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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Black History Fact Of The Day
Benjamin Banneker invented the first clock. The clock he invented worked for decades. Benjamin Banneker also authored farmers almanacs which predicted events in nature. Tweet
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“God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement” -Marcus Garvey Tweet
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“Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?” -Bob Marley Tweet
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Boxer Jack Johnson is widely known for his boxing career. There have been books written and documentaries made about Jack Johnson’s boxing feats. However, Jack Johnson was also and inventor. In April 1922, Jack Johnson received a patent for his invention, the “Johnson Wrench.” His invention fuctioned as a tightener for loosened fastening devices. Tweet
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“In my engagement with African Canadian history, I have come to realize that Black history has less to do with Black people and more with White pride. If Black history narratives make Whites feel good, it is allowed to surface; if not, it is suppressed and buried. That is why slavery has been erased from […]
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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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“I believe in prayer. It’s the best way we have to draw strength from heaven.” -Josephine Baker Tweet
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Biologist, Rick Kittles, did pioneering work in tracing the ancestry of African Americans via DNA testing. He also worked with the New York African Burial Ground Project as a researcher. Dr. Kittles gathered DNA samples from the remains to determine where in Africa the individuals buried in the graveyard came from. Tweet
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“Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.” -Khalil Gibran Tweet
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