A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words

Have you ever sat around at a family members house and EVERY year they pull put the dusty photo album or pop in the VCR tape with embarrassing home videos? If so then you are not alone. We all know what its like to relive those moments that we wish would stay buried in the closet FOREVER. But few of us can really use those photographs to tell a story.

While looking for pictures to use for the I AM BLACK HISTORY photo set, I stumbled upon a very informative website ----> Old Photographs of African American Unknown Faces. Can you imagine how amazing that must be? To find pictures dated 60-80 years ago of your family members struggling and surviving. Most of the pictures show signs of perseverance and pride in the family. Others have a strict look on their face as if they knew during those times there was nothing to smile about. With a photograph you can really discover a story and start to piece together a life.

What happened? Why did we take so much pride in photos back then? We wanted to capture the moment as a family, now all we want to do is be the next greatest photographer. AND the only family pictures we take are at Sears or Olan Mills!

A Thousand Miles Begins With A Single Step... 3/24/2012

Yay! The Walk for Literacy flyers are now complete and we can began the promo journey. Of course we have the WOM going around but now we need solid hard promotion. Mentioning the Walk to people who pass you by or even telling fellow co-workers would help us out tremendously. Please support any way you can. Here a few activities that you can participate in as well...

Official Colors for the Month/Walk: Grey/Yellow - You can show your support by wearing these colors periodically throughout the month, on the Walk day or purchasing a Walk for Literacy shirt - $5

HAVOC book club: Any interested individuals who would like to start a book club within your city (no age range, no particular location) all we need is your e-mail address and we will send you information on how to get started!

Get Fit to Read Book Drive: Annual book drive with LA Fitness. Please donate used/new books to your local L.A. Fitness. More details soon to come.

Literacy Game Night: All of your favorite childhood games with a LITtle twist :) - March 19, 2012

I Am Black History: Day 1

We will be posting photos of what comes to mind when we think of Black History. Some forgotten, painful and tearful moments

1st Photo - Peoples Free Food Program - Black Panther Party

What does this picture mean to you?