Browse by Tag: Influences This collection includes 41 posts . You can subscribe to a feed of all content filed under “influences” as XML (RSS) or JSON. One World, One Web, One Love Notebook entry posted on 25 Jan 2024 Remembering Molly Notebook entry posted on 08 Sep 2023 Charles V. Bush agitated for equity in the officer corps Notebook entry posted on 11 Feb 2020 Madame Jones was the Beyoncé of her time Notebook entry posted on 11 Feb 2020 Two Black women received patents… in 1884 and 1885! Notebook entry posted on 10 Feb 2020 Jerry Varnado and James Garrett started the first Black Student Union Notebook entry posted on 08 Feb 2020 Captain Francisco Menéndez helped found the first free Black settlement in the U.S. Notebook entry posted on 07 Feb 2020 Jane Bolin didn’t let anyone tell her what she couldn’t do Notebook entry posted on 06 Feb 2020 Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler prioritized the most vulnerable Notebook entry posted on 05 Feb 2020 Orrin C. Evans showed us Black people could be (super)heroes too Notebook entry posted on 05 Feb 2020 Lucy Hicks Anderson was an early Black trans pioneer Notebook entry posted on 03 Feb 2020 Maya Angelou persevered, but many don’t Notebook entry posted on 02 Feb 2020 Jerry Lawson made home video game systems possible Notebook entry posted on 01 Feb 2020 Angie Turner King invested her energy in others Notebook entry posted on 01 Mar 2019 Margaret Collins used biology to push for equality Notebook entry posted on 28 Feb 2019 Katherine Johnson took us to the moon (and back) Notebook entry posted on 26 Feb 2019 Without Frederick McKinley Jones, where would your food be? Notebook entry posted on 26 Feb 2019 Amelia Boynton Robinson agitated for the vote Notebook entry posted on 25 Feb 2019 Mark Dean’s work on the PC made personal computing possible Notebook entry posted on 23 Feb 2019 Jack Johnson “trolled” for his shot at equality and inspired future generations of Black athlete activists Notebook entry posted on 22 Feb 2019 Mae Jemison never gave up on her dream Notebook entry posted on 22 Feb 2019 Baratunde Thurston tackles tough topics with “deep humor” Notebook entry posted on 21 Feb 2019 Ida B. Wells shone light in the darkness Notebook entry posted on 20 Feb 2019 LeBron James converts power into promise Notebook entry posted on 18 Feb 2019 W. Kamau Bell is all about dialogue Notebook entry posted on 17 Feb 2019 Pauli Murray dismantled systems of oppression Notebook entry posted on 16 Feb 2019 Lizzo is all about self-acceptance and empowerment Notebook entry posted on 15 Feb 2019 Nina Simone “said it” when others couldn’t Notebook entry posted on 14 Feb 2019 Bayard Rustin advocated for marginalized people everywhere Notebook entry posted on 13 Feb 2019 Anna Arnold Hedgeman was the glue for the civil rights movement Notebook entry posted on 12 Feb 2019 Chuck D challenges me to confront myself Notebook entry posted on 12 Feb 2019 He invented the search engine, but you don’t know his name Notebook entry posted on 10 Feb 2019 Kimberly Bryant is tackling tech monocultures head-on Notebook entry posted on 09 Feb 2019 Thomas Jennings put his money on the line Notebook entry posted on 08 Feb 2019 Aretha commanded respect Notebook entry posted on 07 Feb 2019 Harriet really was a spy Notebook entry posted on 06 Feb 2019 LeVar Burton changes lives, one book at a time Notebook entry posted on 05 Feb 2019 “God” was a complicated man who did some revolutionary things Notebook entry posted on 04 Feb 2019 Shirley Chisholm was unbought and unbossed Notebook entry posted on 03 Feb 2019 I’ve learned so much from Chenjerai Kumanyika Notebook entry posted on 02 Feb 2019 Why Oscar’s middle name is “Ellison” Notebook entry posted on 01 Feb 2019