BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Anacostia Community Museum -- Exhibit: Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets @ Ron Brown High School

DC -- Anacostia Community Museum -- Exhibit: Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets @ Ron Brown High School:

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Description of Pictures: Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets
February 1, 2021 – May 31, 2021Extended through August 31, 2021
Outdoor exhibition at 4800 Meade Street, NE, Washington, DC
Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets presents a nation’s story through the profiles of revolutionary African American men and the cultural stories they illuminate. Formerly slated to open in its gallery, the exhibition has been creatively reimaged for outdoor installation in the District of Columbia’s Ward 7 Deanwood neighborhood to be accessible to the community as a safer response to Covid-19.
In heralding the contributions of notable African American men from across the decades, Men of Change highlights deep parallels between the past and present. While they made their mark in a variety of disciplines—politics, sports, science, entertainment, business, religion, and more all understood the value of asserting their own agency by owning their own stories.
The Taking it to the Streets version effectively breaks down the physical barriers between the museum and potential new audiences. It creates a striking and uplifting presence on the two-block area in Deanwood anchored by the Deanwood Recreational Center and Ron Brown High School, partners on the exhibition project. The exhibition’s home in Deanwood, and its connection with a school for African American boys striving to become changemakers, amplifies the significance of the experience.
Over the exhibition run, spontaneous projections will take place throughout Ward 8 in Washington, D.C., extending the reach of the exhibition’s impact.
Please check out the ACM’s website for information about upcoming programs, and the Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth. website to learn more about the traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service

Meet the Men of Change:

Dick Gregory
W.E.B Du Bois
John H. Johnson
Alvin Ailey
Carter G. Woodson
August Wilson
LeBron James
Dr. Rob Gore
Charles Hamilton Houston
Ry ...More...

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1. MENOFC_210527_004.JPG: Men of change Taking it to the Streets. #MenOfChangeDC
2. MENOFC_210527_017.JPG: Myth-Breakers MEN OF CHANGE are not simply a defense against lies -- they are the definition of truth. Throughout American history, the story of African Americans has often been mis-told, untold, or reformulated into untruth. This has created a longstanding and tragic mythology. Yet these MEN OF CHANGE prove that the lies used to attack black America can be stifled and destroyed by the confident, unapologetic assertion of truth. Oppressive myths have been drowned out by the roar of their truth. And their past, present, and future have been defined by a voice that is their own.
3. MENOFC_210527_027.JPG: TA-NEHISI COATES JOURNALIST? AUTHOR? EDUCATOR? HE IS ALL OF THESE THINGS. BUT THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE TA-NEHISI COATES IS THIS: INTERROGATOR. Since first emerging as one of his generation's most prominent voices, Coates has spent his days sitting America down in a room, placing it beneath an unforgiving light, and exploring the infinite questions and possible answers to the pathologies of racism. His work has been published everywhere from the Village Voice, Time, The New Yorker, The New York Times, to O Magazine. As a national correspondent for The Atlantic, Coates won two National Magazine Awards and found time to write the bestselling book Between the World and Me, an extraordinarily personal examination of America's violent past and present, and the many issues facing the Black community. Since 2016 he has penned Marvel Comic's Black Panther series, spearheading the renaissance for the character that reached an apex with Ryan Coogler's feature film. The son of a Black publisher and a literary descendent of writers like James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates seeks answers by interrogating his country and exploring questions others have refused to ask.
4. MENOFC_210527_030.JPG: Men of Change Audio Tour Stop #1 Myth-breaking Powerful Stories & Community Voices, Musically Mixed
5. MENOFC_210527_040.JPG: Charles Bolden b. August 1946 In 1960s America, racial segregation extended to the stars. Space itself was restricted, and for a black child growing up in South Carolina, dreams of space flight were grounded by the idea of that frontier as accessible only to white pilots. But for Charles F. Bolden -- whose childhood fascinations eventually fueled an extraordinary career -- the boundaries of racism were not enough to confine his ambition. As a young Marine, Bolden received encouragement from Ron McNair (the second African American to journey into space) that inspired Bolden's climb toward the cosmos. After being refused a nomination to the U.S. Naval Academy by South Carolina's state representatives, Bolden's letter to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson led to a nomination from a Chicago congressman. The young pilot served as an aviator before becoming a NASA astronaut, and suddenly space went from impossible to tangible -- a realm he would not only journey to, but one he could leave his mark on. As pilot and then commander on four momentous shuttle missions, Bolden created a legacy that would make him the first African American appointed administrator of NASA, and help him develop innovations such as the deep-space vessel, the Orion. A member of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame and the National Aviation Hall of Fame, Bolden's impact now extends from the near skies to the far reaches of outer space.
