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62. You are so right

Fri Nov 30, 2012, 12:26 AM

Nov 2012

A nation's people are its greatest wealth. That little black boy or Latino girl or Asian girl or native American boy or poor white girl may have the potential to invent a cure for cancer or to create a renewable form of energy that is as efficient or more efficient than fossil fuels, but if they are not afforded the opportunities that others get, we as a nation, as a human society may miss out because our greatest asset, all of our human resources, were not nurtured. Just think of all that we've missed over the centuries because so many were denied.

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The Faces of Black America. Beautiful! [View all] sheshe2 Nov 2012 OP

Here's two more ... Scuba Nov 2012 #1

and one more SoCalDem Nov 2012 #3

Thanks Scuba... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #10

Wasn't that when... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #19

Bingo. Scuba Nov 2012 #110

The most hilarious part of that thread Aerows Nov 2012 #118

I never saw their names, but I remember those young ladies. Delightful!! nt patrice Nov 2012 #121

That picture never gets old caraher Nov 2012 #123

In one sense that pic captures the entire election. The expressions tell the story. Scuba Nov 2012 #125

Nice.. (one observation) SoCalDem Nov 2012 #2

I ran marathons to try to get my legs to look like hers. Rozlee Nov 2012 #26

Remember her commercial's for Hanes... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #37

Argh! Rub it in. Rozlee Nov 2012 #43

Sorry sorry sorry!!!!! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #47

Nobody rocks a pair of stilettos like Tina. Marie Marie Nov 2012 #80

Thanks for taking the time to post some of my favorite people! freshwest Nov 2012 #4

You are Welcome! Here are two of my all time favorites...that I will Treasure, always sheshe2 Nov 2012 #6

Very cool pix! That second one is especially awesome. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #9

The future is looking good. Since you posted Nat King Cole, I'll share one of my favorite freshwest Nov 2012 #14

German is ok... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #28

Anyone who could look at that little boy LadyHawkAZ Nov 2012 #76

I love those!! Yes you can, young man, yes you can!! SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #95

i like those juxtaposed Nov 2012 #127

Josephine Baker riverwalker Nov 2012 #5

She was truly a Beautiful Woman! n/t sheshe2 Nov 2012 #8

dancer, singer, spy, resistance fighter, civil rights activist riverwalker Nov 2012 #71

WOW...Thank you for that! Awesome lady! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #88

You beat me to it! I was going to go find that one. patrice Nov 2012 #79

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He took back his name after his contract with Warner Bros expired SemperEadem Nov 2012 #22

Ahh . . . you're not up to date brush Nov 2012 #56

non sequitur SemperEadem Nov 2012 #114

My mistake brush Nov 2012 #119

I'm a HUGE Prince fan. His name is truly "Prince Rogers Nelson". He is "Prince" again... Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2012 #61

and he is funky!! SemperEadem Nov 2012 #115

wooo Prince stuntcat Nov 2012 #142

Very nice malaise Nov 2012 #11

Here's a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice also! DearHeart Nov 2012 #12

Dinah was the best n/t riverwalker Nov 2012 #36

Indeed she was! Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2012 #58

Great photos.. pangaia Nov 2012 #13

I bought Milt Jackson 30 years ago when he was on the CTI label Omaha Steve Nov 2012 #38

OOPPS.. I meant Lionel Hampton. pangaia Nov 2012 #113

This thread is incredible ismnotwasm Nov 2012 #15

You missed one of the greats in a photo Omaha Steve Nov 2012 #16

Black is definitely beautiful! Aristus Nov 2012 #17

Thanks Aristus sheshe2 Nov 2012 #39

Very well said, sheshe2. Aristus Nov 2012 #42

You realize what this means... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #70

Earths Kitt... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #18

+1,000 sheshe2 Nov 2012 #29

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She rocked that outfit. nt awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #152

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Maybe I'm just in a weird mood... Bigmack Nov 2012 #25

You are so right brush Nov 2012 #62

My dad thought Lena Horne was one of the sexiest women alive Omaha Steve Nov 2012 #27

I love Lena too! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #32

That's my guy, right there wryter2000 Nov 2012 #129

No no no no! He is mine. sheshe2 Nov 2012 #135

Bessie Coleman James48 Nov 2012 #30

Alton White & Cleve Francis graham4anything Nov 2012 #31

Blues, Jazz, Rock and Roll. liberalmuse Nov 2012 #34

Ella was one of the best jazz singers ever! We People Nov 2012 #99

Hi We People... sheshe2 Nov 2012 #104

Beautiful! Mira Nov 2012 #35

Here is another favorite. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #40

I had never heard of him- ignorant me.. pangaia Nov 2012 #134

Yes. Good. Glad you enjoyed it! lonestarnot Dec 2012 #163

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Mr NLRB the Honorable Howard Jenkins Jr Omaha Steve Nov 2012 #41

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Tuskegee Airmen! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #45

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A. Philip Randolph: Pullman Porters: from Servitude to Civil Rights Omaha Steve Nov 2012 #48

Thanks again Omaha Steve sheshe2 Nov 2012 #52

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DENZEL! FieryLocks Nov 2012 #50

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You are bringing all kinds of awesome to this thread. Union Scribe Nov 2012 #112

Will Brown Omaha Steve Nov 2012 #51

Oh Dear God ...You are making me cry! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #102

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SAM COOKE FieryLocks Nov 2012 #53

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I didn't know the rest of Prince's official name... MrMickeysMom Nov 2012 #59

You still don't. greyl Nov 2012 #86

if we're talking about faces Enrique Nov 2012 #60

Laila Ali FieryLocks Nov 2012 #64

Tom Morello FieryLocks Nov 2012 #65

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Barbara Jordan! wryter2000 Nov 2012 #130

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NEVER FORGET... FieryLocks Nov 2012 #81

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Thank you, Thank you, Thank You sheshe2 Nov 2012 #83

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Your son is beautiful! He is the shining light of our future! sheshe2 Nov 2012 #105

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I can't make that picture show up automatically! SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #107

Mr. Soul Train Unknown Beatle Nov 2012 #109

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John Brown Omaha Steve Nov 2012 #120

Divas! noiretextatique Nov 2012 #124

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