#Civil Rights Activist

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I’m a firm believer in the passive and small acts of activism.

You’re actively fighting capitalism by resting and taking a break. You’re actively fighting homophobia by wearing a rainbow pin to signify to others your allyship. You’re actively fighting climate change by air drying your hands after washing them. You’re actively fighting childism by letting a minor talk to you about how they’re doing. You’re actively fighting oppressive systems by simply existing.

There have always been others like you, and there always will be others like you. Your existence is rebellion. As long as you’re alive, conservatives and bigots have lost.

You’re a rebel. You’re a warrior. You’re a fighter. And you don’t even know it.

[mimi-0007]

Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone (/ˌniːnə sɪˈmoʊn/), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop.

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Hasta que nos volvamos a encontrar hermano...

Rest In Peace

Fernando Valenzuela

1960-2024

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[kysanity]

black panther party (bpp) newspaper , April 25, 1967

[bidotorg]

James Baldwin

Today we honor the life of James Baldwin (#Bi2) who was born on this day 100 years ago.

James Baldwin was an influential writer, essayist, playwright, and social critic whose work explored complex themes of race, sexuality, identity, and social justice in mid-20th century America. His profound insights and eloquent prose have left a lasting impact on American literature and civil rights movements. Here is a detailed history of Baldwin's life, influence, and achievements

Baldwin's writing often dealt with the intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in America during the civil rights movement. His essays, collected in works like "Notes of a Native Son" (1955) and "Nobody Knows My Name" (1961), provided a powerful critique of American racial politics and explored themes of identity and belonging.

In 1956, Baldwin published "Giovanni's Room", a groundbreaking novel for its exploration of homosexuality. The novel, set in Paris, tells the story of an American man grappling with his sexual identity. It was a bold and risky move at a time when such topics were largely taboo.

Baldwin's influence extended beyond literature. He was an important figure in the LGBT rights movement, advocating for acceptance and understanding of diverse sexual identities. His insights into the intersections of race and sexuality were ahead of their time and continue to resonate today.

[mudwerks]

(via Jim Brown, Football Great and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 87 - The New York Times)

Jim Brown, the Cleveland Browns fullback who was acclaimed as one of the greatest players in pro football history, and who remained in the public eye as a Hollywood action hero and a civil rights activist, though his name was later tarnished by accusations of violent conduct against women, died on Thursday night at his home in Los Angeles. He was 87.

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I ran away from home. I ran away from St. Louis, and then I ran away from the U.S.A because of that terror of discrimination, that horrible beast which paralyzes one's very soul and body.

-Josephine Baker, entertainer, French Resistance agent, civil rights activist ♀️

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Adieu to truly great trailblazer Harry Belafonte (1 March 1927 – 25 April 2023), who’s died aged 96. He was a singer (who popularized calypso music in the 50s), actor of stage and screen, outspoken civil rights activist (on close terms with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr) and – as this vintage pin-up amply demonstrates – a raving beauty.

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[ihhfhonao3]

A part of activism is knowing that it’s important to rest and okay to be tired, I think

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Nina Simone - Wild Is The Wind (Original)

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In 1903, one of America''''s most monumental literary works of African Americans "The Souls of Black Folks" was published by W.E.B Du Bois.

W.E.B. Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois was a historian, civil rights activist, sociologist, author, editor, and Pan-Africanist. In 1909 he was also one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). On February 12, 1909, in response to a race riot in Springfield, Illinois, and the horrific acts that were being done against African Americans, a little over 50 white liberals and 7 African Americans met to discuss the racial crisis. Out of this meeting came the existence of the NAACP. Some of the African Americans in attendance were W. E. B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Mary Church Terrell. Among the white liberals at the meeting were Mary White Ovington and Oswald Garrison Villard, The organization continued the focus of the Niagara Movement which was the precursor to (NAACP).

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Donald Moffett, "LICK", 1990,

Backlit Cibatransparency mounted to utility light fixture,

279x279x100 mm (11x11x4 inches.)

Signed and dated in ink and numbered 4/25 on a Wessel + O'Connor Fine Art label, verso.

Courtesy: Swann Auction Galleries