6. MENOFC_210527_048.JPG: RYAN COOGLER HE CARRIES THE SOUL OF AN ARTIST AND THE WEIGHT OF A GRIOT. Since penning his first piece of creative writing in college, Ryan Coogler has displayed an uncanny ability to marry engrossing storytelling to hard-hitting truth. From early independent films to the record- breaking phenomenon Black Panther, Coogler has infused his films with the energy of real-life truths and delivered them via cinematic brilliance. His retelling of the murder of Oscar Grant (Fruitvale Station) thrust Coogler into the spotlight and gave him the status he needed to craft the hit film Creed. Both movies spoke to Coogler's goal of challenging himself and his audience, and in the case of Creed, a legendary franchise was rebooted on the shoulders of an African-American hero. Oakland-born and bound for greatness, Ryan Coogler is at the forefront of a new generation of filmmakers. He is sharing stories like an African griot while showcasing the power of African-American artistry.
7. MENOFC_210527_051.JPG: SHAKA SENGHOR SHAKA SENGHOR MET HIMSELF INSIDE A HOLE. It was a hole of his own making; guilty of killing a man, he spent nineteen years in prison -- seven of them in solitary confinement, aka the hole. This is where Senghor faced the truth of his crime and the impact it had on everyone it touched. This is where he read his way to new worlds by consuming the wisdom of Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, and Plato. After being released from prison, Senghor became a college lecturer and a leading voice in the fight for criminal justice reform. But he never forgot the hole. Senghor used the pain of growing up in a violent home and the horrors he endured in prison to turn his life into both a warning and an inspiration. His 2016 memoir became a bestseller. His 2014 TED Talk has been viewed nearly 1.5 million times. His story has moved people all over the world. Guilty of an abhorrent crime, Shaka Senghor went on to prove an inescapable truth: by facing himself and committing to betterment, it's possible for a man to climb out of a hole.
8. MENOFC_210527_056.JPG: I am an invisible man... I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids -- and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. -- RALPH ELLISON, Invisible Man, 1952
9. MENOFC_210527_061.JPG: Paul Leroy Robeson Singer. Athlete. Actor. Activist.
10. MENOFC_210527_063.JPG: Jesse Owens
11. MENOFC_210527_070.JPG: KENDRICK LAMAR GREAT WRITING WON'T LET YOU LOOK AWAY. You can even close your eyes and it will still be there: stories told by some genius with a pen; some MC with the ability to capture your attention and hold your imagination hostage. Like Kendrick Lamar. Hailing from Compton, California -- a city with legendary ties to hip-hop -- Lamar rose from mixtape prominence to chart dominance on the strength of lyrics so authentic that his songs felt more like testimonials, the raw observations of a rapper judging his city, his country, and even himself. His incredible 2017 LP ‘Damn' earned a Grammy Award and became the first hip-hop album to win a Pulitzer Prize. But it's Lamar's 2015 ‘To Pimp A Butterfly' that most perfectly taps into the long tradition of Black musical myth-breaking. The funk-laden, jazz-dipped, gospel protests and moral reckonings of ‘Butterfly' come as a result of his knowledge of his forebears and the respect he holds for them. Kendrick Lamar's fervent desire to document his life and times has forced the world to pay attention to his every word. And every new song he creates dares them to look away.
