Black History Fact

Estevanico, a Negro from Morocco, was one of a party of four to cross the North America continent in 1536 for the first time.  The journey took nine years.  In 1539 he headed an expedition that discovered Arizona and New Mexico.  Estevanico's travels served to open up the Southwest and the States West of Florida, as far as the Pacific.

Jan Ernest Matzeliger, a Dutch West Indian Negro living in Lynn, Mass., invented the first machine for sewing the soles of shoes to the uppers.  This invention which was eleven years in the making, revolutionized the industry and gave shoe supremacy to the United States.  It made several millionaires, one of whom left $ 4,000,000 to Harvard University.  Overwork and privation hastened Matzeliger to his grave in 1889 at the age of 37.  He left a few shares of stock to a white church, which later saved it from being sold for debt.

Madam C. J. Walker

Born:  December 23, 1867
Birth Place: Delta, Louisiana

 Born on December 23, 1867 in Delta, Louisiana, the daughter of Owen and Minerva Breedlove. Her parents were former slaves working as sharecroppers and both died during Sarah's early childhood. As a result, Sarah was forced to move from one household to another. At age seven, she moved in with her sister Louvina and her husband. After suffering abuse from Louvina’s husband, Sarah ran away and married Moses McWilliams 1885 at the age of 14, two years later She gave birth to her daughter Lelia, Her husband Moses was murdered by a White lynch mob.

After this tragedy, Sarah moved to St. Louis Missouri with her daughter, where she worked as a cook and house cleaner. Unfortunately, all of the stress and hardship had begun to take its toll on her and she found her hair falling out. She tried several products which all seemed not to help her condition. Sarah soon had a dream where she was told to mix her business, selling hair products to Black women.


In 1905 Sarah moved to Denver Colorado after the death of her brother. She had a dream and was told what to mix up for her hair. Some of the remedy was grown in Africa, but I sent for it, put it on my scalp, and in a few weeks my hair was coming in faster than it had ever fallen out.” After she shared her formula with some friends and found it successful for them as well, she realized that there were almost no hair products available for Blacks. She therefore decided to go into  brother, to live with her sister-in-law. When she arrived she had only $2.00 to her name yet she worked during the day as a cook in order to finance her part time business. At this point she met Charles Joseph “C.J.” Walker, a newspaperman with an innate ability for marketng. On January 4 1906 she married Walker on and the couple set up the “Madam CJ Walker Manufacturing Company” and began placing advertisements in Black newspapers  throughout the United States. Although they proved a successful team, they disagreed as to how much the company should grow. After years of struggling and suffering, Sarah wanted her company to grow immensely and divorced him in order to devote herself to the business (he stayed on as a sales agent for the company.). She continued on with many of the ideas he had passed on to her, including going door-to-door to sell the products. Her hard work paid off and in 1906 she brought her daughter Lelia, a recent college graduate, in to manage the company.
I admire Madam C.J. Walker for her invention of black hair products for black women, because of her we all can have beautiful healthy hair. I has shown us as Black women we too can be successful in any and all we do.


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♥·.·´¯`·.·♥Black History Fact Muhammad Ali♥·.·´¯`·.·♥

