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W. E. B. DuBois — Black History Minute

Angela Stefano — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:45:39 +0000

W. E. B. DuBois was an American sociologist, civil rights activist and university professor. He was born in 1868 in Great Barrington, Mass., and lived until 1963 at 95 years old. He was the first African American to earn a Ph. D. at Harvard University. DuBois also co-founded the NAACP, constantly relaying to other African Americans to reject Frederick Douglass’ idea of integration and instead brace their own heritage.

Who Are The Students Beating The Odds Of Failure In Our Community? KTSCW [VIDEO]

Chris Reynolds — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:46:50 +0000

In the early twentieth century the term The Talented Tenth was assigned to a leadership class of descendants of Africans in America. W.E.B. Du Bois made the term popular when he wrote about it in an essay that he titled “The Talented Tenth” and published in 1903. Brother Du Bois went on to use [...]

Success Without "Charm"-Today's Black Pearls For Parents

Chris Reynolds — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:28:26 +0000

Every weekday morning at 10am, I bring you a daily affirmation to remind parents of some of the things that we may seldom forget about in our daily interaction with our children. This morning’s entry was “Charm”. On this day, take five minutes to talk to your child about personal charm and, using family, friends, [...]

Today's Black Pearls For Parents

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:23:58 +0000

Every weekday morning at 10am, I bring you a daily affirmation to remind parents of some of the things that we may seldom forget about in our daily interaction with our children. This morning’s entry was “Good Health”. So today, take five minutes to talk to your child about the importance of keeping your minds, [...]