In 1993, Maurice Ashley became the first African-American to become an International Grandmaster in chess. At the age of 20, he was a national master. Tweet
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Quote Of The Day
“In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.” -Albert Einstein Tweet
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On October 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd became the first African-American to play in the NBA. He played only days before African-American NBA pioneers Chuck Cooper and Nathaniel Clifton, and within the same season as NBA pioneer, Hank DeZonie. Collectively, these four men we the first African-American basketball players to play in the NBA, during the […]
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“Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.” -Seneca Tweet
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Although he allegedly only had a fifth-grade education, Garret Morgan was a prolific inventor and entrepreneur. In 1923, he patented his automatic traffic light invention. He reportedly sold this patent to General Electric. Tweet
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“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.” ―Marvin Gaye Tweet
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“One place to see what America values, is in what their schools teach. If you want to be an engineer, doctor, accountant, etc., there are schools for that; but what if you want to be a father, mother, husband, or wife there are few, if any, schools. The importance of child rearing and marriage is […]
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“As powerful as the TV media has become, they have, as yet been unable to force us to turn it on! If television is a problem, it’s because we have not monitored its use. Television actually is different from programming. The former is the equipment, and the later is the content. A major problem is […]
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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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“One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.” -John W. Foster Tweet
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