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Bold art, stories, and apparel that amplify history- because Legacy Is Power.
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Bold art, stories, and apparel that amplify history- because Legacy Is Power.
WeAreINerasable.com
Ellison’s novel exposed the psychological cost of invisibility and forced readers to confront how power, identity, and illusion shape American life.
Some stories don’t age—they deepen. Truth revealed on the page has a way of finding us again. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #RalphEllison
Some stories don’t age—they deepen. Truth revealed on the page has a way of finding us again. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #RalphEllison
January 27, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Ellison’s novel exposed the psychological cost of invisibility and forced readers to confront how power, identity, and illusion shape American life.
Some stories don’t age—they deepen. Truth revealed on the page has a way of finding us again. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #RalphEllison
Some stories don’t age—they deepen. Truth revealed on the page has a way of finding us again. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #RalphEllison
Denied flight training in the U.S., Coleman learned French and traveled to France to earn her license.
Her life was cut short in a plane accident in 1926 but her vision never crashed.
When doors are closed, pioneers build wings. Courage lifts history higher. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #BessieColeman
Her life was cut short in a plane accident in 1926 but her vision never crashed.
When doors are closed, pioneers build wings. Courage lifts history higher. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #BessieColeman
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Denied flight training in the U.S., Coleman learned French and traveled to France to earn her license.
Her life was cut short in a plane accident in 1926 but her vision never crashed.
When doors are closed, pioneers build wings. Courage lifts history higher. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #BessieColeman
Her life was cut short in a plane accident in 1926 but her vision never crashed.
When doors are closed, pioneers build wings. Courage lifts history higher. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #BessieColeman
At a time when both race & gender were used to disqualify leadership, Chisholm ran anyway, declaring herself “unbought & unbossed.”
Firsts don’t happen because the time is right. They happen because someone is brave enough to go first. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #ShirleyChisholm #UnboughtAndUnbossed
Firsts don’t happen because the time is right. They happen because someone is brave enough to go first. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #ShirleyChisholm #UnboughtAndUnbossed
January 25, 2026 at 3:53 PM
At a time when both race & gender were used to disqualify leadership, Chisholm ran anyway, declaring herself “unbought & unbossed.”
Firsts don’t happen because the time is right. They happen because someone is brave enough to go first. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #ShirleyChisholm #UnboughtAndUnbossed
Firsts don’t happen because the time is right. They happen because someone is brave enough to go first. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #ShirleyChisholm #UnboughtAndUnbossed
Marshall argued Brown v. Board of Education helped end legally sanctioned segregation and believed the Constitution must grow toward justice, not retreat from it.
Rights don’t expand themselves. They are fought for, defended, and preserved by those willing to stand firm. INerasable.
#OnThisDay
Rights don’t expand themselves. They are fought for, defended, and preserved by those willing to stand firm. INerasable.
#OnThisDay
January 24, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Marshall argued Brown v. Board of Education helped end legally sanctioned segregation and believed the Constitution must grow toward justice, not retreat from it.
Rights don’t expand themselves. They are fought for, defended, and preserved by those willing to stand firm. INerasable.
#OnThisDay
Rights don’t expand themselves. They are fought for, defended, and preserved by those willing to stand firm. INerasable.
#OnThisDay
Its finale remains the third-highest-rated television program in U.S. history. Haley helped ensure Black history was told with truth, scale, and humanity.
Some stories entertain. Others educate a nation. Roots did both. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #Roots #AlexHaley @levarburton.bsky.social
Some stories entertain. Others educate a nation. Roots did both. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #Roots #AlexHaley @levarburton.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Its finale remains the third-highest-rated television program in U.S. history. Haley helped ensure Black history was told with truth, scale, and humanity.
Some stories entertain. Others educate a nation. Roots did both. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #Roots #AlexHaley @levarburton.bsky.social
Some stories entertain. Others educate a nation. Roots did both. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #Roots #AlexHaley @levarburton.bsky.social
Beyond his voice, Sam Cooke was a visionary. He fought for artistic control and used his platform to speak directly to the times, proving that soul music could move hearts and history.
If a song can change how people feel, it can change how they see the world. That’s legacy. INerasable.
#OnThisDay
If a song can change how people feel, it can change how they see the world. That’s legacy. INerasable.
#OnThisDay
January 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Beyond his voice, Sam Cooke was a visionary. He fought for artistic control and used his platform to speak directly to the times, proving that soul music could move hearts and history.
