“Love is a better teacher than duty.” -Albert Einstein Tweet
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Bil Cosby: Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed (Full)
A must see video! Bill Cosby talks about how history books were detrimentally altered to exclude and distort the true history of African-Americans. He also shows: How Picasso and other famous “artists” stole from African artists, the “master/pet relationship” between Shirley Temple and Bojangles, and the stereotypes portrayed in Hollywood. “If you tell the history […]
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Dr. Shirley Jackson was the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. from MIT. She did so in the field of physics. Dr. Shirley Jackson also helped to invent caller ID, call waiting, the portable fax, the touch tone telephone, the solar cell, and fiber optic cables used to provide clarity in overseas telephone calls. […]
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“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” -Mother Teresa Tweet
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Microbiologist Harold Amos earned his PhD from Harvard Medical School in 1952. He was a professor and he was the first African-American chair at Harvard Medical School. Mr. Amos was a Fulbright scholar and a presidential advisor to United States President Richard Nixon. Tweet
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“White America has seen to it that Black history has been suppressed in schools and in American history books. The bravery of hundreds of our ancestors who took part in slave rebellions has been lost in the mists of time, since plantation owners did their best to prevent any written accounts of uprisings.” -Huey Newton […]
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Today Is Black Panther Party founder, Huey Newton’s, 71st Birthday. R.I.P. Tweet
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“My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.” -Michael Jordan Tweet
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Clarence A. Ellis is the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in computer science. He earned his degree at the University of Illinois in 1969. Mr. Ellis is currently a computer science professor at the University of Chicago. Tweet
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