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Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent. Martin Luther King, Jr.
About Me
I am a proud Floridian. Born and raised in the state....I knew from an early age that I wanted to be an attorney. There was no question I was headed off to Colllege....it was what professional school would I attend after that.
My parents stayed on my about everything. In my house you had to read something everyday. You were responsible for the word of the day, and the week. I was rewarded for good grades with a book....no music or video game. There were no extra-curricular activities if homework was not done.
I had to ask for snacks and and junk food was not an option except for on occasions.
Church every Sunday was as traditional as Sunday dinner.
Sounds like they were strict and they were....and I haven't stop thanking them yet. They had a vision for me that I trusted.
I went off to college at 15. My socialization skills did not catch up with my scholastics though. So I struggle som....but, eventually found my place.
I have always wanted to make a difference. To set standard...to be different and not follow the crowd.
I believe that there is a responsibilty by us all to give, to help, and to assist.
It's our charge to pass down that that we know and bring someone else up.
This blog is an extension that charge....
My parents stayed on my about everything. In my house you had to read something everyday. You were responsible for the word of the day, and the week. I was rewarded for good grades with a book....no music or video game. There were no extra-curricular activities if homework was not done.
I had to ask for snacks and and junk food was not an option except for on occasions.
Church every Sunday was as traditional as Sunday dinner.
Sounds like they were strict and they were....and I haven't stop thanking them yet. They had a vision for me that I trusted.
I went off to college at 15. My socialization skills did not catch up with my scholastics though. So I struggle som....but, eventually found my place.
I have always wanted to make a difference. To set standard...to be different and not follow the crowd.
I believe that there is a responsibilty by us all to give, to help, and to assist.
It's our charge to pass down that that we know and bring someone else up.
This blog is an extension that charge....
Martin Luther King Quotes....
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Maya Angelou Quotes....
A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.-- Maya Angelou
All great achievements require time.-- Maya Angelou
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.-- Maya Angelou
Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.-- Maya Angelou
Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.-- Maya Angelou
Courage allows the successful woman to fail- and learn powerful lessons-from the failure- so that in the end, she didn't fail at all.-- Maya Angelou
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.-- Maya Angelou
Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you. All the other tangible rewards will come as a result.-- Maya Angelou
Each of us has the right and the responsibility to asses the road which lie ahead and those over which we have traveled, and if the feature road looms ominous or unpromising, and the road back uninviting-inviting, then we need to gather our resolve and carrying only the necessary baggage, step off that road into another direction. If the new choice is also unpalatable, without embarrassment, we must be ready to change that one as well.-- Maya Angelou
Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.-- Maya Angelou
Education helps one case cease being intimidated by strange situations.-- Maya Angelou
I believe that every person is born with talent.-- Maya Angelou
I can be changed by what happens to me. but I refuse to be reduced by it.-- Maya Angelou
All great achievements require time.-- Maya Angelou
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.-- Maya Angelou
Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.-- Maya Angelou
Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.-- Maya Angelou
Courage allows the successful woman to fail- and learn powerful lessons-from the failure- so that in the end, she didn't fail at all.-- Maya Angelou
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.-- Maya Angelou
Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you. All the other tangible rewards will come as a result.-- Maya Angelou
Each of us has the right and the responsibility to asses the road which lie ahead and those over which we have traveled, and if the feature road looms ominous or unpromising, and the road back uninviting-inviting, then we need to gather our resolve and carrying only the necessary baggage, step off that road into another direction. If the new choice is also unpalatable, without embarrassment, we must be ready to change that one as well.-- Maya Angelou
Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.-- Maya Angelou
Education helps one case cease being intimidated by strange situations.-- Maya Angelou
I believe that every person is born with talent.-- Maya Angelou
I can be changed by what happens to me. but I refuse to be reduced by it.-- Maya Angelou
John F. Kennedy Quotes
The pay is good and I can walk to work.
John F. Kennedy
Sure it's a big job; but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can.
John F. Kennedy
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
John F. Kennedy
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
John F. Kennedy
The human mind is our fundamental resource.
John F. Kennedy
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Sure it's a big job; but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can.
John F. Kennedy
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
John F. Kennedy
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
John F. Kennedy
The human mind is our fundamental resource.
John F. Kennedy
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. John F. Kennedy
President Obama Quotes
A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'
Barack Obama
Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything is going to be OK.
Barack Obama
America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.
Barack Obama
Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do.
Barack Obama
As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.
Barack Obama
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Barack Obama
Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a new career.
Barack Obama
Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
Barack Obama
I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.
Barack Obama
I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.
Barack Obama
I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.
Barack Obama
I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you're headed for a cliff, you have to change direction. That's what the American people called for in November, and that's what we intend to deliver.
Barack Obama
I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.
Barack Obama
I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they won't find a job in my White House.
Barack Obama
I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.
Barack Obama
I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.
