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Despite all the controversy...there is no denying the impact The Supremes had on black culture during the Civil Rights Movement...Motown ... Holland-Dozier-Holland as song writing team, determination, beauty, glamour, all a recipe for greatness they did make...#salute #womensherstorymonth #inspiregenerations https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu_g-2bl6Ct/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17b1dixkhncjp

You 👏🏾could👏🏾 not 👏🏾tell 👏🏾me 👏🏾anything 👏🏾when👏🏾 Niecy Williams 😩came 👏🏾on 👏🏾the 👏🏾radio👏🏾...I knew I wanted to sing #womensherstorymonth #inspiregenerations #blackexcellence #unsungheros #therollerrink https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu6_CPVF_cW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lk1otnjezdoe

Mahalia Jackson...(1911-1972) New Orleans, LA "I sing God's music because it makes me feel free", Jackson once said about her choice of gospel, adding, "It gives me hope. With the blues, when you finish, you still have the blues." Her civil rights activism extended far and wide. Although she was internationally known, white Americans still have her a hard time when she attempted to purchase a home in the suburbs of Chicago. Everywhere she went, the white owners and real estate agents would turn her away, claiming the house had already been sold or they changed their minds about selling. When she finally found a house, the neighbors were not happy. Shots were fired at her windows and she had to contact the police for protection. White families started moving out and black families started moving in. She was the one of the voices of the civil rights movement, divorced her husband when he tried to make he sing secular music, and a highly decorated award winning musician. #womensherstorymonth #inspiregenerations #blackexcellence #legendarymoments #sundayinbrooklyn https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu2PFzpF7Ow/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ht1rtazydh76

Shout out to all the activists fighting for women who have been victims of abuse and incarceration... @hyltondonna has a harrowing life story and is doing the work to help so many that are living in an inhumane system... #womensherstorymonth #inspiregenerations #blackexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/BuwiBColOLh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15bb5odm8wboo

There was much skepticism as to weather the integrity of Negro Spirituals had been compromised by filtering it through classical music arrangements but the spirit shines through after Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle laid it out for an audience of dignitaries and celebrities. The woes of our ancestors could never be suppressed no matter what hat you put on... #womensherstorymonth #inspiregenerations #blackexcellence #legendarymoments https://www.instagram.com/p/ButTXoEFo60/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=107l18z9epgkr

Toni Morrison Toni was an editor at Random House while raising two boys as a single mother. At the age of 39, Toni’s first novel, “The Bluest Eye,” was published. Although critics embraced the powerful novel, it did not sell well. Her next novel, “Sula,” was nominated for an American Book Award. But it wouldn’t be until the publication of her third novel, “Song of Solomon,” that Toni would receive national attention — and win the National Books Critics Award. Vera Wang Vera was 40 years old and planning her wedding, that she even entertained the idea of opening her own bridal boutique. Frustrated with the lack of design options for brides, Vera ended up sketching and designing her own gown, which she had made for $10,000. In 1990, after securing capital from her father, Vera opened her first bridal boutique at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City. Vera now has boutiques all over the world. Lucille Ball Lucy landed the starring role in the comedy “My Favorite Husband,” which CBS was interested in turning into a television show. A lot of negotiation later, Lucy became the first woman to head up a television production company: Desilu, which she and Desi created to retain creative control over their hit show, “I Love Lucy.” When the first season of “I Love Lucy” aired in 1951, Lucy was 40 years old. Julia Child Fun fact: Julia Child didn’t even learn to cook until she was 36. Julia wouldn’t achieve solo fame until the following year, when her popular cooking show, “The French Chef,” would air on WGBH. Not long afterward, the “The French Chef” would be syndicated to 96 stations throughout the United States. Julia was 40 years old. #womensherstorymonth #inspiregenerations https://www.instagram.com/p/Buq3v3Il54D/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f4vqmt3qkbjd

Several months before Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus, Colvin was the first person arrested for resisting bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, at the age of 15. She also served as one of four plaintiffs in the case of Browder v. Gayle, which ruled that Montgomery's segregated bus system was unconstitutional. #womensherstorymonth #blackexcellence #inspiregenerations https://www.instagram.com/p/Bul0oEFlD0o/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m16541n1t6oe

To the ones that come before us and are persistent with blessing us with their visions... #charleswhiteartist #blackexcellence #inspiregenerations https://www.instagram.com/p/BuWRE1hltae/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2ebzqxlv13sv