Aug31
She was one of the first sistas on CNN Headline News.
This was her then…
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Aug06
Free e-books on Black history for your electronic reader
by Duane on August 6th, 2011 at 12:21 pmPosted In: Remember
As I have told many people before, the information is out there–you just have to be willing to look for it.
Despite all the debate over what history is being left out of our children’s textbooks, the Internet is filled with information
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Aug03
Mr. President, I rise today to talk about America’s debt problem.
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from [...]
Jul26
Your morning truth for 7/26/11: The Black unemployment rate in 1975
by Duane on July 26th, 2011 at 6:57 amPosted In: Remember
Atlanta (UPI) – Sen Edward W. Brooke, R-Mass., told the National Urban League today that despite reports of economic recovery, black Americans still face a depression. He called for a massive federal program to create jobs for all.
“Last week the nation’s leading economists stated that the country’s recession may be ending, but there is little [...]
Jul22
Before the threat of budget cuts, there was Black history
by Duane on July 22nd, 2011 at 7:11 amPosted In: Remember
While the NAACP and The Urban League are begging Obama to save social programs (and mind you, social programs are NOT going to go away–count on it), our very own history has shown time and time again that when left alone, Black folks can make it.
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Jul19
Jul19
Book worth checking out: “Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom”
by Duane on July 19th, 2011 at 7:10 amPosted In: Remember
This is just a preview of this book. But it tells the story of the determination we had to excel in education in a time when our nation cared very little for us. Something is very wrong when decades later we are spending billions of dollars in our educational system with many of our kids [...]
Jul19
What Blacks were able to accomplish without massive government help
by Duane on July 19th, 2011 at 7:01 amPosted In: Remember
Something I have posted in the past and will continue to post from time to time.
“In 1860, the census reports for a dozen western states and territories showed the 50 percent school attendance for black women that equaled that of white women. The 26 percent illiteracy rate for African-American women on the frontier was [...]
Jul17
What would our Black forefathers think of us today?
by Duane on July 17th, 2011 at 12:10 pmPosted In: Remember
When I saw this video this morning of thousands of mostly Black folks literally running to the government for a chance at subsidized housing, my heart just sank. Yes I am quite aware that welfare is touching folks of all races (especially in this economy), all backgrounds, etc. I am also aware of corporate welfare. [...]
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Jun23
–>”Superintendent Beverly Hall ordered the destruction of investigative documents that detailed “systematic” cheating on standardized tests in the Atlanta Public Schools, according to a former high-ranking district official.
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Jun08
I grew up minutes away from this school. I always knew it as a mental health facility.
If you have Netflix, check out “A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School“
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