“The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided, but never hit softly.” -Theodore Roosevelt Tweet
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Where Did NutraSweet AKA Aspartame Come From?
“Aspartame was first discovered in the late 1960s as an ulcer drug. By accident, a chemist discovered that the drug was sweet. Voila, aspartame was born! Corporate bigwigs eventually created the NutraSweet Company, and the campaign to revolutionize the sugar-free diet industry was on its way to the top. Scientists for and against this new […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: Alice Augusta Ball
Even though she only lived 24 years, Alice Augusta Ball was quite accomplished. She was the first African-American and the first woman to graduate with a master’s degree from the University of Hawaii. As a chemist, she came up with the most effective treatment for leprosy during her time. She extracted chaulmoogra oil to be […]
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“No man ever listened himself out of a job.” -Calvin Coolidge Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week, “Women In Prison” By: Kathryn Watterson
“Another area worthy of investigation is the big business of building prisons; who is getting the contracts to build these billion dollar facilities that cost millions to run? What political donations have led to the sites chosen for new prisons, and to the many contracts made as part of the building process? Taxpayers should demand […]
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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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“When people care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul.” -Langston Hughes Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »The Dangers Of Waxed Food
“Avoid waxed foods. You can tell if something is waxed by smelling the stem; if it does not smell like the food, then it’s likely waxed. the problem with wax is that it locks in pesticides that can be found on fruits like apples, pears, and nectarines. Other big pesticide offenders include berries, potatoes, peppers, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: Charles Drew
According to Biography.com, “Charles Drew was an African-American surgeon who pioneered methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion and organized the first large-scale blood bank in the U.S.” Tweet
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“Talents are best nurtured in solitude. Character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world.” -Goethe Tweet
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