This Black Man Turned $1500 Into A Multi-Million Dollar Business Selling Flashcards
IMAGE: (Courtesy of Freddie Taylor, Black History Flashcards)
Black History Flashcards helped serial entrepreneur Freddie Taylor turn $1500 into millions in less than two years.
Taylor is proof that it doesn’t take a lot of money to make money. Often, it just takes action and the willingness to keep going after you fall.
Freddie Taylor is the Founder and CEO of Urban Intellectuals a company committed to shining a light on the forgotten pages of Black History. In 2017, he launched his first product, Black History Flashcards, with $1500. In only a few days, his initial order of 500 decks of flashcards sold out.
The Phillies have acquired right-hander Sam Coonrod from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for right-hander Carson Ragsdale, President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski announced today. Coonrod, 28, has made 51 career appearances, all for the Giants, after being selected by the club in the fifth round of the June
The Giants used their bullpen depth to bolster their long-term pitching needs on Saturday, dealing hard-throwing reliever Sam Coonrod to the Phillies in exchange for right-hander Carson Ragsdale, a 2020 fourth-round Draft pick who was ranked as Philadelphia’s No. 30 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. Coonrod debuted with the Giants
In 2016, Dr. Wilfred Reilly debated a white nationalist at Kentucky State University.
The associate professor of political science was then one year into his tenure, and the event made headlines.Â
It happened in the midst of a national discussion about free speech, especially whether colleges should allow speakers such as Jared Taylor, Reillyâs competition, to speak on their campuses.
Reilly, 38, debated Taylor on the merits of diversity in America, with Reilly arguing that racial diversity is a strength for America. Taylor, whom Reilly called âthe intellectual founder of the alt-right,â argued that diversity actively harms society.
âI think Jared Taylor is wrong about virtually everything, but we have a tendency in the USA right now to try to silence speech,â Reilly said at the debate. âIf you think something someone says is totally nonsensical, you should go argue with them about.â
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Sophronia Williams, 91, smiles Dec. 30 at her church, Our Lady of Good Counsel in Little Rock. Williams broke barriers in nursing throughout her 46-year career, becoming the first or second Black nurse at multiple hospitals.
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Sophronia Williams, 91, smiles Dec. 30 at her church, Our Lady of Good Counsel in Little Rock. Williams broke barriers in nursing throughout her 46-year career, becoming the first or second Black nurse at multiple hospitals.
Sophronia Williams does not consider herself a trailblazer. But by all accounts, from being the first Black nurse in different hospitals to her conversion to the Catholic faith, her life is one of unique blessings.