Archive for July, 2013

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Pic Of The Week

The Invisible Man, Harlem, New York, 1952. By: Gordon Parks Tweet

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Black History Fact Of The Day

On this day in 1874, Patrick Francis Healey, the first Black man to receive a PhD, was named president of Georgetown University. Tweet

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Quote Of The Day

“The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.” -Tennessee Williams Tweet

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Kwame Ture Critiques Martin Luther King’s Protest Strategy

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Black History Fact Of The Day

Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Ross. She changed her name after marriage. Harriet Tubman is said to be the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the Civil War. Harriet Tubman bravely freed hundreds of slaves, including herself and members of her family. Tweet

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Quote Of The Day

“Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Tweet

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Riddle Me This: The Suggestible Mind Edition

“Imagine that I’m a professor, and I’ve asked you to come and see me in my office. You walk down a long corridor, come through the doorway, and sit down at a table. In front of you is a sheet of paper with a list of five-word sets. I want you to make a grammatical […]

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Black History Fact Of The Day

Emmit McHenry founded Network Solutions, Inc. the internet domain services provider. He basically created .com. Tweet

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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 am America. I am the part you won’t recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky. My name, not yours. My religion, not yours. My goals, my own. Get used to me.” -Muhammad Ali Tweet

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