Monday, March 21, 2016Just hold on, you'll make it through the rest of the week. READ MORE >>
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Monday, March 7, 2016Remember that thoughts become things. Make it a wonderful Monday! READ MORE >>
Friday, March 4, 2016 Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. Maya Angelou became one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. With over 50 honorary doctorate degrees Dr. READ MORE >>
Monday, February 29, 2016 James Baldwin — the grandson of a slave — was born in Harlem in 1924. The oldest of nine children, he grew up in poverty, developing a troubled relationship with his strict, religious stepfather. As a child, he cast about for a way to escape his circumstances. READ MORE >>
Friday, February 26, 2016 Benjamin Montgomery was born into slavery in 1819 in Loudon County, Virginia. He was sold to Joseph E. Davis, a Mississippi planter. Davis was the older brother of Jefferson Davis who would later serve as the President of the Confederate States of America. READ MORE >>
Thursday, February 25, 2016 The #Tryal Rebellion happened in 1805, and was a slave uprising which took place in the South Pacific off the coast of Chile. During 1803, a group of Muslim African Slaves were purchased by the Spanish in Argentina. There were 72 slaves that survived the walk across the Argentine pampas and the Andes Mountains. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Marcus Garvey was a proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, inspiring the Nation of Islam and the Rastafarian movement. Born in Jamaica, Marcus Garvey was an orator for the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. READ MORE >>
Monday, February 22, 2016 Huey P. Newton was an African-American activist best known for founding the militant Black Panther Party with Bobby Seale in 1966. Huey P. Newton was born in Monroe, Louisiana, on February 17, 1942, and named after former governor Huey P. Long. READ MORE >>
Friday, February 19, 2016http://www.biography.com/people/jesse-owens-9431142Read more below:http://www.biography.com/people/jesse-owens-9431142 READ MORE >>
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