Barack Obama
I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying.
Barack Obama
I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat.
Barack Obama
I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.
Barack Obama
I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything is going to be OK.
Barack Obama
America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.
Barack Obama
Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do.
Barack Obama
As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.
Barack Obama
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
Barack Obama
Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a new career.
Barack Obama
Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
Barack Obama
I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.
Barack Obama
I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.
Barack Obama
I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.
Barack Obama
I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you're headed for a cliff, you have to change direction. That's what the American people called for in November, and that's what we intend to deliver.
Barack Obama
I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.
Barack Obama
I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they won't find a job in my White House.
Barack Obama
I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.
Barack Obama
I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.
Barack Obama
I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying.
Barack Obama
I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat.
Barack Obama
I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.
Barack Obama
I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.
Barack Obama
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Grandma's Corner
Grandma use to say.....
so many things to get my attention...to keep me on the straight and narrow. Little things that I didn't even know that were grooming me to be better. Be a better daughter, granddaughter, citizen, student, cook, and eventual woman.....
I follow her everywhere...to meetings, to church, and to the kitchen. I soak all of her up and now I am her. I couldn't be more proud of that.
So, in this section I will share some of those thoughts with today's young ladies....
I follow her everywhere...to meetings, to church, and to the kitchen. I soak all of her up and now I am her. I couldn't be more proud of that.
So, in this section I will share some of those thoughts with today's young ladies....
View On Love
How Can We?
Many young girls today are growing up with negative influences, such as music videos and songs that demean them. As a successful model, what are your thoughts on how we can help young girls, particularly girls of color, grow up in today's society to have a positive image of themselves?
Dance Group
Dance Group
Georffrey Canada: A Pioneer in Child Development
Geoffry Canada, the creator of Harlem Children’s Zone, an audacious, multi-faceted initiative that seeks to break the cycle of poverty for more than 7,000 low-income children living in a 97-block section of Manhattan by providing an array of services for them and their families, including parenting classes, quality early education, high-quality charter schools, healthcare, and afterschool and youth development programs.
Dr Steve Perry
Author of Raggedy Schools:The Untold Truth
Best selling author, founder and director of a profoundly successful college preparation program for low income minority students, founder and principal of one of Connecticut’s most successful middle and high schools, sought after speaker, candidate for state representative, founder of a publishing house, community college adjunct professor, educational consultant, columnist, nationally recognized television and radio commentator, honored as a community activist, father, husband, and he’s just getting warmed up!
Dr. Steve Perry is action. His words do more than inspire, they provide stark insight and compelling commentary on the states of Black America, education and the plight of the poor. He can talk about it because he is about it. Born to a teen mother, Perry spent his first 20 years living in public housing projects.
A rare mix of scholar and community activist, practitioner and prognosticator, speaker and doer, Steve Perry’s intricate understanding of the problems and solutions make him an essential voice. He knows what the community is grappling with because he fights these fights everyday as an urban high school principal. Whether serving as the director of a homeless shelter or receiving his masters from the University of Pennsylvania, Perry brings a singular focus on improving the lives of others. Whether appearing in Essence Magazine or a local newspaper, Dr. Perry’s biting commentary is fearless. No matter where Dr. Steve Perry is, his ability to see an issue and devise the necessary solutions has
Dr. Steve Perry is action. His words do more than inspire, they provide stark insight and compelling commentary on the states of Black America, education and the plight of the poor. He can talk about it because he is about it. Born to a teen mother, Perry spent his first 20 years living in public housing projects.
A rare mix of scholar and community activist, practitioner and prognosticator, speaker and doer, Steve Perry’s intricate understanding of the problems and solutions make him an essential voice. He knows what the community is grappling with because he fights these fights everyday as an urban high school principal. Whether serving as the director of a homeless shelter or receiving his masters from the University of Pennsylvania, Perry brings a singular focus on improving the lives of others. Whether appearing in Essence Magazine or a local newspaper, Dr. Perry’s biting commentary is fearless. No matter where Dr. Steve Perry is, his ability to see an issue and devise the necessary solutions has
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These are people in the community whom I deem making a difference. Those that are contributing in so many ways.....
Coach Leonard Hamilton, FSU Basketball
Our Kids In The Arts
I want honor our kids that have expanded their wings. That are blazings trails in new places. And, the in the Arts they are making some noise.....literally.
Atlanta's Talent
Atlanta Symphony Talent Development Program
For promising young African American and Latino classical music students, the Talent Development Program of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra opens the door to opportunity and achievement at the highest level. The TDP provides instruction, mentoring, and performance opportunities, as well as financial assistance for TDP students to attend summer music programs through the Azira G. Hill Scholarship Fund.
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I will share what I am reading....give you a book review and tell you what the reading has done to change my life....
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Health And Diet Tip of The Day
I will post here daily and tip on how to improve your diet and health....
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