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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“The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power; because they control the minds of the masses.” -Malcolm X Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »South African Apartheid vs. American Racism (Throwback Post: 2/28/08)
Wikipedia defines apartheid as: “A system of legalized racial segregation enforced by the National Party (NP) South African government between 1948 and 1994. It arose from a longer history of settler rule and Dutch and British colonialism.” America’s social ideals have also not been exempt from the effects of colonialism. Hence, the prevalence of racism […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: Percy Julian
During World War II, Percy Julian created a fire-extinguishing foam, which put out oil and gasoline fires. He named his invention, “AeroFoam.” He created it from a soy protein. Tweet
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“Never confuse motion with action.” -Benjamin Franklin Tweet
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Matt Weber. Harlem, 1986. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: Lorraine Hansberry
Chicago-native, Lorraine Hansberry, penned the famous play- “A Raisin In The Sun.” “A Raisin In The Sun” was the first play written by an African American woman to appear on Broadway. The highly praised play also received a New York Drama Critics Award- making Ms. Hansberry the youngest and first African American to receive the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Is It America vs. China In A Tug Of War For Africa’s Oil? (Throwback Post: 2/25/08)
Throughout history, natural-resource rich Africa has been pillaged for her goods. The most recent international discussion concerning Africa’s oil resources, involves the intentions of two nations who are often considered to be rivals- America and China. When it comes to the mad dash grab for African oil, the question has arisen whether or not it […]
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“Evil may so shape events that Caesar will occupy a palace and Christ a cross, but one day that same Christ will rise up and split history into A.D. and B.C., so that even the life of Caesar must be dated by His name.” -Martin Luther King Jr. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: Carter G. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson is known as the “Father of Black History.” He was a historian and writer. He founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Carter G. Woodson wrote several books. He was also a columnist for Marcus Garvey’s weekly newspaper. Tweet
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