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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“For Africa to me…is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.” -Maya Angelou Tweet
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Over the years Americans intake of sugar has surged, greatly contributing to soaring rates of diabetes and obesity. Some sources have stated that on average, modern day Americans, consume about a pound and a half of sugar almost every couple of days. Comparatively, in the 1800s, the average American ingested less than 12 pounds of […]
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Mark Dean was inducted into the Inventors Hall Of Fame in 1997. He lead the team of scientists who created a device that enabled computers to quickly communicate with each others; thus, allowing personal computers to move fast and efficient for the first time. Mark Dean also led the design team that created the first […]
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“When life throws you lemons, make orange juice. It will leave them wondering how the heck you did that.” -Unknown Tweet
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PhD Charles Henry Turner was the first researcher to prove that insects can hear. Tweet
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“We have produced a world of contented bodies and discontented minds.” -Adam Clayton Powell, Tweet
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“Black people must not only commit themselves to combating inferiorization through the struggle for maximal development, we must, as a part of that struggle, begin to establish standards of academic achievement and codes will serve as the fundamental basis of developing Black self- and group-respect. Without true self-respect, all efforts for achievement will be in […]
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“During periods of crisis and stress, the easiest thing to do as an expression of our pain, despair and hopelessness is to moan, groan, cry or attempt to escape through alcohol, other drugs, fantasy, laughter or just fun and games. However, another possible behavioral response, which channels the body energy upward and onward as opposed […]
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On July 9, 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the first successful open heart surgery. He saved the life of John Cornish, a stabbing victim. Tweet
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