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"Each of us must find our work and do it." LFG!

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Great piece and I always love to see the iconic photos of my homies--the Panthers who gave me my political education and foundation. The brothah in front is Elmer Dixon--you might want to check out his new memoir, which shares how he went from being a co-founder and leader of the first Panther Party Chapter outside of California to a global diversity expert while maintaining his revolutionary spirit and perspective. https://twosisterswriting.com/book/die-standing-by-elmer-dixon/

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Love this additional knowledge about this photo. The Black Panthers were responsible for head start in the Chicago area, so I learned to read at 3 because of them.

It's so amazing and eye opening the dichotomy of the negative media portrayal versus the real life positive impact they had on our lives.

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I knew instinctively when trump spoke about Mexico bringing "their rapists" that he was against anyone that was not white.

I am aware that a lot of Americans do not believe minorities, immigrants, women do not deserve equal rights and healthcare.

Thusly, I've become very intentional about social media affiliation and anyone I associate with in person because if it comes down to uprising, I need to know who really has my back.

All these people who are like "Oh! I got fired! Oh! I didn't know that would happen to me!" aint in my alliance.

I saw trump and accepted him as he was, so the seeds of a revolutionary mindset was always in my subconscious.

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Exactly. Now is the time for us to stop reciting African words/concepts and start using them for survival and liberation...a practical use of our culture and Black History Month.

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Superbly woven together. Thank you!

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Thank you!

You talk about the Black press and I was reminded of this resource. They were a powerful influence in Black history. (I used to show this to my intro to mass media students when I was still teaching — eyeopening for them.)

https://www.pbs.org/blackpress/film

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