If a song can change how people feel, it can change how they see the world. That’s legacy. INerasable.
#OnThisDay
If a song can change how people feel, it can change how they see the world. That’s legacy. INerasable.
#OnThisDay
Kidnapped from Africa and sold into bondage at just seven years old, Wheatley would be essential in how the world understood Black intellect and artistry.
Words broke barriers long before laws did. Her voice opened doors that history could not close. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #PhillisWheatley #Poetry
Words broke barriers long before laws did. Her voice opened doors that history could not close. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #PhillisWheatley #Poetry
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Kidnapped from Africa and sold into bondage at just seven years old, Wheatley would be essential in how the world understood Black intellect and artistry.
Words broke barriers long before laws did. Her voice opened doors that history could not close. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #PhillisWheatley #Poetry
Words broke barriers long before laws did. Her voice opened doors that history could not close. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #PhillisWheatley #Poetry
Now, 40 years later, the holiday stands as a reminder that honor is rarely given freely to those who challenge power while they live.
Recognition came, but after struggle. Progress always does take struggle. Push anyway. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #MLKDay #MartinLutherKingJr #CivilRightsMovement
Recognition came, but after struggle. Progress always does take struggle. Push anyway. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #MLKDay #MartinLutherKingJr #CivilRightsMovement
January 20, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Now, 40 years later, the holiday stands as a reminder that honor is rarely given freely to those who challenge power while they live.
Recognition came, but after struggle. Progress always does take struggle. Push anyway. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #MLKDay #MartinLutherKingJr #CivilRightsMovement
Recognition came, but after struggle. Progress always does take struggle. Push anyway. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #MLKDay #MartinLutherKingJr #CivilRightsMovement
As lead singer on classics like “My Girl,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” and “I Wish It Would Rain,” Ruffin didn’t just perform songs—he embodied them.
Some voices entertain. Others become part of who we are. That kind of sound never leaves. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #DavidRuffin
Some voices entertain. Others become part of who we are. That kind of sound never leaves. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #DavidRuffin
January 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
As lead singer on classics like “My Girl,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” and “I Wish It Would Rain,” Ruffin didn’t just perform songs—he embodied them.
Some voices entertain. Others become part of who we are. That kind of sound never leaves. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #DavidRuffin
Some voices entertain. Others become part of who we are. That kind of sound never leaves. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #DavidRuffin
On this day in 1942, Muhammad Ali was born. Known to the world as The Greatest, he was far more than a champion in the ring; he was a global figure of conscience who refused to separate athletics from moral courage.
Greatness isn’t just talent. It’s conviction. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #MuhammadAli
Greatness isn’t just talent. It’s conviction. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #MuhammadAli
January 17, 2026 at 2:14 PM
On this day in 1942, Muhammad Ali was born. Known to the world as The Greatest, he was far more than a champion in the ring; he was a global figure of conscience who refused to separate athletics from moral courage.
Greatness isn’t just talent. It’s conviction. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #MuhammadAli
Greatness isn’t just talent. It’s conviction. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #MuhammadAli
From Fame to her groundbreaking work as a director, producer, and mentor, Debbie Allen didn’t just break barriers—she built pathways.
“You want fame? Fame costs. And right here is where you start paying—in sweat.”
Excellence isn’t accidental. It’s trained, protected, and passed on. INerasable.
“You want fame? Fame costs. And right here is where you start paying—in sweat.”
Excellence isn’t accidental. It’s trained, protected, and passed on. INerasable.
January 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
From Fame to her groundbreaking work as a director, producer, and mentor, Debbie Allen didn’t just break barriers—she built pathways.
“You want fame? Fame costs. And right here is where you start paying—in sweat.”
Excellence isn’t accidental. It’s trained, protected, and passed on. INerasable.
“You want fame? Fame costs. And right here is where you start paying—in sweat.”
Excellence isn’t accidental. It’s trained, protected, and passed on. INerasable.
On this day in 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was born. More than a symbol, he was a unifier. One of the rare leaders who could organize mass movements while speaking across lines of race, religion, region, and class without surrendering moral clarity.
Dreams. Leadership. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #MLK
Dreams. Leadership. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #MLK
January 15, 2026 at 7:07 PM
On this day in 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. was born. More than a symbol, he was a unifier. One of the rare leaders who could organize mass movements while speaking across lines of race, religion, region, and class without surrendering moral clarity.
Dreams. Leadership. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #MLK
Dreams. Leadership. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #MLK
From civil rights advocacy to public service and global leadership, Alpha Kappa Alpha’s impact spans generations, counting among its members leaders like Kamala Harris.
