“Racist behavior in our society is largely static, unnoticed, unremarked, and unconsciously accommodated by Americans of all colors. Everyone essentially behaves as everyone always has. Habit dulls senses, even the victims, especially when the victim sees that that crimes against the voiceless do not count.” -From, “The Debt: What America Owes To Blacks” By: Randall […]
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TODAY IS BUY BLACK FRIDAY
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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“Words are nothing but words; power lies in deeds. Be a man of action.” -Mamado Kougate Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Anecdote Of The Week: Fighting A Pride
A tiger, when attacked, fights alone. Even when the imperiled tiger is surrounded by fellow tigers, the tigers that are not in imminent danger do nothing to help. Lions defend against attack as a pride. No tiger attacks a lion within sight of another lion. A single lion, however, had it the will to, could […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: The Egg Beater
Willis Johnson invented the egg beater. On February 5, 1884, he received a patent for his device. Willis Johnson’s invention revolutionized the way cooking was done. Before the egg beater invention, all mixing was exhaustingly done by hand. Tweet
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“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” -Colin Powell Tweet
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“Do not send a fool in an important matter when you can send one that is wise. Do not instruct a fool lest he hate you for it. When one instructs a fool, he or she says ‘What they are doing insults me.’ The friend of a fool is a fool. The friend of a […]
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In 1898, on October 10th, Charles Orren Bailiff received a patent for his invention of the shampoo headrest. Tweet
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“Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.” -Samuel Johnson Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week: “Selections From The Husia” By: Maulana Karenga
“Be diligent as long as you live, always doing more than is commanded of you. Do not misuse your time while following your heart, for it is offensive to the soul to waste one’s time. Do not lose the daily opportunity to increase that which you have. Diligence produces gains and gains do not endure […]
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