“Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us when we are alone, in quiet moments, in quiet places, when we suddenly realize that, knowing the good, we have done it; knowing the beautiful, we have served it; knowing […]
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The Fly Or Die Commerce Report: $1.2 Trillion
According to Money Magazine, there is $1.2 trillion of U.S. currency currently in circulation. This is an increase of the 2003 figure of $690 billion. Tweet
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Frederick Drew Gregory, the nephew of Dr. Charles Drew, became a NASA astronaut and a NASA Deputy Administrator. Tweet
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“Great things are done when men and mountains meet.” -William Blake Tweet
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Professor, historian, and scholar, Annette Gordon-Reed was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History and over a dozen other awards for her work on the Hemings family and their relationship to Thomas Jefferson. Tweet
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“That’s why they’re doing me like this. Because if they can stop me, they can stop thirty more rappers before they’re even born. But there’s something else I understand now: If we really are saying rap is an art form, then we got to be true to it and be more responsible for our lyrics. […]
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“Power doesn’t need to be overt, but it needs to be consistent.” -From, “Souls Of My Brothers” Edited By: Daniels & Sandy Tweet
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“[When] we don’t really know who we are, we’re suckers for all kinds of stories. This is the danger of living an unconscious life: people can define you, label you and talk about you, and not only will you care, you’ll believe them.” -From, “Souls Of My Sisters” Edited By: Daniels & Sandy 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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John Albert Burr invented an improved rotary blade lawn mower. He also improved the design of the lawn mower by making it possible to mow closer to building and wall edges. Tweet
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