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Enslaved Black inventors reshaped the world
Enslaved inventors were individuals who were forced into servitude and denied the opportunity to fully realize their potential as inventors. Throughout history, there have been numerous examples of enslaved individuals who have made significant contributions to...
The Big Game Action
The Commercials The Super Bowl is known for its high-stakes, big-budget commercials. Each year, advertisers compete for the attention of the massive audience that tunes in to the big game. Some of the most memorable Super Bowl ads of all time include Apple's "1984"...
Are we tone deaf?
Every February, some one gets a half brained idea on how they should show the world how they celebrate black history month. And every year, they become a headline. Don’t become a BHM headline, instead use common sense so you are not releasing an apology 24 hours...
Why so dry?
Hey, we all have those friends and family members who, on January 1, announces.... "I am doing dry January. I am not going to be fun, I am not going to hangout, if I do, I will only drink water. I will ruin your fun and fun for others if I do come out!" Ok that last...
Remembering Kobe
It was a cold, damp January morning when the news broke that Kobe Bryant had passed away in a helicopter crash. The entire world was in shock and disbelief, as the basketball legend had been taken from us far too soon. I remember feeling a deep sadness that day, as if...
What do we know about FTX and SBF
Getty Images In a Nutshell Samuel Bankman-Fried, also known by his initials SBF, is an American entrepreneur, investor and former billionaire. Bankman-Fried was the founder and CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda...
‘Tobias Harris over me?!’
That is what Jimmy Butler had to say celebrating Miami's win over Philly. He sill can't believe the Sixers let him go three years ago, and rubbed it in their face after taking them out of the playoffs. With that, the Miami Heat are headed to the Eastern Conference...
One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.
One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.~Stephanie Simpson As much as we may want to deny it, self-confidence comes from within not from outside sources. In order for us to perform optimally we need to have the self-confidence that...
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. ~Winston S. Churchill We're meant to reach these epiphanies in life in order to focus on the right things rather than the wrong things. The reason why Winston Churchill once said...
Always be a first-rate version of yourself
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.~Judy Garland This encourages a focus on achieving a clear sense of your own identity. It is an important part of mental toughness in that you create real clarity for...
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment~Ralph Waldo Emerson To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Many would argue that there...
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot.~Michael Altshuler Be “The bad news is time flies…The good news is you're the pilot” - Michael Altshuler There are very few constants in our lives and time is one of them. We cannot stop it, control it or...
If you fail to prepare you are preparing to fail.
If you fail to prepare you are preparing to fail.~Benjamin Franklin Be well prepared and brief in your remarks. There is positively no excuse for wasting another’s time by going to the meeting unprepared and rambling helplessly in your talk. Remember, if you fail...
You can’t use up creativity.
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.~Maya Angelou “You can’t use up creativity,” she stresses. “The more you use, the more you have. It is our shame and our loss when we discourage people from being creative. We set apart...
Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.
Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.~Thomas Jefferson Never trouble another for what you can do yourself. In his letter to Thomas Jefferson Smith in 1825, Thomas Jefferson included the following two items in his Decalogue of Canons for...
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.~Joseph Addison Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, and dramatist, who, with Richard Steele, was a leading contributor to and guiding spirit of the periodicals The Tatler and The Spectator. His...
Peace comes from within.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.~Gautama Buddha Gautama Buddha was an ascetic and spiritual teacher of ancient India who lived during the latter half of the first millennium BCE. He was the founder of Buddhism and is revered by Buddhists as an...
The well bred contradict other people
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.~Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde came from a prominent family. While studying at Oxford in the 1870s, he gained notice as a scholar, poseur, wit, and poet and for his devotion to the Aesthetic...