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TOMORROW: COC’s "Black Women's Brunch" is in for a treat! Our dynamic speakers and panelists will be discussing Black #HERstory and what it means to honor, celebrate, and preserve it for the culture. ✊🏾 You don’t want to miss this! #ESSENCEFest30

Today is the anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin. This would not have been possible without the sustained action of thousands of people in the Civil Rights Movement — especially the Black organizers who risked their lives for our civil rights and the right to the ballot box.

Today we celebrate our freedom and resilience! Be sure to: ✅Amplify Black-led organizations. ✅Support Black businesses. ✅Fellowship with your community. ✅REST! Happy Juneteenth! ❤️🖤💚💛

📣 Color Of Change is #hiring! 📣 Color of Change leads campaigns that build real power for Black communities. We challenge injustice, hold corporate and political leaders accountable, commission game-changing research on systems of inequality, and advance solutions for racial justice that can transform our world, join us! ✊🏾 To view the details of all open positions and apply visit us at colorofchange.org/careers. #nowhiring #nonprofits #talent #racialjustice #careers #nowhiring #recruitment #careeropportunities #socialjustice

Some of our Black heroes of the Civil Rights Movement are also heroes and pioneers of the LGBTQ+ community who have shaped history through their intersectional activism. This #PrideMonth, get to know some of these activist icons and their contributions to the Black LGBTQ+ movement. 🖤 🏳️🌈 📷 : 1. Bayard Rustin - Patrick A. Burns/Getty Images 2. James Baldwin - Dmitri Kasterine 3. Lorraine Hansberry- David Attie/Getty Images 4. Audre Lorde- Jack Mitchell/Getty Images 5. Marsha P. Johnson

From May 31 to June 1, 1921, mobs of white Tulsa residents attacked Black residents and destroyed the city's Greenwood District, where a historic Black Wall Street thrived. Since then, the local government has transformed Greenwood into a whitewashed commercial district. We demand reparative policies and true justice for Greenwood and Tulsa's Black residents.

Welcome to our favorite month of the year! Although COC celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth all year long, we're particularly excited about observing this Black History Month through an intergenerational lens of Black power and excellence, bridging the gap between our historical heroes and #BlackHistoryNow. Follow Color Of Change all month to learn how to take action to #DefendBlackHistory! ✊🏾