ok? (@AnnieMcCarren) March 20, 2018
My favorite headline EVER 😍 https://t.co/s08S5u7w2r
This historic photo of two world leaders discussing their ideas is really inspiring https://t.co/yU6MIhYWGB— agerenesh ashagre (@agerenesh) March 06, 2018
This historic photo of two world leaders discussing their ideas is really inspiring https://t.co/yU6MIhYWGB
Parker, I'm so glad I had the chance to meet you today (and for the dance party)! Keep on dreaming big for yoursel… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) March 06, 2018
Parker, I'm so glad I had the chance to meet you today (and for the dance party)! Keep on dreaming big for yoursel… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
The 1st image summarizes one of the reasons why the presidency of Barack Obama and the powerful presence of Michell… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…— Be A King (@BerniceKing) March 03, 2018
The 1st image summarizes one of the reasons why the presidency of Barack Obama and the powerful presence of Michell… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Queens see queens. https://t.co/hGbWMo4gqe— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) March 02, 2018
Queens see queens. https://t.co/hGbWMo4gqe
Even when out of sight, the Obamas continue to leverage the collective imagination of the American people like no o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…— (@WIRED) March 01, 2018
Even when out of sight, the Obamas continue to leverage the collective imagination of the American people like no o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
New from me: People Are Crying Over This Photo Of A Little Girl Staring At Michelle Obama's Portrait buzzfeed.com/davidmack/litt…— David Mack (@davidmackau) March 02, 2018
New from me: People Are Crying Over This Photo Of A Little Girl Staring At Michelle Obama's Portrait buzzfeed.com/davidmack/litt…
I spoke to the guy who took this (instantly iconic) photo of a little girl staring at @MichelleObama's portrait: "I… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…— David Mack (@davidmackau) March 02, 2018
I spoke to the guy who took this (instantly iconic) photo of a little girl staring at @MichelleObama's portrait: "I… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Everyone, meet 2-year-old Parker Curry. "In the world we live in today, I'm just trying to raise a little girl who… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…— David Mack (@davidmackau) March 02, 2018
Everyone, meet 2-year-old Parker Curry. "In the world we live in today, I'm just trying to raise a little girl who… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
The line to take a photo of Obama’s portrait stretches out of the Portrait Gallery, into a stairwell, and out into… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) February 16, 2018
The line to take a photo of Obama’s portrait stretches out of the Portrait Gallery, into a stairwell, and out into… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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