DAY 17: BUSINESS/FINANCE PT1 - MIND OVER MONEY; THE CURIOUS CASE OF LEVELING THE ECONOMIC PLAYING FIELD When it comes to economics in America, there is no doubt about it; Whites have a 300-year head…
DAY 16: SCIENCE PT3 - FROM PRACTICAL INGENUITY TO SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION S.T.E.M. is a term used in today's education effort that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The following selection of African Americans…
DAY 15: SCIENCE PT2 - FROM PRACTICAL INGENUITY TO SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION S.T.E.M. is a term used in today's education effort that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The following selection of African Americans…
DAY 14: SCIENCE PT1 - FROM PRACTICAL INGENUITY TO SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION I have heard it said, "you can take the enslaved person out of the plantation, but you can't take the plantation out…
DAY 12: EDUCATION PT2 - EDUCATION INACCESSIBILITY BIRTHS HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Although Dubois's vision for equal treatment and his tenacity to move this battle forward was noble as well as needed, Washington's conclusion…
DAY-11: EDUCATION PT1 - THE CONTRAST OF W.E.B. DUBOIS VS BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AND IT"S SUBSEQUENT IMPACT One of the most remarkable aspects of Black people's transformation comes to life within the institution of…
DAY-10: MEDIA PART 3 - MEDIA IN FLUX, THE BLACK EXPLOSION Just as Black runway divas were changing the face of fashion, our radios and television sets were experiencing a dramatic cultural shift. Black radio…
DAY-9: MEDIA PART 2 - BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL, DON'T YOU AGREE? The advent of the advertising age and the free spirit of the 60s ushered in new frontiers for Blacks in media–both print and television.…
DAY-8: MEDIA - BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL, DON'T YOU AGREE? When White writers began to write America's formation story, let there be no mistake about it, they marginalized or, in some cases, left out Black people's…
DAY-7: INVENTORS - BLACK INNOVATION UNCOVERED Today, most of us have heard of some early invention presented in our grade-school history books attributed to a particular person, only to find out later that there was…
DAY-6: MILITARY - HEROES WALK AMONG US Heroism is a quality that most people ascribe to people who respond extraordinarily in the face of imminent danger. They seem to do the opposite of what most…
DAY-5 BLACK MARTYRDOM: THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, SOME HAVE TO DIE SO THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE FREE When you think of the definition of Myrtrdom; the suffering of death for adherence to a…