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Before there was a Sesame Street or Place, there was, Coney Island and Granville Island! Granville T. Woods Known as the “Black Thomas Edison.” was an engineer who invented and patented an early electric the roller coaster, which he introduced in the summer of 1909 at Coney Island. He developed dozens of innovative mass transit improvements. Edison sued Woods charging that he (Edison) was the first to invent the multiplex telegraph. After a costly court battle, Woods won the case. But even after losing to Woods, Edison remained so impressed with him that he offered the Black genius a partnership in one of his companies Woods was inducted into the Coney Island Hall of Fame, and an adja­cent street was renamed Granville T. Woods Way. https://www.instagram.com/p/CgNYxhYpdaP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Juneteenth https://www.instagram.com/p/CfO9P4fAmFC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy Juneteenth Weekend! https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce9fojRJ-05/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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From J. D. Thomas. Pearlie Mae Wallace, daughter of Ada Sanders. [ca 1930s] https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce9eiXQp3pC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Ben Montgomery, a slavery survivor, purchased the plantation where he was once enslaved and built a utopia on it for Black people. Montgomery’s story is another great testament to Black resilience. He was one of the most influential Black men in history. Http://newsone.com/4354023/ben-montgomery-davis-bend/?fbclid=IwAR1bOsZciyWvrE3Rbtim410IGNQbaQFo9s2vofOIfMp7PQE9FFEEjhxtRGY https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce2GQ3rJOBY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Ben Montgomery, the slavery survivor who purchased the plantation where he was once enslaved to build a utopia for Black people. Montgomery’s story is another great testament to Black resilience. He was one of the most influential Black men in all of American history. Http://newsone.com/4354023/ben-montgomery-davis-bend/?fbclid=IwAR1bOsZciyWvrE3Rbtim410IGNQbaQFo9s2vofOIfMp7PQE9FFEEjhxtRGY https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce1YwnigGBL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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'Angelic Guidance' curated into the Exhibition will run June 4-24, 2022. laaa.org/mannerist/x-6w… Buena Vision Art Studio; @buenavisionart; #buenavisionart Angelic Guidance (c) by BUENA *(Beautiful Art to collect) https://www.instagram.com/p/CetvsnKpy9p/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It may be true that the law cannot change the heart but it can restrain the heartless. It may be true that morality cannot be legislated, behavior can be regulated. Martin Luther King Jr. Western Michigan University 1963. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd_aNWGpsNU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The BLACK Men of Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 2022!✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🔥🔥✊🏿✊🏽✊🏾 Introducing from left to right: REAL SLICERS Dr. Jerome Murray - Orthopedic Surgery Dr. Anthony Jourdan - Emergency Medicine Dr. Stanley Kamande - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation LT Dr. Brendon Peterson - Internal Medicine Dr. Kwadwo Sarpong - Neurosurgery Dr. Delon McAllister - Orthopedic Surgery Dr. Anthony Anya - Anesthesiology Not pictured: Dr. Christopher Anderson - Orthopedic Surgery Dr. Ehab Bahrun - Anesthesiology Dr. Joshua McLean - Anesthesiology Dr. Darren Jackson - Psychiatry “We will lift as we climb.” https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd8sUd_OZON/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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R.I.P #BuffaloSaints~ NY state abolished slavery in 1827, but Black people remained in danger of enslavement & kidnappings. In 1835, to fight back, Black abolitionist David Ruggles helped to found the N.Y. Committee of Vigilance an hybrid of the Black Panther Party & The NAACP. ******** New York state abolished slavery within its borders in 1827, but Black New Yorkers remained in danger of enslavement or re-enslavement through widespread kidnappings. Black sailors would go missing from ports. Children would disappear on their way home from school People held in New York City’s municipal prison cells would find themselves sold to traders by unscrupulous cops. On November 20, 1835, to fight back against the onslaught of oppression, Black abolitionist and businessman David Ruggles helped to found the New York Committee of Vigilance (NYCV), a multi-racial organization a hybrid of the Black Panther Party and The NAACP, would defend Black New Yorkers from predatory whites. He published a list of Northern actors who he believed participated in the kidnapping of free Blacks. He assisted fugitives to safety and guided them on to points North or to freedom in Canada. This work would not have been possible without the efforts of the Black community on the ground level. The unnamed men and women passed along intelligence, fed, clothed, and helped to shelter fugitives. They also reached into their shallow pockets to financially support the movement. The NYCV depended suspicious activities and people. It “inspired the creation of similar groups in Philadelphia, Albany, Boston, Rochester, Cleveland, Detroit, and elsewhere, all bent on helping African Americans to flee from and resist slavery.” https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/new-york-committee-vigilance-ruggles/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd05nnCuGG-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A Buffalo Saint who cared for people in the community, was one of the victims in the Buffalo mass shooting. Pearly Young, 77, ran a food pantry in the Central Park neighborhood for 25 years, feeding people every Saturday.She loved singing and dancing. #Tabitha #FaithandGoodDeeds https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdl4nizJW3f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Christine Kinealy on the history of Black abolitionists in Ireland - Frederick Douglass Way! https://www.instagram.com/p/CdcRhMZMxuI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Buffalo Soldiers Preparing Halibut, Dyea, Alaska1899-1902 Black Buffalo soldiers were among the first members of the United States military to arrive in Alaska on the heels of the Klondike Gold Rush. Why were Black soldiers called "Buffalo Soldiers?" American Plains Indians who fought against these soldiers referred to the black cavalry troops as "buffalo soldiers" because of their dark, curly hair, which resembled a buffalo's coat and because of their fierce nature of fighting. The nickname soon became synonymous with all African-American regiments formed in 1866. @DeniseBostickBowman https://www.instagram.com/p/CdF8voluj2k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Rebecca Protten, born in 1718 in Antigua, made her way out of enslavement to become ordained in St. Thomas in the 1730s. Her career as a teacher & missionary in the Caribbean, Europe, & West Africa helped to shape the development of Christianity & education in the 18th century. Via Christina Proenza Coles https://www.instagram.com/p/CcvvnCXJqjC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy Easter, Resurrection Day! The Great Commission Matthew 28 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CcdFgGmOvFx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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In a rare occurrence, three major holidays are observed On Good Friday, April 15, 2022~ all three faiths Christian, Islam, and Judaism; Good Friday, Ramadan and Passover. https://www.instagram.com/p/CcZCcYnph0W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=