Category: Motivation and Inspiration

I, Too, Remember Emmett Till #BlackHistoryMonth

.Reading time 4 minutes.

I close this Black History Month with a long quote by the late Sen. John Lewis. His words have stirred my own memories of Emmett Till. Emmett Till became my generation’s poster boy to accompany our parents’ lectures on what could happen to black children who misbehaved while on summer vacation to our Southern relatives. […]

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Inside Politics Sunday With Abby Phillip

.Reading time 3 minutes.

CNN news contributor, Abby Phillip is now host of Inside Politics Sunday a show airing each Sunday at 8:00 a.m. on the CNN network. I became aware of Abby Phillip while watching CNN’s coverage of the Presidential campaign. Her thoughtful commentary impressed me, but I was even more connected because Abby is a chocolate-brown African […]

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Singer Stevie Wonder a Major Influencer in Martin Luther King Holiday

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It would take singer songwriter, Stevie Wonder 15 years and countless protests, marches, and free concerts before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday would become a national holiday. In the course of this pursuit Wonder would be assisted by U.S. labor unions and countless citizens who would put their names to a petition of more […]

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