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Reynold Owen Harris Rey@afrocyberspace.com Reyoh@yahoo.com www.afrocyberspace.com Reynold O. Harris AKA Rey, Educational technologist, trainer,Cyber-activist, researcher and consultant, has been involved with education, employment and training activities for the past 35 years. During this time he has conducted seminars on marketing, business, information technology and empowerment throughout the Diaspora. Dr. Harris received his AA degree from Electronics Training Center, Philadelphia, PA. BS degree from Delaware State University, Dover, DE., MA degree from Central Michigan University and a PhD from Chelsea University. He is the co-author of the African American Resource Guide to the Internet (McGraw-Hill,1996) a CD "Afro-Cyberspace 1000+ Web sites for African Americans 2000,2006 and 2008 editions. Dr.Harris has also compiled an inspirational book, "Motivational Morsels" (lulu.com 2006). Dr.Harris an independent consultant and Professor. He is currently on the faculty at Howard University, School of Continuing Education. Pertinent work history includes but not limited to: Assisted or secured funding for organizations on a city, county, state and federal levels as well as private foundations. Clients included: University of the District of Columbia District of Columbia Public Schools Burdick Career Center, Washington,DC. Fresh Beginnings Inc. Arlington, Va. Action Training Institute, Alexandria,VA. 70001. Ltd. Washington, DC. Shenango Valley Urban League,Pennsylvania . Organizational Development, Provided creative solutions to organizational problems experienced by businesses and nonprofit organizations that are changing or expanding or simply stalled. Diagnosed organizational problems enabling executives and staff members alike to see the dynamics of their work world in new and constructive ways. Assisted clients in assessing organizational needs, diagnose areas for change and development plans for specific results. Training, Design and Delivery. Designed services to match the needs of each client from long range strategic planning, conflict management to Information technology and staff development. Conducted seminars and workshops on such topics as: Stress management, Basic Keyboarding and Computer Usage, Introductions to the Internet and the World Wide Web, leadership development and management skills. Provided training in effective communication skills using the framework of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, an effective tool for recognizing and reconciling personality differences among staff and organizations. LECTURE SEMINAR LISTINGS Ameritech Inc. AT&T Inc. Smithsonian Institution Library of Congress Yale University Medgar Evers College Knox College Sojourner Douglas College Morgan State University Delaware State University University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC. Public Schools Howard University Congressional Black Caucus University of Maryland Prince George's Community College Prince George's Library System Prince George's County Schools Enoch Pratt Library National African American Leadership Summit National Black Media Coalition Black Issues in Higher Education Dr.Harris has appeared on many local and national radio,Internet and cable television programs as well as public appearances at many churches, schools and organizations. He has traveled in 44 of the contiguous United States, Canada and throughout the Caribbean. Speech And Lecture Topics Peacefully Co-Existing With The Technology Finding Information Fast On The Internet The Hate That Cyberspace Produced Working The Net Finding Romance, Career And Other Goodies The Internet For Educators Students Guide To The World Wide Web The Digital Divide , What Is The Hype? Seasoned Citizens Guide To The Internet Primer On African Studies Via The Information Superhighway Consumerism In Cyberspace A Bizzare Tour Of The World Wide Web African Americans And The Digital World Order How to conduct research on the Internet.

