A letter was brought to my attention, that to say the least was a shocker. It was a shocker for the simple fact that its was written long ago, however it still translates into today's time. In my opinion the letter has many parts that needs to be addressed today. The letter that I'm talking about is the Willie Lynch letter. Lynch (no pun intended) was a slave master that devised a plan to keep black people as he said "under control", the letter is ugly and hate filled but I challenge you to read it because it needs to be known. To read the letter, go to Amazon and buy the book. Also, there is a summary of the letter in an article done by the Final call's website.
Well, it is Black History Month. This is the time to honor those in the past and plan for the future. If you follow me on Twitter, you will see that I have retweeting Black History facts on the daily. And, not just any old facts, but facts that even I did not know. I have began to find some amazing things on their. For more daily facts, follow me @BrownBrotherWeb on Twitter. Anyway, that got me to thinking. Every Black History Month, we usually hear the same facts. And, to those who are new to the idea of being aware of our greatness may get confused or closed in. Meaning, they think are achievements are limited to the same ones that they always hear. Therefore, I wanted to compiled a list of little know Black History Facts. Particularly, a list of things that were invented by Black Men. I wanted to do this to show our greatness and make those aware who are not that we are greater than any of our circumstances. That greatness can be achieved by anyone, and the only thing that one...
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