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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“If you don’t understand yourself, you don’t understand anybody else.” -Nikki Giovanni Tweet
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Entertainer, activist, and writer Eartha Kitt sang songs in ten different languages. She is one of the few performers in the history of entertainment to have been nominated for a Tony award, an Emmy award and a Grammy award multiple times. Tweet
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“Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.” -E. Joseph Cossman Tweet
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Tommie Smith and John Carlos, 1968 Olympics. Tweet
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At the 1968 Olympics, held at a Mexico City stadium, 200-meter-record-setting gold medalist Tommie Smith, along with 200-meter-race bronze medalist, John Carlos, gave the “black-power salute” on the podium when receiving their medals. Both of the Olympians also accepted their medals shoeless, with their feet covered with black socks. The world-class athletes stated that the […]
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“If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” -Albert Einstein Tweet
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According to biography’s website, Jackie Robinson played football for the Honolulu Bears before he became a professional baseball player. Tweet
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On August 19, 1884, M.C. Harney invented the latern lamp. This lamp became a substitute to candles as a light source when there was no daylight. Tweet
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“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” -Jesse Owens Tweet
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