John Raye

What Do We Do Now? by John Raye Its over. The votes have been counted. Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United states, the first Black man to be elected to the most important position in America, and arguably, the entire world. He has been elevated to the most powerful position on earth. He is now the most famous … the most powerful personality on the planet. Tongues wag, ears hear… and eyes follow his every move. The rest of his life will be lived in a fishbowl. His wife, Michelle, is the most famous woman on earth. Their two girls are destined to become the two most famous little girls on earth. Same for the little dog that will move into the White House with them, come January 20th. Heaven help the little dog…whatever his name may be. He'll become famous too! So what does this all mean? What will this historic election do for you? What does it all mean ? Better still, what do we do now? First, please understand this election will not eliminate hatred, racism and discrimination in America. Not everyone is celebrating this election, in fact, 57 million Americans voted for the other man and his empty-headed running mate. The election made many people feel good about themselves. It made others, at least 57 million, madder than hell. Still, it caught the attention of the whole world. It put some "juice" back into the spirit of many people, particularly those of African descent. It made people pay attention, first to themselves, then to each other. Now we know, for sure, that all white people are not mean, evil, bad or racist. We also know that all Black people are not crazy, confused, lazy, violent or filled with self-hate and self-destructive instincts. For the first time ever, hope springs eternal in the hearts of the poor, the hated, the rejected …. the despised. You can see it, feel it… sense it in the happy eyes and wide smiles of people everywhere. Still, this election, as much as it helps to restore our moral compass, will not eliminate poverty, stupidity or ignorance. There will be just as many fools and foolish people as there were before this historic election. People will still lie, cheat, kill and steal. But this election, overall, will change or impact everyone, regardless of skin color, political or religious persuasion. Never again will it be the "same oh..same oh". So what do we do now? Let me begin with a few recommendations; some things you should do...that is to say, must do now! And by the way, make that a thing… "we all must do now!" *Become conscious: Take some time to reflect and meditate. This election came as the results of a power and a force that none of us can see, hear, touch, taste or feel.Obama has been ordained, anointed and appointed to serve in this position. His victory was assured, unstoppable and unavoidable because it was mandated by the Creator who made heaven and earth. This is, in short, a God thing. Nothing else makes sense. So get acquainted with the God-spirit in you. This election was under divine authority; they couldn't steal it! We are all spiritual people, dressed up in physical bodies. This election points to the elevation of a new consciousness, a God consciousness. Never again should you allow yourself to feel sad, or to worry about what you read, see or hear in the news. As long as you do your part, God will do His part. Just look at what He did with Barack and Michelle. This was our long-awaited victory. Even the ancestors are shouting hallelujah! * Get involved: This election is a wake-up call, a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Study and get to know your elected officials. Support and promote Obama's new programs and policies. Learn how to follow good leadership. Become nosey . Know what's going on in your community. Serve or volunteer your time on something or with someone working on a cause or mission. Get acquainted with your neighbors. Go help somebody. Stop watching so much TV and cut off the radio. Start reading good books, newspapers and magazines. Upgrade your thinking; educate yourself Do something that brings meaning and fulfillment in your life, and in the lives of others. *Guard your health: Pay attention to the food you eat. Is it helping or killing you? Stop eating meat. Switch to a plant-based diet. Go holistic. Supplement your diet with all-natural, herbal products. Drink more water. If you are too fat, too heavy or too obese, get up off your James Brown and do something about it. We have too much heart disease, kidney disease, cancer, diabetes, lupus, gout and high blood pressure. If you really love yourself, your friends, your family and your children, then stop smoking those cigarettes. Show some love to your body. Take care of it. Love and respect yourself! Neither money, nor a good education, can buy good health. Don't wait until you lose it, before deciding you want to keep it! *Practice gratitude: Nelson's Mandela's election caught the attention of the whole world, but Obama's election electrified the whole world. Both men are principal-centered, and both are gratitude-based. A universal principal teaches us this principal; gratitude leads to plenty. It is impossible to give, share or serve without having the same come back to you. When you do, share or give freely of your time, your service or other resources, all will come back to you, and if your motive is true, proper and in order, it will find you. In fact, it will flood you with a spirit of great, never-ending abundance. And you can dance and celebrate in the overflow! A grateful attitude will always find, create or attract a similar attitude. In short, your good may be delayed, but never will it be denied. It will find you because what is put out, good or bad, always come back to the sender. *Build more and better relationships: avoid the "I'm-not-a-people-person" kind of thinking. Surround yourself with people who are positive and pro-active. Get to know people who know more than you; learn from them. But please do your best to avoid toxic people. Become time conscious. Always show up on time, and do what you say you are going to do. Become a center of influence. Let your word become your bond, and you'll never have to "fake it until you make it!". Learn how to love yourself, and how to trust yourself. Self love becomes self-evident with the acquisition of self-knowledge, so take some time to get acquainted with your " hidden self", or your "other self". Better people skills will make you a better person, so quit being afraid to greet and meet people, even total strangers. Kind words and a warm smile begets the same in return. A very wise man once gave me this piece of advice; "if people like you…they will bring you money!". Keep it simple; be real likeable! *Become self-reliant: Obama had neither money nor friends in high places when he started out as a community organizer in Chicago. He was raised by a single parent, a mother who survived, for a time, on food stamps. Time out for excuses. Everything you need to become successful has already been given to you. Look inside, not outside for answers. So stop depending on other people to provide you with a job, an education or an opportunity. Depend upon God, and upon yourself. If you can't find a job or have become jobless, then create or make a job for yourself. Make your own opportunity. Become an entrepreneur. Go into business for yourself. You can make the impossible, possible. Barack has already proven that. Find or make a product, or service, then start selling it. You will never be broke or without means, when you learn how to sell. The biggest business in America right now, and in the foreseeable future, will be the sick business. So get yourself into the health and wellness business, and you'll never have to worry about making money, or making ends meet. More opportunities, (and more millionaires) will be made in the wellness business than in any other industry. Become aware. When you see a trend, get in front of it, not behind! Wellness will be the biggest trend in the 21st century. So pay attention. My mother always told us… "when you know better, you are supposed to do better!" Well, there is nothing else for me to say to you. So, please go now, and just do better! ----John Raye, is a 3rd year cancer survivor, and author, "Dreamtime: Finding Success In America". He is a noted health advocate and principal distributor of the Himalayan Gochi Juice (www.drjohnraye.freelife.com the product that helped him regain both his physical and financial health. Reach him at 336-782-8383. .

