Photos from Preston High School's post As February begins, we are celebrating the start of Black History Month! We would like to highlight these women and their impressive and inspiring accomplishments.
First Lady Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is a lawyer, writer, and the wife of the 44th President, Barack Obama. She is the first African-American First Lady of the United States. Through her four main initiatives, she became a role model for women and an advocate for healthy families, service members and their families, higher education, and international adolescent girls education. 📚
Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. She represented New York's 12th District from 1969 to 1983, and in 1972, she became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Her campaign slogan: "Unbought and Unbossed" rings even louder today. 👩🏽🏫
Ethel Waters first entered the entertainment business in the 1920s as a blues singer, but she made history for her work in television. In addition to becoming the first African-American to star in her own TV show in 1939, The Ethel Waters Show, she was nominated for her first Emmy in 1962. 📽 #prestonhighschool #blackhistorymonth #femaleempowerment
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As February begins, we are celebrating the start of Black History Month! We would like to highlight these women and their impressive and inspiring accomplishments. First Lady Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is a lawyer, writer, and the wife of the 44th President, Barack Obama. She is the first African-American First Lady of the United States. Through her four main initiatives, she became a role model for women and an advocate for healthy families, service members and their families, higher education, and international adolescent girls education. 📚 Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. She represented New York's 12th District from 1969 to 1983, and in 1972, she became the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Her campaign slogan: "Unbought and Unbossed" rings even louder today. 👩🏽🏫 Ethel Waters first entered the entertainment business in the 1920s as a blues singer, but she made history for her work in television. In addition to becoming the first African-American to star in her own TV show in 1939, The Ethel Waters Show, she was nominated for her first Emmy in 1962. 📽 #prestonhighschool #blackhistorymonth #femaleempowerment
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Italian Honor Society members created "Valentine's Day Toiletry Items Gift Packages" for women in shelters. The packages will be delivered to LAMP Ministries this week. The packages include letters of inspiration in Italian and English. The contents consist of shampoo, conditioner, body wash, body lotion, toothbrushes and toothpaste, hand sanitizers, tissue packs, and candies. 🧴🍬 PHS students: thank you for spreading kindness and embodying compassion in all you do! ♥️ #prestonhighschool #italianhonorsociety #spreadkindess