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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Day 10 of #BlackHistoryMonth Celebrating black educators making history....now @doclb2.bsky.social

Black woman with long brown braids wearing blue denim dress and holding a book that is titled SayHer Name.

PHD
BLACK EDUCATORS
MAKING HISTORY
• Say Her Name
"I am grateful to the many Black educators in my life who mentored me and helped put me on the path to getting a PhD. The
encouragement they provided opened my eyes to a road I never thought I'd travel. Now I can walk my talk, model empathy in my courses and my work, and I can do for others (mentor, encourage, educate) what was done for me.'
Dr. Letisha Engracia Cardoso
Brown

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Day 5 of #BlackHistoryMonth Celebrating black educators making history....now @drcaberry.bsky.social

lam blessed to be a
blessing so I live my life as an educator to pay forward what I did and did not receive. This is why my STEM is for the streets.
https://NoireSTEMinist.com black woman in an orange shirt holding a robot

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Day 4 of #BlackHistoryMonth Celebrating black educators making history....now @troiaj.bsky.social

Specialist
BLACK EDUCATORS MAKING HISTORY
am
changing
history
in
education by preparing
adult
Black men with disabilities for the workforce and with that I am giving them a chance where most people won't. #ASD

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Day 3 of #BlackHistoryMonth Celebrating black educators making history....now @heymrsbond.com

My primary mission in education is to be the teacher I needed. I had two Black woman educators in K-16 and I never saw myselt,
My
story,
or my struggles
retlected.
l've
made it
my
responsibility to ensure Black children, specifically Black girls, see ourselves and our stories in the school building.

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Day 1 of #BlackHistoryMonth Celebrating black educators making history....now @thejosevilson.com

Biography on Dr. Jose Vilson and the work he does in the community and for education

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Education. Makes me wonder about the folk in classrooms at every level who grow the very people every other field comes from - but it's no longer professional. 🤔

Professional degrees no longer classified

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

To the BlackEduSky community, refresh yourselves this weekend

This year there are 3 simple ways to have more peace - let people do their thing, accept things as they are, not everything needs a response

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

#BHM Day 27 Mr. Otis Boykin An inventor who improved the technologies we use to the day, Mr. Boykin patented 26 devices. One of these inventions is the control unit that helps improved the pacemaker. His later contributions also were used by the military and IBM. #blackinventor

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

#BHM Day 27 Mr. Matthew Henson Largely ignored until recently, Mr. Henson has recd his due in the field of navigation and maritime. As a member of the first team to navigate to the North Pole, it is said to be Mr. Henson who planted the US flag, making him the first to reach the landmark.

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

#BHM Day 25 Dr. Charles Drew Known as the Father of the Blood Banking, it was Dr. Drew's research and work that allowed for new ways in which blood was stored. His work found that if whole blood and plasma was separated, the "shelf life" could be extended up to 7 days. #blackmedicalexcellence

Black man, doctor, in his white lab coat holding a slide bear a microscope.

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

#BHM Day 24 Jean-Michel Basquiat He gave the world graffiti, street art, and neo-expressionism through his lens. His art adorns museums all over the world and in the private collections of those who can afford it. In 2017, a piece sold for $110,000,000 - a record price for art by a black artist 🔥

A black man with dreads next to his art work of a face made through the lens of graffiti and street art

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

#BHM Day 23 Sojourner Truth Formerly enslaved, Ms. Truth, was a firm participant in the fight for civil and women's rights. She challenged that suffrage and gender inferiority for women could also be argued with formerly enslaved men, which caused disagreements with Douglass...all of this by 1860 ✊🏾

A black woman sitting in a black chair with a white shawl and sitting in front of a fire place

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

#BHM Day 22 Audre Lorde Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet. She fought racism, sexism, and homophobia with fearless truth. From Sister Outsider to The Cancer Journals, her words remind us: ‘Your silence will not protect you.’ Her legacy teaches us to speak and act unapologetically.

Audre Lorde black woman holding her chin

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

#BHM Day 20 Judge Jane Bolin Many firsts for Judge Bolin as she was the first black woman to attend Yale Law School in 1931 and in 1939 she became the first black female judge in the United States. She used her court to challenge and fight discriminatory and segregationist practices. 🔥✊🏾

Black woman sitting at a desk writing on paper

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

#BHM Day 19 Ms. Hattie McDaniel THE first black actor to win an Oscar (Gone With the Wind) appeared in over 300 films during her career. She was the 13th child of former slaves and knew from the age of 6 she wanted to be an actress, sing, and dance. Her legacy is undeniable.

