Our Heroes Rock just started as wrestling gear. And has already become so much more! Feel free to take some time to learn more about our heroes this month & year round! Happy Black History Month!
I remember having a Bebe’s Kids poster in my room as a kid. I think about how incredible it would be to have kids across the country with something like this in their bedrooms, rattling off the names and bios of people who all worked to make our world a better place.
James Baldwin was an activist and author. His first novel, “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” was named one of the 100 best English-language novels by Time Magazine.
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James Farmer was a civil rights activist who organized the first Freedom Ride in 1961. The Freedom Rides led to the desegregation of public buses.
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Madam C.J. Walker, who established a business that sold cosmetics and hair care products, was a philanthropist, activist and entrepreneur. The Guinness Book of World Records considers her the first American female self-made millionaire.
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John Lewis was a politician and activist who served as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He also served as a U.S. Congressman for more than 30 years.
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Lorraine Hansberry, the author of four-time Tony nominated A Raisin In The Sun, was the first black female author to have a play performed on Broadway.
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Ida B. Wells was an educator and investigative journalist. One of the founders of the NAACP, Ms. Wells’ work often focused on the horrors of lynching.
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Medgar Evers was an activist who worked to overturn segregation at The University of Mississippi & served as the NAACP’s first field secretary in Mississippi. Mr. Evers was assassinated at his home & passed away at the age of 37.
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Nina Simone was an American musician and activist. Her song “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” was written in the memory of her late friend, Lorraine Hansberry.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. It was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964.
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Whitney Young worked to end employment discrimination and was the head of the National Urban League, the worlds largest social-civil rights organization, from 1961 to 1971.
Roy Wilkins served as the executive director of the NAACP from 1955 to 1977. Mr. Wilkins helped organize & later addressed the March on Washington.
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Sixty three years ago today, Ruby Bridges was the first African American student to integrate William Frantz Elementary School at just 6 years old.
Today, we recognize Ruby’s contribution towards making our world a more equitable place.
Our music producer
@erickarcelliott
sent us a folder with 27 different beats. Because the foundation of the film is the song about Ruby Bridges’ experience, we wanted to start the process here so
@Rapsody
has everything she needs to create an incredible song. -
@WWEBigE
Dear OHRians (let’s brainstorm on a better name),
Thank you to everyone who helped us blast through our Kickstarter goal and ultimately raise $130,944! We’ll be utilizing this account to help keep you up to date on our progress.
Yours truly, dearly, and all that jazz,
@WWEBigE
Tomorrow, our labor of love, “Bridges,” has its world premiere at
@urbanworldff
. We just wanted to extended the sincerest of thank you’s to everyone who helped this film come to fruition.
A massive thank you to
@middleofbeyond
for helping us provide the best quality hoodies & socks to our backers! Check out their incredible collections like this Ghostbusters cardigan I adore!
Just wanted to share something that our friends at
@Somethingsawryp
cooked up! Cyber Kicks is gorgeous and is directed, animated, and edited by Kris Theorin. We’re thrilled to be working with a truly incredible studio.
This is a tremendous listen. It’s very sobering to hear directly from Ruby about her experience as a child. So many lessons that are still all too poignant.
Another glimpse at Maya’s bedroom. Brought to you by
@Somethingsawryp
! Celebrate
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with the story of Ruby Bridges like you’ve never seen it before!
Such an honor to have one of the best emcees in the game bless us with an incredible track for our short. You can watch
@rapsody
do her thing in the music video for “Remy Rap.”
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pre-save my album now:
i still haven’t cried yet. i promised myself i would allow myself to, to let the emotions fall as they came to me— but for some reason i’ve just picked up my head and continued to work. as
@Cap_Kaveman
Yes. Our distributor informed us that tracking should be included. Apologies for the delay. A Covid positive slowed our ability to get the hoodies and socks out last week.
@theREALgigante_
We want to use images that you’ll see in the short for the shirt. We’re just waiting to have a finalized version (not just concept art) of our “Ruby” before we can make and ship the shirts.