“The surveillance program was conducted without guidelines of any kind; the range of targets was extraordinary. As Herlihy [a former police inspector] further testified, all dissident activities involving public issues were considered a proper subject of police interest: ‘I just can’t say what we weren’t interested in.’ Another functionary, Captain George R. Suter, head of […]
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Book Excerpt Of The Week: “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome” By: Dr. Joy Leary
“Rather than crush self-esteem, we must do everything in our power to build it. Rather than be torn down by the anger that is present within us, we must be able to create and maintain a state of inner well being. Rather than allowing our children to be socialized by a racist society, we must […]
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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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“At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence.” -Booker T. Washington Tweet
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Dr. Shirley Jackson, prolific inventor. (Google her) Tweet
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Dr. Shirley Jackson is the first Black woman to receive a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is also a prolific inventor. Her inventions and experiments led to the creation of the touch-tone phone, caller ID, call waiting, fiber optic cables and the portable fax machine. Tweet
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“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.” -Confucius Tweet
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Kwame Ture Discusses The Creation Of The Term, “Black Power.” Andrew Young also discusses his views on the term. Tweet
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Donald Cotton invented propellants for nuclear reactors. Tweet
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“When deeds speak, words are nothing.” -Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Tweet
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