12. MENOFC_210527_072.JPG: Bryan Stevenson
13. MENOFC_210527_074.JPG: At 27 years old, my biggest fear was bein' judged How they look at me reflect on myself, my family, my city What they say ‘bout me reveal If my reputation would miss me What they see from me Would trickle down generations in time What they hear from me Would make ‘em highlight my simplest lines KENDRICK LAMAR, FEAR.," 2017
14. MENOFC_210527_081.JPG: Jack Johnson Curt Flood
15. MENOFC_210527_084.JPG: Mythbreaking Credits
16. MENOFC_210527_093.JPG: Men of Change. Taking it to the Streets.
17. MENOFC_210527_096.JPG: Have you seen them? You see them. Bold. Powerful. Tragic. Beautiful. And true.
18. MENOFC_210527_099.JPG: Jack Johnson
19. MENOFC_210527_107.JPG: "When I get mad, I put it down on a pad, Give you somethin' that you never had..." -- Public Enemy, "Welcome to the Terrordome", 1990
20. MENOFC_210527_112.JPG: Imagining The freedom of imagination is the soul of invention. For centuries, African men in America have unleashed their imaginations in order to invent reflections of their souls. From art and style to performance and technology, these men have repeatedly set in motion tidal waves of change that have washed up on shores all over the world. Their inventions contain the shared identity of African Americans, resulting in prolific manifestations in their communities. The thoughts, ideas, dreams, and creative pursuits of black men have crafted a crucial amount of American culture.
21. MENOFC_210527_128.JPG: Duke Ellington/ John Coltrane/ Miles Davis/ Louis Armstorng Together, these men uniquely embody American ideals of the intellectual aesthetics of cool. Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane represent an imaginative freedom that pushed their artistic influence into every creative realm. In addition to making their music a living, ongoing documentary of the black America experience, these men became change agents -- formidable musicians who helped set the tone and beat of 20th century modernity. Jazz was their medium, but the influence of their music surpassed the genre and revolutionized entire cultures. Louis Armstrong b. August 1901 – d. July 1971 Pops was the New Orleans-born trumpeter, singer, and film star whose 1920s recordings ushered in music's modern beat and influenced generations of musicians and vocalists. Popularized through a career in Hollywood, Armstrong created, performed, and revolutionized jazz through his music. Duke Ellington b. April 1899 – d. May 1974 The Duke was the iconic composer, bandleader, and pianist whose five-decade career guided the birth and art of big-band jazz, made him one of the greatest composers in history, gave the Harlem Renaissance and modernity a soundtrack, and told the story of his people in musical tales like "Black Beauty," "Creole Rhapsody," and "Black, Brown and Beige." Miles Davis b. May 1926 – d. September 1991 Playing with greats like Charlie Parker and John Coltrane, nurturing careers of legends like Herbie Hancock, and creating a wildly diverse opus of music that gave the world Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, and Bitches Brew, along with jazz sub-genres like post-bop and fusion, Miles was the genius whose trumpet continuously pushed jazz into new realms. John Coltrane b. September 1926 – d. July 1967 Trane was the saxophonist-composer whose Giant Steps, My Favorite Things, A Love Supreme, and other LPs made him a forebear of modal, avant-garde, and spiritual jazz. Coltrane created a life's work of compositions that relentlessly explored harmony and revolutionized the sound.
22. MENOFC_210527_137.JPG: James Brown
23. MENOFC_210527_140.JPG: KEHINDE WILEY b. February 1977 The brushstrokes of African American influence can be found everywhere in the United States. Yet the lack of actual representation of people of color in Western art is what inspired Los Angeles-born artist Kehinde Wiley to create a catalogue of work that defies the absence of black and brown bodies by powerfully asserting them. Wiley's early photo-realistic paintings of men set against floral backgrounds created portraiture that reimagined the ties between tradition and modernism while presenting young black males in groundbreaking imagery. After earning an MFA at Yale, Wiley became an artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Soon he created landmark works, like his 2005 series of Hip-Hop icons; 2007's "The World Stage;" special projects commissioned by the likes of Michael Jackson; and the official presidential portrait of former United States President Barack Obama. The bold authenticity and brilliance of Kehinde Wiley's style has challenged the old paradigms of Western art forms. His influence has altered the landscape of art and affirmed the importance of the black presence in it.
