To close out this year’s Black History Month and 100 years of Black History commemoration, the NCCU Law Library is excited to recognize someone from the Nest, Floyd McKissick (1922-1991).Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100
In honor of the last day of #BHM100 🦁👑
From the founding of the ASALH to the classrooms of Howard, we examine how Carter G. Woodson’s mission continues 100 years later through scholars, students, archivists, and modern-day Freedom Schools, who work to preserve and protect Black history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Hq... #BHMat100 #BHM100
Kwame Ture (1941-1998) was born Stokley Carmichael in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. He was an activist who was central to the Civil Rights Movement and the Pan-African movement. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100
Angela Davis (b. 1944) was born in Birmingham, Alabama, to schoolteachers. She is a Civil Rights activist, a feminist, a communist, and a scholar. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100
Lack of access does not mean lack of ability.
The Tuskegee Airmen trained, innovated and excelled despite segregation.
Black excellence has always existed. Opportunity just tried to limit it.
#BHM100 #CorrectTheRecord
Are you looking to start, expand, or rebrand your business? Then, you can’t go wrong with Patterson Creative! We fulfill your #creative needs to push your #business to the next level! Click on #biolink to book our #services or consultations.
#PattersonCreative
#PC
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BHM100
Huey P. Newton (1942-1989) was born in Monroe, Louisiana, but grew up in the Bay Area of California, specifically Oakland, California. He was a Socialist and a Civil Rights advocate. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100
Constance Baker Motley (1921-2005) was a legal strategist in the Civil Rights movement, a Judge, and a politician. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100
The DEP will commemorate Black History Month with a celebration on Feb. 25, featuring keynote speaker Jeannine Frisby LaRue.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM100 (4/4)
Title slide for carousel, 3 Black Trailblazers in Child & Family Mental Health
Photo of Hariette Pipes McAdoo, PhD, one of the first researchers to study Black middle-class families through a strength-based lens.
Photo of Inez Beverly Prosser, PhD, one of the first Black women to earn a PhD in psychology, whose dissertation examined the impact of segregation and racism on academic performance.
Photo of Robert Williams, PhD, who founded the Department of Black Studies at Washington University and was a founding member of the Association of Black Psychologists. He developed alternative IQ tests to demonstrate racial bias in standardized testing.
The work of Black scholars, clinicians, and thought leaders has shaped and strengthened behavioral health for generations of children and families. For #BHM100 this week, we're honoring three early changemakers who were among the first to confront racial bias in the field:
We are spotlighting some inspirational words for #BlackHistoryMonth!
This #MotivationalMonday, we get some wisdom by the late great James Baldwin!
Check out adreonpatterson.com for more!
#PC
#PattersonCreative
#BHM100
#allblackeverything
#blackartmatters
#blackwriter
#blackart
#fortheculture
Mamie Till Mobley (1921-2003) was born in Webb, Mississippi. When she was about 2 years old, her family moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1924 as part of the “Great Migration”. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100
When access was denied, Black communities built their own institutions. The Ritz Theatre and Museum preserves that legacy.
Remembering is how we protect it. #BHM100
Ella Baker (1903-1986) was born in Norfolk, Virginia. She was an African American civil rights activist. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100
Daisy Bates (1914-1999) was born in Huttig, Arkansas, and was an African American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100
Today, we honor the life and legacy of Malcolm X also known as El‑Hajj Malik El‑Shabazz, a man whose courage reshaped the fight for Black dignity, justice, and global human rights. His voice challenged a nation to confront its deepest injustices, which echoes across generations. #MalcolmX #BHM100
Have a peaceful weekend . . . Thank you @missjillscott! Your energy is much-needed. ❤️🔥👑✌🏾 #BHM100 #JillScott #NPRTinyDesk
Today is World Day of Social Justice. Fred Hampton (1948-1969) was born in the Chicago area of Illinois and was an African American revolutionary socialist and activist. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100 #WorldDayofSocialJustice #WDOSJ #WDSJ
Murray’s groundbreaking career culminated in two historic milestones: co-founding the National Organization for Women (NOW) and becoming the first Black person perceived as a woman ordained as an Episcopal priest. #Intersectionality #WomenInLaw #BHM100
I began my public service in the DOJ Civil Rights Division Voting Section. As we mark BHM100 and reflect on the Voting Rights Act’s 60th anniversary, we must be clear: the right to vote has never been permanent.
The promise of democracy survives only if it is defended.
#BHM100 #ProtectTheVote
Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a Muslim African American professional boxer, a civil rights and anti-war activist. Muhammad Ali is known as “The Greatest of All Time.” Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100
HAPPY 100 WHOLE YEARS OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH! A CENTENARY OF BHM! Black History Month was founded on February of 1926 by Carter G. Woodson as Negro History Week! Now it’s been a century since then! Happy Black History Month 2026!
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth2026 #BHM100
Repost . . . #catalystforchange #BHM100 #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackWomenLead
An image of Harriet Tubman and her quote: “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
An image of James Baldwin and his quote: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
An image of Coretta Scott King and her quote: “Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.”
An image of President Barack Obama and his quote: “Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
BHM | 100 Years of Progress 🤎🖤
We’re proud to be part of a city where history informs our progress, and we’re committed to continue helping our community move forward today, for the next 100 years and beyond! 🚌💨
#BHM100 #BlackExcellence #FreedomMovesForward #WeRideTogether
Malcolm X (1925-1965) was born as Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, and later changed his name to Malik El-Shabazz. He was a Black Muslim, revolutionary, liberationist, & black nationalist. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100
Title page for carousel "Black History Month Books for Kids". CHDI's logo is in the bottom left corner, graphic uses colors from the Pan-African flag.
List of books recommended for grades Pre-K to 4, including "Change Sings", "Many Shapes of Clay", "The ABCs of Black History", "Big", "All Because You Matter", and "Mindful Moves".
List of books recommended for grades 5-8, including "The Stars Beneath Our Feet", "Genesis Begins Again", "Ghost", "New Kid", "Swim Team", and "Brown Girl Dreaming".
List of books recommended for teens and young adults, including "Who Put This Song On?, "The Beautiful Struggle", "Me: Moth", "King of the Neuro Verse", "Monday's Not Coming", and "Black Birds in the Sky".
📚 Check out our Black History Month reads for kids - children’s books by Black authors that touch on mental health, resilience, history, and big feelings ⬇️
#BHM100 #BlackAuthors #ChildrensMentalHealth
Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was born in Baltimore, Maryland, as Thoroughgood Marshall. He was a civil rights lawyer who founded the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100
Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray (1910-1985) was raised in Durham, NC. She was a legal scholar & theorist, a Civil Rights activist, & later an Episcopalian priest. She is known as the legal architect of the Civil Rights Movement. Click the link to learn more! buff.ly/NsHqzC1
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BHM100
