LEARNING: “Learning refers to a short-, intermediate-, or relatively long-term change in perception, ways of integrating and organizing information, of communicating, expressing and applying processed information in the world by both verbal and nonverbal means that occur as the result of experience, imitation, deliberate and/or repeated practice, and the inferential construction of concepts, procedures and […]
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The ABC’s Of Black Inventors
This is a great video for parents to watch if they have young children! This book/video gives Black history information that is not likely to be taught in schools. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Definitions Better Than Webster’s: Indiscriminate Bonding
INDISCRIMINATE BONDING: “Baby ducks have been known to follow a scientist’s yellow boots as if those boots were their mom, because that’s what they were exposed to directly after birth. This learned response is called indiscriminate bonding. (Perhaps one explanation for why we sometimes date the wrong person.” -Drs. Roizen & Oz Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week: “The 8th Habit” By: Stephen Covey
“I have found that by making four simple assumptions in our lives we can immediately begin leading a more balanced, integrated, powerful life: (1) For the body- Assume you’ve had a heart attack; now live accordingly. (2) For the mind- Assume that the half life of your profession is two years; now prepare accordingly. (3) […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week: “Sweet Poison: How the World’s Most Popular Artificial Sweetener Is Killing Us” By: Janet Starr Hull
“It is daunting to go up against a big corporation. In some instances, it is even illegal. In Texas, where I live, the state legislature passed House Bill 722 into law in 1995. HB 722 states that anyone who speaks out against a perishable food product is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to several […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week, “Women In Prison” By: Kathryn Watterson
“Another area worthy of investigation is the big business of building prisons; who is getting the contracts to build these billion dollar facilities that cost millions to run? What political donations have led to the sites chosen for new prisons, and to the many contracts made as part of the building process? Taxpayers should demand […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Dangers Of Waxed Food
“Avoid waxed foods. You can tell if something is waxed by smelling the stem; if it does not smell like the food, then it’s likely waxed. the problem with wax is that it locks in pesticides that can be found on fruits like apples, pears, and nectarines. Other big pesticide offenders include berries, potatoes, peppers, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Definitions Better Than Webster’s: Culture
Culture: “Culture is the matrix on which the fragile human animal draws to remain socially healthy. As fish need the sea, culture, with its timeless reassurance and its seeming immortality, offsets for the frail human spirit the brevity, the careless accidentalness of life. An individual human life is easy to extinguish. Culture is leaned on […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week: “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome” By: Dr. Joy Leary
“Some families take time to consider all that went well for them the previous day, to explore ways of making things even better, and plan what will go well the next day. Imagine every Black family doing this every day. It wouldn’t take long for you and your children to get in the habit of […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week- “Death Of Innocence: The Story Of The Hate Crime That Changed America” By: Mamie Till-Mobley
“Emmett Louis Till, my only son, my only child, was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered at the hand of white racists on August 28, 1955. That was so many years ago, yet it seems like only yesterday to a mother who needs no reminders. After all, every shattered piece of my heart has its own special […]
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