Moments Remembered
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Novemeber 1-7, 2009
This week, Barack Obama became the first African
American president, fufilling the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King. Learn more black facts and meet more African American history makers from the fields of art, politics, business and more.
This Week in Black History
Notable Quotes
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- Oprah
"A person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
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- Philip Emeagwali
"If ideas are capital, why is Africa investing more on the military than on education?"
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- John H. Johnson
"Make small goals ... accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals."
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- Cathy Hughes
"I think the war is terrible, and I think President Bush lied. Outright lied."
Recent Comments
dvplife 05:34:54 PM May 04 2009
ALI WAS A COWARD DRAFT DODGER, BIG FUCKIN DEAL HE COULD BOX AND DO RHYMES. BLACKS TREAT HIM LIKE SOME SORT OF HERO, WHEN ALL HE REALLY IS , IS A COWARD WHO REFUSED TO FIGHT FOR HIS COUNTRY LIKE REAL HERO'S AND MAKE IT LIKE MUSLIMS DON'T FIGHT, GIVE ME A BREAK, ALI, YOU ARE A BUM AND I HOPE YOU DIE SOON !
rahngp 01:18:53 AM Dec 24 2008
HELLO ! I'M RAHN G. PORTER SR. PRESIDENT OF BOXING EXPRESS INC. I CREATED A BOXING BOARD GAME ( THE ORIGINAL BOXING'S GREATEST CHAMPIONSHIP: WWW.BOXINGEXPRESS.COM ) THAT CAME OUT IN LATE DECEMBER OF 2006.JACK JOHNSON BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE ON DECEMBER 26, 1908 WHEN HE KNOCKED OUT TOMMY BURNS OF CANADIAN IN THE 14TH ROUND OF THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT NEAR SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. IT WILL BE 100 YEARS ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 26, 2008.
fjtorch 08:53:50 PM Nov 13 2008
NOW THAT WE HAVE A BLACK PRESIDENT, MAYBE WE CAN GET MORE AFRO AMERICANS OUT ON THE PRO BOWLING TOUR. WE HAVE A GREATNUMBER OF BLACK BOWLERS WHO JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET A SPONSOR. CHECK OUT BLACK BOWLERS ON THE INTERNET.
jewelbox926 10:47:17 PM Feb 06 2008
"I'm so fast, I can turn off the light switch and be in the bed before the room goes dark."
My hero, Muhammad Ali
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Words of Wisdom
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Oprah Winfrey
"A person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
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Coretta Scott King
"Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated."
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Michael Jordan
"I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish. "
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Barack Obama
"The issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues."
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Martin Luther King Jr.
"I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land ..." King's final speach, April 3, 1968.