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“People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that’s a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated.”~Lucille Clifton

Lucille Clifton, (nee Sayles), acknowledged as one of the most accomplished women in the world of literature, died February 13, 2010.

Clifton, an artist known for her affable demeanor, common sense approach to poetry and writing, served as the Poet Laureate of the state of Maryland for six years from 1979 to 1985.

She was born and raised in upstate New York. Upon graduation from high school at age sixteen she received a scholarship to Howard University in Washington, D.C., where (more…)

Jeffrey C. Jones, founder and CEO of the non-profit corporation Miracles Global can be seen in the following video explaining the activities at New Jersey’s Rutgers University Camden Campus to fund relief efforts for the survivors of last month’s earthquake disaster in Haiti.

We have established an unofficial policy at YouThinkWhat whereby we do not mention certain news personalities for whom we have no respect. We generally do not celebrate the stupid people. We do not respect the former governor of Alaska, a person we consider devoid of personality, and extremely stupid;  which is why we rarely publish articles about La Palin (more…)

“We are the world, we are the children…”
Lionel Richie

In March of 1985 forty-five American singing stars gathered at the A&M music studio to record a song composed by the late Michael Jackson and lyricist Lionel Richie. The featured singers from several genres of music joined to make a record that would be sold to raise money for the charity USA For Africa. They raised over $30 million to help the less fortunate overseas.

On February 1, 2010 a new generation of celebrities, count’em 80, singers, actors, and the like–joined by some old school participants from the first recording, have gathered to do a remake of the original song We Are The World. This time money raised will go the benefit the survivors of last month’s devastating earthquake in Haiti. The organization is We Are The World 25 For Haiti. (more…)

“You have to think about yourself, because no one wakes up in the moring with you on their mind.”~Attorney Allie Latimer

Allie Latimer is a living American shero who counts among her many educational, civic and professional  achievements, the fact she is the founder of the national organization Federally Employed Women (FEW).

FEW is an advocacy group established in 1968 to improve the status of women employed by the Federal government and by the District of Columbia government. (more…)

It’s February in the United States and that means it’s time to celebrate the myriad contributions made by so many little known and well known people of black African descent.

It’s time to honor those who made it possible to change this country from the inside to a nation closer to living up to its creed of equality for all. (more…)

As a public service YouThinkWhat begins its celebration of Black History Month by bringing to you the speech heard around the world in August 1963 in Washington, D.C..

We want you to know and remember Martin Luther King, Jr was substantive, not just a dreamer. He was a strategist and a man of action who used the same principles as India’s Gandhi, to lead the greatest movement for equality and freedom the world has ever seen. There is a difference between non-resistance and non-violent resistance to evil acts.

The late Dr. King, a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace, inspired a national movement and a worldwide following. (more…)

We are appalled by the reactions we’ve seen to President Barack Obama’s major addresses. The absence of proper decorum is astounding. The lack of etiquette in these situations has us awe struck. (more…)

This is how our leadership looks to the rest of the world. All you red, white and blue Yankee-Doodle Dandies make a reality check.

This piece which uses some outstanding trick photography, is by Joezjny a comic filmmaker on the Dutch Comedy Central…remember it’s only a joke.

When we were college students we studied radio television communications.

We found this piece called “How To Report The News” by British journalist and writer of satire Charlie Brooker to be comical as well as  informative.

Fellow bloggers–especially those who produce online videos, please take note…