http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire en-us N/A news@aframnews.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:01:27 MST 20 http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1370/1/From-Slaves-to-American-Heroes/Page1.html no@spam.com (Calvin Evans) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1370/1/From-Slaves-to-American-Heroes/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/628/1/Michael-Jacksons--Contributions-to-Hip-Hop/Page1.html ]]> no@spam.com (Calvin Evans) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/628/1/Michael-Jacksons--Contributions-to-Hip-Hop/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/607/1/Michael-Jacksons-Contributions-to-Hip-Hop/Page1.html no@spam.com (Calvin Evans) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/607/1/Michael-Jacksons-Contributions-to-Hip-Hop/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/353/1/HBCUs-On-Shaky-Ground/Page1.html no@spam.com (Calvin Evans) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/353/1/HBCUs-On-Shaky-Ground/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/292/1/Shaky-Ground-Seeking-Support-for-Historically-Black-Colleges-and-Universities/Page1.html no@spam.com (Calvin Evans) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/292/1/Shaky-Ground-Seeking-Support-for-Historically-Black-Colleges-and-Universities/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/178/1/The-Big-Sell-Out-The-Embrace-of-Conformity-in-Hip-Hop/Page1.html no@spam.com (Calvin Evans) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/178/1/The-Big-Sell-Out-The-Embrace-of-Conformity-in-Hip-Hop/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/154/1/A-Love-Letter-to-the-Hip-Hop-Nation/Page1.html What gives us the right to be mediocre?  Everyone has reason or purpose for his or her existence.  We should strive for excellence, so that if we miss our mark, we still wind up being extraordinary.  We cannot allow ourselves to embrace the banality of mediocrity.   Our children have to get beyond the mind-set that being smart is un-cool.  We need to challenge ourselves to raise the bar of achievement.  ]]> no@spam.com (Calvin Evans) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/154/1/A-Love-Letter-to-the-Hip-Hop-Nation/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/128/1/Black-Banks-Segregations-Gift-to-the-Black-Community/Page1.html no@spam.com (Calvin Evans) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/128/1/Black-Banks-Segregations-Gift-to-the-Black-Community/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/127/1/The-Maturation-of-the-Hip-Hop-Vote/Page1.html no@spam.com (Calvin Evans) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/127/1/The-Maturation-of-the-Hip-Hop-Vote/Page1.html