Black Language shapes American English—its rhythm, creativity, and expression influence how the whole nation speaks. From “stay woke” to “it’s a vibe,” our words carry culture, history, and power.
Our voices matter. 🖤
“Let your speech always be gracious.” — Col. 4:6
#BH365 #BlackCulture #MOAMEZ
Black architects shaped the spaces where we worship, learn, and gather. From Durham’s own Phil Freelon to Zena Howard, their designs preserve culture, faith, and freedom. Builders leave holy legacies.
“Unless the Lord builds a house…” Psalm 127:1
#BH365 #BlackArchitects #MOAMEZ #MtOliveCED
When access to libraries was denied, Black communities built their own reading rooms, home libraries, and mobile book programs. These “knowledge sanctuaries” preserved Black history and empowered generations.
“Get wisdom; get understanding.” — Prov. 4:5 (CSB)
#BH365 #BlackLibraries ##MOAMEZ
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STOP ERASING BLACK HISTORY.
#Suryabonaly was first to do the backflip in #figureskating during the #olympics #olympiciceskating #blacksky #blackeducators #blackhistorymonth #bh365 #winterolympics
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#barackobama #michelleobama #donaldtrump #trump #racism #bigotry #blackhistorymonth #bh365 #blacksky
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America doesn't want you to know that ROSA PARKS WAS A SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATOR TO PROTECT BLACK MEN AND WOMEN FROM WHITE RAPISTS.
Parks was inspired by the rape of Recy Taylor by 6 white boys, never held accountable for their violence.
#blackhistory #bh365 #blacksky #blackeducators
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STOP IGNORING YOUR REALITY.
America was built on stolen #indigenousland off the backs of stolen bodies from Africa.
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#martinlutherkingjr #kamalaharris #blacklivesmatter #blm #blacksky #bh365 #politics #racism #civilrights #blackexcellence
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#immigration #maga #hypocrisy #chattelslavery #americanhistory #slavery #bh365 #gophypocrisy #politics #blacksky
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CENTRAL PARK, NY WAS ONCE SENECA VILLAGE, OCCUPIED BY FREED BLACK MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
THEN ALONG CAME EVIL, a BULLDOZER, WATER, DIRT to demolish and bury it in 1857.
#newyork #centralpark #blackhistory #bh365 #blacksky #blackeducators #senecavillage
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#americanhistory #blackhistory #jinglebells #slavery #foxnews #christmas #minstrelshows #americanculture #bh365 #blackeducators #blacksky #joyreid
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This month’s Black History 365 features National Kinship Caregiver and Adoption Month. Learn more by downloading the one-pager for reading selections, videos, music and more! familyvoices.org/famu #BH365
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Better than Sunday night #football
#politics #barackobama #michelleobama #blacksky #bh365 #history
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This month's Black History 365 is focused on National Bullying Prevention Month. Download the one-pager for reading selections, videos, music, and more. familyvoices.org/famu #BH365 #healthEquity #bullying
Happy Birthday to Fannie Lou Hamer!
#twoMSmuseums #twomississippimuseums #museumofMShistory #MScivilrightsmum #BH365 #history #fyp #fannielouhamer #votingrights #civilrightsactivist #freedomsummer #MFDP #COFO #OTD #museums #visitjxn #visitms
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Photographic portrait of Zena Edmund-Charles. Photo courtesy of Zena Edmund-Charles.
Langthorne Health Centre, Leytonstone 1989. Photo ©Vestry House Museum, from the Waltham Forest in Focus collection, available in our Searchroom.
Zena Edmund-Charles, born in Jamaica in 1932. A Leytonstone resident & former community midwife, she was practice nurse at Langthorne Health Centre 1985-2015. In 2006 she became a Fellow of @theqicn.bsky.social. Their heritage website gives her story qicnheritage.org.uk/stories/zena... #BHM25 #BH365
Save the date! Join us on Saturday 11 October at our open day for Black History Month. Free, drop in event, from 11am to 2pm at Chingford Assembly Hall. #BHM2025 #BH365
🎙️ From 1920s–50s, Zion gospel quartets shaped Black sacred music—4 voices, no instruments, pure praise. Local AME Zion groups ministered through harmony.
🕊 Psalm 150:6
#AMEZionLegacy #QuartetTradition #BH365 #BlackMusicMonth #ZionSound #ComeExperienceTheMount
June 2 🎶 Rev. Charles Albert Tindley, “Father of Gospel Music,” wrote “We’ll Understand It Better By and By.”
Faith + melody = message.
🕊 John 13:7
#GospelRoots #AMEZion #BH365 #CharlesTindley #BlackMusicMonth #ByAndBy #ZionSound #ComeExperienceTheMount
June is #BlackMusicMonth! 🎶
Join us as we honor the legacy of Black music shaped by faith, freedom & the AME Zion Church. From gospel to hip hop, our sound tells our story. ✊🏾🎤
#MOAMEZ #BH365 #ZionSound #AMEZion #BullCity #DurhamNC #ComeExperienceTheMount
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Don't let anyone convince you that you are a violent people.
History proves otherwise
104 years ago, bustling Black Wall Street was destroyed by an angry white mob and state sanctioned violence
Over 100 people were killed. #violenceinamerica
#blacksky #blackeducators #tulsamassacre #bh365
Elizabeth Duncan Koontz (1919–1989)
From Salisbury, NC, Koontz became the first Black president of the National Education Association and advocated for gender and racial equity in education at the national level.
#BH365 #MOAMEZ #BlackHistory365 #ElizabethKoontz #SalisburyNC #EducationEquity #NEA
James E. Shepard (1875–1947)
Founder of what is now North Carolina Central University in Durham, Shepard was a visionary in Black education and civic engagement, building a legacy of excellence in higher learning.
#BH365 #BlackHistory365 #MOAMEZ #NCCU #DurhamNC #HBCU
George Henry White (1852–1918) from Rosindale, NC, was the last Black Congressman of the Reconstruction era. In office, he introduced the first anti-lynching bill and fiercely defended Black rights before Jim Crow laws took hold.
#BH365 #MOAMEZ #BlackHistory365 #Reconstruction #CivilRightsPioneer
Abraham Galloway escaped slavery in NC, became a Union spy, fought for Black freedom, & was elected to the NC Senate in 1868. A true soldier for justice. #BH365 #BlackHistory365 #MOAMEZ #NC #HiddenHistory
Sarah Dudley Pettey of New Bern, NC, was a Black suffragist, editor, & AME Zion leader. A Scotia Seminary grad, she uplifted women & race through education & faith. Her legacy lives in every voice she helped raise. #BH365 #BlackHistory365 #MOAMEZ #NC #HiddenHistory #AMEZion
Vicente Guerrero, of African descent, became Mexico’s 2nd president in 1829. During his short term, he abolished slavery, making Mexico one of the first nations in the Americas to do so.
#BH365 #MOAMEZ #VicenteGuerrero #AfroMexicanHistory #BlackHistory365
Anton Wilhelm Amo, born in Ghana, became the first African to earn a doctorate in philosophy in Europe. He lectured at German universities in the 1700s, challenging Enlightenment norms.
#BH365 #MOAMEZ #AntonAmo #BlackHistory365 #PhilosophyHistory
Claudia Jones, a Trinidad-born activist, founded the 1st major Black British newspaper & organized the UK’s 1st Caribbean Carnival in 1959. Her work laid the foundation for Notting Hill Carnival. A true icon of global Black resistance.
#BH365 #ClaudiaJones #MOAMEZ #UKBlackHistory
