Source: #TeamEbony/Ebony The flag was raised over the Capitol in 1962 as a racist symbol of defiance to the civil rights movement and calls for racial desegregation. I recall in 2000 when it was moved from the dome of the state building to the lawn, which I considered shameful even then. It was the quibbling over whether to lower the …
Get “Rich” or Die Trying: An African-American Tradition
In America, education has always been the avenue to upward social mobility, economic opportunities, and political power. In other words, the easiest and surest way to get “rich” is to get a college education. In fact, according to the U.S. Government those with a college degree earn more than a million dollars (riches) more in their lifetime than those with just a […]
OU Star Football Recruit Walking In Family Footsteps
Source: Mitch Sherman/ESPN.Com Highly touted University of Oklahoma incoming recruit Steven Parker, II is a 6-foot-2, 175-pound safety out of Jenks (Okla.) High School. Steven was that state’s player of the year by the Tulsa World, starred in the 6A state championship game in December, leading Jenks to a 14-0 finish and second consecutive crown. In his final high school game, …
The Association for Study of Negro Life and History
Founded in 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson (Omega Psi Phi Man), the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History (originally called the Study of Negro Life and History) was a ground breaking Black Think Tank of the world’s most prominent Black scholars. The Association worked tirelessly to refute racist and incorrect ideas about African-American culture, life, and […]
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