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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 17:57
McNair Sophomore to Spend Summer at Harvard
Jersey Journal: Our Pride and Joy
JC teen is Harvard bound for the summer
By Barbara Milton, Ph.D., LCSW
May 02, 2013, 6:00AM
Brittany Thomas, 16 year old sophomore at McNair Academic High School is headed to Harvard for college science courses this summer. She is taking steps towards becoming a biomedical engineer, inspired by a story in a magazine about an African American female who is a stem cell researcher. In that moment Brittany knew that with hard work and dedication...
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IS HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF? Survival of the Fittest — A Family Affair
By definition, survival is the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances. The…Read more...
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Is History Repeating Itself
We can borrow a lot from times not so far in the distant past to help us overcome what is before us. Times are not…Read more...
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Learning IS the Institution
A great deal of effort and expense is invested in education; in learning, which is indeed a necessary tool in order to contend and compete…Read more...
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Foundational Fundamentals
The Foundational Fundamentals that undergird all of these efforts are God, family and community. We realized that we attempted to provide information to build up…Read more...
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Consumption & Waste
Today, let’s talk about CONSUMPTION and WASTE. These fall in line with stewardship and causes us to examine what we do with what we have.…Read more...
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Each One Teach One
We have all heard the catch phrase, "Each One Teach One." This phrase originated in the United States during slavery, when Africans were denied education,…Read more...
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Group Economics: Should Organizations and Churches Lead by Example?
This week, I will begin this post with a true story. In my community, there were two-black owned and operated florists who have gone out…Read more...
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Group Economics: Just What If?
This week, I would like to further expound on this principle. I pose this question for all to ponder, “Just what if…” What if we…Read more...
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The Practice of Group Economics
What is Group Economics? Group Economics defined, is creating and exchanging resources (e.g., currency, talents, gifts, skills, goods and services) that a group deems valuable…Read more...
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Entrepreneurship Through Publishing
This week, my daughter, Deneen G. Matthews, Editor-in-chief of DeeClare Publishing, LLC is providing our blog post. She will introduce the concept creative entrepreneurship opportunities…Read more...