Archive for July, 2014

Definitions Better Than Webster’s: Love

LOVE: “Love is contraband in hell, Cause love is an acid That eats away bars.” -Assata Shakur Tweet

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Black History Fact Of The Day: Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman was the first licensed African American pilot in the world. According to Encyclopedia Britannica: “Discrimination thwarted Coleman’s attempts to enter aviation schools in the United States. Undaunted, she learned French and at age 27 was accepted at the Caudron Brothers School of Aviation in Le Crotoy, France. Black philanthropists Robert Abbott, founder of […]

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Quote Of The Day

“Unlike top management at Enron, exemplary leaders reward dissent. They encourage it. They understand that, whatever momentary discomfort they experience as a result of being told they might be wrong, it is more than offset by the fact that the information will help them make better decisions.” – Warren Bennis; New York Times (2/17/02) Tweet

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