ALLOW ME TO REINTRODUCE OUR FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN, TWO TERM (or any term, for that matter) PRESIDENT n’ HIS “HONEY”!!!
PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA n’ MRS. MICHELLE OBAMA aka POTUS n’ FLOTUS (President of the U.S. n’ First Lady of the U.S.)
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DR. ERNEST E. JUST WAS A PIONEERING AFICAN AMERICAN WHO PUBLISHED MORE THAN 50 PAPERS BETWEEN 1912 AND 1937!
(B 1883 - D 1941)
THERE ARE NO ROSES
by LANGSTON HUGHES
![EIGHTY-SIX YEARS OF MARRIAGE!!! SALUTE, RESPECT: MR. n’ MRS. 104 n’ 101 YEARS-OF-AGE!
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EIGHTY-SIX YEARS OF MARRIAGE!!! SALUTE, RESPECT: MR. n’ MRS. 104 n’ 101 YEARS-OF-AGE!
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ICONS…LOVERS…ACTIVISTS…ACTORS…BETROTHED ‘TILL DEATH THEM DID PART! THE INCOMPARABLES -
OSSIE DAVIS and RUBY DEE
“Black bodies swinging in the Southern breeze, strange fruit.”
Never forget history
NEVER EVER…NO NEVER…DON’T YOU EVER FORGET!!!
(Source: d-illusions, via black-culture)
Happy Birthday to Langston Hughes, born February 1, 1902.
Hughes was a legendary poet, playwright and civil rights activist, perhaps best known for his “jazz poetry” during the Harlem Renaissance.
For more on Langston Hughes, read the poet’s biography.
Today marks the first day of Black History Month and PBS is celebrating with over 100 films, articles, quizzes and resources about Black history and culture! We have a great month of celebrations planned and invite you to stop by and check out PBS’ new website: Black Culture Connection. See you there!
Image sources: Library of Congress, Public Domain, Black Culture Connection
‘NUFF SAID!
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ON HER AMAZING SHOULDERS WE STAND! THANK YOU…
The Honorable MARY McCLOUD BETHUNE
WITNESS THE LONG n’ SHORT OF IT ALL…OUR STRENGTH n’ AGILITY LIES NOT ONLY IN OUR HAIR!!!
