#jamesbaldwin — Public Fediverse posts

August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom

Advocating for civil & economic rights for Black Americans. Attending were Diahann Carroll, Marlon Brando, James Garner, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr, Burt Lancaster, James Baldwin & Harry Belafonte.

#civilrights #diahanncarroll #paulnewman #charltonheston #marlonbrando #jamesbaldwin #harrybelafonte #jamesgarner #burtlancaster #sidneypoitier #sammydavisjr #marchonwashington #1963marchonwashington #africanamericanhistory #americanhistory #history #civilrightshistory

August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom

Advocating for civil & economic rights for Black Americans. Attending were Diahann Carroll, Marlon Brando, James Garner, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr, Burt Lancaster, James Baldwin & Harry Belafonte

#civilrights #charltonheston #jamesbaldwin #harrybelafonte #burtlancaster #sidneypoitier #marchonwashington #1963marchonwashington #africanamericanhistory #americanhistory #history #civilrightshistory

#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth

"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.

Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."

Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArts

Listen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/

#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio

#JamesBaldwin #WhitenessIsViolence #MythOfWhiteSupremacy #GoodWhiteFolx #KimCrayton #FacilitatedConversations #ProfitWithoutOppression #AntiracismInPractice

Continuing my deep dive into #LorraineHansberry, noted #Queer #Black #Intellectual of the 50s and 60s. What a life she led. #RaisinInTheSun

"Men continue to misinterpret the second-rate status of women as implying a privileged status for themselves; heterosexuals think the same way about homosexuals; gentiles about Jews; whites about blacks; haves about have-nots."

Dead from cancer at the age of 34 in 1965, she was friends with #JamesBaldwin and sparred with the likes of #MalcolmX & #RFK