My first face study when I was learning color and digital painting in early 2023! It's one of those lightning in a bottle moments, didn't quite know how I got to the end.
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> The Legendary Children’s Librarian of Harlem https://daily.jstor.org/legendary-childrens-libriarian-of-harlem/ via #JStor
From the #history of #libraries and #librarians
JSTOR Daily · The Legendary Children's Librarian of Harlem - JSTOR DailyRaised in a family of storytellers, Augusta Baker continued that tradition, imparting a love of books to readers of all ages.
FEATURED JOB: Postdoctoral Scholar in African American History, The Richards Civil War Era Center, and The Africana Research Center, Penn State - Pennsylvania
https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/69086/penn-state-postdoctoral-scholar-african-american-history
"Children, Go Where I Send Thee" (alternatively "Children, Go Where I Send You" or variations thereof, also known as "The Holy Baby", "Little Bitty Baby", or "Born in Bethlehem") is a traditional #AfricanAmerican #spiritual song. Among the many different versions of the song, a defining feature is the #cumulative structure, with each number (typically up to 12 or 10) accompanied by a #biblical reference. Today, many #Americans know it as a #ChristmasCarol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8CBSH4Np80
Not Just a Fashion Statement: How Purses Are Used as Political Tools
"Kathleen B. Casey Explores the Connection Between Black Women’s Purses and the Civil Rights Movement"
https://lithub.com/not-just-a-fashion-statement-how-purses-are-used-as-political-tools/
Confessions of a Future Politician
Thelma Delgers is a young, African-American woman in rural America. She becomes the de-facto leader of USA's newest democracy.
But she has a past.
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=29&id=176
#OTD in 1859, Harriet E. Wilson publishes her novel, Our Nig.
"Harriet E. Wilson (March 15, 1825 – June 28, 1900) was an African-American novelist. She was the first African American to publish a novel in North America."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_E._Wilson
"Our Nig" at PG:
In some good news.
> Legendary WWI unit the Harlem Hellfighters honored with Congressional Gold Medal in Washington https://nypost.com/2025/09/03/us-news/harlem-hellfighters-honored-with-congressional-gold-medal-in-washington/
New York Post · Legendary WWI unit the Harlem Hellfighters honored with Congressional Gold Medal in Washington
Boston Morning Journal, Aug. 27 1864:
Report of Confederate maltreatment of Black Union troops of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiments captured during the now-famous ("Glory") attack on Fort Wagner the preceding summer
> How FASCISM Became Monetized https://www.anarchistfederation.net/how-fascism-became-monetized/ (podcast)
Anarchist Federation · How FASCISM Became Monetized
#Voting #Women #19thAmmendment #VotingRightsAct #Rights #AfricanAmerican #Alt
Today [August 26] is the anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, when the US passed a law prohibiting states from denying women the right to vote. However, Black women were not able to vote for another 45 years when the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 by President Johnson.
The Tabernacle and Ebenezer Baptist churches have been sister congregations with a storied legacy that includes Martin Luther King Jr. “We are the church that was literally born fighting for freedom,” Sen. Raphael Warnock told Tabernacle’s congregation Sunday. #religion #AfricanAmerican #churches
Posted into The American Story @the-american-story-csmonitor
The Christian Science Monitor · Two historic Black churches. One vision of freedom.
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#HumanZoos tells the shocking story of how thousands of #Indigenous peoples were put on public display in #USA in the early decades of the twentieth century.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6Zrol5QEk
Often touted as "missing links" between man and apes, these #NativePeoples were harassed and demeaned. Their #PublicDisplay was arranged with the enthusiastic support of the most elite members of the #ScientificCommunity, and it was promoted uncritically by American's leading newspapers. This award-winning #documentary explores the heartbreaking story of what happened, shows how #AfricanAmerican ministers and other people of faith tried to push back, and reveals how some people today are still drawing on #SocialDarwinism in order to #dehumanize others. The film also explores the tragic story of #eugenics in America, the effort to breed human beings based on #Darwinian principles.
For more about the movie, additional visit the film's website at https://humanzoos.org/.
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The home of Dorothy West (d. OTD 1998) is a site on the #AfricanAmerican #Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard
http://mvafricanamericanheritagetrail.org/trail-sites/dorothy-wests-east-chop-highlands-home/ #preservation
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FRSO African American Commission condemns Trump’s occupation of Washington DC and the blatant attacks on Black democratic rights
The African American Commission of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns the occupation of Washington DC by Trump in his deployment of the National Guard and federal police to DC’s streets. Trump, at the press conference announcing his decision Monday, evoked Section 740 of the DC Home Rule Act, which allows for the federal government to take direct control of the DC Metro Police. Trump in his press conference talked about giving DC police the power to do “whatever the hell they want.”
RIP Danielle Spencer, the great bratty little sister on the #1970s #television show What's Happening, 2016 inductee of the #Smithsonian National #Museum of #AfricanAmerican History and Culture, and career #veterinarian
Just another racist day in the good old U.S. of A.
> Aug. 10, 1835: Destruction of Noyes Academy
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/noyes-academy/
Zinn Education ProjectAug. 10, 1835: Destruction of Noyes AcademyNearly 500 white men destroyed the integrated Noyes Academy in Canaan, New Hampshire.
Chicago: Union and community activists join Bud Billiken parade
Chicago, IL – The South Side celebrated the last days of summer at the 96th Bud Billiken parade on Saturday, August 9. The Bud Billiken is the largest African American parade in the country. Young people received school supplies while dancers and musicians showed off their skills. Some organizations also raised political demands such as community control of police, fully funded public services, and progressive taxation.
https://fightbacknews.org/articles/chicago-union-and-community-activists-join-bud-billiken-parade
Thelma Delgers: American Hero or American Fool?
Thelma is a young African American woman in rural America. She joins a new democracy movement.
So, hero or fool?
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=18&id=256