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Happy Black History Month!!

For more than 25 years, Venus and Serena Williams have dominated the world of tennis. Between them, they have 48 Grand Slam titles (including 14 shared women’s doubles titles), several fashion lines, a venture-capital firm, and an interior-design company.

Audre Lorde (1934 - 1992) once described herself as a "poet, warrior, feminist, mother, pioneer, lover, survivor." Growing up legally blind & with a speech impediment, Lorde had to persevere to reach the success that she did. Lorde is known for "Cables to Rage" protest poetry.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933 - 2020) spent a lifetime flourishing in the face of adversity before being appointed a Supreme Court justice, where she successfully fought against gender discrimination and unified the liberal block of the court.

Dolores Huerta (1930 - xx) is a Mexican-American labor leader and activist. She is the founder of the United Farm Workers of America and played a crucial role in the organization of the 1965 Delano grape strike. She continues to fight for workers', immigrants', & women's rights.

Yuri Kochiyama (1921 - 2014) was born and raised in San Pedro, CA. Yuri saw parallels between the prejudice against Asian Americans and the tribulations of black Americans. She participated in anti-war, black liberation, and Asian-American movements.

Ida B. Wells (1862 - 1931) was an African-American journalist and educator who was also an early civil rights leader. She was one of the founding members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Susan B. Anthony (1820 - 1906) was a social activist and icon in the early women's rights movement. Raised by a family of Quakers, Anthony grew up handing out anti-slavery petitions as a child and teenager.

Sojourner Truth (1797 - 1883) was an African-American abolitionist who dedicated her life to fighting and defending gender equality. Though she was born into slavery, Truth escaped to freedom with her young daughter at the age of 29.

Activist Theresa Malkiel (1874 - 1949) served on the women's committee of the Socialist Party of America established the 1st “National Women's Day” on February 28, 1909. She was joined by a crowd of 2000 a Manhattan theater for speeches on equal rights and some spirited singing.

BE Inclusively Diverse joins many National Administrations in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. Happy Women's History Month! Join us in celebrating historical moments of women this month!

Thank you for joining BE Inclusively Diverse as we highlight some notable Black History Moments!