September 1 1905- Elvera Sanchez
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September 1 1905- Elvera Sanchez
GM – FBF – Today I want to share with you the story of a black woman who was forgotten by many of the history books and we need to remember her. Enjoy! Remember – ” He was fun, quick to learn and I loved him for his body of work” Today in our History…
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December 22 1924- Arthur A. Fletcher
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Dec
December 22 1924- Arthur A. Fletcher
GM – GBF – Today’s story is about a person who was called the “Father of affirmative action,” who headed the U.S. Civil Rights Commission in the 1990s and advised four Republican presidents had many Kansas ties. Remember – “A mind is a terrible thing to waste” – Arthur A. Fletcher Today in our History…
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December 29 1929- Dorothy Bennett
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Dec
December 29 1929- Dorothy Bennett
GM – FBF – How many Black people that you have in your family that were the first to graduate as a person of color from a University or College with a Bachelors or Master’s Degree? How many in your family had a professional physician or a sports champion as a Mother and Father? To…
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October 7 1993- Toni Morrison
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Mar
October 7 1993- Toni Morrison
GM – FBF – Our story today is about one of the greatest writers of all time. I had a chase to meet with her because she came to Ewing High School, New Jersey to receive the Mickey Leland Award from my student club called The Spectrum Project and my Varsity Debate team from Red…
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September 24 1957- The Little Rock Nine
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Sep
September 24 1957- The Little Rock Nine
GM – FBF – Today, I would like to share with you a story that is always close to my heart because I was part of the Supreme Court decision of “Brown v Board”. In 1957 I was ready to go to an elementary school that had black teachers for black students (segregation) but with…
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September 26 1929- Meredith C. Gourdine
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Sep
September 26 1929- Meredith C. Gourdine
GM – FBF – Today’s story in our history is a story of pure greatness during his time. He was an was a pioneer researcher and inventor in the field of electrogasdynamics. He also made the U.S. Summer Games in 1952 held in Helsinki, Finland and won a silver medal. His academic curriculum centered on…
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September 11 2001- America Is Attacked in Washington D.C
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Sep
September 11 2001- America Is Attacked in Washington D.C
GM – FBF – Today, I would like to share with you a story that shook my life as well as other Americans. I was working for Minolta in the Regional Headquarters at Broadway and Reade in the Tribecca section on NY.. Since we were just a couple of blocks from the World Trade Center…
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January 11 1961- Hamilton Holmes And Charlayne Hunter
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Mar
January 11 1961- Hamilton Holmes And Charlayne Hunter
GM – FBF – It is incumbent upon all of us to build communities with the educational opportunities and support systems in place to help our youth become successful adults. Remember – Is Georgia going to go down in history as another Alabama or Missassippi or are you going to do the right thing. –…
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March 11, 1959- Lorraine Vivian Hansberry
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Mar
March 11, 1959- Lorraine Vivian Hansberry
GM – FBF – “Seems like God don’t see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams – but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile.” – Lorraine Hansberry Remember – “There is always something left to love. And if you ain’t learned that, you ain’t learned nothing.” – Lorraine…
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