The List Keeps Going With Black Inventors

      We used product after product each day. The product does make life

easier. People enjoy something more that’s convenient. Well, alot of

contributions you have at your fingers, work place, schools, in buildings,

outside, anywhere come from black inventors. This needs to be heard

over and over again. So I present you with a list of black inventors AGAIN:

                          Frederick M JOnes- Air conditioning Unit

                          Benjamin Banneker- ALmanac

                          W.H. RIchardson- Baby Buggy

                          JOnes and Long- Bottle caps

                          Computer Keyboard stand- J Hardin

                         Willie JOhnson-egg beater

                         Latimer 7 Nichols- Electric Lamp

                         B.F.Jackson- Gas burner

                         Lydia O. Newman- hair brush

                         J. Ricks- Horseshoe

                         J.T. White- Lemon Squeezer

                         W. A. Martin- Lock

                          J W. Butts- Luggage Carrier

                          J. Gregory- Motor

                          C. J. Dorticus-photo embossing machine

                          C V Richey- Railroad Switch

                          J.W. Smith-Sprinkler for lawns

                          W.C.Carter-Umbrella Stand

                          J.W. West-Wagon

All the above information found at:

http://www.geocities.com/cureworks1/blackinventorslist.htm

This is information to treasure. I’m so glad to be able to present this to you.

If you did NOT know, now you do. If you did already know good for you.

More on black inventors,,hurray hurray:

             Otis Boykin- This man is responsible for inventing the electrical

device used in all guided missiles and IBM computers.

             NExt up, Annie Easley- who developed and implemented computer

code used in determining solar, wind, and energy projects for NASA.

            Percy Julian- The world renowned chemist who produced chemicals

in the labratory previously only available in nature.

           Elijah McCoy invented the lubricating cup for trains. (Choo Choo)

http://www.duboislc.org/NSBE/inventors.html

Knowledge is power. Its so fun to learn, especially interesting subjects like

this.

Marcus Garvey- Black Nationalist leader

                   

               Marcus Garvey who was born in St. Anns, Jamaica  August 17, 1877, and he

 was all about black pride. HE was the one who established the United NEgro Improvement

Association. It says at this link that the United Negro Improvement Association

was  for blacks to be economically strong and educated:

http://www.multiculturaltrails.ca/level_3/number24.html

          In 1919, Garvey  started the Black Star Shipping Line. Garvey promoted cross continental

trade through the use of his  red, black and green banner of Pan

Africanism. Marcus was outspoken at the printer’s strike because

of his firm belief in great working conditions. The first UniA

convention opened on August 1, 1920 with a parade that went

along Lenox Avenue in Harlem New york.

               Marcus Garvey and his organized UNIA created 700 branches in

38 states by the 1920s.

Additional information found at this site

http://www.cbs.niu.edu/cbs%20brochure/Marcus%20Garvey.htm     is:

Marcus Garvey informed a crowd of people of his plans to build an

African nation state.

                Marcus Garvey was elected the First Provisional President of Africa. This

position he took was ratified in Convention in Harlem New York.

http://www.marcusgarveylibrary.org.uk/reggae.htm

                     During the 1935-1939 era, Dr. Garvey edited and owned the

Black Man Magazine from Beauchamp St. W. 14 Fulham. While he was in

Europe He continued to write bold nationalistic material and poetry:

http://www.marcusgarveylibrary.org.uk/Africannationalism.htm

                 Information found at:

http://www.bccns.com/marcus.htm

Recently, I found out there is a Marcus Garvey School in California.

http://www.marcusgarveyschool.org/

Way to Go California!

              Oh and I give a round of applause to the University of Nothern Colorado

for the Marcus Garvey Cultural Center they have:

http://www.unco.edu/garvey/history.htm

           I’m so glad for his leader abilities. He is a powerful man even in his death.

More people should know about his great work, especially black people.

He is definitely my role model and he makes the biggest impression

with his actions.

The Harlem Renaissance-A black movement

                      

  The Harlem Renaissance- a beautiful name, catchy title so suiting

for the beauty and creativity of black people. In the 1920s, African American

literature, art, music, dance and social commentary began to grow in the

Harlem area of New York.  So that’s what I call the beautiful and classic

sophisticated era.

