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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Bliss In The Keys Of Life: Book I
Bliss In The Keys Of Life: Book I provides an intimate, front row seat to the most innovative music performers of the 21st century. My photo book is a great holiday gift for photo and music lovers alike. Click on the link for a book preview and use these discount codes (codes are subject to expire without notice) for extra savings. Book link for preview and purchasing Bliss I Thank you for your patronage.
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Saturday, December 7, 2013
In Remembrance of Nelson Mandela
In Remembrance of Nelson Mandela
I have been fortunate in my lifetime to meet outstanding individuals who not only impacted me personally with their greatness but who changed the world at-large with the relinquishing of self for the greater good. One of those exceptional individuals was Mr. Nelson Mandela. His aura shone brightly and arrested you in its brilliance, if you had the opportunity to orbit his love and grace. Ironically, it’s easy to attach affectionate labels, such as hero and Madiba. But as easy as it is to convey our gratitude with those sterling terms of endearment, we must never forget the courage, strength, and wisdom Mr. Mandela possessed during turbulent times, which would have buckled many of us. Yet, because he was a moral compass of great latitude and persevered to navigate humanity’s current to higher spiritual ground, our own inner greatness gleams the more clearly. And for that, I thank him.
I have been fortunate in my lifetime to meet outstanding individuals who not only impacted me personally with their greatness but who changed the world at-large with the relinquishing of self for the greater good. One of those exceptional individuals was Mr. Nelson Mandela. His aura shone brightly and arrested you in its brilliance, if you had the opportunity to orbit his love and grace. Ironically, it’s easy to attach affectionate labels, such as hero and Madiba. But as easy as it is to convey our gratitude with those sterling terms of endearment, we must never forget the courage, strength, and wisdom Mr. Mandela possessed during turbulent times, which would have buckled many of us. Yet, because he was a moral compass of great latitude and persevered to navigate humanity’s current to higher spiritual ground, our own inner greatness gleams the more clearly. And for that, I thank him.
Friday, December 6, 2013
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Wings of Forgiveness
In Mandela's Own Words
"No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite." more
Boomf Makes Instagram Photos Edible by Printing Them on Marshmallows
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Harry Belafonte Was Right About Jay-Z
by Jessica Ann Mitchell/OurLegaci.com
With the current controversy surrounding high-end retail store Barneys and racial profiling allegations, one thing stands evident. Harry Belafonte was right about Jay-Z. In the midst of this controversy, fans have called on Jay-Z to end his partnership with Barneys, in which his new holiday fashion line is going to be sold. Jay-Z’s response has been a calculated public relations effort in which he negates any real responsibility to his default, “I’m doing it for charity” statement. Currently, Jay-Z is continuing his partnership with Barneys with his collection set to launch next week. more
Father to a Nation, and to a Family
Zindzi Mandela Reflects on ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’
Michel Clement/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
By RICK LYMAN
Published: November 27, 2013
Zindzi Mandela’s earliest memory is sitting outside a Pretoria, South Africa, police station in 1962 while her mother, Winnie, delivered a favorite dish to her father, Nelson Mandela, being held inside.
“I was 18 months old, but I can really remember that moment, sitting in the car, waiting for my mother to return. I must have sensed somehow that there had been some sort of trauma, and I was very scared. It was taking her so long.” more
Saturday, November 30, 2013
'Fast and Furious' Star Paul Walker Killed in Crash in Los Angeles
Photo Credit: William Volcov/Brazil Photo Press/LatinContent/Getty Images)
By DEAN SCHABNER
Weekend Manager/Editorvia Good Morning America
Paul Walker, an actor perhaps best known for his roles in the "Fast and Furious" films died today in a car crash, his rep told ABC News. He was 40 years old. more
Friday, November 29, 2013
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Children In Legal Dispute With Andrew Young
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Children In Legal Dispute With Andrew Young
By DEEPTI HAJELA 11/27/13 04:56 PM ET EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Long sharing the common goal of protecting the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, the bond between the family of the slain civil rights leader and one of his former top aides, Andrew Young, has become threatened. more
Thursday, November 28, 2013
The Katie Show: The New Face of Hunger in America
As federal aid for food programs gets slashed, millions of low-income and under-employed Americans are turning to community food pantries just to get by. People like Christal Giglio and her family are among those in the working class who can’t afford food.
