A group of Black suffragists, taken sometime between 1910 and 1920. *Credit: Photographs and Prints Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library*

Obtaining the vote was just one item on a long civil rights agenda.

When Congress ratified the 19th Amendment on August 18,1920, giving American women the right to vote, it reflected the culmination of generations’ worth of work by resolute suffragists of all races and backgrounds.

Historically, attention has focused on the efforts of white movement leaders like Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. But they worked alongside many lesser-known suffragists, such as Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin, Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee and Nina Otero-Warren, who made crucial contributions to the cause—while also battling racism and discrimination.

For their part, “Black suffragists came to the suffrage movement from a different perspective,” said Earnestine Jenkins, who teaches Black history and culture at the University of Memphis. Their movement, she says, grew out of the broader struggle for basic human and civil rights during the oppressive Jim Crow era.

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825–1911)

Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823–1893)

Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954)

Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879–1961)

Ida B. Wells (1862–1931)

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Source: history.com for the complete article with great images of them all and a detailed account of the lives of these 5 Women … There were so many more

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When the handwriting is right there on the wall to read and discuss … but they stay silent

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The GOP doesn’t understand GDP or the American Workforce!

Shame on Farmers, Ranchers, and other Industries who have a history of taking advantage of hiring documented, and certainly some are also undocumented workers. The proof was that insane number of 600,000 immigrants taken out of the workforce just recently. Why so many were taken out is was and continues to be bad enough, but knowing they were using immigrants to cover their mostly slim to no wage increases, health insurance, and all the things that any good-faith workforce should be getting!

When will CEOs, Big Corp, and others be reprimanded, regulated, and made to pay up? They should be fined for all the damage they caused the economy!

How many decades have they ruined the lives of so many with greed, selfishness, power, and supremacy that, unfortunately, ultimately impacts consumers!

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1935 – FDR signs the Social Security Act

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Social Security Act on August 14, 1935. Press photographers snapped pictures as FDR, flanked by ranking members of Congress, signed into law the historic act, which guaranteed an income for the unemployed and retirees. FDR commended Congress for what he considered to be a “patriotic” act.

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Roosevelt had taken the helm of the country in 1932 in the midst of the Great Depression, the nation’s worst economic crisis. The Social Security Act (SSA) was in keeping with his other “New Deal” programs, including the establishment of the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps, which attempted to hoist America out of the Great Depression by putting Americans back to work.

In his public statement that day, FDR expressed concern for “young people [who] have come to wonder what would be their lot when they came to old age” as well as those who had employment but no job security. Although he acknowledged that “we can never insure one hundred percent of the population against one hundred percent of the hazards and vicissitudes of life,” he hoped the act would prevent senior citizens from ending up impoverished.

Source:

history.com

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Reminder: Ending DACA could have cost states billions in GDP ~ reminder

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While several groups on both sides of the political aisle have posted how much they believe ending DACA will cost, the trump admin didn’t and still doesn’t seem to care or understand GDP.

As Americans, some of us believe in the lowercase c for capitalism, so the idea that it would cost approximately $290 billion-plus to end DACA and Deport the Dreamers as well seems like an obvious wtf moment. The logical response would seem to be Nah, we can’t afford to do this, so working this ish out in a reasonable bipartisan way seems much saner… right?

So, the demand to end DACA was heard and being pushed worldwide by the now-former and late AG Jeff Sessions in what seemed like an exciting press conference, at least to him. Yet, those who understood the gravity of the decision fought back. It doesn’t take a Rocket Scientist to understand how GDP works and what its ultimate impact is on our economy. Well, a few civilians get it.

Luckily, the courts stepped in then, but the struggle, the fight, and best efforts for a perfect union continue.

~Nativegrl77

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Under the Domestic Emoluments Clause

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aka Presidential Emoluments Clause

In Article II, Section 1, Clause 7, the President is prohibited from receiving “any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them” besides his fixed salary

The term emolument in this context is broad and can include any profit, gain, or advantage — not just direct payments, but also benefits such as jobs, contracts, or other forms of compensation from federal or state governments

Source: Congress.gov , Georgetown Law