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Hundreds of D.C. residents, including parents, teachers, and union members are lobbying Senate offices today against the spending bill that would slash more than $1 billion from D.C.’s local budget.

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm @IBM @thehoneypotcomp @TWBallet Lonnie Johnson is a nuclear engineer who worked at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the U.S. Air Force as the head of the Space Nuclear Power Safety Section at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory. He also invented the Super Soaker water gun and Nerf gun. #BlackHistoryMonth

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm @IBM @thehoneypotcomp @TWBallet Percy L. Julian is known for his success in developing innovative drugs & chemicals from natural soya products. The firefighting solution he devised helped save the lives of thousands of sailors and naval airmen during WWII. His discoveries earned him more than 130 patents. #bhm

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm @IBM @thehoneypotcomp @TWBallet Charlotta Bass was an educator, newspaper publisher-editor, and civil rights activist. She is believed to be the first African American woman to own and operate a newspaper in the United States, and she was the first African American woman nominated for Vice President. #BHM

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm @IBM @thehoneypotcomp @TWBallet “Being a dancer of color is like a dichotomy situation. It’s not unnatural for me to be graceful, but there’s also a very real level to it that never leaves me. I represent something bigger than myself. And that’s from Mr. Mitchell” (the legendary Arthur Mitchell was her mentor).

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm @IBM @thehoneypotcomp Nardia Boodoo is a full company member of @TWBallet. As a young she faced teachers who tried to push her into modern dance or a ballet company specifically for African Americans, but she wanted to join a mainstream company where she would be hired because of her excellence.

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm @IBM @thehoneypotcomp Phillip Atiba Goff, cofounder & CEO of Center for Policing Equity, has been studying racism through the prism of social psychology for years, & his evidence-based approach to identifying and rooting out racism in policing has emerged as a road map to follow. #BlackHistoryMonth

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm @IBM Beatrice Dixon, founder & CEO of @thehoneypotcomp, was among the first 40 women of color to receive $1 million in venture capital funding according to Forbes. Her all-natural feminine-care brand has won her honors from Essence, Entrepreneur magazine, & Cosmetics Executive Women.

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm @IBM The son of two former slaves, Garrett Morgan had little more than a grade-school education, but that didn’t stop him from becoming an inventor with a rare gift for designing machines that saved people’s lives, including an early version of the traffic light. #BlackHistoryMonth

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm @IBM Amelia Boynton Robinson was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Alabama. During the march that became known as Bloody Sunday, she was beaten unconscious and a photo of this shocked the world. Her efforts led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. #bhm

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm @IBM Benjamin Banneker was a mathematician & astronomer who predicted the 1789 solar eclipse, was a surveyor who helped map the DC territory, & created the almanac that became the main reference for farmers for years. Banneker HS is named for him. Learn more at https://t.co/sY3FX9iIHZ

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm Mark E. Dean is one of the top engineering minds at @IBM. He made his mark in the industry in the early 1980s when he and a colleague developed a system that allowed computers to communicate with printers and other devices. Every time you print something, you can thank Dean. #bhm

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm Known as a “human computer” Dorothy Johnson Vaughan was part of a team that helped launch satellites—and later humans—into space. When she was first hired her department was segregated by race. Six years later, she became the manager of her division & its first Black supervisor.

@BET @atptour @HowardU @WNBA @seattlestorm Benjamin Crump is an American attorney who specializes in civil rights. He played pivotal roles in the cases of Trayvon Martin, Martin Lee Anderson Boot Camp, Jannie Ligons and Robin Tolan. He has a passion for advocacy and fights for justice amongst marginalized groups. #BHM

@BET @atptour @HowardU Nneka Ogwumike is a @WNBA star who plays for the @seattlestorm. As president of the WNBA Players Association, Ogwumike has spearheaded leaguewide support of social justice issues and the negotiation of radically better contracts for players. #BlackHistoryMonth

@BET @atptour @HowardU Whoopi Goldberg is an actor, comedian, author, and television personality. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of few people, and the first Black person, to receive an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award, collectively known as the EGOT. #BlackHistoryMonth

@BET @atptour @HowardU Warren Moon is a former football quarterback.He spent most of his career with the Houston Oilers and Edmonton Eskimos. He is one of the greatest undrafted players in NFL history. He was the was first African American quarterback inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, #bhm

@BET @atptour Mary Frances Berry is a historian, writer, lawyer, activist, and professor. She was one of the most visible activists in the Civil Rights Movement. A grad of @HowardU her activism and public service included work in three presidential administrations. #BlackHistoryMonth

🗓️Calendar Reminder🗓️ There will be no school for students on the following days: Friday, February 14 ➡️ PD Day Monday, February 17 ➡️ Presidents' Day (DCPS closed) View the full SY24-25 calendar: https://t.co/3aXB0WZbzK