Anytime someone yaps about "black history month" I ask them if they know who this guy is. If they don't, I tell them to find out what he did - and then ask themselves why they don't know who he is. He was one of the richest Americans ever.
He wrote an autobiography. He ended it with something like, "If a poor, black kid from Arkansas can do this, anyone can". THAT"S what should be taught in "black history month" - but it's not. This guy lived the American Dream.
John H. Johnson.
Anytime someone yaps about "black history month" I ask them if they know who this guy is. If they don't, I tell them to find out what he did - and then ask themselves why they don't know who he is. He was one of the richest Americans ever.
Never knew! Wowza, good lesson.
He wrote an autobiography. He ended it with something like, "If a poor, black kid from Arkansas can do this, anyone can". THAT"S what should be taught in "black history month" - but it's not. This guy lived the American Dream.