Happy birthday, Hazel Scott!
Who? you ask⦠take 90 seconds away from your scrolling and learn about this badass.
Not only an incredible musical artist, but Scott was fighting (Hard!) against racism and for civil rights twenty years before the term was even a term.
You never heard of her because her career in America was cut short when she was blackballed during McCarthyism.
Go find her music. Go learn about her. And celebrate yet another true Hero theyāve tried to keep from us.
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On this day in 1944 - šš šš²š®šæš šššš¢š„š Rosa Parksā planned protest - this happenedā¦
Irene Morgan was on a bus with another Black woman friend who was carrying an infant. They were ordered to give up their seats and move to the back of the bus because a white couple wanted to sit where they were. ā£
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Irene refused. The bus driver then summoned the local sheriff who was nearby. He presented Irene with an arrest warrant, and Irene ripped it up right in front of him. ā£
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When the sheriff tried to physically pull her off the bus, Irene kicked him in the nads. It eventually took the sheriff and two other deputies to remove Irene and arrest her. ā£
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Irene Morganās day job was helping build Americaās B-26 bomber for WWII. She was a freedom fighter and a true badass warrior. But due to timing and the media her trailblazing is forgotten.ā£
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The next time you see the āNahā shirt honoring the great Rosa Parks - as she should be honored - donāt forget that more than a decade before her famous day, Irene Morgan was kicking racism and white supremacy squarely in the balls. ā£
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#irenemorgan #blackhistory #rosaparks #nah #freedomfighter #america #justice #blm #blacklivesmatter #gratitude #hero #badasswomen #femaleempowerment #womenwarriors #retrosoul #knowyourhistory
Golf tan courtesy of Mama Nat.
Reading environment courtesy of @cazee_ponds .
Reading material courtesy of the brilliant @matthewspecktor
Tunes courtesy of Paul Westerberg.
Vibe courtesy of SkyDaddy. š
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The kids get it.
At a student film festival, some of the most powerful films were shot on phones.
No fancy gear.
Some didnāt even have dialogue.
Just story.
The next wave of filmmakers isnāt waiting for permission.
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