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Today, February 3, 1989, former Saint Louis Cardinal first baseman, Bill White was named president of the National League!  Mr. White was the first African-American named to lead a major sports league!  He served in that capacity until 1994.

 

 

 

William De Kova “Bill” White played for New York, San Franciso, St. Louis and Philadelphia.  He was also one of the top defensive first basemen of his time, winning seven consecutive Golden Glove Awards (1960–66). White batted and threw left-handed.

After his baseball career ended, White became a sports announcer and was the first African-American to broadcast National Hockey League games!

 

 

White released his autobiography Uppity: My Untold Story About the Games People Play in 2011.   He currently resides in Pennsylvania.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written By

Cynthia Rogers

 

LISTEN TO MY COMMENTARY FROM 24/7.COM’S OFFICIAL RANKING OF THE 10 BEST WORST STATES FOR EDUCATION! HOW DID YOUR STATE DO?

DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE? WHY OR WHY NOT? WHAT CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE/CONTINUE GROWTH?

source:  http://247wallst.com/special-report/2014/01/14/states-with-the-best-and-worst-schools-2/

9/11/2001 is a date that none of us will forget. Being a native New Yorker myself, it’s impossible for me to ever forget. But just as much as 9/11/01 is ingrained in our memories, here’s another date that we as African Americans should NEVER FORGET!

 

NEVER AGAIN!

Self confidence is the art of knowing the ‘I am’; as
long as you are honest with yourself, love yourself
and know you are part of the great and wondrous
plan of the universe, all things follow.
My brain says ten people are a hundred but
though it still occurs I center myself solely on the
I AM and no longer is there a crowd but ME -
connected to the universe, I am bigger and
brighter. I smile and move through it.
If you enter a situation needing assertiveness or
decisions; listen to that instant ‘feeling’ or nudge
if you will, that instinctive feeling that says, do
this or that or say this or that; the answer is from
the universe, where you the I AM is connected,
and your spirit guardians are forever watching.
What may appear as a bad decision from your
instinct most definitely will not be, wait, doors
open new things appear and later you look back
and say, that was good that I did that or said
that; things turned out okay. Of course they did,
is God ever wrong?  We try too hard to double
guess God, think we are smarter and wiser, going
by instinct is primitive; think analyze things
because that is the smart thing to do. Look at all
those thinking smart people are they any better
off in the real analysis of life?  They are neither
happy or joyful; but those that follow God and his
guardian angels are filled with peace, joy and
grace. Depends on what you are after and
looking for.

For everything that exists on earth, there is a reason and a purpose for it. When God created Adam, he had a purpose for his life; sometime later he created Eve so as to keep Adam’s company so as to avoid him being lonely; that was her purpose of her existence. Therefore, for everything God has created, there is always a hidden purpose behind it. Purpose of existence is likened to the destination of a traveler  If the destination remains unknown to the traveller, everything turns out to be a waste of time, energy, life and resources.

Therefore, for every MAN existing on earth today, there is a purpose for which you were created. HAVE YOU DISCOVERED IT YET? This is a question we all need to ask ourselves because if we don’t have an answer to it there is no how we can best fit in to solve the world’s problem. Your purpose on earth is a solution to the cries of millions, answer to several mysteries in life. If the purpose is not discovered and operated in, then such person’s existence is a waste of time, resources and life.

A traveller who leaves home without a destination ends up being confused because at every junction, it appears to him that he has reached his destination whereas he hasn’t. On the contrary, a traveller with a known destination will know exactly where it is and won’t be confused on where he is going.

The most important and foremost step to take in life is discovering the purpose of your existence so as to operate in it and to avert wasting of time, resources and energy at a stationary point. To discover your purpose of existence, you have to stay connected with your creator. DISCOVER YOUR PURPOSE TODAY SO AS TO BE FULFILLED

 

 

Written by; FATOLA AYODEJI ‘TOBI