Feeding America: Bank of America has partnered with Feeding America to help fight hunger. For every $1 you give, Bank of America will give $2* more. Visit www.feedingamerica.org/katie to learn more.
The Bowery Mission: The Bowery Mission has served hungry and hurting New Yorkers since 1879. The Mission provides a second chance for men and women who need one because of homelessness, addiction and abuse – and a positive first chance for children from broken homes and tough neighborhoods. To learn more visit www.bowery.org.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
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Full History of Rap 1-4 (Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake & The Roots)
I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
photo by Street Mystic
Michael Jackson Quotes
“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.”
“Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.”
... “We have to heal our wounded world. The chaos, despair, and senseless destruction we see today are a result of the alienation that people feel from each other and their environment.”
“To live is to be musical, starting with the blood dancing in your veins. Everything living has a rhythm. Do you feel your music?”
“Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on. On many an occasion when I am dancing, I have felt touched by something sacred.In those moments, I felt my spirit soar and become one with everything that exists.
I become the stars and the moon. I become the lover and the beloved. I become thevictor and the vanquished. I become the master and the slave. I become the singer and the song. I become the knower and the known. I keep on dancing then it is the eternal dance or creation. The creator and creation merge into one wholeness of joy. I keep on dancing...and dancing...and dancing. Until there is only...the dance
“Sometimes the heart is so heavy that we turn away from it and forget that its throbbing is the wisest message of life, a wordless message that says, "Live, be, move, rejoice -- you are alive!" Without the heart's wise rhythm, we could not exist.”
“When I step out on stage in front of thousands of people, I don't feel that I'm being brave. It can take much more courage to express true feelings to one person. [...] In spite of the risks, the courage to be honest and intimate opens the way to self-discovery. It offers what we all want, the promise of love. ”
“To give someone a piece of your heart, is worth more than all the wealth in the world.”
“But for me the sweetest contact with God has no form. I close my eyes, look within, and enter a deep soft silence. The infinity of God's creation embraces me.”
“I'm going to search for my star until I find it. It's hidden in the drawer of innocence, wrapped in a scarf of wonder.”
“We look high and low for God, but somehow He's not there. So we blame Him and tell ourselves that He must have forgotten us. Or else we decide that He left us long ago, if He was ever around."
"How strange," the little fish said, "to miss what is everywhere."
"Very strange," the old whale agreed. "Doesn't it remind you of fish who say they're thirsty?”
“Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.”
... “We have to heal our wounded world. The chaos, despair, and senseless destruction we see today are a result of the alienation that people feel from each other and their environment.”
“To live is to be musical, starting with the blood dancing in your veins. Everything living has a rhythm. Do you feel your music?”
“Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on. On many an occasion when I am dancing, I have felt touched by something sacred.In those moments, I felt my spirit soar and become one with everything that exists.
I become the stars and the moon. I become the lover and the beloved. I become thevictor and the vanquished. I become the master and the slave. I become the singer and the song. I become the knower and the known. I keep on dancing then it is the eternal dance or creation. The creator and creation merge into one wholeness of joy. I keep on dancing...and dancing...and dancing. Until there is only...the dance
“Sometimes the heart is so heavy that we turn away from it and forget that its throbbing is the wisest message of life, a wordless message that says, "Live, be, move, rejoice -- you are alive!" Without the heart's wise rhythm, we could not exist.”
“When I step out on stage in front of thousands of people, I don't feel that I'm being brave. It can take much more courage to express true feelings to one person. [...] In spite of the risks, the courage to be honest and intimate opens the way to self-discovery. It offers what we all want, the promise of love. ”
“To give someone a piece of your heart, is worth more than all the wealth in the world.”
“But for me the sweetest contact with God has no form. I close my eyes, look within, and enter a deep soft silence. The infinity of God's creation embraces me.”
“I'm going to search for my star until I find it. It's hidden in the drawer of innocence, wrapped in a scarf of wonder.”
“We look high and low for God, but somehow He's not there. So we blame Him and tell ourselves that He must have forgotten us. Or else we decide that He left us long ago, if He was ever around."
