https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg The women who made a difference... Black history matters en-us 2021-03-20 19:28:02 UTC 2025-02-21 22:57:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4aa.png gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333030155 The women who were leaders in the fight for equal rights for African Americans]]> 2021-03-20 19:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333030155 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333085440 Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees]]> 2021-03-20 20:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333085440 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333087396

When I Think About Myself

Alone

Still I Rise

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Woman Work

Caged Bird

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On the Pulse of Morning

Touched by an Angel

A Brave and Startling Truth

]]> 2021-03-20 20:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333087396 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333094443 Ella Baker was a highly respected civil rights leader who mostly worked behind the scenes advising, supporting, and mentoring greats like WEB Dubois, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King Jr, and Rosa Parks. Her reputation as a leader and movement builder earned her the nickname “Fundi,” which is Swahili for a person who teaches craft to the next generation.]]> 2021-03-20 20:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333094443 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333097467 Ella Josephine Baker (1903-1986) was among the most influential strategists of the most important social movement in modern US history, the Civil Rights Movement, yet most Americans have never heard of her. Behind the scenes, she organized on behalf of the major civil rights organizations of her day—the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC), and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)—among many other activist groups]]> 2021-03-20 20:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333097467 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333102391 Kitt was asked by First Lady Lady Bird Johnson about the Vietnam War. She replied: "You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. No wonder the kids rebel and take pot."]]> 2021-03-20 20:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333102391 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333106232 American singer, actress, dancer, voice actress, comedienne, activist, author, and songwriter known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby"]]> 2021-03-20 20:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333106232 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333109696 2021-03-20 20:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333109696 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333111112 Known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has called her "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement"]]> 2021-03-20 20:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333111112 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333112647 Weekly podcast series that explores the true account of African American History as American History. ]]> 2021-03-20 20:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333112647 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333172067 This movement was rooted in the anti-slavery movement, and African Americans were involved from the start]]> 2021-03-20 21:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333172067 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333192937 Fiction- The following books are recommended ]]> 2021-03-20 21:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333192937 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195036 2021-03-20 21:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195036 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195288 2021-03-20 21:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195288 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195365 2021-03-20 21:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195365 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195484 2021-03-20 21:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195484 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195569 2021-03-20 21:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195569 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195701 2021-03-20 21:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195701 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195839 2021-03-20 21:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333195839 gisellealdarondo https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333196975 2021-03-20 22:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gisellealdarondo/gkya3mvstue7dhsg/wish/1333196975