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  • Black History – What You May Not Know About the Women

    avant-nicoleNicole Avant served a two-year term as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas from 2009 to 2011. President Barack Obama nominated her for the position in 2009 and after U.S. Senate confirmation, Hilary Clinton, then Secretary of State, swore her into office on September 9, 2009.  Avant arrived in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, and presented her credentials on October 22, 2009.

    Avant, born on March 6, 1968, is the daughter of Clarence Avant and Jacqueline Avant, both veterans of the music recording industry.  She graduated from California State University Northridge with a B.A. in communications in 1984.  Soon afterwards she joined A&M Records in Los Angeles and worked in its promotions division until 1998 when she was named Vice President of Interior Music Publishing. Avant was also an actress who had appeared in television shows such as JAG, Moesha and the Bernie Mac Show.

     Source: Black Past
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    As I began to think about Black History for 2017 I started my search in usual fashion – entering “Black History” into the search box and clicking and pointing and deleting those unnecessary automatic downloads. It occurred to me as it has a hundred times before, I want something a little more than the same ol’ Bus Story, the Underground Train, The Book Writer, and the Little Rock Story… you know the “Safe” Black Women that educators in elementary and unfortunately secondary school don’t mind the over abundance of retelling those great stories about some incredible Black Women.

     

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    This time around I’m hungry for something more, something a lot more shocking and mind opening to idea of really gauging how far we have not come in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.

    Ride with me on my quest to find those little unknown stories about Black African-American Women and the stories they died to tell…

    During the 1820’s Susan Jackson of Savannah, Georgia, ran a popular pastry shop in Reynolds Ward, the leading business section of the city, and during the next decade Eliza Seymour Lee owned a popular hotel in Charleston, South Carolina.

    Source: Made available courtesy of The Journal of Women’s Studies , Inc.:

    Did You Know

    March 3, 1820 – Missouri Compromise was accepted by Congress. Missouri is admitted as a slave state in exchange for Maine’s admittance as a free state on condition that slavery be abolished in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase.

     

    butStay Tuned…

  • Good Night #AlanThicke

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    Actor Alan Thicke has died at 69.

    Thicke was most well known in his popular role in ’80s sitcom Growing Pains.

    Thicke had a son and daughter. Thicke’s son Robin is a well-known R&B performer.

    Thicke’s Twitter account was active as recent as 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon about his guest role in Fuller House.

    Source: ABC News 13

     

  • Good Night #LeonWright 

  • #morningmedicineforyoursoul

    I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago–whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, [only] God knows–such a man was caught up to the third heaven. So I am well pleased with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, and with difficulties, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak [in human strength], then I am strong [truly able, truly powerful, truly drawing from God’s strength].
    2 CORINTHIANS 12:2‭, ‬10 AMP

    http://bible.com/1588/2co.12.2-10.AMP

  • #DeepRiverSnacks recalls kettle chips

    A chip that is a favorite among many is being recalled because it may contain traces of salmonella.

    Source: Deep River Snacks recalls kettle chips

  • Should #Prisoners Be Allowed To Vote?

  • Good Night #JohnGlenn

  • Should #Prisoners Be Allowed To Vote?

    If the rule is: If you know right from wrong, you go to jail. If you don’t,  you go to a mental institution.

    If that be true: Prisoners have chosen to do wrong

    Why is the government giving some prisoners the vote, in the UK this option was reviewed. 

    Having initially said prisoners serving up to four years would get the vote, ministers now plan to give the vote to only those prisoners sentenced to serve a year or less. However, they are aware this policy will be tested in the courts and they might lose again.

    Why only up to 4 years? Let’s suppose this was the USA, I don’t know but are the Electoral votes comprised of all residents? 

    Prisoners are counted at the location of the prison. However, I would suspect they are released to their hometown.

    What are your thoughts. 

    Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11674014

  • #NewHaven  assistant police chief placed on leave

    A New Haven assistant police chief was placed on disciplinary leave on Wednesday.

    Source: New Haven  assistant police chief placed on leave

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