To Inspire You

My father bought his wife a flower. He bought his wife a candy bar and you may think it's cheap or you may think it's funny or you may think it doesn't matter but he did it. He did it and I saw it and it influenced me. Do what you can. Do the best that you can.

Elijah Cummings »

Today In History

• In 1922 - Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority founded at Butler University
  
• In 1900 - African-American painter Henry O Tanner was one of the 6,916 American exhibitors at the Paris Exposition, winning a silver medal for his entry
  
• In 1941 - Madame Lillian Evanti founds the National Negro Opera Company
  
• In 1977 - Srpingarn Medal awarded to Alexander P. Haley (author of ROOTS) for his unsurpassed effectiveness in portraying the legendary story of an American of African descent.