“The city fathers, however, refused to take the boycott seriously. ‘Comes the first rain day,’ the mayor said with a laugh, ‘and the Negroes will be back on the buses.’ In fact, it rained the next day. But the Negroes stayed off the buses, most of them trudging to work under umbrellas and newspapers, bundled […]
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Black History Fact
According to About.com, Miriam Benjamin invented a chair that “allowed hotel patrons to summon waiters by pushing a button attached to the back. The signal would buzz the waiter station and a light would appear on the chair, letting the waiters know who needed service. The actual patent was issued to Benjamin in 1888. Her […]
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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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“To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.” -Ralph Bunche Tweet
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“The Detroit River frontier, which encapsulates the present Detroit are and the counties of Essex and Kent in Ontario, was also a centre of French habitation and hence slavery. Black slavery in the Detroit River district began when the fur trader and explorer Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac traveled to the region and in 1701 […]
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Chemist Alice Augusta Bell discovered an oil that cured leprosy. Tweet
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“Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!” -Andrew Carnegie Tweet
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Brazilian gold extraction, like its sugar production, was based on African slavery.” From, “The Hanging of Angelique” By: Afua Cooper Tweet
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“Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.” -Loretta Young Tweet
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William KamKwamba created a windmill to supply electricity to his village. He created this invention at the age of 14, despite not being able to afford a formal education. I pray that his genius is not negatively exploited, and that he continues to help his people. Tweet
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