February 2014

Black Entrepreneurs of the 18th and 19th Centuries

Museum Exhibit PDF The Federal Reserve and the Afro Museum in Boston have collaborated to produce an exhibition guide featuring examples of the entrepreneurial ingenuity of people of color. The exhibit is titled Black Entrepreneurs of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Reference Economic Adventure.org http://tinyurl.com/mdltgng Views: 25

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Aptitudes of the Rich and Famous: Leno, Clooney, Boitano, Seymour

Did You Know – The following celebrities very likely share a particular aptitude that many people don’t have. Can you guess what the common aptitude in question may be?*Comedian Jay Leno *George Clooney *Olympic skating champion, Brian Boitano *TV’s Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman, Jane Seymour What successful playwright wrote 5 novels, but publishers wouldn’t buy them? Answers  […]

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Changes in the American Education System

The New School: How the Information Age Will Save American Education from Itself I have a strong suspicion that the author of this book Professor Glenn Reynolds will not be the keynote speaker anytime soon at any of the national teacher conventions. And if you take a history class in the Italian Renaissance, you might […]

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Floyd Norman: Walt Disney’s First African American Animator

Aptitudes, Skill And Knowledge Floyd Norman admits he was very fortunate to have grown up in the community of Santa Barbara, California  in the era before the second World War where he had access to all the cultural amenities that allowed him to learn and hone his craft as an artist. If you saw Mr. […]

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The World of Black Athletes: Money, Race, & Critical Thinking

Editor’s note: several other posts and pages including this one have an error message in the views count total. The correct total is 166 views…not 66, per 12/18/24 t admin stats.   Which famous athlete is credited with integrating sports yet found it difficult to make a living because of racism? Muhammad Ali Satchel Page […]

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