News from the Collective Black People Movement (CBPM) for February 1st, 2013

ews from the Collective Black People Movement (CBPM) for February 1st, 2013. The CBPM welcomes New Member #1,325 Sleep in Nashville, Tennessee. Happy Earthday Greetings to CBPM Member #1,049 Yummy Sweet in Fort Lauderdale, Georgia. Today’s featured member businesses on all 721 pages at the CBPM website are: Member #583 Black Star Project in Atlanta, Georgia, which is a Father Initiative Program for our People, http://www.cbpm.org/blackstarproject.html ; Member #575 Street Voice Music in Riverdale, Georgia, http://www.cbpm.org/streetvoicemusic.html ; and Member #612 Mute Testament in Atlanta, Georgia, http://www.cbpm.org/mutetestament.html . On this day let’s give a collective support to the CBPM Family with an Earthday and the CBPM’s featured member businesses. You may reach out to them and send them greetings, join there cause or support their business efforts. It’s all about supporting each other, supporting Black Businesses, and keeping the dollars in the community. On February 1st, 1926, Carter G. Woodson, initiated Negro History Week. The 1920′s was the decade of the New Negro, a name given to the Post-War I generation because of its rising racial pride and consciousness. On February 1st, 1902, Langston Hughes was born. Langston Hughes was, in his later years, deemed the “Poet Laureate of the Negro Race,” a title he encouraged. Hughes meant to represent the race in his writing and he was, perhaps, the most original of all African American poets. Tomorrow, Saturday, February 2nd, Atlanta’s African-Centered Schools and Homeschools Present the 5th Annual Youth Health Science Fair Exchange. We Welcome you to come and share in the experience of Healing Our Community!!! Atlanta’s African Centered Schools have created an opportunity for the youth in our community to become more scientifically engaged while developing the critical thinking skills necessary to address health challenges that African-descendants suffer from disproportionately. On Saturday February 2nd, the Health Science Fair will be at the Greenbriar Parkway, Atlanta, GA, 30331 from 1:00pm – 5:00pm. For more information, please contact The Science Fair Coordinator @  404-344-2777 . On Wednesday, February 6th, will be the Bob Marley Earthday Celebration in Atlanta. On Friday, February 8th, Dr. Runoko Rashidi will be presenting on the “Presence of Africans in the Americas – From the Olmec to Marcus Garvey“. This program is being presented by the Dr. Julius Nyerere/CBPM UNIA-ACL Atlanta Division 421 for Black History Month… http://www.cbpm.org/atlantadivision421.html . More information on all these stories at the CBPM website, as we bring to you the Skills, Talents, and Intelligence (Education) Revolution…http://www.cbpm.org/files/2007AnalysisofSkillsTalentsInteligence.html . CBPM National Information Network www.cbpm.org

 

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