Imagine A Different New Haven, CT
Imagine a different New Haven, CT
Close your eyes to eliminate any distractions and imagine a place where ALL people are working together in harmony to lift each other up! Just think, What could have been and what could be!!
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Robert P. Madison
Robert P. Madison
A life journey that inspires you to want to contribute more, even when there are obstacles in your way. Robert Madison's message is very powerful and his strength is undeniable! Click on the video to learn His-Story...
Robert P. Madison
Mr. Madison's story continues...with a tribute honoring him and remembering his legacy. Click on the video to know His-Story...
Queen Lili'uokalani - China's Origins
Queen Lili'uokalani
Queen Lili‘uokalani (1838-1917) was the first sovereign queen, and the last monarch of Hawai‘i. Click the video to learn Her-Story...
China's Origins
Know the history of His and Her-Story. Click the video to learn...
Sidney Poitier KBE
In 1964, Sidney Poitier won the United States Academy Award for Best Actor. A first of many achievements to follow. Click the video to watch his 2014 interview...
Betty White
A full circle moment brings Arthur Duncan and Betty White together again on stage! Click the video to watch...
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
The message in this song is so true...he tells us right in the beginning. Then explains throughout the song. Who is he? The one and only Louis Armstrong...aka Sachmo/Sach...aka Pops. (click to listen)
Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mr. Armstrong was a Trumpet Player, Vocalist and Bandleader!
George Washington Carver (1864-1943)
Mr. Carver (right) was born in the 1860's and against the odds he would rise above the pain and suffering during this time in America. His legacy is amazing from the inventions and discoveries we still use today! He invented over 300 products derived from peanuts, including milk, flour, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum, oils and cosmetics.
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Elinor Powell & Frederick Albert
Elinor Powell from Milton, MA followed in her father's footsteps when she joined the Army in World War II as a nurse. Elinor's father served in World War I. Frederick Albert was a young German man who was sent into a fight he didn’t support. The two paths crossed in 1944 and their journey began.
Amanda Gorman, Poet
Beautiful and Courageous words of Amanda Gorman so eloquently presented at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration...
"There's always light if we're brave enough to see it. There's always light if we are brave enough to be it!"
Maya Angelou, Poet (1928 - 2014)
We stand on the shoulders of those before us. Maya Angelou's legacy speaks volumes. The struggle is real...together we rise.
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Shirley Chisholm
What a legacy..in 1967 Shirley Chisholm ran for the New York Legislature. She was a co-founder of the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971, and in 1977 became the first Black woman and second woman ever to serve on the House Rules Committee. When asked about her legacy, Ms. Chisholm said, “I want to be remembered as a woman … who dared to be a catalyst of change.”
Paula Hurlock
Paula Hurlock on using herbs to boost the immune system. She is a Development Specialist with focus on Poverty reduction and Environmental Conservation. Learning from her Jamaican roots, Paula Hurlock shares that Herbs are a powerful healing medicine. Click on the video to hear Her-Story
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ROSA PARKS (1913 -2005)
Upon Rosa Parks' death in 2005, she became the first woman to lie in honor at the Capitol Rotunda, Washington, DC.
HARRIET TUBMAN (1820-1913)
Escaped to freedom in the North in 1849; Harriet Tubman returned to the South multiple times risking her life to lead hundreds of enslaved family members and non-family to freedom. Watch the video to know more about an extraordinary woman and click below to learn Her-Story...
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Dorothy Vaughan (1910-2008)
Dorothy Vaughan's contributions is another important part of history kept from classrooms. When you hear talks of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) pioneers, her name was rarely mentioned. Truth be told, Dorothy Vaughan was the first woman of color to manage the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ (NACA’s) segregated West Area Computing Unit from 1949 until 1958. Affectionately known as a "Human Computer", Dorothy Vaughan was a respected mathematician.
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Katherine Johnson (1918-2020)
Katherine Johnson began work in the summer of 1953 at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ (NACA’s) Langley laboratory, headed by Dorothy Vaughan. Two weeks into her new job, she was assigned to a project in the Maneuver Loads Branch of the Flight Research Division spent the next four years analyzing data from flight tests and worked on the investigation of a plane crash caused by wake turbulence. In 1958 when the Space Task Group was formed, Katherine Johnson did the trajectory analysis for the May 1961 Space Shuttle Liftoff. In 1962 Katherine Johnson was called upon to do the work that she would become most known for. She is an american hero and a respected mathematician.
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Mary W. Jackson (1921-2005)
Mary Jackson engineering career at the NASA Langley Research Center (formerly known as NACA) began in 1951, when she landed a job reporting to Dorothy Vaughan at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory’s segregated West Area Computing section. After two years of working in the "computing pool", Mary Jackson was offered a position to work with an engineer in the 4-foot by 4-foot Supersonic Pressure Tunnel, a 60,000 horsepower wind tunnel capable of blasting models with winds approaching twice the speed of sound. She was encouraged to enter into a training program that would allow her to earn a promotion from mathematician to engineer. Though these steps did not come easy in 1958 Mary Jackson became NASA's first black female engineer.
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TOMMIE SMITH, OLYMPIC RUNNER & WINNER (1968)
Tommie Smith won the 200 meter gold medal in 1968. Fifty one years later he was inducted in the hall of fame. Why did it take so long? Watch the video to find out about this remarkable man and click below to learn His-Story...
RUTH BADER GINSBURG (1933 - 2020)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the second woman to be appointed and served on the U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Her work over the years speaks volumes. The steps were hard, however she never backed down. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a fair voice for all and a strong advocate for women rights.Watch the video to know more about this extraordinary woman and click below to learn Her-Story...
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ELIZABETH FREEMAN, WON HER FREEDOM (1781)
Elizabeth Freeman was honored at the state house in Boston, Massachusetts in February 2014. Before we go any further, the question is...who is she? Also remembered as Mum Bett, she was the organizer and one of the first slaves in Massachusetts to file a “freedom suit”; and win in court under the 1780 state constitution. Watch the video to learn Her-Story...
AMERICANS...The Originals
These are beautiful people with a love for others and the land we live on. Why are there people who destroy that which is beautiful? Watch the video to learn...
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Terri Lyne Carrington
A three-time Grammy winner, Terri Lyne was nominated for best instrumental jazz album in 2014 and won. She is the only woman to win this category in the Grammy's 63 years history. Watch to learn Her-Story...
Mabel Fairbanks
Without the determination of Mabel Fairbanks, her strength and the love for figure skating. These stories would be different. Watch to learn Her-Story...
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VENTURE SMITH - BIRTH NAME: BROTEER FURRO
Broteer was born in a place call Dukandarra in "Guinea"/West Africa. His father was Saungm Furro, the prince of Dukandarra. Research and know His-Story...
BARRINGTON MCLEAN
Forever evolving and creating...trying to incorporate the universe through his unlimited works of art across multiple mediums.
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