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DC Rooms During Inauguration

If you know anyone who does not live here, and wants to witness history, please have them contact me at bijanc@hotmail.com about rooms inauguration week (I have friends willing to rent).

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BIJAN C. BAYNE, Sports Travel Journalist

http://sportstravel.wordpress.com/

Member- The Travel Educators

http://www.bobfisher.ca/traveleducators.htm

Bayne Named Travel Radio Correspondent:

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Please Inform Everyone You Know! Thanks. Rey O. Harris PhD. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 24, 2008 Contact: Diane Williams Telephone: (202) 276-8876 E-Mail: info@blackathorshowcase.com URL: http://www.blackauthorshowcase.com or http://www.booksforafrica.org BLACK AUTHORS SUPPORT LITERACY IN KENYA "In The Season Of Giving, Give A Book" Upper Marlboro, Maryland. -- On December 13, 2008, African American Authors will gather to speak about their latest publications and support the effort to improve literacy in rural Kenya through the "Books for Africa" nonprofit at the Holiday Book Fair taking place in Prince George's County, Maryland's Show Place Arena/Equestrian Center. The event is free to the public. The Black Author Showcase (BAS) is working with Books for Africa via the "Bring a Book and a Buck" campaign to collect and ship books to Kenya. Diane Williams cofounder of the Black Author Showcase said, "In this historic election year, when our President-elect has direct family ties to Kenya , we consider it an honor and civic duty to help spread a message of hope and change via literacy." Books for Africa currently has shipped more than 20 million books to Africa . Yet despite that tremendous effort, today, many African schools and libraries in rural areas still have bare shelves where books should be sitting. More than 1400 individuals have joined Black Author Showcase, a fast growing Internet social network and online community for anyone who helps bring a book to life including authors, readers, publishers, photographers, librarians, reviewers, graphic designers, editors, ghostwriters, agents, and others. The BAS sponsors several "off line" events each year. ###

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Fw: Inauguration Issues - Get on the Bus! (UNCLASSIFIED)