24. MENOFC_210527_145.JPG: Romare Bearden b. September 1911 – d. March 1988 In the early 1930s, Bearden -- a talented pitcher -- was offered a spot in Major League Baseball if he agreed to one condition: that he would use his light skin tone to his "advantage" and pass for white. Bearden refused the offer and pursued an uncertain future in art. His choice would have beautiful ramifications. Inspired by the political vision of his mother and the Harlem Renaissance giants who visited his childhood home, Bearden created modern art compositions that evoked the complexities and multi-dimensionality of black life. His unparalleled collage work gathered the array of African American experience and used those fragments to create a whole, a technique that resulted in a visceral truth. Bearden's work appeared on the cover of magazines such as Fortune and Time, and, in the case of his seminal Projections, captured the emotion of the Black Pride movement. He earned acclaim for his jazz-like improvisational style. He took his role as an artist-activist seriously, forming the Spiral group with other artists in 1963, a group whose goal was to actively and continuously contribute to the civil rights movement. As a man who was fascinated by -- and devoted to -- the community that surrounded him, Romare Bearden was open about the responsibility he felt to his society. His activism reflected both his commitment and the unique choices this legendary artist made. His art unapologetically embraced "black image and stories as metaphor."
25. MENOFC_210527_153.JPG: Black Sci-Fi / Afro-Futurism
26. MENOFC_210527_156.JPG: James Baldwin b. August 1924 – December 1987 To create his iconic fire, James Baldwin crossed an ocean. His new vantage point allowed him to see and write about the pain that had made him who he was with a genius that would make him famous. From his debut novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, to Giovanni's Room, to the essays that brought him fame and eventually secured his place in a pantheon of great writers, Baldwin investigated, critiqued, deconstructed, and laid bare the disturbing realities of his home country. Born in Harlem, Baldwin famously moved to Paris in 1948, where he found the clarity to write purely about his personal pain and that of his people. His essays, plays, and novels journeyed into the nuances of racism, spirituality, homosexuality, interracial love, and humanity. Books like Notes of a Native Son and The Fire Next Time, along with a recent resurgence of interest in his work and televised debates, are potent reminders of the incandescent quality of his work. Not content to simply imagine a better world, James Baldwin forced his readers to face the one we live in and find the courage to right its wrongs.
27. MENOFC_210527_159.JPG: Bayard Rustin b. March 1912 – d. August 1987 Bayard Rustin once wrote, "The only weapon we have is our bodies." Rustin's life was not only a testament to the nonviolent weaponization of his own body, it was a call for the bodily and mental freedom to live as he wished and love whom he desired. As one of the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Rustin worked with Martin Luther King Jr. to bring about the boycott of Montgomery's segregated buses in 1956. He introduced King to Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolent resistance during this time. Rustin's mastery of civil disobedience tactics reached an apex in 1963. That year would see him become a key organizer of the now-famous March on Washington, a moment immortalized by the images of thousands of bodies becoming weapons in the fight for jobs and freedom. But Rustin's struggle for equal rights was not confined to his race; as an openly gay man, he was attacked and shunned by friend and foe alike. His refusal to hide who he was while he continued to fight on the front lines of the civil rights movement revealed the heart of a justice-seeking man -- one who understood that the only true freedom is complete freedom.
28. MENOFC_210527_169.JPG: Catalysts The spark. The catalyst. The alpha. The OG. He who first ignites the fire can bring his light to everyone. MEN OF CHANGE signify originators; they are men who do not wait for permission before challenging the injustice and barriers they face. Sometimes they choose to become catalysts; sometimes tragedy chooses them. So whether we follow their lead or honor their memory, we recognize that these men are the prelude to remarkable change. The revolutions we seek so often begins with the changes they create.
29. MENOFC_210527_185.JPG: "I want the world to see what they did to my boy." -- Mamie Till, mother of Emmett Till, 1955
30. MENOFC_210527_199.JPG: Muhammad Ali & the Cleveland Summit Muhammad Ali: b. January 1942 – d. June 2016 Strip a "Man of Change" to his core and what will you find? His faith. The faith he holds in his God, his people, and himself. In 1967, when some of the world's top black athletes gathered in Cleveland, it was to persuade Muhammad Ali to compromise his faith and accept an olive branch from the government after they'd stripped him of his boxing titles for refusing to be drafted into the military. Ali rejected the compromise. And, in a powerful act, the brotherhood of athletes decided to stand with Ali instead of leaving him to stand alone. Men like NFL great Jim Brown, Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), and Bill Russell failed to convince Ali to drop his anti-war stance, but succeeded in discovering a common need to defend Ali's right of religious freedom -- in essence, to defend his freedom of faith. The Champ would eventually regain his titles in the ring and serve as a model of public activism and black triumph to every athlete who followed him. Following the Cleveland Summit Meeting, Bill Russell wrote in Sports Illustrated: "[Ali] has something very few people I know possess. He has an absolute and sincere faith."
