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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Happy birthday to @hntdove.bsky.social . May you continue to explore alternate history for many more years.

Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The works were informed by the intersections of race, class, and gender, and became increasingly more political. Some of her most famous works are "The Master's Tools Won't Dismantle The Master's House" and "Martha." Lorde passed away in 1992; her first biography was published in 2006.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

After earning both a BA from Hunter College and a masters from Columbia University, Lorde spent the 1960s working as a librarian in New York. In the 1970s she worked as a poet-in-residence at Tougaloo College in Mississippi and began publishing poetry collections.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Today in Black History - Audre Lorde Audre Lorde was a lauded writer and poet known for her radical honesty and fight against racism and sexism. Self-described as a "Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet," Lorde wrote often about the intersections of her identities.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

رمضان مبارك لجميع أصدقائي المسلمين!

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

then completed design school in NYC. Lowe established a shop in Tampa, Florida, where she hired 18 seamstresses. In addition to designs that showed up in Vogue and at Academy Award shows, one of Lowe's most historical pieces of work was the wedding dress Jacqueline Bouvier wore.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Lowe quickly took to collecting fabric scraps, which she used to create flowers fashioned after the ones in her family's garden—patterns that later became a part of her signature designs. Her career took off after she accepted a position as an in-house gown maker in Florida,

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Today in Black History - Ann Lowe Born in Clayton, Alabama, Ann Lowe is considered to be one of America's most influential clothing designers. She was taught to sew at an early age by her mother and grandmother—both skilled dressmakers who created clothing for wealthy white families around the state

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

the State of Virginia. She later practiced in Boston's predominantly Black neighborhood at the time, Beacon Hill, and published A Book of Medical Discourses in Two Parts.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

and applied to medical school in 1860 at the New England Female Medical College (which later merged with Boston University). She was accepted and graduated four years later. Though little is known of her career, PBS reported that she worked as a physician for the Freedman’s Bureau for /2

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Today in Black History - Dr Rebecca Lee Crumpler Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. After attending the prestigious Massachusetts private school West-Newton English and Classical School, she worked as a nurse for eight years /1

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

and played a crucial role in the development of the polio vaccine," Johns Hopkins said.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

to advance medical research for years to come, as they had the unique ability to double every 20 to 24 hours. "They have been used to test the effects of radiation and poisons, to study the human genome, to learn more about how viruses work,

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Today in Black History - Henrietta Lacks After being diagnosed with cervical cancer at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951, a sample of Lacks's cancer cells were taken without her consent by a researcher. And though she succumbed to the disease at the age of 31 that same year, her cells would go on…

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Today in Black History - Benjamin O. Davis Sr Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., was the first Black general in the U.S. Army. He served for 50 years, beginning as a temporary first lieutenant during the Spanish American War.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Today in Black History - Ella Baker Baker was a key organizer for Martin Luther King Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference. But what was perhaps her biggest contribution to the movement was the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which prioritized nonviolent protest.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Today in Black History - Alvin Ailey Ailey was an acclaimed dancer and choreographer who earned global recognition for his impact on modern dance. After honing his technique at the Lester Horton Dance Theater, it inspired him to start the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Worst. Episode. EVER.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Today in Black History - Phyllis Wheatley Despite never having received a formal education, Wheatley became the first African American to publish a book of poems, Poems on Various Subjects.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Happy 58th ethereal birthday to Kurt Cobain. May you have plenty of cats to play with.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Today in Black History - Rose Marie McCoy McCoy’s name may not be instantly recognizable, but she wrote and produced some of the biggest pop songs in the 1950s. In an industry dominated by white males, McCoy was able to make her mark through her pen, even if she couldn’t through her own voice.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Today in Black History - Marian Anderson Anderson was often denied the opportunity to show off her unique vocal range because of her race. However, in 1955, she became the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Today in Black History - Mae Jemison Mae Jemison isn’t just the first African American woman who orbited into space aboard the shuttle Endeavour. She's also a physician, teacher, and Peace Corps volunteer; after her work with NASA, she founded the Jemison Group.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Today in Black History - Ruby Bridges She was just 6 years old when she became the first African American student to attend William Frantz Elementary in Louisiana at the height of desegregation.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Today in Black History - Minnie Riperton Mariah Carey is heralded for her whistle register, which is the highest the human voice is capable of reaching. But Riperton perfected the singing technique years before. The whistling can be heard on her biggest hit to date, “Lovin’ You.”

