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Another blog is coming your way because this month is a very special month, A.K.A… Remember, it is Black History Month, and just like the last blog, we will continue to highlight more of our greats, especially since our enemies love to “short us,” so there is no point in shorting ourselves. Before we recognize some more Delta State/Issele Uku greats, in our last blog, we icons got to recognize were predominantly African-American, I think it’s only right to recognize some Icons from other parts of the Diaspora, especially from Africa (and especially the ones that were recognized at the end of the last blog): - Nelson Mandela (South African Revolutionary, Freedom Fighter, Anti-Apartheid Activist, Political Leader, Philanthropist, African Nationalist, Former President of the African National Congress (ANC), First Post-Apartheid President of South Africa, Nobel Peace Prize winner) - Patrice Lumumba (Congolese Revolutionary, Freedom Fighter, First Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic...

Happy February everyone. As you all know, February is Black History Month… Every Black History Month, we look back, honor, remember and recognize the important people and events in African-American history, but also in the history of the African Diaspora. While others try to erase Critical race theory in different parts of America, it is always important to keep our history alive and remember our history, especially since Black History is American history. I’ll even go further and say it’s World History. If you celebrated Black History Month, you probably hear the usual Black icons mentioned (or as I like to call the usual suspects): - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Baptist Minister, Civil Rights Activist, One of the leaders/voices of the 1960s Civil Rights movement, Nobel Peace Prize winner) - Malcolm X/El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Muslim Minister, Human Rights Activist, Former Spokesman for the Nation of Islam, Pan-Africanist, Founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity and Musli...