Issues - Get on the Bus! Question - Where are all of those buses going to? Do all of these folks really BELIEVE they are actually gon get anywhere NEAR the ceremony? Brothers and Sistas, we can't all go to Washington for the ceremony. The city ain't but so big! "D.C." is smaller than Queens. You wasn't ALL INVITED! I heard of one church that has FIFTY buses going to Washington! Have ya'll all lost yo minds?! FIFTY BUSES! Where they gonna go? AN' you know some our folks don't do well in the cold! What's Sista Jones and her bad hip gonna do standin on the lawn for three or four hours when it's 10 degrees out? First of all, you know she cant walk from where yall gon hafta leave the bus to where you gon hafta stan', which is gonna be 'bout five MILES from where the President's gonna be! An' y'all know ya can't be draggin' all yo lawnchairs, beachchairs, piknik chairs an tables wid ya! You gonna hafta stand all through the ceremony. 'Sides, by the time all them bad hips an' bad knees gits down there to the lawn, the ceremony'll be 'bout over! That brings ta mind another thing! Y'all needs to leave on time! This ain't goan be like no church piknik or barbeque, an' it sho ain't gon start two or three hours late like some gospel shows. Now Bam is a brotha, but he know how to handle his bizness! He don't run on CP Time! Them folks ain't gon stand out in that cold all mornin' waitin for the 10,000 buses and vans comin' from all over to get there. You church folks migh jes as well plan on leaving Sunday mornin' - do all yore singin' an' prayin' on the road! Psalm 95 on I-95! (Check it out - it fits!) An' y'all best be plannin' on leavin right afta the ceremony. They ain't gon let y'all jes tie up Pennsylvania Avenue all daggone day! I can hear it now - "WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAVE THE LAWN - STEP BACK OFF THE LAWN!" They ain't gonna wait while 20 million black folks line up to have they picture taken standin' in front of the Capitol. AN' all your marchin' bands, steel pan ensembles, step teams, drill teams, Pee-Wee football, cheerleaders, church choirs, jump-rope teams, Elks, Masons, Bisons, Shriners, Miners, Whiners, Evening Stars, Morning Stars, Falling Stars, Alphas, Deltas, Sigmas, Kappas, Phi Beta Slammas, and fine Gamma Hammas cannot ALL be in the pararde. If you ain't got an invitation ALREADY, you ain't invited! So jes plan on goin' down, an' soon as you inside the city limits - get off the bus, take your pictures and LEAVE, cause with alla you peeples tryin to git there at the same time, the closest you likely to get to the capitol will probably be Baltimore in the north and Richmond to the South! Make sure that you SCHEDULE your time off, an' that includes Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Brack can't be callin' all your employers -- an' being stuck in traffic on I-95 comin' from the Inauguration don't get you no kinda administrative leave! One other thing - remember back in the day when we was all still upset about racism in America, an' many of us was convinced that THE MAN was constantly plottin' our extermination?! Remember when everything was seen as an act of racial GENOCIDE - Welfare Reform; requirements that college athletes meet academic standards to be eligible to play the DISPROPORTIONATE number of brothas in PRISON; drugs; raising academic standards; even birth control! Well, just suppose there was a way to get ALL of the black people together in one place at the same time. Then it would be relatively easy to get rid of them. Well, as it seems like just about every black person in America is plannin' on bein' at the Inauguration, you don't suppose that all of this could be part of some sinister MASTER PLAN to get rid of black people, do you? For myself, I plan on stayin' home that day an' watchin' everything on the tee-vee. l'll probably see mo of it than any of y'all. Besides, all that aroma of all that perfume, hair stylin' chemicals, curried goat and fried chicken on a bus for 16 hours would drive me plum crazy. On the other hand, I might jes go down to the church that mornin' an' make a few bucks sellin' some brown-paper-bag-gourmet-food. Besides, there's gotta be at least ONE person left to tell about all this. Anyway, I hope you have a great time and keep Brack an' his family in your prayers! Oh yeah, remember - Jan 20, 2009 @ 7:30 p.m. sharp! No matter where you are, or what you doin' - it's time for the National Electric Slide! Slide to the Left! Slide to the Right! Now everybody clap your hands! HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL Y'ALL!!! Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE

Re: Books For Africa

Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for the info.

Lisa

 "People who invest themselves in being what they can be, and even more important, people that invest themselves in helping others be what they can be, are involved in the single most important work on this earth." Eric Hoff

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Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly....... Leave the rest to God. --- On Tue, 11/25/08, Rey Harris <reyoh@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Rey Harris <reyoh@yahoo.com> Subject: Books For Africa To: reyharris.reysbloghouse@blogger.com, motivationalmorsels@blogger.com Cc: "rey harris" <reyharris@gmail.com>, "Rey Harris" <reyoh@yahoo.com> Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 7:11 PM Please Inform Everyone You Know! Thanks. Rey O. Harris PhD. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 24, 2008 Contact: Diane Williams Telephone: (202) 276-8876 E-Mail: info@blackathorshowcase.com URL: http://www.blackauthorshowcase.com or http://www.booksforafrica.org BLACK AUTHORS SUPPORT LITERACY IN KENYA "In The Season Of Giving, Give A Book" Upper Marlboro, Maryland. --  On December 13, 2008, African American Authors will gather to speak about their latest publications and support the effort to improve literacy in rural Kenya through the "Books for Africa" nonprofit at the Holiday Book Fair taking place in Prince George's County, Maryland's Show Place Arena/Equestrian Center. The event is free to the public. The Black Author Showcase (BAS) is working with Books for Africa via the "Bring a Book and a Buck" campaign to collect and ship books to Kenya. Diane Williams cofounder of the Black Autho r Showcase said,  "In this historic election year, when our President-elect has direct family ties to Kenya , we consider it an honor and civic duty to help spread a message of hope and change via literacy." Books for Africa currently has shipped more than 20 million books to Africa . Yet despite that tremendous effort, today, many African schools and libraries in rural areas still have bare shelves where books should be sitting. More than 1400 individuals have joined Black Author Showcase, a fast growing Internet social network and online community for anyone who helps bring a book to life including authors, readers, publishers, photographers, librarians, reviewers, graphic designers, editors, ghostwriters, agents, and others. The BAS sponsors several "off line" events each year. ### Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly....... Leave the rest to God.

Re: Global Majority Program - Introductions

Dear Rey, Dianne, Jacqueline, Sia, Stafford, Akilah, Mari, Calvin, Valerie and Belinda

Rey and Diane, you see google alerts picks up on my name per instructions. I read you info on Books for Africa and decided when I got this alert I needed to do more than read about it.

