Black Lives Matter by Yohan Gonzalez by Yohan Gonzalez-Romero

Juan Pablo Duarte

yohangonzalezromero — 2024-10-25 16:54:56 UTC

Founder of the secret society La Trinitaria in 1838. He participated alongside the Haitian revolutionaries who overthrew Boyer in 1843. However, Duarte sought something more than overthrowing Boyer: he wanted Dominican independence, and for that ideal he continued fighting.

Matias Ramon Mella

yohangonzalezromero — 2024-10-25 16:59:52 UTC

In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Mella had a very important participation. It was he who launched the first blunderbuss at the Puerta del Conde on the night of February 27, 1844. With that blunderbuss, National Independence was proclaimed.

Francisco del Rosario Sanchez

yohangonzalezromero — 2024-10-25 17:04:13 UTC

When the fight for independence became stronger, before triumphing, many Trinidadians had to leave the country to save their lives. At that time, Sánchez was very sick and did not go out. As his health improved, he ran important errands while Duarte was away fleeing the Haitians. When Mella launched the blunderbuss, Sánchez joined the war.

Shirley Chisholm

yohangonzalezromero — 2024-10-25 17:09:50 UTC

Shirley Chisholm became a household name after becoming the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress in 1968. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Chisholm served seven terms in Congress and made inroads by helping to expand the food stamp program.

Bessie Coleman

yohangonzalezromero — 2024-10-25 17:14:05 UTC

Bessie Coleman dreamt of flying planes. However, as a Black woman in the 1920s, getting her pilot's license in the U.S. was nothing short of impossible. That didn't stop the would-be aviator who, in the face of adversity, learned to speak French, then left to train in France, where Black people were permitted to become aviators. Within seven months, Coleman officially became a pilot, making her the first Black woman to do so.

Harriet Tubman

yohangonzalezromero — 2024-10-25 17:18:59 UTC

Harriet Tubman is best known for her efforts to move slaves to liberation in the Underground Railroad, a network of antislavery activists. Her legacy is indelible in the movement to abolish slavery, as she is documented to have made approximately 13 trips through the Underground Railroad, leading dozens of slaves to freedom and was never caught, despite a $40,000 reward for her capture.

Shirley Chisholm

yohangonzalezromero — 2024-10-25 17:23:27 UTC

She represented New York's 12th District from 1969 to 1983, and in 1972, she became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Her campaign slogan "Unbought and unbossed" rings even louder today.

Bayard Rustin

yohangonzalezromero — 2024-10-25 17:24:49 UTC

Dr. King is usually credited for the March on Washington in August 1963. But it was Rustin who organized and strategized in the shadows. As a gay man who had controversial ties to Communism, he was considered too much of a liability to be on the front lines of the movement.