              Blacks began to settle in Harlem New York, which developed into a political and

cultural center of black America. Marcus Garvey’s movement “Back to Africa”

inspired racial pride in blacks. In the performing arts area, black musical

theater showcases songwriter Bob Cole and composer J Rosamond JOhnson,

brother of writer James Weldon JOhnson. Jazz as well as blues music moved

with black populations from the SOuth and the MIdwest to the bars and

cabarets of Harlem. Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poetry and  Charles W. Chestnutt’s

fiction were the earliest works of blacks to receive national recognition. Information found here: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761566483

For Jazz poetry and black art the site is:

http://faculty.pittstate.edu/~knichols/jzpoem.html

Christmas Over, Kwanzaa in Session

              

What does kwanzaa represent?  It is an African American celebration

for African values of family, commerce, community responsibility, and

self improvement. So I myself see it as a part of black history. This

Kwanzaa holiday is the best holiday ever. It symbolizes the unity of black

people and that is the best thing in this world.

                          Kwanzaa is based on 7 principles:

Umoja- Togetherness of family and community.

Kujichagulia- Self determination and define common interests and make

decisions in the best interest of family and society, world.

Ujamaa- Cooperative economics involves collective economic strength

and meeting needs through mutual support.

Nia- Look inside selfand set goals for the benefit of the community.

Kuumba- Use creativity to build a strong community.

Imani- Faith, which focuses on honoring best traditions, draw out

the best in self and aim for a  higher level of human kind as

well as affirming self-worth and confidence in the ability

to succeed in a struggle.

                THe colors of kwanzaa are red black and green.

This info can be found at this website: http://www.tike.com/celeb-kw.htm

•                Black for the face of blacks.
•                Red to represent the blood shed.
•                Green in honor of  hope and color of motherland.

            THe name kwanzaa comes from the phrase matunda ya kwanza which

means fresh fruit in swahili. This fact makes me think about wanting to learn

Swahilian. Kwanzaa  lasts from December 26 through January 1st. I’m

impressed with the content and creativity behind kwanzaa, and also

the fact that it lasts longer than Christmas.

                   The fruits, nuts and vegetables in kwanzaa represents the work as well as the

basis of the holiday. The place mat is a symbol of the history, culture, and tradition.

For the ear of corn, that represents the reproduction of children.

As for the candles, they have two purposes- Recreate symbolically the sun’s

power and provide light. Kinara, aka the candleholder, is a symbol of where

we originally came from. The unity cup is for the libation ritual. Gifts

encourage growth, self determination, acheivement, and success.

                        All of this info is found here:

http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=356&display_order=3&mini_id=1047

           THanks due to Maulana Karenga for creating this special holiday

kwanzaa in 1966. Fact found here:

http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/holidays/ligon.holiday/kwanzaa/Kwan2.html. Here is the site

with the kwanzaa video:

http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Video_Clips&content_type_id=52698&display_order=4&mini_id=1047

A voice on youtube that can’t be overlooked

             

 20 year old  Tameka from San Jose California has music in her dna. Fate has led her to

discover her talent and that is singing. Tameika does write her songs as well. So that’s

a bonus. Definitely, she will be great news for the music industry when she

is discovered. Her influences are: Aaliyah, Alicia Keys, Lauryn Hill,

Nivea, Mya, Keyshia Cole, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Monica, Missy, and

Ciara.  I enjoy her version of NObody SUpposed to be Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGVk1PPzpCk

Her youtube homepage is : http://www.youtube.com/user/chocolateminniemouse

As for her myspace, its: http://www.myspace.com/tameka524

Freerice.com a free way to donate to less fortunate hungry people

                     

A site with the needs of people in mind… A site

set up to benefit poor people in this money run world. Yes, that’s

what makes it a site that deserves many awards. That site is

www.freerice.com

and sponsors 20 grains of rice for every

word you define correctly on the site. It only starts off as 20

grains, but the 20s grains add up as you keep defining

words correctly. You can get to the 100s, 1,000s or beyond,

just depends on the time you put into it and the amount of

words you define correctly. Its an easy game. You help

and you learn at the same time. 

           Also, on the site they count the amount of grains you

donate as you define each word.Plus, they have an area where you

can see how many grainsof rice is donated in total combining yours

 and the rest of the people on the site.

Again, the site is:  www. freerice.com

(This video shows what the site looks like)

www.care2.com- another site where your click gets sponsors to donate

1. (This is the united nations 3 legged chair. THe United Nations is an
2. organization that has goals to help world issues like feeding the

hungry, helping the enviornment, etc. THerefore, they support

the same causes www.care2.com supports)

               Ever wondered about the most convenient way to help a great cause?

