Black Liberation
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Claudia Jones
Day 21 of the 28 Days of Black Liberation 2023 series Claudia Cumberbatch (Claudia Jones) was born on February 21, 1915 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Claudia’s family migrated to the United States in 1924 and resided in Harlem, New York. Claudia’s mom passed away when she was 12 years old due…
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Assata Shakur
Day 12 of the 28 Days of Black Liberation 2023 series Assata, In her own words: “My name is Assata (“she who struggles”) Olugbala ( “for the people” ) Shakur (“the thankful one”), and I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no…
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Mumia Abu Jamal
Day 11 of the 28 Days of Black Liberation 2023 series Mumia Abu Jamal is an award-winning journalist and author of two best-selling books, Live From Death Row and Death Blossoms, which address prison life from a critical and spiritual perspective. In 1981 he was elected president of the Association…
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Day 4 of the 28 Days of Black Liberation 2023 series Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was a poet, lecturer, and author. She wrote on her racism, feminism She was an abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer. She co-founded the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs. Frances recognized that Black women have a…