THANKS TO OUR HEROES WHO DARED SPEAK OUT BARBARA JORDAN: A VOICE THAT COULD NOT BE SILENCED Barbara Jordan, a Texas Congressional Democrat was a powerful orator, and a…
QUOTE OF NOTE FROM A NOTED LEGISLATOR Phil B. Curls, Sr., Missouri State Legislator remarked in 1995 a truism that is very real and prevalent today. He said: “As we…
BLACK INVENTOR Lonnie Johnson invented the Super Soaker. Johnson, a nuclear engineer and former NASA scientist is board chairman of the Georgia Alliance for Children. He invented the high-powered water…
QUOTE OF NOTE A Poignant Message from ROBERT McGLOTTEN, a Prominent Person: A BOARD MEMBER SPEAKS LOUD AND CLEAR IN SUPPORTINGAN HONORARY DEGREES Bill Clay, along with most other…
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ODDS AND ENDS—BITS OF INTEREST Who Was Jim Crow? The name Jim Crow originated in the 1880s when actor Thomas D. Rice developed a character, as Jim Crow. …
BILL CLAY’S BITCH BOX: A Voice, A Vision, A Megaphone in Speaking out for Social, Political, and Economic Justice PREJUDICE IN THE PULPIT Bigotry has not always been confined…