Category Archives: Honor

President Obama Host Easter Prayer Breakfast

Posted on April 4, 2012 by
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Marshall “MAJOR” Taylor First African-American Athlete To Achieve “World Champion” Status

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

February is long gone, but Black History lives on. Life is too short for any man to hold bitterness in his heart–Marshall Taylor From the Wiki:  Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor (26 November 1878 – 21 June 1932) was an American … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” — often called “The Negro National Hymn”, “The Negro National Anthem”, “The Black National Anthem”, or “The African-American National Anthem”— is a song written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

Prayers to Trayvon Martin Family “A Change Is Gonna Come“ is a 1964 single by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, written and first recorded in 1963 and released under the RCA Victor label shortly after his death in late 1964. Though … Continue reading →

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First Lady Michelle Obama Visits Twin Cities To Meet With National Guard Families

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

Michelle Obama has arrived in the Twin Cities. First Lady Michelle Obama began her visit witih military families Friday, accompanied by MN Gov Mark Dayton. MN Senator Amy Klobachar,and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak were attendance:  MPR NEWS 3 Chics loves … Continue reading →

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President Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama Host White House State Dinner For PM David Cameron

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

C-Span will will begin airing the State Dinner arrivals and ceremony At 6:15PM ET/ 5:15PM CT / 3:15PM PT. Watch it live here. here and here Tonight’s table setting–FLOTUS speaks at a press conference in prep for the State Dinner. Tonight’s … Continue reading →

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British Prime Minister David Cameron receives an official White House arrival ceremony

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron Hold a Press Conference

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Janet Dewart Bell, Professor Derrick Bell’s Widow: An Example of American “GRACE”

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Professor Derrick Bell, Janet Bell, and Professor Devon Carbado FYI: Legal Scholar Derrick Bell Dead at 80 Another iconic figure was lost Wednesday. Derrick Bell, the first tenured Black professor at Harvard Law School, died yesterday of carcinoid cancer, according … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

 Prayers to Trayvon Martin Family Edwin Hawkins (born 18 August 1943, Oakland, California) is a Grammy Award-winning American gospel and R&B musician, pianist, choir master, composer and arranger. He is one of the originators of the urban contemporary gospel sound. … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day: Top Female Leaders Around the World

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Los Angeles Times It’s International Women’s Day. The event, born of the socialist movement in the United States the early 1900s, has spread across the world in the century since. But the day looks very different across the globe, much … Continue reading →

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