For many years there has been a debate to whether teachers are placing a lot of emphasis on test taking and teaching to the test. I don't know if you are aware of it but, many schools, particularly high schools students are not allowed to take there ...
Posted Wednesday, July 20th 2011 at 4:28PM
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News Release
Artist and Philosopher, Okpara Nosakhere, will be speaking at Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center. His lecture/workshop will be on “The Making of a Culture”. The audience will explore how cultures are created and examine the diversity in ...
Posted Wednesday, July 6th 2011 at 2:08AM
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Since the beginning of time people have demanded their freedom. Now, in the 21st Century, how would you define freedom? ...
Posted Tuesday, March 29th 2011 at 4:41PM
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In 1884-1885, Europeans had a conference in Belgium to plan the take over of Africa. Was this a demonstration of white supremacy or just business? ...
Posted Tuesday, March 29th 2011 at 4:39PM
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Did the countries involved in the Belgium Conference of 1885 become NATO and are they still exploiting Africa? ...
Posted Tuesday, March 29th 2011 at 4:37PM
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Since president Obama wants to free the people of libya, should he also free Africans from slavery in other Arab nations and the Dalits of India? ...
Posted Tuesday, March 29th 2011 at 4:33PM
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Since the royal family believes that England belongs to them and that the people are their subjects, does that mean subjects are equivalent
to slaves or not? ...
Posted Tuesday, March 29th 2011 at 4:32PM
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Three boy experience the ways of bullying and learn the importance of caring and helping others. ...
Posted Friday, February 25th 2011 at 4:45AM
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New Children's Book by artist and educator Okpara Nosakhere called "Why Hyenas Laugh".
A story about an African elder who shares a magical experience with his grandson that changed the life of his village and himself.
We would like the support of t ...
Posted Monday, January 31st 2011 at 11:18PM
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Who are the "Leaders" in your community that address these 5 areas?
1. Food ( Health and Nutrition)
2. Clothing ( Affordable and appropriate )
3. Shelter ( housing for the poor and elderly )
4. Education ( an emphasis on Ancient and contemp ...
Posted Monday, December 6th 2010 at 12:01PM
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" Perhaps this is “just” math and science, something American schools have never been good at. Besides, apologists say, Asian students (who score at the top on the TIMSS) are inexplicable math and science geniuses.
Yet low performance is no ...
Posted Monday, November 29th 2010 at 11:11AM
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“Independent, self-reliant people are a counter productive anachronism in the collective society of the future in modern society, people will be defined by their associations. The groups they belong to, not by their own individual accomplishments in ...
Posted Monday, November 29th 2010 at 11:10AM
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“Kindergarten was created to be a way to break the influence of mothers on their children… Government is the true parent of the child-The state is sovereign over the family”…. Frederich Froebel (1782-1852)-Inventor of Kindergarten 19th century
Fröb ...
Posted Monday, November 29th 2010 at 11:08AM
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Why Teenagers Appear To Be Lost and How We Can Save Them
By
Okpara Nosakhere
American society is very disconcerted about the condition of young people today, and should be. It appears that the dilemma lies with the American’s cultural adaptation ...
Posted Sunday, August 29th 2010 at 2:16AM
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Peace!
The word evokes a calmness that houses the inner spirit. That place where all outer forces are restrained from affecting the “Chi” or inner God. For example, your home is your Peace. It protects you from the forces that can affect having “bal ...
Posted Friday, July 2nd 2010 at 3:33PM
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I was in my car, sitting at a traffic light, when two young African American boys crossed the street. They were between the ages of 12 and 14. Both wore Afros, causing me to flash back to the 60’s and 70’s, when the “Bush” hairstyle represented a Kin ...
Posted Thursday, July 1st 2010 at 4:37PM
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I was eating a piece of chocolate today, knowing that at my age I should be avoiding these moments of gratification on sweets. However, the temptation of such tasty treats was unavoidable, in my mind. As I gobbled down the last chunk with I smile on ...
Posted Thursday, June 24th 2010 at 9:13AM
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IS America going through a political paradigm shift from the Democratic and Republican parties to the Fascist and Socialist concepts of governance? Has Texas Republican Congressman Joe Barton expressed the Republican parties vision of Corporate domi ...
Posted Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 at 6:17PM
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I’m sharing this after having a discussion with a friend that happens to be white and of the Jewish belief system. A friend that I have known and respected for over 30 years. During these many years we have never had a talk about race. I found it nec ...
Posted Sunday, May 30th 2010 at 11:20AM
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