A’Dorian Murray-Thomas, Essex County Commissioner

There is power in our stories. To see ours captured w/ such joy, such light— I am forever grateful.Grateful for every girl who trusts me w/ her story.Grateful for everyday people who fight daily for our kids.Thank you @EmCollective @Rexamoto @KimberlyJAvalos @rasjbaraka. #SheWins

This one is so much more accurate than the original.

Little Black girl taps into her magic /& guides a seal into performing tricks for her! 🐬🤣

Once second to the throne in Great Britain, #PrinceAndrew the monster pedophile has finally been arrested. The walls of silence are cracking. Children deserve protection. Who’s next is the question? #trump #ProtectChildren #EpsteinFiles #BelieveSurvivors #NoMoreKings #Pedophile

"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." - Angela Davis

#BadBunny honored us at the #BenitoBowl He lifted up #PuertoRico, Afro‑Latinidad, Caribbean roots, & the diaspora. When he shouted out #Guyana… the GT massive felt it in our chest.🇬🇾 #SanJuan #SouthAmerica to the #SuperBowl stage — this is what #TogetherWeAreAmerica looks like.

What better way to celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay by learning more about a powerful warrior — Wynona Lipman. Tickets are FREE! The screening is at 2pm TODAY! Register here. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Blessed to spend my #NationalVoterRegistrationDay with the young leaders Donald Payne Tech High School! 🗳️ Students registered to vote and participated in a mock gubernatorial election! #HighSchoolVoterRegistrationWeek 🗳️💗 #VOTE 🌊 #OurVoteOurVoice #NewJersey #TreyReed 🕊️🙏🏿

BREAKING: Trump has ordered the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology. This famous photo is one of them. Please paste this image everywhere. Don't let them erase history. Information at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, where George Washington kept slaves is also being removed.

#MarcyBorders born 9-19-73, a legal assistant from #NewJersey survived the #WorldTradeCenter collapse on #September11 2001. The 28 year-old mom said she never recovered from the trauma of the attack.🙏🏿 She died from cancer on August 24, 2015.🕊️ #911 #NeverForget #America #OTD

What the founding fathers and other historical figures would think of Donald Trump and his band of merry morons

Black labor has always been foundational to the USA —from the fields,to factories, from domestic work to boardrooms. Yet too often, the contributions of Black people, especially #BlackWomen, are overlooked, underpaid, and underprotected. #LaborDay #BlackLivesMatter #GenderEquity

4th July, 1844 — Edmonia Lewis was born. Edmonia was the first professional black sculptor and one of the most celebrated neoclassical sculptors of her time. ‘The Death of Cleopatra’ is one her most recognised works. It depicts the famous Cleopatra in the moment of her death. Edmonia Lewis was the first sculptor of African American and Native American (Mississauga) descent to achieve international recognition. Her father was Black, and her mother was Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian. Orphaned at an early age, Lewis grew up in her mother’s tribe where her life revolved around fishing, swimming, and making and selling crafts. In 1859 she attended Oberlin College in Ohio, one of the first schools to accept female and Black students. She developed an interest in the fine arts, but an accusation of poisoning, probably racially motivated, forced Lewis to leave the school before graduating. She traveled to Boston and established herself as a professional artist, studying with a local sculptor and creating portraits of famous antislavery heroes. Moving to Rome in 1865, she became involved with a group of American women sculptors and began to work in marble. Sculptors usually hired local workmen to carve their final pieces, but Lewis did all her own stonework out of fear that if she didn’t, her work would not be accepted as original. In addition to creating portrait heads, Lewis sculpted biblical scenes and figural works dealing with her Native American heritage and the oppression of Black people.

Happy #4thofJuly to all who believe in protecting democracy. #FrederickDouglass’ “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” still resonates! Our #IndependenceDay assignments are clear on 11/3/2026! #VOTE 💙 #July4th #July4 #Elections #FollowBackFriday #FridayVibes #StayWoke

Happy 100th Birthday Mr. Evers! #CivilRights Leader Medgar Evers, was assassinated on June 12, 1963. He knew the price and was willing to pay it. #MedgarEvers #RestInPower #RestInPeace #antiracism #history #ushistory #civilrightsmovement #fietts #divinenine #onthisday #otd #rip

President Joe Biden pays his respects to Minnesota House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman as she lies in state at the Capitol alongside her husband, Mark, and dog, Gilbert.

Flashback Trump: “Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective”

Thursday, the rain came down, but joy rose higher. 🌧️✨ This #Juneteenth, our children reminded us what freedom looks like in motion—resilient, radiant, and rooted in love.❤️ #Juneteenth2025 #FreedomDay #Community #FreedomDay2025 #BlackJoy #ProtectChildren #SHEWins #Legacy #USA

#NewJersey was the last Northern state to end slavery. Officially, slavery ended months after the declaration of freedom in Texas #Juneteenth. #Slavery in #Newark,NJ ended January 23, 1866. #Juneteenth2025 ✊🏾#FreedomDay #EmancipationProclamation #FollowBackFriday #FridayVibes

10 years later, we still #SayTheirNames The wounds from #MotherEmanuel run deep, but so does our faith, love & fire.🕊️✊🏾 We honor the #Charleston9 May our prayers be loud enough to shake injustice at its core. 🙏🏿#Emanuel9 #RIP #OTD #OnThisDay 🕊️#NeverForget #Charleston #Racism