Carl T. Rowan Quote – Fools and Scoundrels
“A minority group has ‘arrived’ only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.” – Carl T. Rowan
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Poem – Why Are the Dead So Still (By Fern G. Z. Carr)
Why Are the Dead So Still – By Fern G. Z. Carr Arms crossed, lying motionless in an open casket, he gazes upward through closed eyelids. Maybe if I look hard enough I’ll see him flinch or wriggle his nose at the acrid smell of incense rising from the censer; holy water is sprinkled on his body – it […]
Read moreMaya Angelou Quote – Without Courage
“Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest” – Maya Angelou
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Men In Jail
Nearly Half Of Black Males, 40 Percent Of White Males Are Arrested By Age 23. A large number of American men have already been arrested by the time they’re in their early 20s, according to a new report. A study, published in the journal Crime & Delinquency, found that nearly half (49 percent) of African-American men and 40 percent of […]
Read moreRobust kids dying from the flu
A child’s general good health is no guarantee that a case of the flu won’t have fatal consequences, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A surprising 43 percent of the 830 children who died from flu complications in the U.S. between October 2004 and September 2012 were otherwise healthy and did not have […]
Read moreCoping with rejection
Gerald and Lily Chow of Hong Kong sued Mark Zimny, a college admissions consultant and former Harvard professor, when their two sons didn’t get into an Ivy League university. The Chows say they gave Zimny more than $2 million to get their kids into elite schools by any means necessary.
Read moreErnest Hemingway Quote – Trust Them
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” – Ernest Hemingway
Read moreHPV Vaccine (Human Papillomavirus) For Teens
The HPV vaccine is recommended for teens between the ages of 11 to 13 and for any adults that have not been vaccinated. Researchers have stated that most teens are not getting this vaccine and are at risk of developing the disease. HPV is known to lead to cancers of the cervix, penis, vagina, vulva, and throat. They have also […]
Read moreTom Hayden Quote – I Think It’s Helpful
“I think it’s helpful to remind white ethnics that they, too, came here in boats; that they, too, lived in slums; that they, too, had yellow fever; that they, too, were stigmatized as incorrigible; that they, too, had the highest homicide rates and the highest incarceration rates and the highest rates of mental illness; and that everything that was said […]
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