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CONSTANT QUOTE
IT’S BETTER TO DIE CHASING A DREAM NEVER CAUGHT THAN TO DIE NEVER HAVING CHASED THE DREAM. ~ Joyce Fields
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IF YOU WERE ON YOUR DEATHBED TODAY, WHAT WOULD YOU WISH YOU HAD DONE? DO IT NOW. ~ Joyce Fields
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OCTOBER IS “NATIONAL ANTI-BULLYING AWARENESS MONTH.”
Dear Bully: A Collection of Poems about Bullying opens a child’s heart to the pain and horror of bullying. Written from the perspectives of the bullied, the parent of the bullied, the sibling of the bully, and the bully him or herself. For 5th graders and above.
Joyce is reading six poems from the book at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3sdKM-yl2M. And please leave a comment!!
Order today for all the children you know and love. . .http://www.GoodShortBooks.com!
THE ANTI-BULLYING PLEDGE
It’s FREE and available at http://www.GoodShortBooks.com! A useful and very effective tool against bullying.
Gives kids something to live up to–their own pledge!
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ANNOUNCING A NEW BOOK!! My Simple Quotes to Live By. This book contains 169 original quotes on 90 pages.
It’s available at http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Quotes-Live-Joyce-Fields/dp/1466318562/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344234589&sr=1-1&keywords=my+simple+quotes+to+live+by
The “Constant Quote” (above) was chosen to appear in the 2013 Women’s Advantage Shared Wisdom Calendar that is available at http://www.womansadvantage.biz/prod_cat.php
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TODAY’S BLOG
We all should know more about the contributions that African-Americans have made in the fields of science and medicine, as well as art, music, the written word, sports, and just-everyday life.
“Black History Month,” (February) is over, but I will continue Spreading Good News about Black History on what I will call “Black History Tuesday.”
I hope you enjoy this piece!
BLACK HISTORY TUESDAY: Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, First African American Elected Municipal Judge
Source: The Internet
Born in Philadelphia on April 17, 1823, Mifflin Wistar Gibbs apprenticed as a carpenter. By his early 20s he was an activist in the abolition movement, sharing platforms with Frederick Douglass and helping in the Underground Railroad. Black intellectual ferment of the era gave him a superb education outside the classroom, and he became a powerful writer. In 1850, he migrated to San Francisco; starting as a bootblack, he was soon a successful merchant, the founder of a black newspaper, and a leading member of the city’s black community.
In 1858, Gibbs moved to Victoria in what is now British Columbia (BC), part of a mass migration of black men and women seeking equality under the British flag. Again he prospered, first as a merchant, then as a property developer, contractor, and elected politician. In 1866, Gibbs was elected to the Victoria (BC) City Council, becoming the second black elected official in Canada and only the third elected anywhere on the North American continent.
Gibbs briefly returned to the US in 1859 to court and marry Maria Alexander, who had studied at Oberlin College. In developing a coal mine in the Queen Charlotte Islands in 1869-70, he built British Columbia’s first railroad. A tireless advocate for the black community, he helped to organize the colony’s first militia, an all-black unit known as the African Rifles. As an elected delegate to the Yale Convention, he also helped to frame the terms by which British Columbia entered the Canadian confederation.
Mifflin and Maria Gibbs separated in the late 1860s. Returning to the United States in 1870, Gibbs studied law in Oberlin, Ohio (where his wife Maria had settled, and where four of their five children graduated from Oberlin College). He toured the Reconstruction South and settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, soon becoming the first black elected municipal judge in the United States. His long and sometimes dangerous efforts on behalf of the Republican Party earned him an ambiguous reward: in his 70s, a Republican administration named him U.S. consul in Tamatave, Madagascar. After four years Gibbs resigned at the age of 78 for health reasons. He returned to publish an autobiography, Shadow and Light, in 1902, with an introduction by Booker T. Washington.
Back in Little Rock, Gibbs launched a new bank and supported various philanthropic causes. He died in Little Rock on July 11, 1915 at the age of 92.
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If you’re interested in reading all about “My Breast Cancer Journey,” those posts start with post #334.
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~ Joyce Fields
ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS FROM JOYCE FIELDS
Joyce is an author who has written seven books. If you enjoy this blog, you will, undoubtedly, enjoy all her books. Her sister, Anita, is also an author.
BE INSPIRED! You can read about and order their books AND order merchandise from their online store at this link (or click the “BE INSPIRED!” button above):
https://lineofserenity.wordpress.com/get-more-inspiration/
Thanks for your interest AND support!!
Contact Joyce at goodshortbooks@yahoo.com.
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SOME OF JOYCE’S FAVORITE BLOGS
I visit these blogs and leave comments regularly. I think you will enjoy them all!
http://www.lenasledgeblog.com Books, reviews, give-aways, interviews.
http://living4bliss.com Believing Life Is Set up for Success (BLISS)
http://goss-coaching.com/author/gosscoaching A professional writer and wellness coach helping people connect thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and action to create optimal health and a vibrant life.
http://www.thebirkineffect.com Musings of a “want it all” 21st century woman.
http://www.thesweetsensations.com A baking, entertainment, and lifestyle blog. Fantastic recipes and food photography, too!
http://www.pennilessparenting.com A rich life on minimum wage. Plus fabulous, healthful recipes!
http://www.rumpydog.com I’m a dog with a unique perspective on human life.
http://www.davidkanigan.com/ Lead.Learn.Live. David Kanigan: Inspiration, Ideas & Information.
http://callingoftheheart.wordpress.com Spirituality, Psychology, and Political.
http://www.petedenton.wordpress.com Writer of short stories, Flash fiction, and some scripts.
