In the month of May 2022

May God shower you all with peace, blessings and joy .

James 1: 17

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning

April comes , let us open doors
To a month of blessings and new thoughts
Hope fulfilled and so much more
As we work to achieve and increase our worth

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” 

OCTOBER  is the month in which we reflect and wonder where we came from
A time to search for our identity and question why  we do not know
Our roots, our culture and what matters most

So, I rise in hope that you will find
The answers to your uniqueness
And stand up tall knowing  who you are
Confident and sure that you are worth more  than labels placed on you by Society

LET’S WELCOME APRIL 2021

April is the month that the clock goes forward

People feel the sun sneaking through

Rain comes and goes in bursts of passion

interesting shows make room for long walks

Leisure holidays and social events

Welcome to the wonderful month of March 2021

January 2021 is here

DECEMBER 2020

November 2020

October 2020

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

In this month of October, I will try to remember as many icons that have influenced the world stage and serve as reminders of dreams, dignity, wisdom and knowledge. People I admire and regard as Visionaries.

My first icon is :

Martin Luther King Jr.

Here are some of his most famous quotes:

—Strength to Love, 1963

October  is the month in which we reflect and wonder where we came from
A time to search for our identity and question why  we do not know
Our roots, our culture and what matters most

“The time is always right to do what is right.” 

—Oberlin College commencement speech, 1965

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” 

“For when people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.” 

—“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, April 3, 1968

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” 

—Strength to Love, 1963

—”I Have A Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963

“Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”

Another Icon is Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou (1928–2014) was a modern American poet and writer. Maya Angelou is one of America’s leading female contemporary poets. Maya Angelou also achieved much in the fields of theatre, acting, writing novels and also as a member of the Civil Rights movement.

IRA FREDERICK ALDRIDGE

Ira Frederick Aldridge was the first African American actor to achieve success on the international stage. He also pushed social boundaries by playing opposite white actresses in England and becoming known as the preeminent Shakespearean actor and tragedian of the 19th Century.11 Feb 2007Born: July 24, 1807

THURGOOD MARSHALL

Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer and civil rights activist who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from October 1967 until October 1991. Marshall was the Court’s first African-American justice

MALCOLM X

Malcolm X , original name Malcolm Little, Muslim name el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, (born May 19, 1925, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. —died February 21, 1965, New York, New York ), African American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam who articulated concepts of race pride and black nationalism in the early 1960s

James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. Wikipedia

JAMES MERCER LANGSTON HUGHES

NELSON MANDELA

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. Wikipedia

ROSA PARKS

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott

IDA BELL WELLS

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett was an American investigative journalist, educator, and an early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Wikipedia

George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was the most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century.

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