Before his death Johnnie Cochran, along with attorney Charles Ogletree, represented the survivors of the attack that caused the obliteration of what was called “Black Wall Street.” The plaintiffs sought compensation in the form of educational and health-care resources for the current-day residents of the area. According to Wikipedia: “The federal district and appellate courts […]
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“Change takes but an instant. It’s the resistance to change that takes a lifetime.” -Proverb Tweet
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FALSE PROBLEM: “A ‘false’ problem is one that, on the surface, appears to be valid, but upon closer scrutiny is only a symptom of the true problem…When the underlying dynamic is exposed, analyzed and understood, it is possible to remedy the symptom (false problem). Only then can short-term and long-term tactics be developed. When the […]
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In 1984, Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson, became the first Black coach to lead a team to a Division I NCAA national championship. Tweet
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“Young African Americans are a posse sent ahead to scout uncharted social and psychological domains. The posse may be killed, maimed, or wounded so that the rest of the society can occupy the social terrain that has been scouted with relative personal safety.” -Timothy M. Simone Tweet
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“According to legend, one day a man was wandering in the desert when he met Fear and Plague. They said they were on their way to a large city where they were going to kill 10,000 people. The man asked Plague if he was going to do all the work. Plague smiled and said, ‘No, […]
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In the 1970s (before he successfully started his own practice), famed attorney Johnnie Cochran became the first African American District Attorney for Los Angeles County. Tweet
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“We have a wonderful history behind us…It reads like the history of a people in a heroic age…We are going back to that beautiful history and it is going to inspire us to great achievements.” -Carter G. Woodson Tweet
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Percy Julian, who was born on April 11, 1899, contributed a lot of important inventions to society. He is most noted for inventing a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis by synthesizing cortisone from soy beans. Percy Julian also invented: A treatment for glaucoma, and a fire-extinguishing foam for gas and oil fires. Tweet
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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any” -Alice Walker Tweet
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