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Baby M'Baku And The Other 14 Kids Who Won Halloween This Year

Baby M'Baku And The Other 14 Kids Who Won Halloween This Year

Here at Because of Them We Can, we love it when kids use Halloween to honor iconic Black heroes, trailblazers, athletes, musicians and movie characters. Check out some of our favorite costumes from this year and see why representation matters.

1. Baby Prince

2. Mini Tommie Smith, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Muhammad Ali, Serena Williams, Colin Kaepernick, Jackie Robinson, and Arthur Ashe

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When opportunity meets purpose, you make HISTORY! These Champion Athletes used their platform to protest, shed light and open dialogue on issues in this country. 🏀🏈⚾️🎾🥊🥇🏆✊🏾🇺🇸 Parent + Production + Direction @1diva3dudes | 📸 @arielperry | 🎥 @dornlongfilms 🥇Tommie Smith @killakam12119 | 🏀 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar @kalebbeast07 | 🥊 Muhammad Ali @kohenjasper | 🎾 Serena Williams @_taylor.clawson | 🏈 Colin Kaepernick (Zakai) | ⚾️ Jackie Robinson (Niko) | 🎾 Arthur Ashe @vance_boogie_down #CarolinaKids #justdoit #50thanniversary #activism #heros #untilweALLwin #imwithreid #dream #sacrifice #42 #thegreatest #champion #arthurashe #protest #blackathletes #blackexcellence - // #arielperryphotography

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3. Little Michelle Obama

4. Baby Okoye

5. Little Thurgood Marshall

6. Mini Amy Sherald

7. Baby M'Baku

8. Little Bessie Coleman

9. Princess Tiana

10. Mini Aretha Franklin

11. Little Barack Obama and his secret service

12. Baby Tuskegee Airman

13. An African Princess

14. Mini Venus and Serena Williams

15. The "Black Panther" squad

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