Learn how to start your own business and what tools are needed to have business success. Gwendolyn Ebron is President and CEO of G. Sย E. Enterprise, Inc., and she will tell you what it takes to run a portion of her business.ย Learn what characteristics make a good...
One of the most profitable and revered neighborhoods that have ever existed in America, is known as Black Wall Street. On approximately 40 acres of land bought by O. W. Gurley and sold to African Americans, a community of businesses; schools; hospitals; restaurants;...
Could you have dreamed of a Black Wall Street? Ottawa W. Gurley did. He went by O.W. O.W. was a man with a plan. He took advantage of land ownership and encouraged black folks to do the same. For freedom, we were to liberate ourselves and grow abundantly and...
On any given Friday night, millions of viewers watch the show “Shark Tank,” and learn what it takes to be a true business owner. Daymond John, one of the original members of the Millionaire cast, has invested in many businesses during the show’s long...
This week we take you into a world of ophthalmology through the lens of Dr. Patricia Bath. Dr. Patricia Bath was the first African American who courageouslyย became an ophthalmologist in a male-dominant field! It did not stop there! She also designed the laserphaco...
The underground railroad never closed. It transformed! One of many black leaders found a way for us to prevail. She would be Maggie Lena Walker. Maggie Lena Walker blazed a trail for us to follow in her footsteps. Mrs. Walker focused her intent on developing the black...
The story of the life and times of Jean Baptist Pointe DuSable is the story of what a good heart, clear thinking and total self determination can achieve. It is also the story of a man who was able to have good relationships With Native Americans who could have been...
Marcus Garvey, born in Jamaica, is the true father of the ideology of Civil and Equal Rights as well as self awareness and pride. Marcus Garvey inspired African Americans to develop and own their own businesses, as well as to see their skin color as something to be...
Folorunsho Alakija is a Nigerian Billionaire who is considered one of the most powerful Black women in the world. After receiving a college education in fashion in England she became an executive secretary but decided to follow her dream and opened Supreme Stitches...
Over the next five days, we discover why Tyra Banks aka Ty Ty is not only a living legend but the ONE and the ONLY! Who can do it better?! We cat walk in her footsteps with fierce determination to succeed in business and…in life. When Ty Ty was a little girl,...
HABARI GANI Sankofa Club Take pride in each other and give thanks for this beautiful Kwanzaa! Happy Kwanzaa! HAVE YOU EVER CELEBRATED KWANZAA? In 1966 professor and chairman of Black studies at California State University, Dr. Maulana Karenga, created Kwanzaa. Here...
*SPECIAL NOTE: This week’s lessons are a combination of Parent Information Lessons and Student Lessons. This week we will learn about the wonderful Brittney Exline who attended the University of Pennsylvania at 15! She studied anthropology, engineering and...
A man before his time, or should we say, right on time. A gifted scholar, Cheikh Anta Diop was a man on a mission to right the wrongs of mis-education by research and developing a chemical formula to prove that the ancient Egyptians were Black Africans. Denied the...
Over the course of five days, we will become very familiar with Dr. Mark Dean. He is a living legend who currently works as Emeritus Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He has 20 patents in computing technology, performed prominent research at IBM and...
Meet one of America’s greatest inventors, Lewis Latimer. Lewis Latimer was born on September 4, 1848 to parents George and Rebecca Latimer, who had escaped to freedom only to almost have his father returned to slavery after being captured. The father was freed...
This week you will meet a genius who was able to look at the plants around him and make the world he lived in a better place for everyone, with foods, medicines, materials and even gasoline. Learn how he came from slavery, was kidnapped, lost his mother, was taken in...
For the week of NASA Mathematicians, we celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan. Katherine Johnson brought home Apollo 13. Mary Jackson was promoted to Aerospace Engineer. Dorothy Vaughan led the West Area...
When it comes to innovation in jazz music, there is no one greater than John Coltrane. Born in Hamlet, North Carolina and raised in High Point, North Carolina, John Coltrane started music at an early age. When John moved to Philadelphia, he attended two music schools...
This week we learn about Dr. Percy Julian. Dr. Percy Julian became one of the few African American chemists in the 1930’s. He did not let racism obstruct his path of success in developing chemical research, synthesizing chemical compounds, and establishing his...
Maurice Ashley was born in 1966 on the island of Jamaica. He was taught how to play chess by his brother. Maurice came to the United States at the age of 12 years old. He continued to learn how to play chess and become better and better until he was named the Grand...
