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Black History Month for ALL to Enjoy

So as we head towards the end of Black History Month, I decided to provide some insight on those we may not have learned about in school. LESSON! I randomly selected the Super Stars below to help me Show Off this week.

Some of us put so many barriers up in Life that prevents us from accomplishing our goals. I'm Sleepy, I just got off work, and I'm tired are just few of the familiar phrases we often hear and say. I'm almost positive that those before us would laugh at the excuses we make so we can just chill. The Good news is that it's never too late for a Fresh New start. I hope the people below will inspire you to see that anything is possible with consistency, dedication and motivation.

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Ballerina  
Michaela DePrince
From:  A Remote orphanage in Sierra Leone
“Who would want to adopt a girl who looks like you?” The orphanage staff would tell her.
http://blackgirllonghair.com/2015/08/michaela-deprince-featured-in-this-months-glamour-magazine/

American Science Fiction Writer
Octavia Butler
Born in Pasadena, CA
What Butler wrote as a verbal vision board then, would later come to fruition and hold true to the idea that the work she was doing had a purpose and would fall upon yearning hands.
http://blavity.com/octavia-butler/

Computer scientist, Mathematician, and Rocket Scientist
Annie J. Easley
Born in Birmingham, Alabama
In one instance, she was cut out of a six-person work photograph when it was put on display to the public, as the only minority member of the team.
http://blackthen.com/this-rocket-scientist-began-her-career-as-a-human-computer-for-nacas-later-known-as-nasa/

First black trader on the exchange's floor
Joseph L. Searles III
Hopefully, my presence will increase the credibility of the financial community, as far as blacks are concerned."
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2012-02-13/breaking-wall-street-s-color-barrier-echoes


Britain's first black policeman
Norwell Gumbs (Norwell Roberts)
When he first started, after giving up a job as a laboratory assistant to join the force, he did meet some opposition from both black and white people. But it did not bother him.
http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/jun/08/archive-1973-copper-special-talent


The first Black Federal District Judge appointed
The Honorable James Parsons
Born: Born: Kansas City, Missouri-August 13, 1911
His ambition to enter the legal profession began when, as a teenager, he used to watch a friend's father in court and decided that the law was "the epitome of a dressed-up profession."
http://www.jtb.org/index.php?src=directory&view=biographies&srctype=detail&refno=139



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Happy Black History Month.

Lala


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  1. YEEEES! Awesome post- and I'm glad you decided to highlight lesser known individuals!

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  2. Yesss thank you for that!!!

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