Institution-building is legacy work. Sisterhood makes it sustainable. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #AKA #KamalaHarris
Institution-building is legacy work. Sisterhood makes it sustainable. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #AKA #KamalaHarris
January 15, 2026 at 1:50 PM
From civil rights advocacy to public service and global leadership, Alpha Kappa Alpha’s impact spans generations, counting among its members leaders like Kamala Harris.
Institution-building is legacy work. Sisterhood makes it sustainable. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #AKA #KamalaHarris
Institution-building is legacy work. Sisterhood makes it sustainable. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #AKA #KamalaHarris
Blending sharp comedy with working-class Black life, Sanford and Son pushed sitcom boundaries and helped redefine what America laughed at—and who it laughed with.
Representation can be loud. Comedy can be truth-telling. Legacy can be funny and fearless. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #SanfordAndSon
Representation can be loud. Comedy can be truth-telling. Legacy can be funny and fearless. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #SanfordAndSon
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Blending sharp comedy with working-class Black life, Sanford and Son pushed sitcom boundaries and helped redefine what America laughed at—and who it laughed with.
Representation can be loud. Comedy can be truth-telling. Legacy can be funny and fearless. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #SanfordAndSon
Representation can be loud. Comedy can be truth-telling. Legacy can be funny and fearless. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #SanfordAndSon
From civil rights advocacy to public service, education, and global impact, Delta Sigma Theta has consistently centered scholarship, leadership, and social action.
When Black women organize, history moves. Progress follows. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #DeltaSigmaTheta #DivineNine
When Black women organize, history moves. Progress follows. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #DeltaSigmaTheta #DivineNine
January 13, 2026 at 5:40 PM
From civil rights advocacy to public service, education, and global impact, Delta Sigma Theta has consistently centered scholarship, leadership, and social action.
When Black women organize, history moves. Progress follows. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #DeltaSigmaTheta #DivineNine
When Black women organize, history moves. Progress follows. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #DeltaSigmaTheta #DivineNine
He founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and was a principal organizer of the Freedom Rides.
Some leaders march. Others design the road. James Farmer did both.
Courage with strategy changes systems. That kind of leadership endures. INerasable.
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Some leaders march. Others design the road. James Farmer did both.
Courage with strategy changes systems. That kind of leadership endures. INerasable.
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#OnThisDay
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM
He founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and was a principal organizer of the Freedom Rides.
Some leaders march. Others design the road. James Farmer did both.
Courage with strategy changes systems. That kind of leadership endures. INerasable.
🔖 Hashtags
#OnThisDay
Some leaders march. Others design the road. James Farmer did both.
Courage with strategy changes systems. That kind of leadership endures. INerasable.
🔖 Hashtags
#OnThisDay
Heartbreak, healing, self-love, struggle, survival… all of it, out loud. By blending classic soul with hip-hop grit, she created a sound that felt like therapy and a testimony at the same time.
Truth hits harder when it comes with a beat. Healing can sound like a hook. INerasable.
#OnThisDay
Truth hits harder when it comes with a beat. Healing can sound like a hook. INerasable.
#OnThisDay
January 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Heartbreak, healing, self-love, struggle, survival… all of it, out loud. By blending classic soul with hip-hop grit, she created a sound that felt like therapy and a testimony at the same time.
Truth hits harder when it comes with a beat. Healing can sound like a hook. INerasable.
#OnThisDay
Truth hits harder when it comes with a beat. Healing can sound like a hook. INerasable.
#OnThisDay
The SCLC provided the moral framework and organizational muscle that powered the Civil Rights Movement forward. It proved that discipline, faith, and planning could challenge injustice on a national scale.
Organizing is hope with a plan. Keep building. INerasable.
#onthisday
Organizing is hope with a plan. Keep building. INerasable.
#onthisday
January 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The SCLC provided the moral framework and organizational muscle that powered the Civil Rights Movement forward. It proved that discipline, faith, and planning could challenge injustice on a national scale.
Organizing is hope with a plan. Keep building. INerasable.
#onthisday
Organizing is hope with a plan. Keep building. INerasable.
#onthisday
While still young, he was a classmate of the Wright brothers, who later helped him finance his newspaper, The Dayton Tattler.
