SELF-RESPECT

My mother was a great woman.  She went through a lot of suffering to bring the twenty of us up,…
06.19.19
KINDNESS

My dad could be tough, Lord, he was tough when he had to be.  But he could always smile, no…
06.19.19
BLACK PRIDE

One does not become great by claiming greatness. –Xhosa Proverb On this day,  I will take five minutes to discuss…
06.19.19
FINDING GOOD

Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it and you’ll start believing in it. –Jesse Owens                                                On…
06.19.19
POSSIBILITIES

Failure to recognize possibilities is the most dangerous and common mistake one can make. –Mae C. Jemison On this day…
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LEGACY/TRADITION

A child must have a sense of selfhood, a knowledge that he is not here by sufference, that his forbears…
06.19.19
REFUELING

Parenting is a lifetime proposition, and sometimes I get so tired. –Miriam Decosta-Willis On this day,  I will make a…
06.19.19
PREPARATION

My father believed–and it is the validity of these beliefs which has served my life and work– that the most…
06.19.19
GOOD AND EVIL

God created no man evil. –Swahili proverb On this day,  I will praise my sons at least one time. Read…
06.19.19
AIDS

When the teacher gives a class on AIDS, the students start laughing and make fun of it. –sixteen year old…
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CONNECTION

An error means a child needs help, not a reprimand or ridicule for doing something wrong. –Marva Collins On this…
06.19.19
PURPOSE

If you just say, “Lawd have mercy,” an don’t mean that, why, ain’t nothing gonna hapin. When you say, “Lawd…
06.19.19
CHAMPIONS

Champs view each challenge not as an insurmountable hurdle, but as an opportunity for another victory. — Lenda Murray On…
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ENCOURAGEMENT

My teachers treated me as a diamond in the rough,  someone who needed smoothing. –Mary Frances Berry On this day, …
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SELF-CONFIDENCE

Not only do I knock’em out,  I pick the round. –Muhammad Ali On this day,  using family,  friends,  or historical…
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RELAXATION

When I got stuck on lyrics,  I’d pick up a knife and start chopping something,  just to relax my head.…
06.19.19
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