Actress Hattie McDaniel in her black dress adorned with a broche

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

#BHM Day 18 Dr. James McCune Smith The first black person to earn a medical degree in the US, Dr. Smith worked with Frederick Douglass to establish the Nat Council of Colored People. Due to restrictions here, he earned 3 academic degrees, incl. Dr of Medicine in Scotland. #blackmedicalexcellence

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

#BHM Day 17 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams,III A former shoemaker, Dr. Williams recd his medical degree in 1883. He opened Provident Hospital in Chicago where he trained black doctors and nurses. In 1893, he performed the 1st successful open heart surgery on a black man with limited tools. #blackmed

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

#BHM Day 16 Mr. Victor Hugo Green grew tired of blacks having so much uncertainty about their safety when traveling in NYC. As a result, he published The Negro Motorist Green Book, which listed places blacks were safe while traveling. The book eventually was expanded to the south and west coast. 🔥

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

#BHM Day 14 Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first black woman to qualify as a physician in the United States in 1864. She dedicated her life and her own clinic to treating those who lived in poverty. She did not care if they could not pay - she was not turning any one away. #blackmedicalexcellence

Dr. Crumpler in her nurses hat and white shawl

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

#BHM Day 13 Mr. Robert Smalls On May 13, 1862, Mr. Smalls was amongst a crew of slaves on a cotton steamer in confederate waters. He covered his face with a large brim hat and pretended to be the capt (when the real capt was absent) and sailed everyone to freedom finding the Union army at sea. 🔥✊🏾

Black man Mr. Robert Smalls in a suit with his brilliant self!

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

#BHM Day 12 Mr. Lewis Latimer The misconception is that Thomas Edison had everything to do with the light bulb BUT PAUSE because Mr. Latimer told him it could be better. It was Mr. Latimer's invention of the carbon filament that created longer lasting bulbs. #wemakeitbetter

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

#BHM Day 11 Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week in 1926, which was the 2nd week of February. He is known as the Father of Black History. In 1976, BHM was established.

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

#BHM Day 10 Mr. Alfred Cralle The next time you grab that ice cream scooper you can thank Mr. Cralle (1862-1920) for his invention and patent in 1897.

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

#BHM Day 9 and in honor of Super Bowl Sunday On 1920, Mr. Fritz Pollard became the first black man to play in the NFL. After his departure, an agreement was made amongst whites prevent signing black players. By 1946, four black men reintegrated the NFL. In 2025 Goddell stated DEI is remaining.

Black man and first football player Mr Fritz

Marion Motley, Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Bill Willis...black football players

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

#BHM Day 7 Black Wall Street got it's beginnings in 1866 when the Cherokee nation signed a treaty that gave freed slaves Cherokee citizenship and 160 acres of land, thus beginning the boom of INDEPENDENTLY ran black towns in Oklahoma. The Greenwood District became known as Black Wall Street.

Black wall street - black businessmen in suits

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

#BHM Day 6 Mr. Kelly Miller was a mathematician and the first black man to be admitted to Johns Hopkins University. In 1865, he transitioned to Howard University to be the first to teach sociology. He spent his life at Howard U until the day he died at his home on the school's campus. #hewasfirst

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

#BHM Day 4 George Washington Johnson The first black recording artist who recorded his works on the phonograph. His first recording date was October 8, 1894. Black music excellence!

Black man named George Johnsons who recorded music

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

#BHM Day 3 Part 1 The old western movies were likely depicted from the real-life black cowboy perspective, they just forgot to say their names or show their faces. Nat Love, born into slavery in 1854, was also known as Deadwood Dick. His 1907 autobiography reads like what we see on TV.

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

#BHM Day 2: Mr. Gordon Parks THE FIRST black man to direct a major film, Shaft, but do you know how iconic his photos ARE? His mission was to show the world how to fight against racism, poverty, and social unacceptance through the lens of his camera. 1/2

Black woman named Lucy Johnson sitting in her chair

Black man named Malcolm X with his hand on his chin

Black children saying in the water In harlem

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

#BHM Day One: Ms. Claudette Colvin "I was about 4 years old the first time I ever saw what happened when you acted up to whites" (Hoose, 12). But when she was 15, her bus ride would change history as she was the first to be arrested for not giving up her seat to white people, 9 mts before Parks.

Claudette Colvin. Black woman in a red shirt.

Newspaper article. Girl 15 guilty in bus seat case. Claudette Colvin. Black girl in black shirt.

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Appreciation post for @rudyfraser.com & @blacksky.app for the transparent communication in their emailed newsletter. Huge thank you to Rudy for the all the work that has been done to secure and monitor multiple feeds, including our own BlackEduSky 🔥❤️✊🏾 @phonisha.bsky.social. 1/2

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

It's time to find out who wins the $50 gift card of their choice for sharing their story of how they are uplifting students, teachers, or community. Thank you for your participate! #BlackEduSky #EduSky @coachdharris.bsky.social @mochajones10.bsky.social

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Challenging systems, creating equity, making a difference with unwavering impact. Not just posting about it, but the list is about it. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

It's a great day for #addtoblackedusky because @rudyfraser.com & @blacksky.app have VOLUNTARILY got us all the way together with the same feed features and protections of #blacksky. You can now post the hashtag #addtoblackedusky once and your posts will hit the newly updated BlackEduSky feed

Picture of the need feed for blackedusky

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Check with @phonisha.bsky.social she began talks for educators on that other space and is currently looking for new spaces 🤔

Advertisement of a talk space for educators with 4 teachers leading the work

Advertising for a talk space for educators

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

When we report to work in the morning and then 5 minutes later

Black educator superheroes ready to defend our world

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BlackEduSky @blackedusky.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

And posted on LinkedIn for reach

A message asking for support of an Amazon wish list for snacks for students

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