“It’s almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington.” -Carol Burnett Tweet
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Black History Fact Of The Day: Alexander P. Ashbourne
Alexander P. Ashbourne invented the biscuit cutter, for which he received a patent in 1877. He also invented the process for refining coconut oil. Tweet
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“Our economic system encourages people to live in denial about the future by coercing them into buying stuff now they do not need.” -Craig Haynes; From, Money Magazine (Jan/Feb 2014) Tweet
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The Banjo Player, Henry Ossawa Tanner. [SIDEBAR: A print of this painting hung in my house as a child.] Tweet
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The Thankful Poor, Henry Ossawa Tanner. Tweet
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Henry Ossawa Tanner is noted as the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. He briefly taught drawing at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, before he went to Paris to further explore and create art. Tweet
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“Do not hesitate or you will be left between doing something, having something and being nothing.” -African Proverb Tweet
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