To Inspire You

You were born where you were born and faced the future that you faced because you were Black and for no other reason. The limits of your ambition were, thus, expected to be set forever. You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were a worthless human being. You were not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity.

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Today In History

• In 1922 - Springarn Award given to Mary B. Talbert, former president of National Association of Colored Women for service to black women and restoration of the Frederick Douglas home
  
• In 1962 - Robert C. Weaver awarded Springarn Award for his leadership in the movement for open housing