Five things I do for fun
Read, laugh, listen to music, hang with my granddaughter, and write.
Read more "Five things I do for fun"My first name meaning, significance, etymology
Akilah, feminine name, Arabic means “intelligent” or “wise”. That’s my government first name. I changed it from my birth name of Elizabeth. I picked it from a book of African names more than 30 years ago.
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Lena Baker was first and only woman executed in Georgia in the electric chair on 3/5/1945. She maintained her innocence. Her last words were: “God has forgiven me . . . I am one in the number. I am ready to meet my God. I have a very strong conscience.” She was pardoned in 2005.
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Mary Lou Williams, 1910-1981, (the First Lady of Jazz keyboard and one of the most successful jazz women musicians, appeared on Sesame Street in 1975, performed for President Carter, and one of three women in the iconic photo “A Great Day in Harlem” in 1958.
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Barbara Lee born in 1946 is the first Black woman to represent Northern California in the state Legislature.
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Melba Liston, 1926-1999. First woman trombonist to play in big bands during the 1940s and 1960s.
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Cathy Hughes born 1947. Founder of Urban One, Inc. the largest Black owned and operated media company in the United States of America.
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Hakim’s Bookstore founded by Dawud Abdel Hakim in 1959, first Black bookstore in Philadelphia is officially honored with a historical marker.
Read more "Hakim’s Bookstore"Imani
Habari gani? (What’s the news?) Imani, the seventh day/principle of Kwanzaa, means faith, it is celebrated 1/1. To believe with all our heart in our parents, our teachers, our leaders, our people, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. Harambee! Harambee! Harambee! Harambee! Harambee! Harambee! Harambee!
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Habari gani? (What’s the news?) Kuumba means creativity and is the 6th principle of Kwanzaa celebrated on December 31. To do always as much as we can in the way we can in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it. Harambee! Harambee! Harambee! Harambee! Harambee!
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