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April 17, 2012 Howard University College of Medicine For Celia J. Maxwell, MD, FACP Associate Dean for Research Assistant Vice President for Health Sciences Director, Women’s Health Institute Health, Education, and Financial Literacy

By James H. Parks, III * Unleashing the Global Leader in You

A Slave Ship

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Sea Island, GA

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Africans in The Cargo Hold

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Igbos from Nigeria

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Extremely Quiet

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The Captain Spoke to The Crew

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Sores and Sorrows

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Sores Were Dressed

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As if they were royalty . . .

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Something Different

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Female Captive

 Black Skin  Beautiful  Muscular  Short in Stature  Long in Character

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Walked in Lock Step

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Head Wrapped in Colored Fabric . . .

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Barracks for Holding Until Auction

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Led Her Towards the Barracks . . .

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She Walked Into a Creek . . .

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They Followed Her Into the Water

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“. . . Where It Is Deep.”

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As if They Were Never There

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Lost Shipment of Slaves

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Their Lives Will Never Be Forgotten

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Some Didn’t Make the Middle Passage

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Their Lives Will Never Be Forgotten

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Those Who Did Make It . . .

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Photo Credit: Getty

Their Lives Will Never Be Forgotten

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Ancestors Smiling Down on Us

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Dedicated to my Matriarchs

 Mother (Wealth)

 Born in 1935  Diabetes  Died in 1997 (62 yrs.)

 Maternal Grandmother (Wisdom)

 Born in 1910  Diabetes  Died in 1974 (64 yrs.)

 Paternal Grandmother (Health)

 Born in 1896  Diabetes  Died in 1989 (93 yrs.)

Me “Mama” Father “Bigmomma” Mother

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Wangari Maathai, PhD (1 April 1940 – 25 September 2011)

First African Woman to Win the Nobel Peace Prize

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Pebble in the pond

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” ― Mother Teresa

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Seven Concentric Circles

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Conscience

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“Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.”

• Thomas Jefferson

“Unleash the global leader in you . . .”

 Health:

 [Life] 10,000 steps

 Wealth:

 [Liberty] $10,000 per decade

 Wisdom:

 [Pursuit of Happiness] 10,000 hours

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Children

 Masaai greeting: “How are

the children?”

 Response: “All the children

are well . . .”

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“Teach the children well . . .”

 Health:

 Drink 8 x 8 oz. glasses of water per day

 Wealth:

 Save starting at 8 years old

 Wisdom:

 Read above grade level by 8 years old (3rd Grade)

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Crew

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What do you do when you get together? “True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.” -- George Washington

“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.”

• - Henry Ford

 Health:

 Join a “run-for-a-cause” training

 Wealth:

 Start or join an investment club

 Education:

 Start or join a book club

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Community

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“Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community.” -- African Proverb

“It Takes a Village . . .”

 Health:

 Participate in a Community Health Screening

 Wealth:

 Donate money and/or time to a CBO

 Wisdom:

 Mentor someone from a different community

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Culture

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MISSION Hemma is a fresh, elegant collection using authentic Kente, a fabric rich in African royal tradition. This textile is handcrafted, ensuring that each garment is distinct and one of a kind. By embracing the fabric used to dress the nobility of Ghana, Hemma allows each client to feel like royalty.

Culture: Beliefs, Customs, and Rituals

 Health:

 Reduce cultural “behavioral risk factors”

 Wealth:

 Recycle consumer dollars in your own culture

 Wisdom:

 Journal cultural wisdom

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Country

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“My country ‘tis of thee . . .”

 Health:

 Practice safe sex

 Wealth:

 File and pay taxes early

 Wisdom:

 Be a well-informed voter

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The Blue Marble

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“Let’s get together and feel all right . . .”

Gaia Hypothesis

 Health:

 Plant a tree annually

 Wealth:

 Reduce your slavery

footprint

 Wisdom:

 Reduce your carbon

footprint

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COSMIC “U.G.L.Y.”

 Plant a Tree:

 http://www.plantabillion.org/

 Slavery Footprint:

 http://slaveryfootprint.org/

 Carbon Footprint

 http://myfootprint.org/

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Thank you

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Thank You . . .

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Thank you

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Thank you

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