Figure skater Debi Thomas was the first African-American to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. She is now an orthopedic surgeon. Tweet
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Quote Of The Day
“True love doesn’t have a happy ending because true love doesn’t have an ending.” -Unknown Tweet
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Apple Inc. has been subject to multiple lawsuits regarding privacy and spying issues. Recently, two computer security experts discovered that Apple was able to track the movements and actions of iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch users without the device owners being aware that the tracking was being done. The security experts discovered that Apple was […]
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Paul Robeson was named valedictorian of his graduating class at Rutgers University. Afterwards, he graduated from Columbia Law School while playing in the National Football League (NFL). Paul Robeson was considered the true “renaissance man.” He was an accomplished scholar, activist, attorney, athlete, singer, activist, and multilinguist. A proverbial, “Jack of all trades, and a […]
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PLEASE PASS THIS ON! (EACH ONE TEACH ONE OR TWO!) THIS IS PHASE ONE ON HOW WE CAN HELP TO STRENGTHEN & EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY: The 2008 not guilty verdict in the Sean Bell case evoked outrage, emotion, and debate. It is not an anomaly that the police officers involved in the Sean Bell slaying […]
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“What is it that would make a creature as fierce, majestic and powerful as a lion is, subject itself to the intimidation of a man, a whip and a chair? The lion has been taught to forget what it is.” -Iyanla Vanzant Tweet
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George Carruthers invented the far ultraviolet electrographic camera. This device has been used by NASA in their deep space mission. Tweet
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“Let him who would be moved to convince others, be first moved to convince himself.” -Thomas Carlyle Tweet
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A beautiful 7-year old girl, Aiyana Jones (pictured above), was recently killed when police in Detroit invaded her home under the guise of executing a police raid. Aiyana Jones was peacefully sleeping on a couch in her home when she was fatally shot in the neck by a police officer who was reportedly raiding the […]
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