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ABOVE AND BEYOND

How a tall, lanky kid from the Omaha Housing projects spent a lifetime helping others top their dreams

by Ann Wead Kimbrough ...

How a tall, lanky kid from the Omaha Housing projects spent a lifetime helping others top their dreams. Above and Beyond recounts the long and grateful life of Dr. Rodney S. Wead. The beatings at the hands of "fake" police officers, blatant racism, and discrimination in his adulthood, paled in comparison to the pains of the abject poverty endured by the young Mr. Wead in north Omaha, NE. Yet, **Dr ... Read more

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How a tall, lanky kid from the Omaha Housing projects spent a lifetime helping others top their dreams. Above and Beyond recounts the long and grateful life of Dr. Rodney S. Wead. The beatings at the hands of "fake" police officers, blatant racism, and discrimination in his adulthood, paled in comparison to the pains of the abject poverty endured by the young Mr. Wead in north Omaha, NE. Yet, **Dr
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Recipes For Success

by Ann Wead Kimbrough, Mark S. Owen ...

Remember those heavy black-colored, cast-iron skillets used to cook up delicious foods? Those skillets were cooking equipment standards in the kitchens of our ancestors, especially our grandmothers. It’s what our parents used to fry up the just-right crispy chicken and more classic recipes that transcended from Africa to slave quarters, the plantation’s Big House, other folks’ homes, and our homes ... Read more

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Remember those heavy black-colored, cast-iron skillets used to cook up delicious foods? Those skillets were cooking equipment standards in the kitchens of our ancestors, especially our grandmothers. It’s what our parents used to fry up the just-right crispy chicken and more classic recipes that transcended from Africa to slave quarters, the plantation’s Big House, other folks’ homes, and our homes
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December 2021 Black Family Holidays

by Ann Wead Kimbrough, Mark S. Owen ...

Welcome to the fifth in a series of our e-books that highlight the unique genealogy of African Americans. A Queen presents a lavish holiday gift fit for a King that will become a Christmas tradition for many families and friends for years to come. African American chefs enslaved by presidents create culinary cuisines that are popular in many American homes today. We will discover the African and ... Read more

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Welcome to the fifth in a series of our e-books that highlight the unique genealogy of African Americans. A Queen presents a lavish holiday gift fit for a King that will become a Christmas tradition for many families and friends for years to come. African American chefs enslaved by presidents create culinary cuisines that are popular in many American homes today. We will discover the African and
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Family Ties that Bind November 2021

Giving Thanks for our Heritage

by Ann Wead Kimbrough, Mark S. Owen ...

Did you know that despite the numerous reports to the contrary, former African American slaves cared so deeply about their families remaining together that our ancestors searched for decades to find those separated from them? The horrific sales of individual slaves on blocks where husbands and wives, sisters and brothers and other relatives saw each other for the last time. That is until former ... Read more

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Did you know that despite the numerous reports to the contrary, former African American slaves cared so deeply about their families remaining together that our ancestors searched for decades to find those separated from them? The horrific sales of individual slaves on blocks where husbands and wives, sisters and brothers and other relatives saw each other for the last time. That is until former
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September Laboring Day

by Ann Wead Kimbrough, Mark S. Owen ...

This month, the United States holiday of Labor Day is recognized. In honor of working people, the Good Genes Genealogy Services duo provide interesting content about how African American labor was regarded in relation to all other workers. There’s the interesting timeline that shows how invested in the slave aka “free work” society. Perhaps the most interesting and strategic rebellions against a ... Read more

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This month, the United States holiday of Labor Day is recognized. In honor of working people, the Good Genes Genealogy Services duo provide interesting content about how African American labor was regarded in relation to all other workers. There’s the interesting timeline that shows how invested in the slave aka “free work” society. Perhaps the most interesting and strategic rebellions against a
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October African American Ancestry

by Ann Wead Kimbrough, Mark S. Owen ...

Did you know that Civil War General William T. Sherman coined the phrase "40 acres" about the fiscal reparations he ordered from the battlefield? The “mule” as in “40 acres and a mule” reference came later when Sherman also suggested that the U.S. Army lend its mules to the formerly enslaved to assist them in their new lives. There is a lot to learn about our ancestors in researching the truth ... Read more

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Did you know that Civil War General William T. Sherman coined the phrase "40 acres" about the fiscal reparations he ordered from the battlefield? The “mule” as in “40 acres and a mule” reference came later when Sherman also suggested that the U.S. Army lend its mules to the formerly enslaved to assist them in their new lives. There is a lot to learn about our ancestors in researching the truth
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Our Ancestors Have Their Eyes Upon Us

by Dr. Ann Wead Kimbrough, Mark S. Owen, M.S. ...

