Category Archives: Inspiration

President Obama Speaks To Washington Lee High School Students On Affordable Higher Education

The President has a Youth problem! NOT!

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Sunday Open Thread

Richard Smallwood (born 30 November 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American Gospel musicartist who formed The Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977 in Washington, DC. Richard graduated cum laude from Howard University with degrees in both vocal performance and piano, … Continue reading

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Video | 2012 White House Correspondents Dinner

LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED EARLY! The 2012 White House Correspondence Dinner will air Saturday night.  Coverage begins at 6:30pm ET this Saturday, April 28 on C-Span here.   We love the red carpet entrances at the Hilton.   In addition to video coverage, … Continue reading

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Video | First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks At Your Son/Daughter To Work Day | VP Joe Biden Speaks On National Security

Update with full video First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at Take your Son/Daughter to Work Day. Vice President Biden speaks on National Security Updated with full video FLOTUS AND VPOTUS MADE 3 CHICS DAY!

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Sunday Open Thread

Sweet Honey in the Rock is an all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble. They are an American Grammy Award-winning (and many times nominated) troupe who express their history as women of color through song, dance, and sign language.[1] They have together … Continue reading

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The First Family Attend Easter Church Service

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Happy Easter!

Richard Smallwood (born 30 November 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American Gospel music artist who formed The Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977 in Washington, DC. Richard graduated cum laude from Howard University with degrees in both vocal performance and … Continue reading

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Marshall “MAJOR” Taylor First African-American Athlete To Achieve “World Champion” Status

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

“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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Rev. Al Sharpton Speaks At NAACP Rally For Trayvon Martin In Sanford, FL

“I’M NOT YOUR BOY; I DON’T NEED YOUR PERMISSION TO FIGHT.” WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. TRAYVON MARTIN WILL RECEIVE THE ATTENTION HE DESERVES. WE ARE NOT GOING BACK! JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON!

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