"In the trap I am in
the loss of freedom
I still look around and
see beauty lurking
in surprising, small
places. In the Sunlight
and in that other genre-
shadows." -Easelbitch™️
Thinking today about Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr., New York's first Black congressman (elected 1948.) His grandparents had been enslaved. In Congress, Powell proposed amendments prohibiting federal funding of any activity that racially discriminated. For years, his "Powell amendment" was purely symbolic--it never passed . . . Enemies accused him of grandstanding. In 1964, the Powell Amendment became Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. #persist#prevail#equality#justice#Juneteenth#NamingGotham