Our activities with youth and especially with persons born in Africa and those who know their heritage is from Africa is called the Global Majority Program (GMP). Thus your activities with Africans is of interest and we appreciate knowing about them and in turn I am sure we will eventually get some mutual business objectives identified if you let me assist you.

Rev. Marilyn Thornton, Esquire I am sure this work that Diane Williams, Stafford Battle, her husband, and Rey Harris is of interest since your ministry has special interest in Africa.
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Leutrell Osborne, Sr

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Re: A Good Read

Hey Joyce, Happy Thanksgiving! This was an absolutely wonderful positive read. Thanks, Rey Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly....... Leave the rest to God. --- On Thu, 11/27/08, Jacklen820@aol.com <Jacklen820@aol.com> wrote: From: Jacklen820@aol.com <Jacklen820@aol.com> Subject: A Good Read To: Jacklen820@aol.com Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008, 12:12 PM Sitting on Top of the World (Garrison Keillor, in The Chicago Tribune) Be happy, dear hearts, and allow yourselves a few more weeks of quiet exultation. It isn't gloating, it's satisfaction at a job well done. He was a superb candidate, serious, professorial but with a flashing  a grin and a buoyancy that comes from working out in the gym every morning. He spoke in a genuine voice, not senatorial at all. He relished campaigning. He accepted adulation gracefully. He brandished his sword against his opponents without mocking or belittling them. He was elegant, unaffected, utterly American, and now (Wow) suddenly America is cool. Chicago is cool. Chicago!!!    We threw the dice and we won the jackpot and elected a black guy with a Harvard degree, the middle name Hussein and a sense of humor --he said, "I've got relatives who look like Bernie Mac, and I've got relatives who look like Margaret Thatcher."  The French junior minister for human rights said, "On this morning, we all want to be American so  we can take a bite of this dream unfolding before our eyes."  When was the last time you heard someone from France say they wanted to be American and take a bite of something of ours? Ponder that for a moment.    The world expects us to elect pompous yahoos, and instead we have us a 47-year-old prince from the prairie who cheerfully ran the race, and when his opponents threw sand at him, he just smiled back. He'll be the first president in history to look really good making a jump shot. He loves his classy wife and his sweet little daughters. At the same time, he knows pop music, American lit and constitutional law. I just can't imagine anybody cooler.    It feels good to be cool, and all of us can share in that, even sour old right-wingers and embittered blottoheads. Next time you fly to Heathrow and hand your passport to the man with the badge, he's going to see "United States of America" and look up and grin. Even if you worship in the church of Fox, everyone you meet overseas is going to ask you about Obama, and you may as well say you voted for him because, my friends, he is your line of credit over there. No need anymore to try to look Canadian.    And the coolest thing about him is the fact that back in the early '90s, given a book contract after the hoo-ha about his becoming the First Black Editor of The Harvard Law Review, instead of writing the basic exploitation book he could've written, he put his head down and worked hard for a few years and wrote a good book, an honest one, which, since his rise in politics, has earned the Obamas enough to buy a nice house and put money in the bank. A successful American entrepreneur.    Our hero who galloped to victory has inherited a gigantic mess. The country is sunk in debt. The Treasury announced it must borrow $550 billion to get the government through the fourth quarter, more than the entire deficit for 2008, so he will have to raise taxes and not only on bankers and lumber barons. His promise never to raise the retirement age is not a good idea. Whatever he promised the Iowa farmers about subsidizing ethanol is best forgotten at this point. We may not be getting our National Health Service cards anytime soon. And so on and so on.    So enjoy the afterglow of the election awhile longer. We all walk taller this fall. People in Copenhagen and Stockholm are sending congratulatory e-mails - imagine! We are being admired by Danes and Swedes! And Chicago becomes The First City. Step aside, San Francisco. Shut up, New York. The Midwest is cool now. The mind reels. Have a good day.   God heals everything........ but you have to ask Him. Finally, one site has it all: your friends, your email, your favorite sites. Try The NEW AOL.com.

