Thursday, October 27, 2011

Warren Buffett Speaks...

Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling:

"I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election/

The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds)took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971 - before computers, e-mail,
cell phones, etc.

Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took one (1) year or less to become the law of the land - all because of public pressure.

Warren Buffet is asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise.

In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.

_*Congressional Reform Act of 2011*_

1. No Tenure / No Pension.

A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no
pay when they're out of office.

2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social
Security.

All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the
Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into
the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the
American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.

3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all
Americans do.

4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.
Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5. Congress loses their current health care system and
participates in the same health care system as the American people.

6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the
American people.

7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void
effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this
contract with Congressmen/women.

Congressmen/women made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in
Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers
envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their
term(s), then go home and back to work.

If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will
only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive
the message. Don't you think it's time?

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!

If you agree with the above, pass it on Please keep it going, and thanks.

Monday, October 10, 2011

N'Spirational Conversations Reader at DuSable Museum

This weekend's READ IN hosted by Perry Small of WVON Radio was an experience!
Parents brought their children out for good books as well as entertainment!
Here's a little something to remind you to take your children next year!

Keep in mind, A PAGE A DAY, KEEPS YOUR SANITY AT BAY!

more photos at
http://higherlearningnetworknfp.blogspot.com



Monday, October 3, 2011

nothing more inspirational than UniverSoul Circus!

UniverSoul Circus is in town Chicago!!!!!!!
If you haven't seen it, you don't want to miss it!
We've been going for years, and every year it's something new!
This year they have outdone themselves!

UniverSoul Circus is truly universal now!
Crew from Ukrain, Africa, Switzerland, Yogoslavia, Mediterranean, South America, etc.
You name it, they've got crew from that country!

They are all over the place! The lions, elephants and more!
Take the WHOLE FAMILY to see it!

YOU WILL NOT be disappointed!
You will want to go and get more tickets and see it again, and again....

Enjoy these excerpts!!


Tuesday, August 30, 2011

African Festival of the ARts Labor Day Weekend!



2011 African Festival of the Arts

Friday Talent

8:00 to 10:00PM Al B Sure, Chico DeBarge, Jon B & Christopher Williams with Zzaje
6:30 to 7:00 PM Fela Queens (Fela on Broadway)
5:30 to 6:00 PM SPIRITS
5:00 to 5:30 PM DJ Kodjo (Traditional & Africa Popular Music)

Saturday

8:00 to 10 PM Bootsy Collins
6:30 to 7:30 PM Ronald Brown
6:00 to 6:30 PM DJ Kodjo (Traditional & Popular African Music)
5:00 to 6:00 PM AfroFlow
4:00 to 4:30 PM Afrinique Fashion Show
2:30 to 3:00 PM MUNTU Dance Theater
12 to 3:30 PM DJ Kodjo (Traditional & Popular African Music)

Sunday

8:30 to 10 PM Mary Mary
7:50 to 8:10 PM Cora Dunham/Drummer from Beyounce
6:30 to 7:30 PM Gerald Wilson
5:15 to 6:00 PM Selvy Singers of Ark
4:00 to 5:10 PM Joshua’s Throop
3:00 to 3:30 PM Taylor Mallory
2:00 to 2:30 PM DJ Kodjo (Traditional & Popular African Music)

MONDAY

8:00 to 10: PM INDIA ARIE
7:20 to 8:00 PM Awards & Recognition
7:00 to 7:20 PM Queen Cora Coleman-Dunham/Motivational Speaker, Author & Drummer for Beyonce
5:45 to 6:30 PM Joan Colasso
4:30 to 5:15 PM Kefee
3:30 to 4:00 PM SAMBA 1
2:15 to 3:00 PM Tambour san Frontiers
1:30 to 2:00 PM Tahurah
12:45 to 1:00 PM Senekeh

2011 African Festival of the Arts
Labor Day Weekend, September 2 - 5.
Washington Park Chicago.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

I am always inspired...

Whenever I see Black Film Makers!
You will be too!
Be sure and check it out!
http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/blackharvest2011

Monday, July 25, 2011

Richaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaard Pegue! Broadcasting Hall of Fame!

