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Posts tagged "Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable"

10 Things You Don't Know About Haiti

This week, the media has been dominated with news of Haiti’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  Here are 10 things you might not know about this island nation’s culture, history, and language.  For more, check out the Wikipedia article. You can donate to the relief effort in several ways: Visit http://www.whitehouse.gov Text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate... Read more »
By Sasha,
January 14, 2010 at 8:42 pm
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African-American Firsts!

Next Monday the nation will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday.  Did you know that the holiday is also observed outside of the United States?  Hiroshima, Japan, observes the day with a special banquet as a call for peace and human rights in keeping with Dr. King’s message. To celebrate the holiday, we’ve put together... Read more »
By Cate,
January 13, 2010 at 7:02 pm
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