31. MENOFC_210527_210.JPG: Colin Kaepernick
32. MENOFC_210527_216.JPG: Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr. Barack Obama
33. MENOFC_210527_226.JPG: Trayvon Martin Michael Brown
34. MENOFC_210527_230.JPG: Michael Seibel b. October 1982 The goal of tech CEO Michael Seibel is not to surpass the limits that restrict minorities -- it's to remove them entirely. As CEO of Y Combinator, Seibel directs a firm that invests in tech companies and works to meet a personal goal of increasing the number of companies founded and led by women and people of color. By eschewing the gatekeeping and cliquishness of "the good ol' boys network," Seibel's YC was able to fund over 180 female founders and over 150 black and Hispanic founders in just a few years. Seibel's vision for young tech professionals is grand: he sees many of them not as future employees of technology giants, but as risk takers capable of creating their own firms. Himself a co-founder of Justin.tv (sold to Amazon for $970 million) and Socialcam (sold to Autodesk for $60 million), Seibel knows the value of the black imagination and entrepreneurship in the digital space. By showing others how to remove the obstacles they encounter without the advantages of generational wealth, elite education, and upper-class networking, he is attacking age-old limits and proposing a new era of freedom.
35. MENOFC_210527_232.JPG: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber
36. MENOFC_210527_246.JPG: Bob Moses b. January 1935 There is math in equality, in the numbers of those willing to stand up and be counted and those persecuted because of their bravery. Within that math, there is always one: the activist who calculates risks and takes them -- the one who needs no credit but deserves much of it. In 1959, Bob Moses, a mathematician, joined the burgeoning civil rights movement and went on to become director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's campaign to register black voters in some of the country's most racially volatile counties. As co-director of the Council of Federated Organizations, he led the Freedom Summer Project -- an ambitious campaign to end racial disenfranchisement in Mississippi -- and played a key role in the creation of the state's Freedom Democratic Party. The summer of 1964 provided a horrific set of numbers: 30 bombings, 35 church burnings, and 35 shootings. But Moses's Freedom Democratic Party pushed on, offering a crucial political example that others would later follow. Today, Moses continues his fight through the Algebra Project that utilizes math education and community organizing to prepare black students for the Information Age and ensure their inclusion. Although his name may not be the first spoken, those who organized on the defining battlefields of the 1960s know that there were heroes in their midst, and that Bob Moses was one of them.
37. MENOFC_210527_254.JPG: Fathering A father is an opening. His devotion unlocks minds, allowing his children to use his experience and wisdom as a portal to life and as a guide while they journey through it. This crucial direction is provided by fathers, uncles, teachers, and coaches. It's offered up in vast amounts by elders on the corner and by men who have witnessed much and faced even more. It comes from a place of deep love and soaring ambition. The ability to open doors and minds is a striking characteristic of these MEN OF CHANGE, and it has given those they've mentored the protection, inspiration, and knowledge necessary to explore new worlds.
38. MENOFC_210527_265.JPG: Robert F. Smith b. December 1962 Billionaire businessman Robert Smith is the first African American to sign the "Giving Pledge" -- a document signifying his intent to donate half of his net worth to philanthropic causes over the course of his lifetime. By signing, Smith revealed the depth of his commitment and the whole of who he is. He's the kid who watched his parents donate monthly to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). He's the student who studied black pioneers, determined to transform their pathways into runways. He is the former Goldman Sachs executive who founded one of the world's most successful hedge funds. He is the president of an organization that donated $27 million to breast cancer research; $50 million to the UNCF; $20 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture; and millions to a host of other public charities. He is the chairman of a human-rights group involved in projects such as offering assistance to detainees unable to afford bail. He believes that in this age of technology, wealth can be built through the power of creativity and shared with our community. Robert Smith has never forgotten the paths that were paved for him. And by giving back, he is propelling a generation forward.
