“The real servant of the people must live among them, think with them, feel for them, and die for them.” -Carter G. Woodson Tweet
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Police Terrorism: California Highway Patrol Officer Attacks & Pummels A Woman
In the video below, a California highway patrol officer is seen violently attacking a defenseless woman. SIDEBAR: Why is this news report named, “Freeway Takedown.” Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: The Curtain Rod
On November 30, 1889, S. R. Scratton received a patent for the curtain rod. Tweet
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“History does not show that any race, especially a minority group, has ever solved an important problem by relying altogether on one thing, certainly not by parking its political strength on the side of the fence because of empty promises.” -Carter G. Woodson Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Can Curry Help Cure Cancer? (Throwback Post 11/2/09)
A team of British scientists claim that their experiments have shown that curry spice can kill off cancer cells. According to The BBC, a team of scientists “found that curcumin (an extract found in the bright yellow curry spice, tumeric) started to kill cancer cells [with]in 24 hours [of contact]…The cells also began to digest […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: James Forman & Lorraine Hansberry
James Forman and Lorraine Hansberry attended the same high school, Englewood High School in Chicago. In his autobiography, James Forman discusses how he would often engage in school debates that Lorraine Hansberry also participated in. He recounts: “Every Friday in division [a class where the sophomores and juniors were combined for twenty minutes a day], […]
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“Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers.” -Author Unknown Tweet
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Jesse Owens receiving his gold medal in the long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games, held in Germany. Tweet
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James Weldon Johnson wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing” which has been historically called “The Black National Anthem.” In addition to being a prolific writer of various genres, Mr. Johnson was also an American diplomat. Tweet
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“Like all schools for ghetto children, [it] did not have a curriculum suited to the needs of its students. It offered no courses to give students an awareness of their black experience and culture, to hold their interest.” -James Forman Tweet
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