Tuesday, August 30, 2016
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”
– Wilma Rudolph
Quote of the Day
Monday, August 29,2016
“Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.”
– Marian Wright Edelman
Honorary Book to Read
Monday, August 29, 2016
Motown and Didi: A Love Story was written by Walter Dean Myers in 1987. The novel depicts Motown who lives in a burned-out building one floor above the rats, searching out jobs every day, working his muscles every night, keeping strong, surviving. Another, Didi lives in her cool dream bubble, untouched by the Harlem heat that beats down on her brother until only drugs can soothe him. Didi escapes, without needles, in her tidy plans and stainless visions, etchings of ivycovered colleges where her true life will begin. Didi can survive inside her own safe mind, until Motown steps into her real world and makes it bearable. Together they can stand the often brutal present. A riveting novel that gives life to the era to Harlem Renaissance and its essence. Great read!!
Word of the Day
Monday, August 29, 2016
Tenacious \tə-ˈnā-shəs\ (adj.)- not easily stopped or pulled apart; firm or strong; continuing for a long time; very determined to do something
Word of the Day
Friday, August 26, 2016
Vigor \ˈvi-gər\ (noun)-strength, energy, or determination; active bodily or mental strength or force
Quote of the Day
Friday, August 26, 2016
“Don’t settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that’s in us.”
-Angela Bassett
Word of the Day
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Steadfast \’sted-fast\ (adj.)- very devoted or loyal to a person, belief, or cause; not changing; firmly fixed in place, immovable
firm in belief, determination, or adherence, loyal
Quote of the Day
Thursday, August 25, 2016
“You can fall, but you can rise also.”
– Angelique Kidjo
Word of the Day
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Doughty \ˈdau̇-tē\ (adj.)- brave, strong, and determined; marked by fearless resolution; valiant
Quote of the Day
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
“The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within – strength, courage, dignity.”
– Ruby Dee
Mahogany Rose Girl 