Comments for Black History Tours http://blackhistorytours.com "We bring history to life!" Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on THE ‘AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TOUR’ OFFERS AN EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURE by Nursing Scholarships for Minorities http://blackhistorytours.com/the-%e2%80%98african-american-heritage-tour%e2%80%99-offers-an-educational-adventure/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Nursing Scholarships for Minorities Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:30:10 +0000 http://blackhistorytours.com/?p=1346#comment-179 <strong>Money for College-Scholarships for Minorities...</strong> [...]listed below are several links to online websites that we connect to seeing as we believe they will be well worth checking out[...]... Money for College-Scholarships for Minorities…

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]]> Comment on Stetson Kennedy Memorial update by Thanksgiving History - Understanding The Holiday | Thanksgiving 2011 http://blackhistorytours.com/stetson-kennedy-memorial-update/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Thanksgiving History - Understanding The Holiday | Thanksgiving 2011 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:21:24 +0000 http://blackhistorytours.com/?p=1422#comment-161 [...] 1970's-80's. RB59.COM Softwarehttp://www.rb59.com/software   More Thanksgiving Date ArticlesThanksgiving to most folks means family and friends and Turkey, or maybe beer and football. Many do ...urch (Puritan's) in England fled their homeland to escape religious persecution. They boarded a ship [...] [...] 1970's-80's. RB59.COM Softwarehttp://www.rb59.com/software   More Thanksgiving Date ArticlesThanksgiving to most folks means family and friends and Turkey, or maybe beer and football. Many do …urch (Puritan's) in England fled their homeland to escape religious persecution. They boarded a ship [...]

]]> Comment on FAMU vs. Bethune-Cookman Nov.18-19, 2011 Packages by Howard E. Lewis http://blackhistorytours.com/classic-packages-2011-gaylord-palms/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Howard E. Lewis Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:44:56 +0000 http://blackhistorytours.com/?p=935#comment-155 Last year, traffic on I-4 was bumper-to-bumper for miles. How many cars ran out of gas in between exits? This year, I think the bus tour is the way to go. No contending with a record number of other drivers; having a designated driver ; accommodations arranged in advance; a lesser number of cars on the highways and roads, reducing the amount of pollutants expelled into the atmosphere...it's a win-win situation for all. Last year, traffic on I-4 was bumper-to-bumper for miles. How many cars ran out of gas in between exits? This year, I think the bus tour is the way to go. No contending with a record number of other drivers; having a designated driver ; accommodations arranged in advance; a lesser number of cars on the highways and roads, reducing the amount of pollutants expelled into the atmosphere…it’s a win-win situation for all.

]]> Comment on MLK Memorial Dedication – Washington DC, August 28th, 2011 by Howard E. Lewis http://blackhistorytours.com/mlk-memorial-dedication-washington-dc-august-28th-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Howard E. Lewis Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:27:16 +0000 http://blackhistorytours.com/?p=1372#comment-154 This becomes a very timely dedication in light of the fact 2014 is the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act by, then President, Lyndon Baines Johnson. I'd like to see plans made for future trips going forward to that time. This is a very exciting event for Americans; and African-Americans, in particular. Hope to see you there. This becomes a very timely dedication in light of the fact 2014 is the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act by, then President, Lyndon Baines Johnson. I’d like to see plans made for future trips going forward to that time. This is a very exciting event for Americans; and African-Americans, in particular. Hope to see you there.