39. MENOFC_210527_278.JPG: Arthur Ashe
40. MENOFC_210527_281.JPG: Art Blakey + Jazz Drummers
41. MENOFC_210527_285.JPG: Andrew Young b. March 1932 The greatest leaders are ambassadors of their own life experiences, representing everything they've learned and delivering the fruits of that wisdom to the next group of trailblazers. The wisdom represented by Andrew Young was first gained at the dawn of the civil rights era -- an era that saw Young become a minister, help kick off a movement, and tear down the walls of a segregated South as a key member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. A close confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Young helped create the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. After memorable stints as a congressman and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Young served two terms as mayor of Atlanta beginning in 1981. Under his leadership the city was transformed -- leaving behind its regional image and taking its place on the international stage. In the tradition of great black mayors like Tom Bradley, Coleman Young, and Maynard Jackson, Andrew Young continues to fight for civil and economic justice. In doing so, he epitomizes the roles of generational ambassador and father figure by imbuing the next era with the passion that fueled his own.
42. MENOFC_210527_308.JPG: Ellis and Wynton Marsalis
43. MENOFC_210527_315.JPG: Booker T. Washington
44. MENOFC_210527_325.JPG: Loving Resistance is done out of love. Perseverance is made possible by love. Revolution, dedication, survival, success are all products of profound love. Our MEN OF CHANGE are in love. They are in love with black people and the black identity in America. From their well of love they draw power. They use it to shoulder the weight of the present and the ambition of the future. They resist, persevere and revolutionize. They prove that the great source of their strength is the strength of their love. "Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice, but limited." -DUKE ELLINGTON, MUSIC IS MY MISTRESS, 1973
45. MENOFC_210527_372.JPG: Additional local support provided by Smithsonian Women's Committee
46. MENOFC_210527_384.JPG: "God created Black people and Black people created style." -- George C. Wolfe, The Colored Museum, 1986
47. MENOFC_210527_396.JPG: Storytellers We own our stories by telling our stories. The narrative of African American existence has been edited by an oppressive pen. Yet, the men you'll encounter within this exhibit have consistently asserted their own storyline, one that ignores lies and protects the truth by illuminating the strength, genius, and elegance of black life. From Frederick Douglass to Dr. King, and from James Baldwin to James Brown, the power of African American storytelling offers an array of narratives that contain the unwavering truth of black identity.
48. MENOFC_210527_440.JPG: Alvin Ailey b. January 1931 – d. December 1989 Dance is language. Dance is visual conversation, where movement articulates experience and choreography speaks to culture. Alvin Ailey created the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to elevate the voices of black America within the discourse of dance. From the founding of his company in 1958 to the creation of more than 80 ballets performed for more than 20 million people around the world, Ailey incorporated his own experiences and explorations of black life into both classical and modern dance. His groundbreaking Revelations evoked the blues, spirituals, and gospel songs that informed his youth, suggesting that dance can tell our stories in a way no other medium can. By exploring the multifaceted lives of African Americans, Alvin Ailey expanded the boundaries of an art form and proved that the language of black dance has no limit.
49. MENOFC_210527_446.JPG: Langston Hughes
50. MENOFC_210527_449.JPG: Ralph Ellison
51. MENOFC_210527_452.JPG: Carter Woodson b. December 1875 – d. April 1950 He brought the past to the present because he knew it was the way to the future. Woodson championed black self-knowledge and devoted himself to promoting it. He became the first child of enslaved African Americans to earn a PhD during a time when black intelligence was openly attacked and constantly obstructed. He changed the way the history of black people was viewed, and utilized the powerful legacy of his people to strengthen the foundation of their pride. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and was known as the "Father of Black History." He created Negro History Week that became Black History Month, and wrote more than a dozen books and hundreds of essays. Woodson was not content to see the black past marginalized or erased. He created a movement to make sure it would never be forgotten.
52. MENOFC_210527_458.JPG: John H. Johnson b. January 1918 – d. August 2005 Beginning in 1942, John H. Johnson did more than inject color into the ultra-white world of American magazine publishing – he created an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. From Negro Digest to the iconic Ebony and Jet magazines, Johnson changed the landscape of print journalism by offering authentic portraits of both the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of black life. His entrepreneurial reach -- enhanced by his wife, Eunice -- extended to radio and fashion -- eventually making him the first African American to enter the Forbes list of the 400 wealthiest Americans. Johnson Publications documented and helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement: for example Jet's publication of photographs of the murdered black teenager Emmett Till helped spark the movement and give it an international presence. The stories told by John H. Johnson's magazines defeated the notion that the lives of his people did not deserve the attention given to others. His empire was built on the rubble of those fallen beliefs, and still stands as an unparalleled achievement of American storytelling.