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Today in Black History - Marsha P. Johnson Johnson, a Black trans woman and activist, was at the forefront of fighting for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and 70s (including partaking in the resistance at Stonewall).

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BNO News @bnonews.com · 14/02/2025

USGS maps are filled with inaccuracies after an update changing Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America: - Much of the Netherlands has flooded, including Amsterdam - Part of Israel says "No Man's Land" - The Pacific Ocean is pretty much everywhere - England is split in half

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Today in Black History - Maria P Williams Williams's 1923 film The Flames of Wrath had a team of all people of color, and beyond that, the former Kansas City teacher was an activist and writer (she detailed her leadership skills in My Work and Public Sentiment in 1916).

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I’ve pretty much given up on WWE programming this year. I did watch a little of the Royal Rumble, but I’m committed to not giving them my attention here on out.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I just put together a starter pack of some people I know, and some I don't but I think are pretty cool. Click on it and make some new friends. go.bsky.app/9AMQpRy

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Today in Black History - Jane Bolin A pioneer in law, Jane Bolin was the first Black woman to attend Yale Law School in 1931. In 1939, she became the first Black female judge in the United States.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Today in Black History - Gordon Parks Parks was the first African American photographer on the staff of Life magazine, and later helped found Essence. He also was the first Black writer and director of a studio film, and his second movie, Shaft, helping to shape the blaxploitation era in the '70s.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Today in Black History - Alice Coachman Growing up in Albany, Georgia, the soon-to-be track star got an early start running on dirt roads and jumping over makeshift hurdles. She became the first African American woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1948 Olympics in London

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Today in Black History - Gwendolyn Brooks Today, Brooks is considered to be one of the most revered poets of the 20th century. She was the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize and she served as poetry consultant to the Library of Congress, becoming the first Black woman to hold that position

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Today in Black History - Ethel Waters Waters first entered the entertainment business in the 1920s as a blues singer and then became a Broadway star. Later in life, she made history for her work in television—she was the first African American to star in her own TV show, The Ethel Waters Show.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Today in Black History - Robert Sengstacke Abbott In 1905, Abbott founded the Chicago Defender weekly newspaper. Abbott and his newspaper played an integral part in encouraging African Americans to migrate from the South for better economic opportunities.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Today in Black History - Bessie Coleman Though history has favored Amelia Earhart or the Wright brothers, Coleman—who went to flight school in France in 1920—paved the way for a new generation of diverse fliers like the Tuskegee Airmen, Blackbirds, and Flying Hobos.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Today in Black History - Jesse Owens Owens was a track-and-field athlete who set a world record in the long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. In 1976, Owens received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1990.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Makes me wonder what would have happened to Ford if social media had existed then.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Today in Black History - Dorothy Height Height used her background in education and social work to advance women’s rights. She was a leader in the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) and the president of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) for more than 40 years.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Today in Black History - Annie Lee Cooper The Selma, Alabama, native played a crucial part in the 1965 Selma Voting Rights Movement. She is lauded for punching Alabama Sheriff Jim Clark in the face, but she really deserves to be celebrated for fighting to restore and protect voting rights.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran. Keep passing their names around. They need to be shown for the thieves that they are.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Increasing maple syrup and avocado shipments, respectively.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

With all the folderol of Canada becoming the 51st state (yeah, right), wonder why there’s no talk from FOTUS about doing the same with Mexico? I mean the answer’s really obvious but…

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Today in Black History - Claudette Colvin Before Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, there was a brave 15-year-old who chose not to sit at the back of the bus. That young girl was Colvin.

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💫Foxy💫 @getyourfoxyback.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Here it is your Sunday Blue Woke & Caring#6 Starter Pack Just an eclectic group of every day people doing their best to fight for our Democracy Please Follow and Repost Remember the survival of our Democracy depends on your participation & support 💫✨🦊✨💫 go.bsky.app/B8CRx4M

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Today in Black History - Bayard Rustin As a gay man who had controversial ties to Communism, he was considered too much of a liability to be on the front lines of the movement. Nonetheless, he was considered to be one of the most brilliant minds, and served his community tirelessly.

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Clint McGuire @clintster.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

In memory of the STS-107 crew Rick D. Husband William C. McCool Michael P. Anderson David Brown Kalpana Chawla Laurel Blair Salton Clark Ilan Ramon

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