“Evil may so shape events that Caesar will occupy a palace and Christ a cross, but one day that same Christ will rise up and split history into A.D. and B.C., so that even the life of Caesar must be dated by His name.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
What Ever Happened To Malcolm X’s Last Diary?
Written By: Elsie Law
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The clip below shows what happened to the diary that Malcolm X was carrying in his breast pocket at the time of his death. [SIDEBAR: Be forewarned, there are some macabre parts to it. Also, a diary filled with DNA and screts?! Hmm.]
Black History Fact Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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Before his death Johnnie Cochran, along with attorney Charles Ogletree, represented the survivors of the attack that caused the obliteration of what was called “Black Wall Street.”
The plaintiffs sought compensation in the form of educational and health-care resources for the current-day residents of the area.
According to Wikipedia: “The federal district and appellate courts dismissed the suit citing the statute of limitations, and the Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal. In April 2007, Ogletree appealed to the U.S. Congress to pass a bill extending the statute of limitations for the case.”
Quote Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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09•13
“Change takes but an instant. It’s the resistance to change that takes a lifetime.” -Proverb
Definitions Better Than Webster’s: A False Problem
Written By: Elsie Law
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FALSE PROBLEM:
“A ‘false’ problem is one that, on the surface, appears to be valid, but upon closer scrutiny is only a symptom of the true problem…When the underlying dynamic is exposed, analyzed and understood, it is possible to remedy the symptom (false problem). Only then can short-term and long-term tactics be developed. When the underlying cause is discovered, addressed and neutralized, the false problem begins to wither away.” -From, “The Isis Papers” By: Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
Black History Fact Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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07•13
In 1984, Georgetown University basketball coach John Thompson, became the first Black coach to lead a team to a Division I NCAA national championship.
Quote Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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“Young African Americans are a posse sent ahead to scout uncharted social and psychological domains. The posse may be killed, maimed, or wounded so that the rest of the society can occupy the social terrain that has been scouted with relative personal safety.” -Timothy M. Simone
Anecdote Of The Week
Written By: Elsie Law
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06•13
“According to legend, one day a man was wandering in the desert when he met Fear and Plague. They said they were on their way to a large city where they were going to kill 10,000 people. The man asked Plague if he was going to do all the work. Plague smiled and said, ‘No, I’ll only take care of a few hundred. I’ll let my friend Fear do the rest.'” -Anonymous
Black History Fact Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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06•13
In the 1970s (before he successfully started his own practice), famed attorney Johnnie Cochran became the first African American District Attorney for Los Angeles County.
Quote Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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“We have a wonderful history behind us…It reads like the history of a people in a heroic age…We are going back to that beautiful history and it is going to inspire us to great achievements.” -Carter G. Woodson
