Black Vet Rudolph Brewington Talks Racial Violence in Vietnam Following Killing of MLK Jr. + PhotosVideo
*Black veterans are owed a special debt of gratitude. We do so on Veterans Day via TheHistorymakers.org. The vets’ stories have been one of service to their country when often the United States did not protect them. The bottom line is that African Americans were present among the forces fighting in the French and Indian […]
WATCH LIVE: Funeral Service for Colin Powell Friday at Washington’s National Cathedral
*The funeral service for former Secretary of State Colin Powell is being held today at Washington’s National Cathedral. (Watch live above, beginning at noon EST.) Powell was battling a rare blood cancer when he died last month at 84 from complications related to COVID-19. President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are expected to attend […]
Colin Powell’s Lifetime of Service Informed By His Episcopal Faith
*WASHINGTON — In life, Gen. Colin Luther Powell, the son of Jamaican Anglican immigrants, rose to become a four-star general, a White House aide to four presidents, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the first black American to serve as secretary of state. “We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and […]
Colin Powell: Ex-Secretary Of State Dead At 84 Of Covid-19 Complications
*Former four-star general and U.S. secretary of state Colin Powell has died from COVID-19 complications at age 84. “We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” Powell’s family announced Monday. Forbes reports that Powell passed away Monday morning after receiving treatment at the Walter Reed National Medical Center in […]
President Obama Among 4 Former Presidents Tipping Cap to the Negro Leagues (Watch)
*Four former presidents – Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter – joined the “Tipping Your Cap” initiative to give virtual tributes on the 100th anniversary of the founding of baseball’s Negro Leagues. “Today I’m tipping my hat to everybody in the Negro Leagues who left a century-long legacy of talent and […]
Tyler Perry on Saying Goodbye to Madea and Texting Colin Powell
*As Tyler Perry prepares to say goodbye to Madea, he recalls how he owes the success of the character in part to his mother and aunts and also to an actress who didn’t show up to perform a role in his play, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself.” Perry explained to Variety how Madea […]
First Look at Tyler Perry as Colin Powell in Adam McKay’s ‘VICE’
*Annapurna has debuted an official first look at Tyler Perry as Colin Powell in Adam McKay’s upcoming political comedy-drama “Vice,” starring Oscar winner Christian Bale. Bale’s extreme physical transformation to play Dick Cheney has been the biggest talking point around the film, which tracks Cheney’s rise to becoming one of the most powerful vice presidents […]
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A page to spark motivation, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “There are no secrets to success: Don’t waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence.” – Colin Powell EUR […]
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A page to spark motivation, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.” – Colin Powell EUR BIRTHDAYS June 19: Actress Phylicia Rashad is 70. Singer Mark DeBarge of DeBarge […]
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A page to spark motivation, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.” – Colin Powell EUR BIRTHDAYS June 18: Singer Nathan Morris of Boyz II Men is 47. Rapper […]
Morgan Freeman to Play Colin Powell in Reginald Hudlin-Directed Biopic
*Morgan Freeman will take on the role of former Secretary of State Colin Powell in “Powell,” a biopic from Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Reginald Hudlin, fresh from his Thurgood Marshall biopic “Marshall,” will direct the drama, which will be produced by Amritraj and Lori McCreary, Freeman’s partner at Revelations […]
Tyler Perry Will Play Colin Powell in Dick Cheney Biopic
*Here’s some interesting news out of Hollywood. Tyler Perry will portray former Secretary of State Colin Powell in a planned biopic on former Vice President Dick Cheney called “Backseat.” The production is being written and directed by comedy vet Adam McKay. He says the film is about American power. “A lot of crazy stuff happened […]
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A page to spark motivation, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work and persistence.” Colin Powell EUR BIRTHDAYS July 13: Actor Michael Jace (“The Shield”) is 55. Singer Deborah Cox […]
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A page to spark motivation, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work and persistence.” – Colin Powell EUR BIRTHDAYS July 12: Actor-comedian Bill Cosby is 80. Actress Denise Nicholas (“In […]
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A page to spark motivation, find out who’s getting older, and learn more about our history. EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “Have a vision. Be demanding.” – Colin Powell, the first African American appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State EUR BIRTHDAYS Jan. 17: Actor James Earl Jones is 86. Singer William Hart of The Delfonics is […]
