Its been a full year since the 2012 action-packed thriller “Red Tails”  (based on the Tuskegee Airmen) hit theaters. Now hear the story from the men themselves that was considered to be “one of the greatest secrets in American history.”   “One bright and guiding light that taught me wrong from right, I found in my mother’s eyes. Those baby tales she told of streets paved with gold, I found, I found, I found in my mother’s eyes.” The lyrics greet you with humility as the song gives a powerful exultation to one character in many of our lives whom we owe everything: our mother. The same can be said of O. Lawton Wilkerson, who although stepped into Prairie State College this
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2012 Olympics Golden Gabby Douglas I know many of you have been watching the Summer Olympics in London, England. I know I have, even late into the night as our American Teams compete for Olympic medals.  I usually watch track and field, a little basketball and maybe a little swimming.  But with this Olympics, I found myself drawn into an Olympic competition that I never, ever, watched. Women gymnastics had me counting points, subtracting points and cheering for Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Jordyn Wieber and Aly Raisman the “Fierce Five”.  Really, I was totally into yelling at the judges when Aly Raisman was almost denied her Bronze Medal for her performance on the balance beam. The “Fierce Five” are just an awesome team
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We have all seen vending machines before; they are all over in schools, hospitals, and the work place. However I know of one we haven’t seen in too many places and his name is The Goodie Monster. Let me start by giving you a brief bio on Mark Jacobs, the inventor of The Goodie Monster.
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