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Whose Birthday Is It? March 31, 2021

Whose Birthday Is It? March 31, 2021

César Chávez (1927) As the child of Mexican-American migrant laborers, Chávez spent his childhood in a succession of migrant camps, attending 65 different elementary schools. After a two-year stint in the Navy, he returned to migrant farm work and, in 1962, began organizing the largely Latino farmworkers of Arizona and California. A charismatic figure, he used strikes and nationwide boycotts to win union recognition and contracts from California grape and lettuce growers. How long did the first strike last? More…

by · March 31, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: March 31, 2021

Quote of the Day: March 31, 2021

But what is Government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? James Madison (1751-1836)

by · March 31, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: March 31, 2021

Word of the Day: March 31, 2021

squall Definition: (verb) Utter a sudden loud cry. Synonyms: cry, scream, yell, shout, holler, hollo, call Usage: The new mother breathed a sigh of relief as soon as she heard her newborn squalling. Discuss.

by · March 31, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? March 29, 2021

Whose Birthday Is It? March 29, 2021

Sam Walton (1918) Born in Oklahoma and raised in Missouri during the Great Depression, Walton opened his first five-and-dime franchise in Arkansas in 1945. Seventeen years later, he opened his first Wal-Mart and began developing the Wal-Mart company into a national chain of massive, centrally controlled discount stores in small towns. By the time Walton died in 1992, his family was the wealthiest in the US, and Wal-Mart had become the country’s largest retailer. How was Walton forced out of his first store? More…

by · March 29, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: March 29, 2021

Quote of the Day: March 29, 2021

The state lieth in all languages of good and evil; and whatever it saith it lieth; and whatever it hath it hath stolen. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

by · March 29, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: March 29, 2021

Word of the Day: March 29, 2021

brainy Definition: (adjective) Having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence. Synonyms: smart as a whip, brilliant Usage: The brainy teen was surprised to see books she had read in fourth grade on her summer reading list for high school. Discuss.

by · March 29, 2021 · Bulletin Board
OVER 1,000 ADVOCATES JOINED NEW YORK DISABILITY ADVOCATES RALLY TO URGE STATE LEADERS FOR CARE, NOT CUTS TO SYSTEM THAT SERVES NEW YORKERS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

OVER 1,000 ADVOCATES JOINED NEW YORK DISABILITY ADVOCATES RALLY TO URGE STATE LEADERS FOR CARE, NOT CUTS TO SYSTEM THAT SERVES NEW YORKERS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

OVER 1,000 ADVOCATES JOINED NEW YORK DISABILITY ADVOCATES RALLY TO URGE STATE LEADERS FOR CARE, NOT CUTS TO SYSTEM THAT SERVES NEW YORKERS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (I/DD)   In Advance of Enacted Budget, NYDA was Joined by State […]

by · March 26, 2021 · Bulletin Board

COUNCIL MEMBER FERNANDO CABRERA REMEMBERS VICTIMS OF 1990 HAPPY LAND SOCIAL CLUB FIRE, HONDURAN, GARIFUNA COMMUNITY ON ANNIVERSARY

COUNCIL MEMBER FERNANDO CABRERA REMEMBERS VICTIMS OF 1990 HAPPY LAND SOCIAL CLUB FIRE, HONDURAN, GARIFUNA COMMUNITY ON ANNIVERSARY   Bronx, NY- “On this day in 1990, 87 Bronx lives were tragically lost, mostly members of the Honduran and Garifuna community.  The […]

by · March 26, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? March 26, 2021

Whose Birthday Is It? March 26, 2021

Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753) A scientist and inventor, Thompson was perhaps the first person to recognize heat as a form of motion, at a time when many believed it to be a substance. He invented various heat-related items, including a double boiler, a drip coffeepot, thermal underwear, and a more efficient fireplace. After he was denied a commission in the Continental Army, Thompson spied for the British in the American Revolution. When he had to flee the country, what particularly notable thing did he leave behind? More…

by · March 26, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: March 26, 2021

Quote of the Day: March 26, 2021

Time dissipates to shining ether the solid angularity of facts. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

by · March 26, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: March 26, 2021

Word of the Day: March 26, 2021

shrivel Definition: (verb) Wither, as with a loss of moisture. Synonyms: shrink Usage: The heat shriveled the unwatered seedlings. Discuss.

by · March 26, 2021 · Bulletin Board

Bronx Merchants Unite to Emphasize Need for Rent Relief in State Budget

Media Advisory:  Bronx Merchants Unite to Emphasize Need for Rent Relief in State Budget Small Businesses and Their Allies Call for Commercial Rent Relief   Fordham, Bronx, N.Y. – On Thursday, March 25, 2021, small businesses from the Burnside Jerome Tremont […]

by · March 24, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? March 24, 2021

Whose Birthday Is It? March 24, 2021

Olive Schreiner (1855) Schreiner was a South African author and feminist. Though she had no formal education, she read widely and developed a keen intellect and militantly feminist and liberal views. In 1883, she published her famed semiautobiographical novel, The Story of an African Farm, about a girl who lives on an isolated farm and struggles to attain independence in the face of rigid Boer social conventions. Under what pseudonym did Schreiner publish this text, arguably the first great South African novel? More…

by · March 24, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: March 24, 2021

Quote of the Day: March 24, 2021

I must be myself. I cannot break myself any longer for you, or you. If you can love me for what I am, we shall be the happier. If you cannot, I will still seek to deserve that you should. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

by · March 24, 2021 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: March 24, 2021

Word of the Day: March 24, 2021

jollity Definition: (noun) A jolly or merry mood, condition, or activity; gaiety. Synonyms: joviality Usage: The genial festival of Christmas … lights up the fireside of home with mirth and jollity. Discuss.

by · March 24, 2021 · Bulletin Board