Archive for July, 2014

Quote Of The Day

“I may not know the exact formula for success. I do know the exact formula for failure, and that is trying to please everybody.” -Bill Cosby Tweet

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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Pic Of The Week

Fulton Street. Brooklyn, New York. 2014. Tweet

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Black History Fact Of The Day: The Spark Plug

Edmond Berger invented the spark plug. Tweet

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Quote Of The Day

“Blanket amnesia favors the thief.” -Randall Robinson Tweet

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How The KKK Helped Prevent Michael Jordan & Patrick Ewing From Being College Teammates

“Patrick Ewing, a seven-foot Jamaican from Boston, the most heralded recruit in that year’s senior class, met Jordan for the first time that weekend in October when they made their official visit to the Carolina campus… Years later, the center would reveal that he was seriously considering playing for Dean Smith until he returned to […]

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Black History Fact Of The Day: Alexander Miles

On October 11, 1887, Alexander Miles received a patent for his invention of the automatically opening and closing elevator door. Tweet

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Quote Of The Day

“No psychological weapon is more potent than example.” -J. Paul Getty Tweet

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Black History Fact Of The Day: The Mop

On June 11, 1893, Thomas W. Stewart received a patent for his invention of the mop. Tweet

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Anecdote Of The Week: Are You Allowing Yourself To Be Lulled By Convenience, So You Can Easily Be Lead To Slaughter?

“One day, a sparrow flies into a stinking piggery where she watches a swine gobble down his food. Seeing his unexpected visitor, the swine starts boasting about his life. ‘I live like a king here. I don’t even have to lift a paw to get something to eat. Several times a day, someone comes to […]

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Quote Of The Day

“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” -Moliere Tweet

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