In 2004, Phylicia Rashad became the first African-American to win a Tony Award for best actress in a play. Tweet
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Quote Of The Day
“The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never allow us to bring about genuine change.” -Audre Lorde Tweet
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On this day in 1925, civil rights activist, Medgar Evers was born. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »In Case You Were Wondering Why Police Departments Across America Operate The Way They Do…
…the book “Slavery: The African American Psychic Trauma,” (Authors: Sultan Latif & Naimah Latif) explains why. An excerpt from the book states: “America’s police patrol actually grew out of the south. Up until that time, justice was administered by local sheriffs and deputies. After the Revolutionary War, most states developed some type of militia, in […]
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“He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.” -William Drummond Tweet
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JUSTICE: “Justice requires not only the ceasing and desisting of injustice but also requires either punishment or reparation for injuries and damages inflicted for prior wrongdoing. The essence of justice is the redistribution of gains earned through the perpetration of injustice. If restitution is not made and reparations not instituted to compensate for prior injustices, […]
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In 1919, Alice Parker invented a new and improved gas heating furnace that allowed for central heating. Tweet
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“Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.” -Holocaust Museum Tweet
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