Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
February 9, 2016

Happy Birthday: Alice Walker, 2/9/1944

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It always bothered me that the 'Color Purple' never received proper recognition during the Oscar ceremonies in the early 1990s. The ...
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December 13, 2014

OURstory: Underground Railroad (1780-1862)

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I believe in the Nguzo Saba , especially the Umoja ( unity ) principle. Umoja calls for us to strive for and maintain unity in the family, ...
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November 23, 2014

Author Carleen Brice Welcomes White Folks to the Black Section of the Bookstore

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Soulclap to Black Threads in Kid's Lit for sharing this video with us! Carleen Brice You don't see many white folks perusing ...
March 2, 2014

Book Review: 'Zero Day' by David Baldacci

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Zero Day by David Baldacci My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoy David Baldacci as an author. As such, I didn't have any problem listeni...
October 29, 2013

7 Success Principles of Steve Jobs

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Soulclap to Donald White for sharing these seven principles with us. I thought that our blog readers would enjoy these insights from the l...
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August 16, 2013

Say It Plain: Shirley Chisolm (1924-2005)

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"I was the first American citizen to be elected to Congress in spite of the double drawbacks of being female and having skin darkene...
July 15, 2012

OURStory: Negro Motorist Green Book

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We're able to plug a destination in our GPS and drive anywhere in the country that we want. It wasn't always so for Americans of A...
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February 20, 2012

10 Steps to Cope with Technology Fatique

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The Electronic Village exists because of the advances in technology. However, it is based on the imagery of a simpler time when we built re...
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January 13, 2012

Do You Plan to Read 'The Obamas'? Michelle Obama Won't Read The Book

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Do you plan to read the new book called The Obamas by New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor ? The book asserts that First Lady Michelle...
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January 10, 2012

OURstory: Black Indians in America

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I will continue to use this blog to educate myself and other villagers on some aspect of African American history.  One of the least known ...
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December 10, 2011

'Blogging While Black': New Book Discusses One Journalist’s Rise to National Prominence During the Historic 2008 Presidential Election

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We had some heady times in my early days as a blogger !  The afrosphere was buzzing with online activism that reached its heights with the J...
August 18, 2011

Tea Party Activist Christine O'Donnell Runs Away From CNN Interview with Piers Morgan

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Christine O'Donnell is a good example of what we can expect from Tea Party politicians . I suspect that Gov. Rick Perry may have a simi...
March 24, 2011

25 Writers Shaping My World

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Originally Posted: 3/23/2009 Sojourner and Raw Dawg Buffalo tagged me with a unique meme that requires me to list 25 writers who have i...
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March 3, 2011

First Lady and Secretary of Education Take Time to Read Dr. Seuss to Children

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I remember reading quite a bit when I was a kid. I loved Dr. Seuss and all of his wonderful characters. During the summer I would be a fr...
February 26, 2011

Black Faces in White Places: Becoming a Game Changer in a Competitive World

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Dr. Randal Pinkett Location : OSI-New York Event Date : February 28, 2011 Event Time: 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Click Here to RSVP Join Rand...
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December 11, 2010

USA Ranks #17 in the World for 'Reading' ... and Black Folks Are Doing Worse

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Soulclap to the Black Star Project for sharing this information with us.   It is a scary situation when the rest of the world is reading be...
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