To Inspire You

We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends

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Today In History

Black History Month

• In 1995 - Bernard A. Harris, Jr becomes first African American to walk in space
  
• In 1780 - Capt. Paul Cuffe and six other African-American residents of Massachusetts petitioned the state legislature for the right to vote. Claiming "no taxation without representation," the residents had earlier refused to pay taxes. The courts agreed and awarded Cuffe and the six other defendants full civil rights.