53. MENOFC_210527_462.JPG: "I sell the shadow to support the substance." -- Sojourner Truth, 1864
54. MENOFC_210527_464.JPG: Dick Gregory b. October 1932 – d. August 2017 Truth is funnier than fiction. And when truth is so true that it's ridiculously funny, we call that satire. And when the satire is so brilliant that it epitomizes the pain, pleasures, struggles, and triumphs of being black in America -- we call that Dick Gregory. A standup comedian, writer, activist, and renowned lecturer, Gregory was an unwavering force in African American art and social justice. Among his gifts was his ability to distill all the wrongs of the world into a single, unforgettable sentence. In the 1960s, 1970s, and beyond, Gregory performed on talk shows typically prohibited to blacks; took part in protests; supported the NAACP and CORE; went to jail for his activism; befriended everyone from Malcolm X to Michael Jackson; became a health guru; and influenced comic legends such as Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy. Dick Gregory's unflinching honesty revolutionized comedy. And his unrelenting devotion to activism was his ultimate truth.
55. MENOFC_210527_478.JPG: Schomburg and Locke
56. MENOFC_210527_489.JPG: W.E.B. Du Bois b. February 1868 – d. August 1963 On the day of his death, a 95-year-old W.E.B. Du Bois sent a telegram to activists attending the 1963 March on Washington. His words of support came with an iconic lineage: Du Bois is one of the most significant and influential thinkers of the twentieth century. His legacy defines African American studies and literature. His words stretch from articulating the "double-consciousness" of being black in America to the dawn of Pan-Africanism. His works include two autobiographies, five novels, and sixteen books concerning subjects such as sociology, global history, politics, and race relations in America and abroad. For decades, his words articulated the souls of black folk and championed their intellectual spirits, becoming a call-to-arms that Du Bois presented as a call-to-minds. His prolific writings and nonstop activism were based upon an irrepressible belief in the power and art of the African American journey and the power of black identity. As co-founder of the NAACP and the Niagara Movement, Du Bois wrote and spoke the words upon which movements were built and ideologies were formed. His message to the young protesters in Washington was written on his last day, but the strength it held and the revolution it represented had been in the making for 95 years.
57. MENOFC_210527_492.JPG: AUGUST WILSON b. April 1945 – d. October 2005 By definition, the "future" lies in front of us. But if August Wilson's genius proved anything, it's that honoring what came before us is the most powerful way to get ahead. The world-famous playwright's cycle of 10 generational plays (one for each decade of the 20th century) proved his point, giving us a prolific black narrative that represents the pain, beauty, and passion, not only of American-American history, but of humanity as a whole. In plays like Fences, The Piano Lesson, and Gem of the Ocean, Wilson utilized the everyday poetry of black language and funneled it through stories full of gritty realism, pure spirituality, and universal allegory. By utilizing African-American stories as metaphors for the human journey, Wilson's work asserted that "Black Americans are human" during a time when the world often denied this fact. His writing earned him two Pulitzer Prizes and a Tony Award, but more importantly it revealed a vital truth: the story of the struggles of black people, along with their dignity and triumph over myriad obstacles, is made relatable to the present by examining the past. August Wilson know that the very roots of humanity's future lay within that turbulent, determined history.
58. MENOFC_210527_518.JPG: Community Represent. The streets, blocks, schools, churches, mosques, and neighborhoods that shaped these MEN OF CHANGE helped write their life stories. Their ancestors formed communities to survive, and, centuries later, this collective strength is one of the many reasons these men found a way to thrive. By building community and brotherhood, they continue a tradition that is a hallmark of black culture. And because it is crucial to honor the impact of these neighborhoods and support networks, it's important to remember that these men maintained an unbroken connection to the places that formed them and the people who raised them. This makes their success a shared experience. For a true MAN OF CHANGE represents more than himself -- he represents us all.
