📚 On This Day in Black History: October 4, 1951 📚

Today we remember Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman, mother of five, and the person behind one of the most important contributions to modern medicine.

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Bernie Mac
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It's World Animal Day but also Black Achievement Month so I wanted to post about a Black zoologist today
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For the first time, a commercial radio station in the United States was under Black ownership and control, helping open the airwaves to a new generation of Black broadcasters and audiences.

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Henrietta Lacks
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(2/2) Here is a link to my lesson slides, which focus on 8 of the 31 leaders of the global abolition movement. I found several excellent videos which I also included:
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Black History Moments: The History of Bethune-Cookman University

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Her life was proof that one woman with vision could open doors for generations. #history #education #blackhistory

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Terry Furchgott (B.1948), "Nature of Love," acrylic and gold leaf on paper, nd; photo: Harris Harvey Gallery. #art #arte #modernart #blackculture #blackhistory #africanheritage #africanamerican #familylife #acrylic #paintings #peintures #picturas #museum #artgallery

Mary McLeod Bethune started with $1.50, a vision, and a faith that refused to quit.

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