Muhammad Ali
Born
January 17, 1942 (age 73)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Nickname(s)
The Greatest
The People's Champion
The Louisville Lip
Rated at
Heavyweight
Total fights
61
Wins
56
Wins by KO
37
Losses
5
Muhammad Ali (/ɑːˈliː/ born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942) is an American former professional boxer, generally considered among the greatest heavyweights in the sport's history. A controversial and polarizing figure during his early career, Ali is today widely regarded for the skills he displayed in the ring plus the values he exemplified outside of it: religious freedom, racial justice and the triumph of principle over expedience.  He is one of the most recognized sports figures of the past 100 years, crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and "Sports Personality of the Century" by the BBC.
Born Cassius Clay, he began training at 12 years old and at the age of 22 won the world heavyweight championship in 1964 from Sonny Liston in a stunning upset. Shortly after that bout, Ali joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name. He converted to Islam in 1975.
In 1967, three years after winning the heavyweight title, Ali refused to be conscripted into the U.S. military, citing his religious beliefs and opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War. The U.S. government declined to recognize him as a conscientious objector, however, because Ali declared that he would fight in a war if directed to do so by Allah or his messenger (Elijah Muhammad). He was eventually arrested and found guilty on draft evasion charges and stripped of his boxing title. He did not fight again for nearly four years—losing a time of peak performance in an athlete's career. Ali's appeal worked its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, where in 1971 his conviction was overturned. The Supreme Court held that, since the appeals board gave no reason for the denial of a conscientious objector exemption to petitioner, it was impossible to determine on which of the three grounds offered in the Justice Department's letter that board had relied. Ali's actions as a conscientious objector to the war made him an icon for the larger counterculture generation.
Ali remains the only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Champion; he won the title in 1964, 1974, and 1978. Between February 25, 1964 and September 19, 1964 Muhammad Ali reigned as the Undisputed Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
Nicknamed "The Greatest", Ali was involved in several historic boxing matches. Notable among these were the first Liston fight, three with rival Joe Frazier, and one with George Foreman, where he regained titles he had been stripped of seven years earlier.
At a time when most fighters let their managers do the talking, Ali, inspired by professional wrestler "Gorgeous" George Wagner, thrived in — and indeed craved — the spotlight, where he was sometimes provocative, frequently outlandish and almost always entertaining. He controlled most press conferences and interviews, and spoke freely about issues unrelated to boxing.  He transformed the role and image of the African American athlete in America by his embrace of racial pride and his willingness to antagonize the white establishment in doing so. In the words of writer Joyce Carol Oates, he was one of the few athletes in any sport to "define the terms of his public reputation."

Black History Fact

Kwame Touré, once known as Stokely Carmichael (June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998), was a Trinidadian-American activist active in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and later, the global Pan-African movement. Growing up in the United States from the age of eleven, he graduated from Howard University. He rose to prominence in the civil rights and Black Power movements, first as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), later as the "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party, and finally as a leader of the All-African Peoples Revolutionary Party.

I loved learning about this figure because I never knew that any notable black activist came from m country of origin. It made me proud to learn that my little island contributed significantly to such a large and important movement.

Kai

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Black History Fact featuring **Beyonce**

NAME: Beyoncé Knowles
OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Singer
BIRTH DATE: September 4, 1981 (age 33)
EDUCATION:  St. Mary's Elementary School,Parker Elementary School, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Synopsis
Born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé Knowles first captured the public's eye as lead vocalist of the R&B group Destiny's Child. She later established a solo career with her debut album Dangerously In Love, becoming one of music's top-selling artists with sold-out tours and a slew of awards. Knowles has also starred in several films, including Dream Girls. She married hip-hop recording artist Jay-Z in 2008. In December 2013, she surprised audiences by releasing her fifth studio album, self-titled Beyoncé.

Awards and Accolades
At the 2010 Grammy Awards, Beyoncé walked away with six honors—the most wins in a single night by a female artist. Her record was matched two years later by pop/soul artist Adele. In 2010, she also tied the record for most No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Pop Songs chart, which is based on radio airplay. In 2011, she made the Forbes Top 10 list of entertainment's highest-earning women. By 2013, Beyoncé had won 16 Grammys.

Beyoncé broke records once again on December 13, 2013, with her fifth studio album, self-titled Beyoncé. The album surprised fans and critics alike, as no promotion for the album had been announced prior to its release. The record, which Beyoncé called a "visual album," was released exclusively on iTunes, with physical discs available for purchase after December 18. The record-breaking album sold more than 800,000 copies throughout the weekend it was released alone. The collection—which was the fastest-selling album ever distributed by iTunes—also marks Beyoncé's fifth studio album to debut at No. 1, making her the first woman to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her first five albums. She released a Platinum Edition of the album in 2014, and the following year won three additional Grammys, including a Best R&B Performance award for "Drunk in Love."