59. MENOFC_210527_528.JPG: Chance the Rapper
60. MENOFC_210527_532.JPG: Isaiah Montgomery
61. MENOFC_210527_541.JPG: Greenwood (Tulsa, OK)
62. MENOFC_210527_544.JPG: Harlem (New York City, NY)
63. MENOFC_210527_548.JPG: Bronzeville (Chicago, IL)
64. MENOFC_210527_551.JPG: Black Church / Mosque
65. MENOFC_210527_557.JPG: Black Soldiers
66. MENOFC_210527_561.JPG: LeBron James b. December 1984 Basketball will forever judge LeBron James -- the player -- by the moves he has made on the court, but the man beneath the jersey should be judged by the leaps he has taken beyond it. Since being introduced to the world on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a high-schooler, James has gone on to be considered one of the greatest to ever play the game. His accolades are many and his name is known in every corner of the globe. But NBA championships, record-breaking stats, endorsement deals, and incredible business savvy only define a portion of his accomplishments and offer only a glimpse of his passion. As far back as 2004, James has worked to give back and uplift. After establishing the LeBron James Family Foundation to help children and single-parent families in need, LeBron went on to create programs that combat the high-school dropout epidemic and encourage a life-changing pursuit of education. Over the course of his career he has donated large sums of money to efforts that fit this vision and further the work being done in his hometown. His philanthropic foundation made headlines in 2018 by partnering with the Akron Public Schools system to open the "I PROMISE School", a unique institution designed for at-risk students that supports their families as well. More impressively, James has made his activism a personal statement, one that won't be restricted by his stature or muffled by his critics. He repeatedly spoke out about the murder of Trayvon Martin in 2012. He covered his team uniform with an "I Can't Breathe" t-shirt during pre-game warmups following the police killing of Eric Garner. And he regularly uses social media to protest what needs protesting, and shout what needs shouting out. Once, when a cable news host suggested that James simply "shut up and dribble," LeBron responded with a grace and power that resembled his on-court moves. "I [speak out] because I'm passionate about it," he said. "And I know this is bigger than me."
67. MENOFC_210527_582.JPG: Charles Hamilton Houston b. September 1895 – d. April 1950 Jim Crow's assassin died before him. But Charles Hamilton Houston -- known as "the man who killed Jim Crow" -- spent a lifetime initiating the blow that would ultimately lead to the demise of institutionalized segregation in the United States. A brilliant lawyer, educator, and mentor to future luminaries like Thurgood Marshall, Houston had a hand in nearly every civil rights case put before the Supreme Court from 1930 to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954. He served as special counsel to the NAACP and led Howard University's law school from 1929-1935, training hosts of black law students to litigate the advancement of their people: he created an army. But it was Houston's decision to focus on the inequalities of public education that would culminate into his posthumous victory over Jim Crow. Four years after Houston's death, the Brown case was argued by Marshall and the decision ended legal segregation and solidified Charles Hamilton Houston's legacy.
68. MENOFC_210527_585.JPG: Dr. Rob Gore b. July 1976 After becoming a physician in his native Brooklyn, Dr. Rob Gore saw that a healing was needed -- one that went beyond the practicalities of medicine and tapped into the power of community. An emergency physician at King's County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York, Gore is also the founder of the Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI). The nonprofit offers alternatives to the number of at-risk youths who Gore found himself treating in the ER after they'd become victims of the violence that pervaded their neighborhoods. Through KAVI, Gore offers group mentoring, teacher training, therapeutic response to victims, leadership camps, conflict de-escalation training, and more. The trauma that has been inflicted upon his community has inspired Dr. Rob Gore to empower a generation of young adults to take hold of their potential and heal their world.
69. MENOFC_210527_619.JPG: Catalyst H.D. Woodson (1876-1962) Community Architecture
70. MENOFC_210527_625.JPG: Community Ronald King Community Health
71. MENOFC_210527_629.JPG: Loving Irvin Parker (1844-2018) Community History
72. MENOFC_210527_634.JPG: Storyteller Rik Freeman Community Art
73. MENOFC_210527_638.JPG: Myth-breaker Antawan Holmes Community Advocate
74. MENOFC_210527_642.JPG: Imagining Smith Family Community Development
75. MENOFC_210527_649.JPG: Fathering Edward Fisher Community Education
76. MENOFC_210527_652.JPG: Deanwood Men of Change Selections
77. MENOFC_210527_656.JPG: Kings in Our Community Who are the Men of Change in your life? Tell us about their greatness. [all genders welcome] Thing About People Who: help you grow break barriers spark your imagination make you proud to be you speak truth care deeply for others put in the work
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