Archive for May, 2015

Book Excerpt Of The Week: “Interiors” By: Iyanla Vanzant

“Your spiritual gifts are determined by your purpose. Your purpose, which is reflected in all that you do will unfold from within as a talent or inclination to do a certain thing. Your purpose gives your life meaning and is revealed as a function of your consciousness. On the other hand, you may choose to […]

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Police Terrorism: Officer Punches Pregnant Woman In Her Stomach

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Queens Of Africa Doll Outsells Barbie In Nigeria

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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

“There is a reward in even the humblest task, or the lowliest beginning.” -DMC Tweet

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Why I Don’t Buy Diamonds

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Black History Fact Of The Day: The First Black-Owned Comic Book Action Figure

Alonzo Washington, owner and founder of Omega 7 Inc., is the first black-owned comic book company to create an action figure. The action figure was created for Mr. Washington’s Omega Man character. Tweet

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Quote Of The Day

“If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you…you may have a fresh start at any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” -Mary Pickford Tweet

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Did Nina Simone Know Dr. Frances Cress Welsing?

In the acknowledgements section of her autobiography, Nina Simone thanks a “Frances Welsing.” I wonder if Nina Simone was referring to the great psychologist and author of “The Isis Papers,” Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. Nina Simone was a political activist who had friendships with a lot of scholars and great thinkers. It wouldn’t be too […]

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Black History Fact Of The Day: Black Inventors Created The Internet, Website Address Extensions, Cellphone Towers & More

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