I truly admire Beyonce... a phenomenal Singer, Entertainer, Movie Star, a Mother, Wife and more.. a multifaceted Black Woman. She is a living Diva and true Fashionista.

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Reference Source:
Beyoncé Knowles. (2015). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 10:26, Feb 11, 2015, fromhttp://www.biography.com/people/beyonce-knowles-39230.

The Importance Of A Sister

A sister is someone who loves you from the heart,
No matter how much you argue you cannot be drawn apart.
She is a joy that cannot be taken away,
Once she enters your life, she is there to stay.

A friend who helps you through difficult times,
Her comforting words are worth much more than dimes.
A partner who fills your life with laughs and smile,
These memories last for miles and miles.

When she is by your side, the world is filled with life,
When she is not around, your days are full of strife.
A sister is a blessing, who fills your heart with love,
She flies with you in life with the beauty of a dove.

A companion to whom you can express your feelings,
She doesn't let you get bored at family dealings.
Whether you are having your ups or downs,
She always helps you with a smile and never frowns.

With a sister you cannot have a grudge,
She is as sweet as chocolate and as smooth as fudge.
Having a sister is not just a trend,
It is knowing you can always turn to her, your best friend.

I thought this one defined us well

Big Sister Refined

Sisters

A sister is a best friend that you keep forever
She is your permanent shoulder to lean on
I would like to tell you now
My sister
How well you have filled the role
And how I hope and try my best to give you
The same unconditional love that you have given me
Throughout the years of our lives
I don't know what I would have done without
You
After all, every girl needs a best friend,
A confidant,
And someone that they can count on
No matter what.
Thank you for being that person.

Sister Poem: Appreciation

I Appreciate my Sisters

{a Poem Modified by me ~ Unknown Author}

I just want you to know...

that you mean the world to me (SL & RL).

Only a heart as dear as yours...

would give so unselfishly.

The many positive things you've done...

all that times that you were truly there;

helps me to know deep down inside, 

how much you really care.

Even though I might not daily say it...

Sisters, I APPRECIATE all that you do.

Richly blessed is how I feel,

having Sisters like you is the real deal.

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⊹ Big Sister Creativity ⊹
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Sisters in the beginning, friends 'til the end

The keeper of my secrets, the sharer of my dreams, the one who's always on my side. With a sister, you can speak without words, cry without reason, and laugh like crazy until your stomach hurts. A sister undertands your moods when no one else does. She rejoices with you in the good times, and understands how your heart aches when life doesn't go your way. Sisters are for late night talks, pedicures & makeovers, and for loving you and your craziness. Whether near or far apart, sisters are always close in heart.
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                    ღWhat is Sisterhoodღ  

Sisterhood is not just the combination of Greek letters the beauty of crimson and cream

it's about friendship and trust sharing hopes and dreams
it doesn't lie in the depths of pledges, songs and played parts
it's what lies deep within the depths of our hearts
for each other growing together becoming strong, as one
helping each other, building each other to withstand and overcome
supporting your sister when she is in need
wiping her tears and easing her pain when she bleeds
being a shoulder to lean on in times of despair
letting her know that you'll always be there
sisterhood is not just strolls and dancing at parties the fun you have at step shows
it's the warmth and affection you have for each other and the relationships that grow
it's the tug at your heart when she's going through
it's you doing what you can do to help her pull through
sharing her burdens and easing the load she may bare
it's about being consistent and showing your care

sister poem

The Woman I call Sister
Is someone who is there
The Woman I call Sister
Is someone who is always there


The woman I call Sister
Can make me smile when times are blue
The Woman I call Sister
Is someone very true

The woman i call sister
By choice is my best of friend
The Woman I call sister
wll be there til the very end

The Woman I call sister
Is the Blessing from God above
The woman I call Sister
Is the sister I will always love