@JLEdProject

Celebrating the life & legacy of J. L. Edmonds, the Liberator Newspaper and the contributions of Black Angeleno trailblazers

 Los Angeles, CA
jledmondsproject.com
Joined December 2017
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nytimes.com/interactive/2019… 🙌🏾

Stories From Slavery, Shared Over Generations (Published 2019)

We asked readers of The 1619 Project to share photographs and stories of their enslaved ancestors.

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Arianne Edmonds@EdmondsArianne30 Oct 2019
Our work with the @JLEdProject was just featured in the @nytimes #1619Project . Feeling really proud!! nytimes.com/interactive/2019…
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Arianne Edmonds@EdmondsArianne11 Dec 2021
Today was so special!!! Loved be apart of the dedication ceremony for Ms. Walters.
L.A. Public Library@LAPublicLibrary10 Dec 2021
“Rita Walters’ life and legacy is an inspiration, from her work fighting for racial integration in our schools as a member of the LAUSD Board of Education to her efforts to steward LAPL’s expansion on the L.A. City Council and the Library Commission.” @MayorOfLA
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What a powerful day!
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Love this, thank you @TheAutry
The Autry@TheAutry16 Sep 2020
Working with descendants of Black historical figures like Jefferson Lewis Edmond. His great granddaughter, Arianne Edmonds (@EdmondsArianne) is ensuring that his contributions to Black L.A. are never forgotten. Learn more here: bit.ly/2H8z68t -@TyreeBP #AskACurator
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Andreas Hale
@AndreasHale8 Oct 2020
Kamala Harris every single time Pence fires off a lie. #VPDebate
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Reagan Gomez@ReaganGomez5 Sep 2020
It is WILD that enslaved Africans were kidnapped from all over, with catchers thinking diff languages would keep us from communicating...only for ALL of us to create AAVE...which kept them from understanding us...
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Thank you for this amazing featuring us @dailybeast and @JannaZinzi !!! thedailybeast.com/the-tragic… #brucesbeach

The Tragic History of L.A.’s Black Family Beach Havens

Portions of Santa Monica and Manhattan Beach were once safe spaces for Black families in the early 20th century—although you probably had no idea.

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Take the Census. 🤠 my2020census.gov chicago.suntimes.com/city-ha…

Dread Head Cowboy rides to the rescue of Chicago’s dismal response to 2020 U.S. census

Chicago’s response rate is 55 percent — 20 points shy of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s goal. In some South and West Side neighborhoods that desperately need an infusion of federal funding, the response rate...

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⭐Jill Scott⭐
@missjillscott11 Jul 2020
Wait...I’m was trending again??? Ok then-JUSTICE for Breonna Taylor!!! Justice for Oluwatoyin Salau!!!! Justice for Sandra Bland!!!!! Loving ourselves and each other is respectful and uplifting; supportive. EYES ON THE PRIZE, LOVE VILLAGE, EYES ON THE PRIZE.
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This is great news! Congrats @Shaya_in_LA
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Karen Attiah
@KarenAttiah4 Jul 2020
"There are simply not enough of us in the newsroom to object effectively — not in TV, print or online, certainly not in management. So our only option is to mimic the protester’s strategy: Talk directly to the public and just talk loud." @soledadobrien nytimes.com/2020/07/04/opini…
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Such powerful important work! instagram.com/tv/CB3AfbFDc9l…
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youtube.com/watch?v=v8fWox3q… Language is so key!
A Look Back at California’s Long-Lost African American Beaches and Vacation Spots lamag.com/culturefiles/afric… via @LAMag
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Thank you @mellemusic...We feel really honored to be apart of this historic project.
mdlpa 🌺@mellemusic4 May 2020
Very proud that my buddy @EdmondsArianne's work @JLEdProject - a project she worked on for over a decade building on the legacy and history of her great great grandfather, Jefferson Edmonds' paper 'The Liberator' was part of the #1619 Project. jledmondsproject.com/the-pro…
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Big congrats to @nhannahjones for your Pulitzer Prize.
NYT Magazine
@NYTmag4 May 2020
“Black Americans have also been, and continue to be, foundational to the idea of American freedom.” Congratulations to @nhannahjones, whose #1619 Project essay has won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary nyti.ms/2z5O4bg
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"In 2020, we have an opportunity to celebrate the vote, and also take accountability. To rethink our history." Sally Roesch Wagner, author of "The Women's Suffrage Movement" anthology usatoday.com/in-depth/life/w… via @usatoday

‘Brilliant and politically savvy:’ The roles of African American women in the fight to vote 100...

African American women's fight to vote – once smothered and nearly erased from the history books – has reemerged in the 19th Amendment centennial celebration.

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Good news, LA! Cross Colours: Black Fashion in the 20th Century has been extended until August 23. So if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, you’ve got time, and if you’ve already visited but want to return with family and friends, you can!
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Arianne Edmonds@EdmondsArianne10 Feb 2020
All you educators in the LA area, join me for me session on The Black Press at the turn of the 20th Century
Facing History LA@FacingHistoryLA31 Jan 2020
Excited to announce new #ProfessionalDevelopment on 3/26 4:30-8 & 3/28 8-4 “The Reconstruction Era & Fragility of Democracy” w special guest @EdmondsArianne from @JLEdProject connections to #1619Project Sign-up here: facinghistory.org/calendar/w…
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