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The beginnings of agriculture: deliberate control of plant productivity dates back to 70,000 years ago in southern Africa, and the world’s earliest-known centrally organized food-production system was established along the Nile 15,000 years ago – long...

Honoring Dr. Dorothy Height

What an incredible day we had earlier this week honoring a living legend in the world, and my friend, Dr. Dorothy I. Height, chairwoman-emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women. A leader of the civil rights movement, and an advisor to countless U.S. Presidents,...

The Politics of Black America

Recently two prominent individuals in our community got into a bit of a political scrap over an invitation extended to a politician not common to our community. Anyway, there was a disagreement and folks are now arguing positions, back and forth, and sowing seeds of...