Fannie Lou Hamer & Muhammad Ali
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Pic Of The Week
Written By: Elsie Law
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Feb•
20•13
Black History Fact Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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Feb•
20•13
Mark Dean helped to invent the industry standard architecture systems bus. This device/system allows for the use of computer plug-ins such as printers, disc drives, scanners, etc.
Quote Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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Feb•
20•13
“Love is a better teacher than duty.” -Albert Einstein
Bil Cosby: Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed (Full)
Written By: Elsie Law
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Feb•
19•13
A must see video! Bill Cosby talks about how history books were detrimentally altered to exclude and distort the true history of African-Americans. He also shows: How Picasso and other famous “artists” stole from African artists, the “master/pet relationship” between Shirley Temple and Bojangles, and the stereotypes portrayed in Hollywood.
“If you tell the history of slavery, you have a big problem on your hands…America invented the cruelest slavery in the history of the world because it broke up Black families. After slavery was over, America kept breaking up the Black man’s family.” -Bill Cosby
[SIDEBAR: When he was educating the children…No words, just pride!]
Black History Fact Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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Feb•
19•13
Dr. Shirley Jackson was the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. from MIT. She did so in the field of physics. Dr. Shirley Jackson also helped to invent caller ID, call waiting, the portable fax, the touch tone telephone, the solar cell, and fiber optic cables used to provide clarity in overseas telephone calls.
Quote Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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Feb•
19•13
“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” -Mother Teresa
Black History Fact Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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Feb•
18•13
Microbiologist Harold Amos earned his PhD from Harvard Medical School in 1952. He was a professor and he was the first African-American chair at Harvard Medical School. Mr. Amos was a Fulbright scholar and a presidential advisor to United States President Richard Nixon.
Quote Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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Feb•
18•13
“White America has seen to it that Black history has been suppressed in schools and in American history books. The bravery of hundreds of our ancestors who took part in slave rebellions has been lost in the mists of time, since plantation owners did their best to prevent any written accounts of uprisings.” -Huey Newton
Black History Fact Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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Feb•
17•13
Today Is Black Panther Party founder, Huey Newton’s, 71st Birthday. R.I.P.
Quote Of The Day
Written By: Elsie Law
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Feb•
17•13
“My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.” -Michael Jordan
