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| Norbert Rillieux |
Today's Black History Fact |
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1806 - 1894
Born to a French father and an African-American mother, Norbert Rillieux studied at Catholic schools in Louisiana before traveling to France to study at L'Ecole Centrale in Paris. He became an expert in applied mechanics, teaching and publishing numerous papers on steam technology before returning to the United States in 1840, where he patented an evaporating pan, which improved the speed and safety at which sugar from cane and beets was refined. Plantations in Louisiana, Mexico, and the Caribbean soon adopted its use. When life for African Americans became less tolerable in the South, Rillieux returned to France and became headmaster of the L'ecole Centrale, where he deciphered hieroglyphics.
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| Recipe of the Day: Southern Smothered Chicken
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Dinner | Poultry |
Ingredients:
2 - 2 1/2 lb. chicken, cut up or 4 chicken breasts,
1 stick margarine,
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce,
Boiling water,
Juice of 1/2 lemon,
Salt & Pepper
Preparation:
Place chicken in baking pan 2" deep after seasoning and dusting generously with flour. Do not let pieces touch. Pour lemon juice and sauce into a measuring cup and finish filling with hot water. Pour around chicken....
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Buddy Miles Dies
 February 27, 2008; Band of Gypsys' cofounder, who also played with David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, and George Clinton, passes away at 60.
Buddy was a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys from 1969 until Hendrix's death in 1970.
During his career Miles played on more than 70 albums, and appeared with musicians such as Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Muddy Waters, Ike Turner, Barry White, Prince and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Part of Miles's appeal as a rock musician was his physical appearance.
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Posted 03/02/2008 at 19:47:39
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America's High Tech 'Invisible Man'
 By Tyrone D. Taborn
You may not have heard of Dr. Mark Dean, and you aren't alone. But almost everything in your life has been affected by his work.
See, Dr. Mark Dean is a Ph.D. from Stanford University. He is in the National Hall of Inventors. He has more than 30 patents pending. He is a vice president with IBM. Oh, yeah. And he is also the architect of the modern-day personal computer. Dr. Dean holds three of the original nine patents on the computer that all PCs are based upon. And, Dr.
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Posted 10/04/2007 at 00:00:00
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Dancing In September
 Best black film since 'City Of God?'
- By Mark Ruffin
Dear Friends,
I have just seen what I believe to be the most poignant and touching black film since "City Of God." But unlike that three time Academy Award nominated classic, this film was lost in the shuffle, It's called "Dancing In September", and it came out in 2001, a year before "City of God." I bought this DVD for $3.99 in my local Super-Store and it turns out it is priceless.
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Posted 09/04/2007 at 00:00:00
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I Have A Dream Video
Found this on the net, thought it was appropriate for Black History month.
On Aug. 28, 1963 Dr. King delivered what would become one of his most famous speeches, in fact one of the most famous speeches ever given by anyone, anywhere.
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Posted 01/10/2007 at 19:57:15
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AFRICAN IMAGE
TRADITIONAL AFRICAN ART AND IMAGES
My main focus will be to open discusions on African Art both traditional and contemporary.
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Posted 04/29/2006 at 11:03:34
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Black History: Not past, Present and Accounted For
Contact: Donise Cheeks (202) 874-4099 work (410) 963-4821 cell
Black History: Not Past, Present and Accounted For
Every February of every year, Black History Month celebrations are notorious for howcasing past history. We know better dont we? Black History takes place everyday but that discussion is fodder for another article, on another day; meanwhile, ponder this question, are we still making history?
Enter, Suzan-Lori Parks the first female African-American Playwright to win a Pulitzer Prize in Theatre.
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Posted 02/15/2006 at 09:01:20
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