Rainbow. Flatbush Avenue. Brooklyn, New York. Is it okay for our children to see this when they are walking down the street? What message does this send to the community where this store is located? Moreover, what does it say that this store remains in business with this type of storefront? Tweet
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The Black History Fact Of The Day: The Street Sweeper
On March 17, 1896, Charles B. Brooks received a patent for his invention of the street sweeper. Mr. Brooks’s street sweeper invention had revolving brushes attached to the front fender. The brushes could be removed and replaced with scrapers to clean up snow. Tweet
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“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” -George Orwell Tweet
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EVIL: “Evil is knowing better but doing wrong anyway, while influencing others to do the same.” -Sister Souljah Tweet
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On July 25, 1876, T. A. Carrington received a patent for his invention of the stove. Tweet
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“We crucify ourselves between two thieves: regret for yesterday and fear of tomorrow.” -Fulton Oursler Tweet
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W.D. Davis invented an improved version of the riding saddle. He received a patent for his invention on October 6, 1895. W.D. Davis’s version of the saddle contained springs under the seat and above the stirrups. This made for a smoother ride, made the saddle more durable, and made the saddle easier to adjust. W.D. […]
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“It is always the false that makes you suffer, the false desires and fears, the false values and ideas, the false relationships between people. Abandon the false and you are free of pain; truth makes happy, truth liberates.” -Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Tweet
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“Emmett Louis Till, my only son, my only child, was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered at the hand of white racists on August 28, 1955. That was so many years ago, yet it seems like only yesterday to a mother who needs no reminders. After all, every shattered piece of my heart has its own special […]
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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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