God bless the life and legacy of Richard Pegue and how he touched all of our lives. I'll never forget my first "teen DJ" show that Richard prepared me to do with him on WOPA-AM, but most significantly when I became the first Program Director of the new campus radio station WIUS-FM at Western Illinois University as well as radio personality at WHEN-AM and WIUM-FM I repeatedly won The Who's Who Awards for Best Radio Personality and Best Radio Program called what else "The Best Music Of Your Life." My thanks to Richard for allowing me to use the name while making broadcasting history at WIU as the first Freshman to be awarded a Prime Time Radio show, all because of my association with Richard Pegue along with a reference letter from Abe Thompson.

I CERTAINLY would like to join you on air on Friday and Saturday and hopefully we can use these two days to celebrate Richard as well as mobilize everybody on this list and radio listeners to kick off the latest call-in campaign to Bruce Dumont and The Broadcast
Museum on the nomination of Richard Pegue in the Radio Hall of Fame!!

Mark S. Allen
Proud student of Richard Pegue
773-392-0165



Would love to join you in the tribute!
Richard was also a great teacher and colleague of mine as well.
Who would'a thunk!
I listened to him while studying broadcasting at Columbia, and then to graduate and go to work in news room at
WGCI was a thrill. The kicker was when Dusty Radio changed to Gospel Radio 1390 and he was kicked off the air
and replaced with me! People thought I was the reason he was fired! They didn't know office politics like we did!

Well, eventually my shift went from 9 hours to 8 hours to 7 hours, to 6 hours, then 5, then finally 4 hours until they changed to gospel music! Richard worked his magic on the devil until the shift was eventually eliminated all together! Go Richard Pegue!

If people knew the real deal, they would have picketed like back in the old days! So much for radio rights!
Anywho, looking forward to the Richard Pegue Tribute! Keep up the good work! Stay on purpose, stay empowered!
Stay tuned to Higher Learning!

Zelda@ZeldaSpeaks.com

My Former Collegue Richard Pegue Tribute

God bless the life and legacy of Richard Pegue and how he touched all of our lives. I'll never forget my first "teen DJ" show that Richard prepared me to do with him on WOPA-AM, but most significantly when I became the first Program Director of the new campus radio station WIUS-FM at Western Illinois University as well as radio personality at WHEN-AM and WIUM-FM I repeatedly won The Who's Who Awards for Best Radio Personality and Best Radio Program called what else "The Best Music Of Your Life." My thanks to Richard for allowing me to use the name while making broadcasting history at WIU as the first Freshman to be awarded a Prime Time Radio show, all because of my association with Richard Pegue along with a reference letter from Abe Thompson.

I CERTAINLY would like to join you on air on Friday and Saturday and hopefully we can use these two days to celebrate Richard as well as mobilize everybody on this list and radio listeners to kick off the latest call-in campaign to Bruce Dumont and The Broadcast
Museum on the nomination of Richard Pegue in the Radio Hall of Fame!!

Mark S. Allen
Proud student of Richard Pegue
773-392-0165



Would love to join you in the tribute!
Richard was also a great teacher and colleague of mine as well.
Who would'a thunk!
I listened to him while studying broadcasting at Columbia, and then to graduate and go to work in news room at
WGCI was a thrill. The kicker was when Dusty Radio changed to Gospel Radio 1390 and he was kicked off the air
and replaced with me! People thought I was the reason he was fired! They didn't know office politics like we did!

Well, eventually my shift went from 9 hours to 8 hours to 7 hours, to 6 hours, then 5, then finally 4 hours until they changed to gospel music! Richard worked his magic on the devil until the shift was eventually eliminated all together! Go Richard Pegue!

If people knew the real deal, they would have picketed like back in the old days! So much for radio rights!
Anywho, looking forward to the Richard Pegue Tribute! Keep up the good work! Stay on purpose, stay empowered!
Stay tuned to Higher Learning!

Zelda@ZeldaSpeaks.com