"This Little Light of Mine" is an African-American song from the 1920s. It was often reported to be written for children in the 1920s by #HarryDixonLoes, but he never claimed credit for #theOriginal version of the song, and researchers at the #MoodyBibleInstitute, where Loes worked, said they have found no evidence that he wrote it. It was later adapted by #ZilphiaHorton, amongst many other #activists, in connection with the #civilRightsMovement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuQYidDbYAc

Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/08/empathy-sin-christian-right-musk-trump #EvangelicalChristianity #Trumpadministration #Civilrightsmovement #Farright(US) #Christianity #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #Religion #JoeRogan #USnews

American corporations didn’t want to diversify, anyway https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/06/diversity-equity-business-trump-history #Trumpadministration #Civilrightsmovement #RonaldReagan #JohnFKennedy #DonaldTrump #Republicans #GeorgeFloyd #USpolitics #Business #Walmart #USnews #Race

#OnThisDay in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at his motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

The night before, in what felt like a premonition, King delivered his powerful "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, reflecting on his life and legacy. The next day, unidentified reporters broke the tragic news of his shooting and eventual assassination.

The winners write the history books, so they say. Which I guess justifies attempts to unwrite history in the MAGAverse. At least, according to MAGA. #HandsOffTheSmithsonian #BlackLivesMatter #Slavery #CivilRightsMovement #RESIST #NowOrNAZI

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In times when police turned terrorists,
People became obliged to save their rights,
Just like a civil war it became,
Otherwise there won't be another election.

Photo is from a police officer's account. Turkish police above, Turkish people below. International, attention please!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Turkish_protests

#turkey #turkish #antierdoganism #erdoganism #erdoganisaterrorist #erdoganisamonster #policeterror #policeterrorism #civilrightsmovement #police #terror #terrorism #protest #protests #protestrights

In these dark times, Americans must harness the power of the civil rights movement again | Al Sharpton https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2025/mar/22/dark-times-americans-civil-rights-movement-al-sharpton-donald-trump-diversity-equity-inclusion #Civilrightsmovement #Trumpadministration #Thefarright #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Worldnews #USnews

Repost for #WomensHistoryMonth: ”Daisy Bates takes a walk – Activist Daisy Bates picketing with placard: 'Jailing our youth will not solve the problem in Little Rock. We are only asking for full citizenship rights.'" Ca. 1957.

Via NYPL, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Demonstrations Collection, https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e0aac3d-a58d-b26d-e040-e00a1806380e.

On this day in 1965, civil rights protesters were attacked by police as part of an event now referred to as "Bloody Sunday".

Bloody Sunday: restored photos show the violence that shocked a nation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/07/bloody-sunday-new-photo-exhibit #Civilrightsmovement #MartinLutherKing #USpolitics #Alabama #USnews

‘There’s quite a similarity’: US civil rights pioneers warn of ‘surge backwards’ under Trump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/mar/02/civil-rights-movement-trump #Civilrightsmovement #DonaldTrump #Mississippi #Arkansas #Alabama #Georgia #USnews #Race

Hazel Dukes, lifelong civil rights leader, dies aged 92 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/02/hazel-dukes-civil-rights-leader-dies #Civilrightsmovement #USpolitics #NewYork #USnews

#OnThisDay in 1965, #MalcolmX was assassinated while giving a speech in Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom. A fearless advocate for Black liberation, he challenged systemic oppression and called for self-determination. His views on race and justice evolved over time, but his words continue to inspire movements for justice and empowerment.

Watch his 1963 interview with @wgbh in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-6t0gt5fj99

"Daisy Bates takes a walk – Activist Daisy Bates picketing with placard: ‘Jailing our youth will not solve the problem in Little Rock. We are only asking for full citizenship rights.'" Ca. 1957.

Via NYPL, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e0aac3d-a58d-b26d-e040-e00a1806380e

Did You Know Martin Luther King’s Mother Was Also Murdered? This Is What Happened https://shinemycrown.com/did-you-know-martin-luther-kings-mother-was-also-murdered-this-is-what-happened/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BlackHistoryMonth #CivilRightsMovement #MartinLutherKing #AlbertaWilliamsKing #SocialJustice

The DEI Deception: How This Administration Tricked America Into Bringing Back Legal Discrimination (article )

http://writerkilov3.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-dei-deception-how-this.html

Couples

Part I - Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee were a legendary couple of American stage and film. They met on the set of Robert Ardrey's 1946 play Jeb and married in 1948.

Couples

Part II - Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee were a legendary couple of American stage and film. They met on the set of Robert Ardrey's 1946 play Jeb and married in 1948.