Books For Africa

Please Inform Everyone You Know! Thanks. Rey O. Harris PhD. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 24, 2008 Contact: Diane Williams Telephone: (202) 276-8876 E-Mail: info@blackathorshowcase.com URL: http://www.blackauthorshowcase.com or http://www.booksforafrica.org BLACK AUTHORS SUPPORT LITERACY IN KENYA "In The Season Of Giving, Give A Book" Upper Marlboro, Maryland. -- On December 13, 2008, African American Authors will gather to speak about their latest publications and support the effort to improve literacy in rural Kenya through the "Books for Africa" nonprofit at the Holiday Book Fair taking place in Prince George's County, Maryland's Show Place Arena/Equestrian Center. The event is free to the public. The Black Author Showcase (BAS) is working with Books for Africa via the "Bring a Book and a Buck" campaign to collect and ship books to Kenya. Diane Williams cofounder of the Black Author Showcase said, "In this historic election year, when our President-elect has direct family ties to Kenya, we consider it an honor and civic duty to help spread a message of hope and change via literacy." Books for Africa currently has shipped more than 20 million books to Africa. Yet despite that tremendous effort, today, many African schools and libraries in rural areas still have bare shelves where books should be sitting. More than 1400 individuals have joined Black Author Showcase, a fast growing Internet social network and online community for anyone who helps bring a book to life including authors, readers, publishers, photographers, librarians, reviewers, graphic designers, editors, ghostwriters, agents, and others. The BAS sponsors several "off line" events each year. ###

reyohs sent you a video: "Movin' On Up (We're A Winner)"

Movin' On Up (We're A Winner) A photographic collage to celebrate the historic win by Barack Obama to be The President of the United States of America!
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Tears In Heaven by Tuck and Patti Tuck and Patti perform Tears In Heaven from the CD GettingThroughIt.com. The CD was made to help people deal with loss and grieving.
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I don't like you Mommy Kids say the funniest things. Watch as this 3 year old tells him mom what he thinks of her.
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Check out "Forgiveness Leo Buscalglia's Style:" on iseecolor

Rey O. Harris Check out the blog post 'Forgiveness Leo Buscalglia's Style:' Blog post added by Lea: From "Loving Each Other" by Leo Buscalglia: Of course, forgiving is not an easy process. Our rational mind is not sufficient to instan... Blog post link: Forgiveness Leo Buscalglia's Style:

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Fw: Is he black enough?

By Aysha Hussain You've seen the headlines: "Are Americans Ready for a Black President?" "Is Obama Black Enough?" "Obama: America's First Black President?" Ever since the nation first met Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in 2004, his race has been called into question more times than Michael Jackson's. Obama is clearly a black man, but is this really a breakthrough? Some blacks say Obama isn't "black enough," which seems ironic because for many blacks, former President Bill Clinton was "black enough." In 2001, Clinton was honored as the nation's "first black president" at the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Annual Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. Were there other "black" presidents? Some historians have reason to believe people don't really understand the genealogy of past U.S. Presidents. Research shows at least five U.S. presidents had black ancestors and Thomas Jefferson, the nation's third president, was considered the first black president, according to historian Leroy Vaughn, author of Black People and Their Place in World History. Vaughn's research shows Jefferson was not the only former black U.S. president. Who were the others? Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. But why was this unknown? How were they elected president? All five of these presidents never acknowledged their black ancestry. Jefferson, who served two terms between 1801 and 1809, was described as the "son of a half-breed Indian squaw and a Virginia mulatto father," as stated in Vaughn's findings. Jefferson also was said to have destroyed all documentation attached to his mother, even going to extremes to seize letters written by his mother to other people. President Andrew Jackson, the nation's seventh president, was in office between 1829 and 1837. Vaughn cites an article written in The Virginia Magazine of History that Jackson was the son of an Irish woman who married a black man. The magazine also stated that Jackson's oldest brother had been sold as a slave. Lincoln, the nation's 16th president, served between 1861 and 1865. Lincoln was said to have been the illegitimate son of an African man, according to Leroy's findings. Lincoln had very dark skin and coarse hair and his mother allegedly came from an Ethiopian tribe. His heritage fueled so much controversy that Lincoln was nicknamed "Abraham Africanus the First" by his opponents. President Warren Harding, the 29th president, in office between 1921 and 1923, apparently never denied his ancestry. According to Vaughn, William Chancellor, a professor of economics and politics at Wooster College in Ohio, wrote a book on the Harding family genealogy. Evidently, Harding had black ancestors between both sets of parents. Chancellor also said that Harding attended Iberia College, a school founded to educate fugitive slaves. Coolidge, the nation's 30th president, served between 1923 and 1929 and supposedly was proud of his heritage. He claimed his mother was dark because of mixed Indian ancestry. Coolidge's mother's maiden name was "Moor" and in Europe the name "Moor" was given to all blacks just as "Negro" was used in America. It later was concluded that Coolidge was part black. The only difference between Obama and these former presidents is that none of their family histories were fully acknowledged by others. Even though Obama is half-white, he strongly resembles his Kenyan father. And not only is Obama open about his ancestry, most people acknowledge him as a black man, which is why people identify Obama as the first black president of the United States.

