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Knowledge is power. "Knowledge of self gives us balance in life, it helps us to understand the many dimensions of who we are as a people and why we have traveled this long hard dusty road to discovery, as our minds eye opens up to all we have lost, pondered, was stolen, fabricated, and rediscovered, the reality of our existence becomes a new quest for life, and we as a people begin to unravel the greatest quest of of all, more than just patchwork of a nation, we rebuild the foundation around us that has for so long been scattered, and lift our people to the heights of excellence for all time..."

"No single person, no body of opinion, no political doctrine, no religious doctrine can claim a monopoly on truth." ~ Nelson Mandela during an address to the International Federation of Newspaper Publishers, Prague, Czech Republic, 26 May 1992 #LivingTheLegacy #RememberingMandela www.nelsonmandela.org www.mandeladay.com archive.nelsonmandela.org

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R.I.P Roberto Clemente. #tdih On Dec. 31, 1972 Puerto Rican baseball legend Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash while traveling at great risk in response to urgent requests to deliver help to earthquake devastated Nicaragua. Might Clemente be alive today if U.S. President Nixon had sent aid to the Nicaraguan people instead of paratroopers to protect the dictator Somoza after the earthquake? Read more in an excerpt from Dave Zirin's "A People's History of Sports" here: http://bit.ly/1Bhe2OL Image: Oct 1972, Pittsburgh © Bettmann/Corbis Please donate to the Zinn Education Project so that we can bring people's history to more classrooms in 2018: https://zinnedproject.org/donate/

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Knowledge is power. Louis Rwagasore, the first democratically elected leader of Burundi, unwavering anti-imperialist and Pan-Africanist who lead Burundi's independence struggle against Belgian colonialism. Rwagasore exposed the colonialists for striking tensions between ethnic groups as means of ensuring the continued exploitation of the nations mineral wealth, and withdrew his privileges as crown prince, whilst his royal family was backed backed by the Belgians, in favor of leading his anti-colonial struggle. Rwagasore was assassinated by the Belgians on October 31 1961. Join us: Pan-African Renaissance

How could I leave Jah how could I possibly go on.. I promise I will love Jah keep his Commandment, humble myself and live.. Culture

Today is the first day of Kwanzaa. My meditation will be directed to gain more insight in this area for 2018 and beyond. UNITY.

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