If you haven't heard about the Black girl who won the first national spelling bee in the U.S. 115 years ago, you're not alone: even many in her family didn't know about Marie C. Bolden's feat until after she died decades later.
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After 156 years, an Illinois school has graduated its first African American valedictorian.
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Frankenstein is the most accepted answer for the first science fiction novel, mostly thanks to critic Brian W. Aldiss and his book “Billion Year Spree: The True History of Science Fiction.”
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The goal is a thousand words a day. My goal for every legal thriller is a hundred thousand words. Each year on January 1, I’ll start a new one, with a goal of finishing by July 1. I’m almost always on time.
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Mr. Belafonte risked his career and life fighting for social justice and civil rights. He was a close friend and collaborator with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the fight for racial equality.
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At Rutgers, the boy invented email - the system as we know it today - when he was the first to convert the old-fashioned paper-based, interoffice mail system into its electronic equivalent
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I celebrate ACHIEVEMENT EVERY DAY! WEDNESDAY'S “A Rainbow of Role Models,” I do not see race, skin color, religion, sex, attractiveness (ok, I do like beautiful ladies), age, or any other nonsense. I love learning from inspirational people that inspire me to drop MY EXCUSES and JUST DO IT! Role models who stretch my ambitions and model GIVING BACK! There is dignity in achievement and success—in becoming a great factor in civilization.” Carter G. ...
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"When you are part of a minority group, it is easy to feel like you don't belong or that your experiences are not understood. Seeing people who look like you in positions of power helps to counteract these feelings by providing a sense of connection and belonging." Styron Powers
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His story is a beacon of hope for every child, especially those who may think that their dreams are unattainable.
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During the test to get her truck driving license, “I showed him how I can maneuver that big old thing,” she says about the instructor, “and I got the license the very first time.”
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