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"HOW TO CALL POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE." George Phillips, an elderly man, from Meridian, Mississippi, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things. He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?" He said "No, but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.." Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available." George said, "Okay." He hung up the phone and counted to 30. Then he phoned the police again. "Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot them." and he hung up. Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed. One of the Policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!" George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!" Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly....... Leave the rest to God.

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First Black President- John Hanson

The First President Of the United States Was A Black Man (John Hanson) Thaddeus Matthews Let me start black history month a few weeks early. Barack Obama has plans of running for President of the United States, But will he be the first Black President or the 8th Black President? I know this posting will stir controversty but George Washington was not the first President of the U.S. Let's take a look at history. A "Black" Man, A Moor, John Hanson Was the First President of the United States! 1781-1782 A.D.??? George Washington was really the 8th President of the United States! George Washington was not the first President of the United States. In fact, the first President of the United States was one John Hanson. Don't go checking the encyclopedia for this guy's name - he is one of those great men that are lost to history. If you're extremely lucky, you may actually find a brief mention of his name. The new country was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation. This document was actually proposed on June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777. Maryland refused to sign this document until Virginia and New York ceded their western lands (Maryland was afraid that these states would gain too much power in the new government from such large amounts of land). Once the signing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the country. John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which included George Washington). In fact, all the other potential candidates refused to run against him, as he was a major player in the revolution and an extremely influential member of Congress. As the first President, Hanson had quite the shoes to fill. No one had ever been President and the role was poorly defined. His actions in office would set precedent for all future Presidents. He took office just as the Revolutionary War ended. Almost immediately, the troops demanded to be paid. As would be expected after any long war, there were no funds to meet the salaries. As a result, the soldiers threatened to overthrow the new government and put Washington on the throne as a monarch. All the members of Congress ran for their lives, leaving Hanson as the only guy left running the government. He somehow managed to calm the troops down and hold the country together. If he had failed, the government would have fallen almost immediately and everyone would have been bowing to King Washington. In fact, Hanson sent 800 pounds of sterling siliver by his brother Samuel Hanson to George Washington to provide the troops with shoes. Hanson, as President, ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as well as the removal of all foreign flags. This was quite the feat, considering the fact that so many European countries had a stake in the United States since the days following Columbus. Hanson established the Great Seal of the United States, which all Presidents have since been required to use on all official documents. President Hanson also established the first Treasury Department, the first Secretary of War, and the first Foreign Affairs Department. Lastly, he declared that the fourth Thursday of every November was to be Thanksgiving Day, which is still true today. The Articles of Confederation only allowed a President to serve a one year term during any three year period, so Hanson actually accomplished quite a bit in such little time. Six other presidents were elected after him - Elias Boudinot (1783), Thomas Mifflin (1784), Richard Henry Lee (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyrus Griffin (1788) - all prior to Washington taking office. So what happened? Why don't we ever hear about the first seven Presidents of the United States? It's quite simple - The Articles of Confederation didn't work well. The individual states had too much power and nothing could be agreed upon. A new doctrine needed to be written - something we know as the Constitution. And that leads us to the end of our story. George Washington was definitely not the first President of the United States. He was the first President of the United States under the Constitution we follow today. And the first seven Presidents are forgotten in history.

Obama First Black President?

