Today is the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” Here it is (Read and think deeply): MY DEAR FELLOW CLERGYMEN: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.” Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work […]
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Black History Fact Of The Day
James Derham is said to be the first African American to formally practice medicine in the United States. According to Wikipedia, despite being born a slave, James Derham opened his own medical practice at the age of 26. He eventually became a specialist in throat diseases. Tweet
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“The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man’s heart away from nature becomes hard.” -Luther Standing Bear, Oglala Sioux Tweet
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“Pretend for a moment that you are a mink- beautiful, valuable, precious because of the skin that covers you. Suddenly your homeland is invaded by hunters, with bats. The hunters seem kind, yet you approach them cautiously. They pet the younglings who are innocent, less cautious. As you approach your young, the hunters attack. They […]
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“George Washington Carver was born in Diamond Groove, Missouri, in 1864. He worked his way through Simpson and Iowa State colleges and completed his masters degree. He accepted a position with Iowa University in Iowa City, the first African American to do so. He received a letter from Booker T. Washington asking to join him […]
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“If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.” -Henry […]
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Dr. Meredith Gourdine was a pioneering researcher in electrogasdynamics (a way to disperse fog and smoke). He held more than 40 patents. Accodting to About.com: “Meredith Gourdine built a multi-million dollar corporation that is based on his ideas in the field of electrogasdynamics (EGD). Using the principles of EGD, Meredith Gourdine successfully converted natural gas […]
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“A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back- but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you.” -Marian Wright Edelman Tweet
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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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Fulton Street Retailer Store Window. Brooklyn, New York (2010). Tweet
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