TAU Chapter Of Men Of Distinc, Inc.

🕊️Our Dolphin amongst the stars⭐️🐬 Forever in our hearts, Bro. Darrell Griffin Rest in Paradise🕊️

“For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; so turn, and live.” -Ezekiel 18:32

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LORRAINE HANSBERRY WAS AN ACTIVIST AND PLAYWRIGHT BEST KNOWN FOR HER GROUNDBREAKING PLAY "A RAISIN IN THE SUN," ABOUT A STRUGGLING BLACK FAMILY ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE. AFTER THE PLAY'S RELEASE, HANSBERRY BECAME THE FIRST BLACK PLAYWRIGHT AND YOUNGEST AMERICAN TO WIN A NEW YORK CRITICS' CIRCLE AWARD. "A RAISIN IN THE SUN," NAMED AFTER A LINE IN LANGSTON HUGHES' POEM "HARLEM: A DREAM DEFERRED," OPENED AT NEW YORK CITY'S ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATRE IN MARCH 1959, BECOMING THE FIRST PLAY WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO BE PRODUCED ON BROADWAY. THE ICONIC WORK WAS THEN MADE INTO A 1961 FILM STARRING SIDNEY POITIER AND RUBY DEE

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JAMES BALDWIN WAS AN AMERICAN WRITER AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. HE GARNERED ACCLAIM FOR HIS WORK ACROSS SEVERAL FORMS, INCLUDING ESSAYS, NOVELS, PLAYS, AND POEMS. HIS FIRST NOVEL, GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN, WAS PUBLISHED IN 1953; IN 2005, TIMEMAGAZINE INCLUDED THE NOVEL ON ITS LIST OF THE 100 BEST ENGLISH-LANGUAGE NOVELS RELEASED SINCE THE YEAR OF THE TIME'S FIRST PUBLICATION IN 1923. HIS FIRST ESSAY COLLECTION, NOTES OF A NATIVE SON, WAS PUBLISHED IN 1955.

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PERRY WATKINS WAS AN OPENLY GAY NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD PERRY HAD EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE HE'D NEVER SERVE-NOT BECAUSE HE OBJECTED TO SERVING HIS COUNTRY, BUT BECAUSE THE U.S. MILITARY BARRED HOMOSEXUALS. BUT THE ARMY TOOK HIM ANYWAY. THEN AFTER FIFTEEN YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE, THEY THREW HIM OUT. THE REASON? BECAUSE HE WAS GAY.
PERRY DIDN'T JUST WALK AWAY WITH HIS TAIL BETWEEN HIS LEGS. WITH THE HELP OF THE ACLU, HE FOUGHT HIS CASE ALL THE WAY TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT AND AFTER AN EIGHT-YEAR BATTLE WON REINSTATEMENT-ONE OF THE FIRST TO DO SO.

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BAVARD RUSTIN AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEADER IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIALISM, NONVIOLENCE, AND GAY RIGHTS. RUSTIN WORKED IN 1941 WITH A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ON THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON MOVEMENT TO PRESS FOR AN END TO RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE MILITARY AND DEFENSE EMPLOYMENT.

💛🖤❤️💚Black History Month 💚❤️🖤💛

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."

— Harriet Tubman