By Aysha Hussain You've seen the headlines: "Are Americans Ready for a Black President?" "Is Obama Black Enough?" "Obama: America's First Black President?" Ever since the nation first met Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in 2004, his race has been called into question more times than Michael Jackson's. Obama is clearly a black man, but is this really a breakthrough? Some blacks say Obama isn't "black enough," which seems ironic because for many blacks, former President Bill Clinton was "black enough." In 2001, Clinton was honored as the nation's "first black president" at the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Annual Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C. Were there other "black" presidents? Some historians have reason to believe people don't really understand the genealogy of past U.S. Presidents. Research shows at least five U.S. presidents had black ancestors and Thomas Jefferson, the nation's third president, was considered the first black president, according to historian Leroy Vaughn, author of Black People and Their Place in World History. Vaughn's research shows Jefferson was not the only former black U.S. president. Who were the others? Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. But why was this unknown? How were they elected president? All five of these presidents never acknowledged their black ancestry. Jefferson, who served two terms between 1801 and 1809, was described as the "son of a half-breed Indian squaw and a Virginia mulatto father," as stated in Vaughn's findings. Jefferson also was said to have destroyed all documentation attached to his mother, even going to extremes to seize letters written by his mother to other people. President Andrew Jackson, the nation's seventh president, was in office between 1829 and 1837. Vaughn cites an article written in The Virginia Magazine of History that Jackson was the son of an Irish woman who married a black man. The magazine also stated that Jackson's oldest brother had been sold as a slave. Lincoln, the nation's 16th president, served between 1861 and 1865. Lincoln was said to have been the illegitimate son of an African man, according to Leroy's findings. Lincoln had very dark skin and coarse hair and his mother allegedly came from an Ethiopian tribe. His heritage fueled so much controversy that Lincoln was nicknamed "Abraham Africanus the First" by his opponents. President Warren Harding, the 29th president, in office between 1921 and 1923, apparently never denied his ancestry. According to Vaughn, William Chancellor, a professor of economics and politics at Wooster College in Ohio, wrote a book on the Harding family genealogy. Evidently, Harding had black ancestors between both sets of parents. Chancellor also said that Harding attended Iberia College, a school founded to educate fugitive slaves. Coolidge, the nation's 30th president, served between 1923 and 1929 and supposedly was proud of his heritage. He claimed his mother was dark because of mixed Indian ancestry. Coolidge's mother's maiden name was "Moor" and in Europe the name "Moor" was given to all blacks just as "Negro" was used in America. It later was concluded that Coolidge was part black. The only difference between Obama and these former presidents is that none of their family histories were fully acknowledged by others. Even though Obama is half-white, he strongly resembles his Kenyan father. And not only is Obama open about his ancestry, most people acknowledge him as a black man, which is why people identify Obama as the first black president of the United States. Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly....... Leave the rest to God.

Fwd: Obamas Holiday Wish...already??? Watch Friendship for the Holidays

It is early. One of the firsts. I am sure there will be many more. Rey Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly....... Leave the rest to God. nhodges2@verizon.net wants to share this video with you: Friendship for the Holidays. A holiday message from the Obamas. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1348330398/bctid1349141721

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Friday chuckle Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly....... Leave the rest to God. --- On Fri, 11/14/08, Jacklen820@aol.com <Jacklen820@aol.com> wrote: From: Jacklen820@aol.com <Jacklen820@aol.com> Subject: D-A-M-N ! To: Jacklen820@aol.com Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 1:20 AM You gotta love it...................   http://www.youtube.com/v/5nYoahyaPuA&hl=en&fs=1   "A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her." Get movies delivered to your mailbox. One month free from blockbuster.com

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Fwd: The White House

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly....... Leave the rest to God. --- On Mon, 11/10/08, Rey O. Harris <reyoh@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Rey O. Harris <reyoh@yahoo.com> Subject: Fwd: The White House To: reyoh@yahoo.com Date: Monday, November 10, 2008, 2:58 PM --- In BlackCommunityConversations@yahoogroups.com, Mary Neal <mneal000@...> wrote: One sunny day late January 2009 an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue , where he'd been sitting on a park bench.  He spoke to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, 'I would like to  go in and meet with President Bush. The Marine looked at the man and said, 'Sir, Mr. Bush is no longer president and no longer resides here.'  The old man said, 'Okay' and walked away.  The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the  same Marine, 'I would like to go in and meet with President Bush. 'The  Marine again told the man, 'Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Bush is no longer president and no longer resides here.'  The man thanked him and, again, just walked away. The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the  very same U. S. Marine, saying 'I would like to go in and meet with President Bush. 'The Marine, somewhat agitated at this point, looked at the man and said, 'Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Bush. I've told you already that Mr. Bush is no longer the president and no longer resides here.  Don't you understand? 'The old man looked at the Marine and said, 'Oh, I understand.  I just love hearing it.' The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, 'See you tomorrow.'   CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT OBAMA!   --- End forwarded message ---

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Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly....... Leave the rest to God. --- On Sun, 11/9/08, rey@afrocyberspace.com <rey@afrocyberspace.com> wrote: From: rey@afrocyberspace.com <rey@afrocyberspace.com> Subject: A washingtonpost.com article from: rey@afrocyberspace.com To: reyoh@yahoo.com Date: Sunday, November 9, 2008, 9:13 PM This page was sent to you by: rey@afrocyberspace.com Feeling the Love By Donna Britt Before I saw my son crumpled on the floor, I thought I understood what Barack Obama signified. Do you love D.C.? Get the insider's guide to where to stay, what to do and where to eat. Go to www.washingtonpost.com/cityguide for your guide to D.C. now. © 2008 The Washington Post Company | Privacy Policy