This e-book is a special edition for the Hillside International Truth Center genealogy loyalists and newcomers who are experiencing the 3rd year of the Sankofa Genealogy workshops. We are inspired by Hillside’s Presiding Bishop, Dr. Jack L. Bomar, for his spiritual, emotional, mental, and healing guidance. PBishop Jack inspired the theme for the exciting 2023 genealogy workshops at Hillside. From ... Read more

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This e-book is a special edition for the Hillside International Truth Center genealogy loyalists and newcomers who are experiencing the 3rd year of the Sankofa Genealogy workshops. We are inspired by Hillside’s Presiding Bishop, Dr. Jack L. Bomar, for his spiritual, emotional, mental, and healing guidance. PBishop Jack inspired the theme for the exciting 2023 genealogy workshops at Hillside. From
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Above and Beyond

How a tall, lanky kid from the Omaha Housing projects spent a lifetime helping others top their dreams

by Dr. Rodney Wead, Ann Wead Kimbrough, Veverly Byrd-Davis ...

Dr. Rodney Wead has penned his story in a book, Above and Beyond: How a Tall, Lanky Kid from the Omaha Housing projects spent a lifetime helping others top their dreams. He shares insight into how he used his high school and college athletic abilities and lessons to balance how he achieved countless civil rights victories while achieving economic improvements and describes his eclectic experiences ... Read more

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Dr. Rodney Wead has penned his story in a book, Above and Beyond: How a Tall, Lanky Kid from the Omaha Housing projects spent a lifetime helping others top their dreams. He shares insight into how he used his high school and college athletic abilities and lessons to balance how he achieved countless civil rights victories while achieving economic improvements and describes his eclectic experiences
... Read more
August First is the First Black Holiday for Black People

Seeing Red in the Summer of 1919

by Mark Owen, Ann Wead Kimbrough ...

The inaugural monthly e-book series about genealogy highlights about African Americans, Afro Caribbeans and Africans who survived harsh circumstances that allow us to breathe the air of today’s freedom from physical bondage. August First features the little-known accounts about “August 1st, Nicodemus and Red Summer.” You will learn about resilience, triumph and innovation from ancestors who turned ... Read more

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The inaugural monthly e-book series about genealogy highlights about African Americans, Afro Caribbeans and Africans who survived harsh circumstances that allow us to breathe the air of today’s freedom from physical bondage. August First features the little-known accounts about “August 1st, Nicodemus and Red Summer.” You will learn about resilience, triumph and innovation from ancestors who turned
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Benjamin Franklin: The New Prometheus

by Daniel Alef ...

Biographical profile of Benjamin Franklin, the most famous and highly regarded American in Europe during colonial times and the Revolutionary War. One of the Founding Fathers, Franklin was instrumental in virtually every phase of the birth, creation and establishment of the United States. However, Franklin was a man of many talents, a true American Leonardo da Vinci who excelled in many fields. ... Read more

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Biographical profile of Benjamin Franklin, the most famous and highly regarded American in Europe during colonial times and the Revolutionary War. One of the Founding Fathers, Franklin was instrumental in virtually every phase of the birth, creation and establishment of the United States. However, Franklin was a man of many talents, a true American Leonardo da Vinci who excelled in many fields.
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Fifty Cents and a Dream

Young Booker T. Washington

by Jabari Asim, Bryan Collier ...

Booker dreamedof making friends with words,setting free the secretsthat lived in books.Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking his first of many steps towards a college degree. When he arrived, he had just fifty cents in his pocket and a ... Read more

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Booker dreamedof making friends with words,setting free the secretsthat lived in books.Born into slavery, young Booker T. Washington could only dream of learning to read and write. After emancipation, Booker began a five-hundred-mile journey, mostly on foot, to Hampton Institute, taking his first of many steps towards a college degree. When he arrived, he had just fifty cents in his pocket and a
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Malice Toward None

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

by Jack E. Levin ...

Jack E. Levin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of George Washington: The Crossing, presents a beautifully designed chronicle—complete with maps, portraits, and other Civil War illustrations—detailing President Abraham Lincoln’s historic Second Inaugural Address.As humble and faithful as the president who delivered it, Lincoln’s landmark Second Inaugural Address still resonates today. The ... Read more

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Jack E. Levin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of George Washington: The Crossing, presents a beautifully designed chronicle—complete with maps, portraits, and other Civil War illustrations—detailing President Abraham Lincoln’s historic Second Inaugural Address.As humble and faithful as the president who delivered it, Lincoln’s landmark Second Inaugural Address still resonates today. The
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