Well now you have it right at your computer screen. There is a site where you

can click and sponsors donate to each cause you click for. THe site has a place

where you can click to help stop global warming, save baby seals, save big cats,

save the rainforest, stop violence against women, etc. You can also sign petitions

and make your own. In addition the site has an area where you can blog,

make polls, make your own webpage. So there’s plenty of stuff to do.

           You can have fun while you helping at the same time. That’s what the

site is like. Plus, when you click for causes, they send you a butterfly

in the email as a way of saying thank you. Not only that, they will

show you how much you have helped when you go to the drop

down under “Click to donate” and you will see” My Click to donate”

                  You will see how many people and how much land and how much

you have helped for things. So this site has advantages on making

the world better. Its assortment of things to do on the site makes

it stand out from other click to donate sites and there are some

more. OH, and then the bonus is-you send a free e-card

from the www.care2.com and you save one square foot

of the rainforest. What a superb and neat idea!

 Here is another volunteer site with more click to donate sites info:

http://volunteertosavelives.piczo.com/?preview=y&cr=5&rfm=y

www.ripple.org-the site where you help with world causes free

       

Well, we have all heard of volunteering, but the sites

where you click to donate to end world hunger is relatively new to me.

I know still some people don’t know about the sites. Yet, I have

found a site on the internet that you click on the icon and sponsors

donate food, water, education time and loans to poor people. You

just need to click on each so people can get all 4 of them. The

site is:  www.ripple.org

       At that site you can click up to 4  times a day.  But its best

to click everyday because when you click everyday you help

everyday. Once, you click they will take you to a page

where they explain how you helped by your click alone.

It’s an easy way to donate. They don’t ask for money,

food, or supplies- just a click that makes the biggest

difference in someone’s day.  Simple.  I’m glad in the

fact that they eliminated the money excuse. Materials (icons)

to help are there. The way to help is there. So now people who

don’t want to go out, can help right from their house. I’m so

impressed with the click site that through rain, snow, and

bad weather as long as you got internet access, you can help.

There’s not a person in this world who can’t get on a computer

and click and I applaud all the people who do help though whether

they click or donate money.

Alicia Keys fans really need to see this

                    

  ( I apply the song Superwoman to Alicia Keys helping great causes, her charisma,

she is charismaallover- mind, looks, heart, soul, spirit, personality and this song says that to me.

Its a perfect representation of all that.)

       We all know how ALicia Keys is so helpful to great causes

like the feeding the hungry and plenty more other great causes.

So I found a site where ALicia Keys does a psa on helping the people

in Africa. She does a video about helping those people in Africa

here : http://keepachildalive.org/media/index.php?p=KCAPSA

She was letting people a penny can save those people. Every penny

counts but you are able to send more money  to help the poor

people.  Therefore they make it easier to help a cause.

 Here is a site where you can Donate to the cause Alicia Keys

support: http://www.kcacollege.com/

One of the great things about keepachildalive.org is that they give you two options.

You can either be a monthly donor or a  one time donor. So its better to have

those options. They realize some people don’t have money to give every

month, so I’m glad they have more than one option so these people

can be inspired to help. I ‘m really glad for the site and Alicia Keys is such a sweetheart

and so devoted to the great causes. In addition, you can find an “Alicia Keys

shirt on this site saying Keep a child alive:

http://store.ropeadope.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=180

WHat a wonderful way to advertise it! Well, I’m sure if you took

action you would make Alicia happy!

ALicia Keys climbs to the top of the pyramids

       

People were ushered out of the pyramids so Alicia Keys

could sing in private. Alicia got an urge to sing because of the

site of the pyramids. Well, see how a new enviornment can

encourage or form new ideas.  So that’s a great thing for writers especially

and singers and other people who need ideas. But back to Alicia, she

went to the very top of the pyramid. I wonder how long it took her

to get there and what it looks like inside. Must have been fun.

Keys sang alone and it was whatever came to her head. Must

have been beautiful as usual but ofcourse. The article can

be found here:

http://www.fox30online.com/entertainment/story.aspx?content_id=0f021fc1-1e75-43e0-9afa-b2814362c734

Want to know the history and set up of the pyramids? Its found here:

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/7357/builders.htm

A place where  you can send an emailed card in hieroglyphics set up here:

http://www.discoveringegypt.co.uk/ecards/

If you are really enthusiastic about the pyramids, there is a place where you can

request a tour of the pyramids and its located here:

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/pyramids.htm