"How strange," the little fish said, "to miss what is everywhere."
"Very strange," the old whale agreed. "Doesn't it remind you of fish who say they're thirsty?”
College Scholarships
1) BELL LABS FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDER REPRESENTED MINORITIES
http://www.bell- labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html
2) Student Inventors Scholarships
http://www.invent.org/collegiate
http://www.invent.org/collegiate/
3) Student Video Scholarships
http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html
4) Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships
http://www.coca-colaschola/rs.org/programs.html
5) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
6) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
7) Brand Essay Competition
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm
8) Gates Millennium Scholarships (major)
http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12
9) Xerox Scholarships for Students
http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp
10) Sports Scholarships and Internships
http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
11) National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html
12) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html
13) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm
14) FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid Scholarships
http://www.fina/id.org/
15) Presidential Freedom Scholarships
http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/
16) Microsoft Scholarship Program
http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp
17) WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search
http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_search.jsp
18) Hope Scholarships &Lifetime Credits
http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope/
19) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm
20) Multiple List of Minority Scholarships
http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/blackhtml
21) Guaranteed Scholarships
http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
22) BOEING scholarships (soma e HBCU connects)
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/educationrelations/scholarships
23) Easley National Scholarship Program
http://www.naas.org/senior.htm
24) Maryland Artists Scholarships
http://www.maef.org/
26) Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship (for AA students in South Florida)
http://www.jackituckfield.org/
27) Historically Black College & University Scholarships
http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm
28) Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students
http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm
29) International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
http://www.iefa.org/
30) College Board Scholarship Search
http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html
31) Burger King Scholarship Program
http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/
32) Siemens Westinghouse Competition
http://www.siemens-foundationorg/
33) GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds
http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html
34) CollegeNet ' s Scholarship Database
http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index
35) Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid
http://www.aflcioorg/scholarships/scholar.htmarships/scholar.htm
36) Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm
37) Scholarship &Financial Aid Help
http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm-sch.htm
38) Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group)
http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm
39) FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form &Info)
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
40) Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students
http://www.back2college.com/
41) Scholarships and Fellowships
http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.html
42) Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies
http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.htm
43) HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world)
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html
44) Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html
45) INROADS internships
http://www.inroads.org/
46) ACT-SO EUR Olympics of the Mind "A Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml
47) Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp
48) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html
49) Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIESIES
50) RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html
51) The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
http://www.roothbertfund.com/
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Mississippi officially ratifies amendment abolishing slavery — finally
Mark Humphrey-AP
The signature of Abraham Lincoln is seen on the 13th Amendment.
It's already embarrassing that Mississippi didn't ratify the 13th Amendment (the one that, you know, abolishes slavery) until 1995. It's even more embarrassing that the Magnolia State didn't officially ratify the amendment until now, almost 150 years after Congress voted for it. Back in '95 the state never properly notified the U.S. Archivist about the ratification, so it was never official. This apparent clerical blunder wasn't spotted until Dr. Ranjan Batra, an associate professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, saw "Lincoln" and wondered what happened when the states voted on ratification. The right paperwork was filed and on February 7, 2013 Mississippi officially ratified the 13th Amendment. "It was long overdue," admitted Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann. No kidding. [Source] http://now.msn.com/mississippi-officially-ratifies-13th-amendment-abolishing-slavery
Monday, February 18, 2013
Michael Singletary: Black Art in Film & Television
In an extended interview from the Colored Frames DVD disc 2, artist Michael Singletary discusses the influences of Bill Cosby and Spike Lee in terms of getting the work of African American artists in film and television.
Painter Benny Andrews
In an extended interview from the Colored Frames DVD disc 2, artist Benny Andrews discusses the legacy of his work within the greater context of the African American visual arts movement.
Olympic Bronze Medalist Lia Neal & The Grio 100
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Antron Brown: First Black Drag Racing Champion
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Keija Major Conde Nast's 1st Black Editor-In-Chief
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Opera Singer Pretty Yende
Positively Black: Pretty Yende
As Black History Month is celebrated around the world, NBC 4 New York brings you a South African soprano from The Metropolitan Opera that is making history on stage. Our Tracie Strahan has more in this edition of "Positively Black."
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