On this day, February 11, in 1916

Black feminist and American civil-rights activist Florynce Kennedy was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Flo Kennedy began her career as a lawyer, but quickly lost faith in the American judicial system, and decided that practicing law might never "be an effective means of changing society or resisting oppression". Flo turned to political activism, and in 1966 set up an organization called the Media Workshop to fight racism in journalism and advertising. She continued her struggle for justice, both in the courts and on the streets, aligning herself with movements from the Black Panther Party to abortion rights, and even publicly rallied against the Vietnam War. Flo's political activism extended in all directions, and one of her favorite mottos was that "you have to fight on all the fronts all the time".