Strengthening Our Future by Honoring Our Past
Reminders from Our Flag
for Tuesday, February 13, 2018
for Tuesday, February 13, 2018
[Note: Play this patriotic music in the background to enhance the experience]
Across the USA, Our Flag flies at full staff.
The Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag to Inform and Inspire Patriotic Citizens
On Tuesdays, we try for a 2-fer that makes you Think & Laugh.
So now, think...
... Who Am I?
So now, think...
... Who Am I?
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- I was born in Baltimore, MD in 1908 and my grandfather was a slave who escaped during the Civil War
- In school I got in to trouble for misbehaving and I loved to argue and became a star of my school's debate team.
-My parents wanted me to become a dentist, but I became lawyer
[ ????, me, as chief counsel for the NAACP = public domain image ]
-I was the chief counsel (lawyer) for the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), where I traveled the country defending African Americans who were fighting against segregation - earning me the nickname "Mr. Civil Rights"
And, your last clue.
-In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson nominated me for the Supreme Court and I became the first African American Supreme Court Justice, serving from 1967 to 1991.
Yes, that's right, I am ...
Thurgood Marshall
We made you think, so now you get to
Laugh:
Here's a joke pulled from a skit by one of the funniest African American comedians ever, Eddie Murphy
There's something about the ice cream truck that makes kids lose it.
And they can hear that ______ (annoying ice cream truck music) from ten blocks away. They don't hear their mothers calling, but they can hear that ______________ (ridiculous) ice cream truck. -Eddie Murphy
Thurgood Marshall
We made you think, so now you get to
Laugh:
Here's a joke pulled from a skit by one of the funniest African American comedians ever, Eddie Murphy
There's something about the ice cream truck that makes kids lose it.
And they can hear that ______ (annoying ice cream truck music) from ten blocks away. They don't hear their mothers calling, but they can hear that ______________ (ridiculous) ice cream truck. -Eddie Murphy
[ Eddie Murphy in 1988 = cc3.0 license via wikimedia pic by 2Serenity / use for education ]
Thanks for reviewing today's 'Reminders for Our Flag'
- a service from the Beacon of Honor - Awakens Our Flag program
Now go 'Be a good citizen' today by ...
... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!
... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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(Official motto of the United States of America)
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