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Retired United States Army four-star General Lloyd James Austin III is the current & first African American United States Secretary of Defense. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

Last month, Kamala Harris @VP became the first African-American/Asian-American and 1st woman Vice President ever of the United States. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

Amanda Gorman, Wordsmith, Change-Maker, is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, as well as an award-winning writer and cum laude graduate of Harvard University. She was also recently signed to IMG modeling agency. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

Dr. Shirley Jackson is an American physicist who received her Ph.D. from MIT in nuclear physics. Her experiments w/theoretical physics paved the way developments in the telecommunicat space: touch-tone phone,portable fax, caller ID, call waiting, and the fiber optic-cable. #BHM

Cicely Tyson was an actress/fashion model. Her career spanned more than 7 decades. She won numerous awards inclu 3 Emmy Awards, a Tony. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Ms. Tyson passed away at the age of 96 on Jan. 28, 2021. #bhm #BlackHistoryMonth

The Divine 9, were founded to foster communal bonds and increase professional opportunities and collegiate careers. They are: A Phi A, K A Psi, Omega Psi Phi, PBS, Iota Phi Theta, AKA, DST, Z Phi B & S G Rho #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

The dance form of stepping originated in Africa. The African gumboot dance is credited as being stepping’s biggest influence. Many African-American fraternities and sororities have made it most popular in America #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

Cathay Williams became the first and only female Buffalo soldier in 1866. To disguise herself as a man, she enlisted under the pseudonym, William Cathay. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

Barack Obama is the 1st 2 term African-American President. Grammy winner for his audio books, “Dreams from My Father” & “The Audacity of Hope”, which won Best Spoken Word Album in 2008. He is a NY Times best selling author for these books and his latest “A Promised Land”. #BHM

Before he was a blockbuster actor, Will Smith was The Fresh Prince and, along with partner Jazzy Jeff, won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, a research fellow and scientific lead at the National Institute of Health, served as the lead of the team of scientists responsible for helping create the Moderna’s vaccine for COVID-19 #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

John R. Lewis was a politician, statesman, and civil rights activist and leader who served in the U.S. House of Representatives, for the state of GA, from 1987 until his death in 2020. Fairfax County Public Schools recently renamed Robert E. Lee HS to John R. Lewis HS #BHM

The Black Lives Matter Movement started as a hashtag after the death of Trayvon Martin in 2013. In 2021 it has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Black Panther broke box office expectations and became the highest-grossing movie ever from a Black Director and Cast. It has made over 1.3 billion dollars worldwide. RIP @chadwickboseman #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

Rev.Raphael Warnock just made history as the 1st African-American Senator for the state of GA! He also served as the Senior Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA where civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. also served as a Co-Pastor. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth