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LOPnewsmag XXIII ~ OBAMA SUMMIT 2018, NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL AWARDS, CONGRESSMAN BETOS O'ROURKE (D.-TX)
| Posted on October 17, 2018 at 3:00 PM |
NATION-AT-A-GLANCE: CONGRESSMAN BETOS O???ROURKE (D-Tx.)
9) LOP???s Leisure Reading List ??? Teens, Young Adults, Adults
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LOPnewsmag XXII ~ OBAMA'S CONVERSATIONS IN AMSTERDAM, BIDEN CHALLENGE, FAFSA...
| Posted on October 2, 2018 at 4:05 PM |
1) THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: Former President Obama
Has A Conversation With Leaders In Amsterdam
2) BIDEN FOUNDATION NEWS: The Biden Challenge
3) ED TRUST NEWS: 2017 Teacher of the Year Ricky Castro
4) FAFSA® NEWS: COMPLETE THE FAFSA®
5) CATHOLIC EDUCATION NEWS BY ATLANTA, GA
ARCHDIOCESE ARCHBISHOP WILTON D. GREGORY
Clergy & Lay Faithful Study Day
Dr. Raul Escarpio News - Catholic Ed 4 All iTunes Podcasts
AGNES’ BLOG
6) NATION-AT-A-GLANCE: PARENTS GUIDE TO COMPLETE FAFSA®
7) LOP’s Leisure Reading List – Teens, Young Adults, Adults
8] VISIT: https://tinyurl.com/ydadw4qp
LOPnewsmag XXI ~ NATIONAL DEAF AWARENESS MONTH, ALZHEIMERS AWARENESS MONTH...
| Posted on September 26, 2018 at 4:05 PM |
1) THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: National Deaf Awareness Month
2) FORMER USDE SECRETARY ARNE DUNCAN NEWS: “Free College For
All Will Power Our 21st-Century Economy And Empower Our Democracy!”
3) ED TRUST NEWS: “Making Essa’s Resource Equity Provisions Meaningful”
By Ary Amerikaner
4) HHS.GOV NEWS: KEEPING FAITH: Bringing Hope And Healing In The Midst
Of The Opioid Crisis
5) INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION NEWS: Virtual Dyslexia Con2018
6) CATHOLIC EDUCATION NEWS BY ATLANTA, GA ARCHDIOCESE
ARCHBISHOP WILTON D. GREGORY: National Alzheimers Month
Dr. Raul Escarpio News - Catholic Ed 4 All iTunes Podcasts
AGNES’ BLOG
7) NATION-AT-A-GLANCE ALZHEIMERS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
8] LOP’s Leisure Reading List – Teens, Young Adults, Adults
9) VISIT: https://tinyurl.com/yaut7qt8
LOPnewsmag XX ~ OBAMA SOUTHSIDE EDUCATION, CITY COLLEGE HELPS HOMELESS STUDENTS, SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS...
| Posted on September 20, 2018 at 4:20 PM |
1) THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: A South Side Education
2) COLLEGE_PROMISE NEWS: City College Helping Homeless,
Hungry Students
3) ED TRUST NEWS: “If 'Free College' Sounds Too Good To
Be True, That's Because It Often Is” By Cory Turner
4) MARYLAND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY COUNCIL NEWS:
2019 Partners In Policymaking Program Seeking Participants!
5) AUTISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE NEWS: “Helping Children
With Autism Cope With Natural Disasters”
6) AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION NEWS:
Raising Awareness Week (All Year Long Long)!
Suicide Prevention Plan: 5 Tips To Deal With Thoughts Of Suicide”
By Melissa Welby, M.D.
7) CATHOLIC EDUCATION NEWS BY ATLANTA, GA
ARCHDIOCESE ARCHBISHOP WILTON D. GREGORY
Kudos Debate Team Winner
Dr. Raul Escarpio News - Catholic Ed 4 All iTunes Podcasts .
AGNES’ BLOG
8] NATION-AT-A-GLANCE MILITARY CHILD COALITION
9) LOP’s Leisure Reading List – Teens, Young Adults, Adults
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LOPnewsmag XIX ~ OBAMA FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, VLCFF GLOBAL CHURCH, SENATOR HEIDI HEITKAMP!
| Posted on September 8, 2018 at 4:45 PM |
1) THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: Apply Now For Obama Foundation
Fellowship Program!
2) BIDEN FOUNDATION NEWS: Five Students That Show Why
Community Colleges Make The Grade!
3) ED TRUST NEWS: BACK-TO-SCHOOL TOUR!
“A Promise Fulfilled: A Framework For Equitable Free
College Programs”By Tiffany Jones And Katie Berger
4) STOP BULLYING NEWS: “The More Obscure Forms Of Bullying
That Need To Be Talked About!”
5) CHADD NEWS: “Life Skills Program Holds Promise As School-
Based Behavioral Intervention For ADHD”
6) DYSLEXIA INTERNATIONAL NEWS: “Conference 2018”
7) CATHOLIC EDUCATION NEWS BY ATLANTA, GA -
ARCHDIOCESE ARCHBISHOP WILTON D. GREGORY
“The Virtual Learning Community For Faith Formation”
Dr. Raul Escarpio News - Catholic Ed 4 All iTunes Podcasts
AGNES’ BLOG
8] NATION-AT-A-GLANCE U.S. SENATOR HEIDI HEITKAMP (D.- N.D.)
9) LOP’s Leisure Reading List – Teens, Young Adults, Adults
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LEVINE-OLIVER PUBLISHER, INC. ~ SUMMER READING BOOK REVIEWS! (3 Book Reviews)
| Posted on September 6, 2018 at 5:15 PM |
“YEA, I YIELD TO UB TODDUH FRIEND, GULLUH STATESMAN, ROBERT SMALLS!” A BOOK REVIEW OF “GULLAH STATESMAN ROBERT SMALLS: FROM SLAVERY TO CONGRESS” BY AGNES B. LEVINE
By Edward A. Miller, Jr.
Copyright 1995©
University of South Carolina Press
The book, “Gullah Statesman Robert Smalls: From Slavery To Congress” is a great book to read to learn and understand the story behind slavery of Gullah-Geechee folks and their subsequent freedom. It is rich in Civil War history of the 18th Century from the Gullah point of view.
This is the story about the courageous act of a black Gullah-Geechee man who took a Confederate ship and sailed that ship into the hands of the Union military and ultimately to freedom for himself and everybody on board! It was a truly heroic plan of Robert Smalls who piloted the ship using his expert captain skills that Robert learned from working on the ship, who avoided detection by the Confederate soldiers guarding their forts along the waters’ escape route quite cleverly, and who escaped death in the blackness of the rough sea, all remarkably contributed to the Union having the victory of winning the Civil War!
Gullah Statesman Robert Smalls: From Slavery To Congress takes the reader through the journey of Robert Smalls who went on to stay committed to helping the Gullah-Geechee men, women, and children affected by the harshness of slavery and the harsh aftermath of slavery when the conditions of former slaves were just as tough. Robert Smalls not only gained his personal freedom, it was the beginning of securing freedom for others. Robert Smalls helped former slaves and freed slaves to obtain better educational opportunities, their right to vote for better opportunities, and improved economic opportunities for the newly-freed Blacks. He won his nomination to the Legislature in South Carolina and became known as the Gullah Statesman. That gave him a representative voice in the legislature. All of this was a selfless act by Robert Smalls who went on to demonstrate his love and respect for humanity in the aftermath of slavery.
Gullah Statesman Robert Smalls: From Slavery To Congress” is an important piece in the history of the South into the 20th Century. The book discusses the political climate of the day in terms any political science student will appreciate. I learned such great truth about this Gullah Statesman resulting in an intense feeling of pride of the Gullah-Geechee American citizen.
“CHOOSING LIFE” A BOOK REVIEW OF “BE FREE OR DIE: THE AMAZING STORY OF ROBERT SMALLS’ ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY TO UNION HERO” BY AGNES B. LEVINE
By Cate Lineberry
Copyright 2017©
St. Martin’s Press
The book, “Be Free Or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape From Slavery To Union Hero” by Cate Lineberry is a great book for the layperson to get on the ship, the Planter, with Gullah born Robert Smalls and experience escaping the Confederates and arriving in the hands of the Union as free men, women, and children. The reader can feel the women celebrate by singing worship songs and the excitement that they had finally made it – they were free! These women kept prayer watch as the men in the crew maintained the ship and arsenal while fighting their way to freedom following every expert command of the Captain, Robert Smalls who was a Gullah African-American.
Freedom was more than simply turning the Planter ship and crew over to the Union Military. Freedom presented the opportunity for Robert Smalls to rise to fame and leadership. Robert Smalls’ life then started on a political journey with him speaking as a politician and taking the dark reality of slavery to those positioned to help. He became known throughout the country as the Gullah Statesman.
In addition, Robert Smalls earned the recognition as a Royal King in his Beaufort, South Carolina community. He smartly allowed wiser men to invest his prize money from the Planter and that investment sustained him economically. That investment also enabled him to own both his house and several others. Robert Smalls became a successful entrepreneur and was able to provide a formal education for his offspring.
Robert Smalls quickly learned to use his charisma and sense of humor keenly to make up for his lack of a formal education. His strong faith in helping others achieve better opportunities kept him fearless as he was constantly hunted by angry confederates who resented the fact that he piloted the Confederates’ ship, the Planter, and turned it over to the Union.
What I like best about, “Be Free Or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape From Slavery To Union Hero,” is that Robert Smalls accomplished opening a school for all black children and actually won his case in the highest court in the land, the United States Supreme Court. That SCOTUS victory allowed Robert Smalls to retain his right as a land owner of his former Master’s Prince Street home that Robert purchased at a tax auction.
The book, “Be Free Or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape From Slavery To Union Hero” by Cate Lineberry is a great book for the layperson to get on the ship, the Planter, with Gullah born Robert Smalls and experience escaping the Confederates and arriving in the hands of the Union as free men, women, and children. The reader can feel the women celebrate by singing worship songs and the excitement that they had finally made it – they were free! These women kept prayer watch as the men in the crew maintained the ship and arsenal while fighting their way to freedom following every expert command of the Captain, Robert Smalls who was a Gullah African-American.
Freedom was more than simply turning the Planter ship and crew over to the Union Military.
Freedom presented the opportunity for Robert Smalls to rise to fame and leadership. Robert Smalls’ life then started on a political journey with him speaking as a politician and taking the dark reality of slavery to those positioned to help. He became known throughout the country as the Gullah Statesman.
This book is a truly great read for Black History 365. The Author does an excellent job highlighting how important citizenship is for everyone. Political student will enjoy this book, too!
Agnes B. Levine
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“I, TOO, CAN BE FREE!”
A BOOK REVIEW OF “SEVEN MILES TO FREEDOM”
BY AGNES B. LEVINE
By Janet Halfman
Copyright 1995©
Lee & Low Book, Inc.
This book, “Seven Miles To Freedom” is a great book to introduce young readers to the valuable and important contribution to Black History by Gullah-Geechee African-Americans.
“Seven Miles To Freedom” is beautifully illustrated allowing youth to interpret the story in pictures. The story of Robert Smalls is an important story describing how brave and courageous he was. It also tells the story of how desperate he was to be free and help his family and others to be free from slavery, too.
This is a book that will cause young black children to learn more about the great blacks who contributed to our black history and make them proud all year long about Black History. What I like the best about this children’s book is that children will easily find a page worth framing and hanging in their bedroom proudly!
Agnes B. Levine
Purchase Book HERE!: https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Miles-Freedom-Robert-Smalls/dp/1600609864/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536268991&sr=8-1&keywords=seven+miles+to+freedom
LOPnewsmag XV FEATURES OBAMA DAY, CATHECIST CONFERENCE 2018, SHAVEI ISRAEL ...
| Posted on August 17, 2018 at 4:20 PM |
1) THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: Illinois Celebrates First
Annual Barack Obama Day
2) BIDEN FOUNDATION NEWS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY
BROTHER AND FRIEND, BARACK OBAMA
3) ED TRUST NEWS: “HOW CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND
ACTIVISM BEGIN IN THE CLASSROOM” BY
CHANDLER NUTALL!
4) USDE HOMEROOM NEWS: STRENGTHENING CAREER
AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST
CENTURY ACT SIGNED INTO LAW!
5) CENTER FOR FAITH AND OPPORTUNITIES INIATIVES NEWS:
SAVE-THE-DATE ~ FAFSA FREE WEBINAR ON AUGUST 23, 2018!
6) NATIONAL SUMMER LEARNING NEWS:
Summer Learning And Meals Act Of 2018 (S. 3307)
7) NATIONAL LAW CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS& POVERTY NEWS:
U.S. Supreme Court Nomination Action Alert!
8] CATHOLIC EDUCATION NEWS BY ATLANTA, GA
ARCHDIOCESE ARCHBISHOP WILTON D. GREGORY
Cathechist Conference 2018
Dr. Raul Escarpio News - Catholic Ed 4 All iTunes Podcasts .
AGNES’ BLOG
9) NATION-AT-A-GLANCE SHAVEI ISRAEL
10) LOP’s Summer-Fun Leisure Reading List – Teens, Young Adults, Adults
11) Click the link and enjoy: https://tinyurl.com/ycfpyuvp
LOPnewsmag XVI ~ COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TRAINING, CATHECIST CONFERENCE 2018
| Posted on August 17, 2018 at 4:05 PM |
1) THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: Apply Now For
Community Leadership Training Day
2) FORMER USDE SECRETARY ARNE DUNCAN NEWS:
“Teaching Is The Profession On Which All Other Professions
Depend”
3) ED TRUST NEWS: “On School Discipline: Q&A With
Educator And Activist, Brittany Packnett
4) USED HOMEROOM NEWS: Student Chefs Are Cooking
Up Change At Ed
5) CATHOLIC EDUCATION NEWS BY ATLANTA, GA
ARCHDIOCESE ARCHBISHOP WILTON D. GREGORY
Cathechist Conference 2018 This Weekend – ALL ABOARD!!
Dr. Raul Escarpio News - Catholic Ed 4 All iTunes Podcasts
AGNES’ BLOG
6) NATION-AT-A-GLANCE ~ FORMER USDE SECRETARY ARNE DUNCAN
7) LOP’s Summer-Fun Leisure Reading List – Teens, Young Adults, Adults
8] Click HERE!: https://tinyurl.com/yaeeqgah
LOPnewsmag XIV ~ My Brothers' Keeper With Terrence J., Notes From The Road, ADA Anniversary!
| Posted on July 31, 2018 at 5:20 PM |
1) THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: My Brothers’ Keeper With Terrence J.
2) BIDEN FOUNDATION NEWS: Notes From The Road
3) CONGRESSMAN JOHN SARBANES NEWS: Military Academy
Admissions ~ U.S. Air Force, Merchant Marine & Naval
4] ED TRUST NEWS: “PROFILES IN EDUCATION EQUITY ~
DANIEL ZAVALA, DIRECTOR OF POLICY & GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS AT LEAGUE OF EDUCATION VOTERS”
5) BAZELON LAW CENTER NEWS: Americans With Disabilities
Act Anniversary!
6) CATHOLIC EDUCATION NEWS BY ATLANTA, GA
ARCHDIOCESE ARCHBISHOP WILTON D. GREGORY
Cathechist Conference 2018
Dr. Raul Escarpio News - Catholic Ed 4 All iTunes Podcasts .
AGNES’ BLOG
7) NATION-AT-A-GLANCE: ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION
8] LOP’s Summer-Fun Leisure Reading List – Teens, Young Adults, Adults
9) VISIT: https://tinyurl.com/ya22bba5
LOPnewsmag XIII ~ MANDELA DAY 2018, NATIONAL TEACHER CONFERENCE, WALKING WITH THE WOUNDED...
| Posted on July 21, 2018 at 5:10 PM |
1) THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: Mandela Day 2018
2) ED TRUST NEWS: “To Meet State Attainment Goals,
Higher Ed Will Have To Get Explicit About Race” By
Autumn Arnett
3) USDE NEWS: Utah And California ESSA State Plans
Approved
4) OSERS NEWS: The Many Roads To Becoming A
Spelling Bee Champion!
5) NAMI CHINESE NEWS: “Hiding My Mental Illness
From My Asian Family Almost Killed Me: The
Silent Shame Of Having A Mental Illness In A Chinese!”
6) CATHOLIC EDUCATION NEWS BY ATLANTA, GA
ARCHDIOCESE ARCHBISHOP WILTON D. GREGORY
Cathechist Conference 2018
7) Dr. Raul Escarpio News - Catholic Ed 4 All iTunes Podcasts
8] AGNES’ BLOG
9) NATION-AT-A-GLANCE: WALKING WITH THE WOUNDED
10) LOP’s Summer-Fun Leisure Reading List – Teens, Young Adults, Adults
11) VISIT: https://tinyurl.com/y8o4tdy4
