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🧵1/ 🇺🇸 #BlackHistoryMonth: Black history is American history.
📣 “All of us are standing on someone else’s shoulders. Someone else that opened the door and paved the way. And so, we have to understand that we cannot give up the fight, whether we see the fruits of our labor or not. You have a responsibility to open the door to keep this moving forward.” — Ruby Bridges
📌 During these challenging times, marked by the whitewashing of #history, voter suppression, the erasure of #DEI initiatives, a…
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resurgence of systemic inequities, and the attempt to normalize the dehumanization of fellow beings, her words still call us to action.
📚 Ruby Bridges, born September 8, 1954, is a civil rights advocate and author whose courage reshaped American history. At just six years old, she integrated an all-white school in the American South, walking past mobs of hatred with extraordinary strength. She never missed a single day of school.
🎯Her story is not just history—it is a reminder that the…
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power to create change begins within each of us.
🇺🇸🇩🇴 As a first-generation #Dominican American and the son of immigrants, I am acutely aware that the doors open to me today were forced open by the sacrifices of Black leaders like Ruby Bridges and the courage of those—known and unknown—who fought for justice and equality. Their sacrifices created the foundation for the rights, visibility, and opportunities of all marginalized and immigrant communities. I don’t just honor this history—like many
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other Americans, I live the benefits of it every day.
🗳️ Join me in being the change to make a difference—not just for today. We speak out, we show up, and we vote so the younger generation can grow up in a country where their dreams are never limited by fear, injustice, or oppression.🗽
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