Let’s play a game! Everyone except Black Women, without looking it up, quote these photos with the names of the Black Women / Girls in them who are vital to history. Since our history is often untold, let’s educate today.

(If you don’t know still quote that you didn’t know)

(1) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ their names. If you don’t know say “idk”

(2) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ her name. If you don’t know say “idk”

(3) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ their names. If you don’t know say “idk”

(4) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ their name. If you don’t know say “idk”

(5) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ her name. If you don’t know say “idk”

(6) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ their name. If you don’t know say “idk”

(7) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ their name. If you don’t know say “idk”

(8) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ her name. If you don’t know say “idk” the

(9) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ her name. If you don’t know say “idk”

(10) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ her name. If you don’t know say “idk”

(11) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ her name. If you don’t know say “idk”

(12) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ her name. If you don’t know say “idk”

(13) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ her name. If you don’t know say “idk”

(14) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ her name. If you don’t know say “idk”

(15) If you do not identify as a Black Woman, quote this tweet w/ her name. If you don’t know say “idk”

Barely scratched the surface here. I will be doing more of these soon. Answers will be after this tweet so no spoilers

(1) The three Women in these photos are each the founders of the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi.

(2) TW SA// This is Recy Taylor.
She was kidnapped and raped by 6 White Men on her way home from Church during Jim Crow. She bravely reported the crime making herself and family targets of the KKK. Her case contributed to uproar for the Civil Rights Movement

(3) This is Florynce Kennedy, a lawyer and political activist who was the first Black Woman to graduate from Columbia Law School. Pic 2 is Shirley Anita Chisholm an American politician, educator, and author. Together the founded the Feminist Party

(4) This is Dr. Gladys Mae West an American mathematician known for her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth. Her contributions were instrumental in creating the GPS

(5) If you know Tamir Rice then you must know Aiyana Stanley-Jones. Born in 2002, was a seven-year-old little girl who was murdered by police officer Joseph Weekley during a raid conducted by the Detroit Police Department in 2010. Weekley was sentenced to 2 years probation...

(6) Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old pre-med student, was shot in her own home by officer Aaron Dean in Fort Worth, Texas in 2019. The officer was trespassing in Jefferson’s backyard and shot through her window while she was babysitting

(7) Amelia Boynton Robinson worked directly with Dr. Martin Luther King to plan the march on Selma. She sustained severe injuries from police. She was a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965 giving WOC etc the Right to Vote

(8) Marsha P. Johnson was a trans activist, sex worker, and drag performer/model. She was a central figure in the LGBT liberation movement energized by the 1969 police raid on the Stonewall Inn.

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(11) Marsai Martin, The Youngest Executive Producer In Hollywood. Also starring in a variety of hit network shows and films

(12) Janet Mock

(13) Tarana Burke is a Civil Rights Activist who founded the #MeToo Movement in 2006

(14) Ava Marie DuVernay directed the Oscar-nominated historical film Selma. DuVernay became the first Black Women Director to receive a Golden Globe nomination and have a film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. (her accomplishments go on for so much more! Please read more)

(15) Laverne Cox is an actress and LGBTQ advocate. She played Sophia Burset on Orange Is the New Black, becoming the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in any acting category. She is also an executive producer with many more accomplishments

I couldn’t list everyone’s full bio here and accomplishments go way beyond these tweets. Hope you enjoyed! Please ignore any typos I was typing fast. I encourage everyone to research further on your own