]]> Comment on U.Va.’s First African-American Undergraduate Leads Engineering School Panel on Diversity by Ron Scott http://blackhistorytours.com/u-vas-first-african-american-undergraduate-leads-engineering-school-panel-on-diversity/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Ron Scott Sun, 26 Jun 2011 01:47:25 +0000 http://blackhistorytours.com/?p=1161#comment-116 I am an environmental planner trained in scientific management techniques at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The genuine efforts of teachers and practicing scientists and engineers to provide public school lab space for independent investigations to be entered into science fairs provided my opportunity; a STEM education and career need not come only from superior grades or test scores. Unlike creative writing or the social sciences accuracy in problem identification and solving are of paramount importance as students contemplate the bachelor of Science. Further even career scientists make the mistake of focusing on the past and not the future; women were seldom welcome before the 1970's, Native Americans, Blacks and Latinos were seldom encouraged to use displayed skill with numbers to pursue chemistry, physics and calculus, and the basic ecology of our world was often overlooked in planning our industrial economy from the 1880's. None of this should dissuade anyone from considering the bachelor of science; in fact it should be a spur. Since most scientific professionals are White males, with White women making gains, it is largely up to them to identify underrepresented students early, track them for college curricula and mentor them; it cannot be left to the few non-White professionals and teachers. I salute those who have done this for me and who have transformed compulsory education and campus life by trying to open the scientific fields to non-traditional students. It makes all the difference. I speak for those who have been mentored but may not find this article. To learn more about the gains made in this regard I refer you to the Wikipedia article on Leon Higgenbotham who attended Purdue in the 1940's. rscott@alum.rpi.edu I am an environmental planner trained in scientific management techniques at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The genuine efforts of teachers and practicing scientists and engineers to provide public school lab space for independent investigations to be entered into science fairs provided my opportunity; a STEM education and career need not come only from superior grades or test scores.

Unlike creative writing or the social sciences accuracy in problem identification and solving are of paramount importance as students contemplate the bachelor of Science. Further even career scientists make the mistake of focusing on the past and not the future; women were seldom welcome before the 1970′s, Native Americans, Blacks and Latinos were seldom encouraged to use displayed skill with numbers to pursue chemistry, physics and calculus, and the basic ecology of our world was often overlooked in planning our industrial economy from the 1880′s.

None of this should dissuade anyone from considering the bachelor of science; in fact it should be a spur. Since most scientific professionals are White males, with White women making gains, it is largely up to them to identify underrepresented students early, track them for college curricula and mentor them; it cannot be left to the few non-White professionals and teachers. I salute those who have done this for me and who have transformed compulsory education and campus life by trying to open the scientific fields to non-traditional students. It makes all the difference. I speak for those who have been mentored but may not find this article. To learn more about the gains made in this regard I refer you to the Wikipedia article on Leon Higgenbotham who attended Purdue in the 1940′s.

rscott@alum.rpi.edu

]]> Comment on FAMU Marching 100 Florida Classic 2010 Performance by Laura Fowler Goss http://blackhistorytours.com/famu-marching-100-florida-classic-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Laura Fowler Goss Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:00:42 +0000 http://blackhistorytours.com/?p=980#comment-115 We love working with Eric, Black History Tours and FAMU! We love working with Eric, Black History Tours and FAMU!

]]> Comment on Black History Month – Is 28 Days Still Adequate? by World Spinner http://blackhistorytours.com/black-history-month-is-28-days-still-adequate/comment-page-1/#comment-104 World Spinner Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:01:26 +0000 http://blackhistorytours.com/?p=1183#comment-104 <strong>Black History Month – Is 28 Days Still Adequate?...</strong> Here at World Spinner we are debating the same thing...... Black History Month – Is 28 Days Still Adequate?…

Here at World Spinner we are debating the same thing……

]]> Comment on Stand By Me by Billie Jones http://blackhistorytours.com/stand-by-me/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Billie Jones Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:03:03 +0000 http://blackhistorytours.com/?p=989#comment-94 Next time my school is traveling, we're Standing By Black History Tours Next time my school is traveling, we’re Standing By Black History Tours

]]> Comment on Stand By Me by Jim Waters http://blackhistorytours.com/stand-by-me/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Jim Waters Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:32:26 +0000 http://blackhistorytours.com/?p=989#comment-92 BEAUTIFUL ! So spiritual !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAUTIFUL !

So spiritual !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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