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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Quote Of The Day
“Learn to smile at every situation. See it as an opportunity to prove your strength and ability.” -Joe Brown Tweet
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Maggie Lena Walker was the first woman to direct a bank. She was the head of St. Luke Penny Savings Bank. She was also the owner of the St. Luke Herald newspaper. Tweet
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“One cannot think crooked and walk straight.” -Author Unknown Tweet
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WORDS TO LIVE BY: “Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.” -Proverbs 23:4 Success, and how people define and pursue it, is strongly linked to their integrity. Every right-minded person wants to be successful. However, success-markers are as varied and individualized as a person’s personal taste. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review Of The Month: “I See Black People: The Rise and Fall of African American Owned Television and Radio” By: Kristal Brent Zook
A society that doesn’t have a viable means of truthful communication isn’t much of a society. Communication is what every form of human interaction and creation is about. A large majority of our technological advances focuses on making communication speedier and more efficient. The importance of communication makes the controllers of its distribution very powerful […]
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Written almost two and a half decades ago, “Amusing Ourselves To Death” is a thought provoking analysis of how our advancement of technological devices that facilitate communication has affected our relationships and our ability to think. Although the author penned this book before the popularization of the internet, the points he makes are very relevant […]
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In 1969, Marie Brown received a patent for inventing the home security video system, which used television surveillance. Tweet
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“Drag your thoughts away from your troubles. By the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.” -Mark Twain Tweet
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