Archive for January, 2015

Book Excerpt Of The Week: “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome” By: Dr. Joy Leary

“Since the capture and transport of the first African slaves, those brought to the shores had to deal with systematic efforts to destroy the bonds of relationships that held them together, as well as continuing efforts to have them believe themselves to be less than human. The maintenance of healthy and secure relationships is the […]

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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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Quote Of The Day

“I remember [my father] telling my sisters and me that good and evil can never, ever live peacefully together. The apparent success of evil depends on the refusal of the forces of good to engage in battle to overcome evil with good.” -Johnnie Cochran Tweet

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Kwanzaa: Day Seven

Principle 7: Imani (Faith) To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. Tweet

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Quote Of The Day

“When a man says, ‘I cannot’ he has made a suggestion to himself. He has weakened his power of accomplishing that which otherwise could have been accomplished.” -Muhammad Ali Tweet

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