Genius doesn’t require time—it creates it. His words still live. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #PaulLaurenceDunbar #AmericanLiterature #Wrightbrothers #CulturalLegacy
Genius doesn’t require time—it creates it. His words still live. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #PaulLaurenceDunbar #AmericanLiterature #Wrightbrothers #CulturalLegacy
January 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
While still young, he was a classmate of the Wright brothers, who later helped him finance his newspaper, The Dayton Tattler.
Genius doesn’t require time—it creates it. His words still live. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #PaulLaurenceDunbar #AmericanLiterature #Wrightbrothers #CulturalLegacy
Genius doesn’t require time—it creates it. His words still live. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #PaulLaurenceDunbar #AmericanLiterature #Wrightbrothers #CulturalLegacy
Born in the aftermath of slavery, Fisk quickly became one of the nation’s leading Black institutions of higher learning.
Knowledge builds futures—even when the world says you shouldn’t have one. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #FiskUniversity #HBCU #BlackEducation #HigherEducation #GoBulldogs
Knowledge builds futures—even when the world says you shouldn’t have one. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #FiskUniversity #HBCU #BlackEducation #HigherEducation #GoBulldogs
January 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Born in the aftermath of slavery, Fisk quickly became one of the nation’s leading Black institutions of higher learning.
Knowledge builds futures—even when the world says you shouldn’t have one. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #FiskUniversity #HBCU #BlackEducation #HigherEducation #GoBulldogs
Knowledge builds futures—even when the world says you shouldn’t have one. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #FiskUniversity #HBCU #BlackEducation #HigherEducation #GoBulldogs
On this day in 1891, Zora Neale Hurston was born. A writer, folklorist, & anthropologist, Hurston became one of the great architects of Black storytelling.
Truth has a voice—and it deserves to be heard. Always. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #ZoraNealeHurston #HarlemRenaissance #TheirEyesWereWatchingGod
Truth has a voice—and it deserves to be heard. Always. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #ZoraNealeHurston #HarlemRenaissance #TheirEyesWereWatchingGod
January 7, 2026 at 1:15 PM
On this day in 1891, Zora Neale Hurston was born. A writer, folklorist, & anthropologist, Hurston became one of the great architects of Black storytelling.
Truth has a voice—and it deserves to be heard. Always. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #ZoraNealeHurston #HarlemRenaissance #TheirEyesWereWatchingGod
Truth has a voice—and it deserves to be heard. Always. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #ZoraNealeHurston #HarlemRenaissance #TheirEyesWereWatchingGod
On this day in 2003, Mamie Till-Mobley died at age 81. As the mother of Emmett Till, she made an unthinkable decision after her 14-year-old son was lynched in Mississippi: she insisted the world see what racial hatred had done to her child.
Truth has a witness. Justice has a memory. INerasable.
Truth has a witness. Justice has a memory. INerasable.
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
On this day in 2003, Mamie Till-Mobley died at age 81. As the mother of Emmett Till, she made an unthinkable decision after her 14-year-old son was lynched in Mississippi: she insisted the world see what racial hatred had done to her child.
Truth has a witness. Justice has a memory. INerasable.
Truth has a witness. Justice has a memory. INerasable.
Over his lifetime, Ailey created more than 70 ballets, redefining modern dance by centering Black stories, spirituality, struggle, and joy on the world’s most prestigious stages.
Art that tells the truth never stops moving. It carries us forward. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #AlvinAiley #DanceHistory
Art that tells the truth never stops moving. It carries us forward. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #AlvinAiley #DanceHistory
January 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Over his lifetime, Ailey created more than 70 ballets, redefining modern dance by centering Black stories, spirituality, struggle, and joy on the world’s most prestigious stages.
Art that tells the truth never stops moving. It carries us forward. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #AlvinAiley #DanceHistory
Art that tells the truth never stops moving. It carries us forward. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #AlvinAiley #DanceHistory
These teams weren’t just baseball—they were community, pride, and proof of what Black players could do on the field. Their legacy still shapes the game today.
Brilliance builds its own lane, fills the stands, and knocks it out of the park. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #NegroLeagues #Baseball
Brilliance builds its own lane, fills the stands, and knocks it out of the park. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #NegroLeagues #Baseball
January 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
These teams weren’t just baseball—they were community, pride, and proof of what Black players could do on the field. Their legacy still shapes the game today.
Brilliance builds its own lane, fills the stands, and knocks it out of the park. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #NegroLeagues #Baseball
Brilliance builds its own lane, fills the stands, and knocks it out of the park. INerasable.
#OnThisDay #NegroLeagues #Baseball