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Celebrated Dr. Gaskins 91st Birthday! 🎉

Family joined by video conference all over the world 🌍 to help him commemorate the occasion. 🙏🏾♥️💜💯🎂👑🥇🏆🚀🫡

Exciting feature on Derek’s role with bp in Louisville, KY.

Great read on the motivations behind one of the greatest Americans to ever live! The original 👌🏾♦️🙏🏾♥️💪🏾🫡

Abolitionist Frederick Douglass was the most photographed American of the 19th century. He never smiled in a single photo to counter the notion of a happy slave.Born in 1817 in Maryland, Douglass was enslaved from birth. At age 12, he learned the alphabet from the slaveholder's wife; however, his lessons were soon discontinued under the belief that it would foster a desire for freedom. But it was already too late. Douglass continued to learn from white children and others in his neighborhood. He began to read newspapers and devoured any books he could get his hands on. Soon, he began teaching others how to read and write. More than 40 people would attend his secret lessons until it was broken up by an angry white mob.At age 16, Douglass was made to work for a brutal slave master by the name of Edward Covey, who was known as a "slave-breaker." He whipped Douglass so regularly that his wounds didn't have time to heal. The beatings were so severe that they broke his body, soul, and spirit. One day, Douglass could not take it anymore and fought back and won. Covey could have had Douglass killed, but he didn't want to risk his reputation. He never tried to beat him again.
In 1838, after several failed attempts, Douglass managed to escape slavery by boarding a north-bound train and taking it all the way to New York City. A year prior to his escape, he had met a woman named Anna Murray, who was a free black woman living in Baltimore. He fell in love with her, and she, in turn, helped him escape by providing him with a sailor's uniform, part of her savings to pay for travel expenses, identification papers, and protection papers.
Douglass later wrote about seeing New York City for the first time: "A new world had opened upon me. If life is more than breath, and the 'quick round of blood,' I lived more in one day than in a year of my slave life. I felt as one might feel upon escape from a den of hungry lions."
Moral: Never give up in Life.

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Massachusetts men's track and field's Godot Gaskins has earned this week's Rookie of the Week title thanks to his performances at the New England Championships!

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Family had a wonderful time getting situated on his new campus at . Proud of his commitment to academic excellence and ready to see him achieve as an athlete and scholar! He will be attending the school of business at 💯👌🏾🙏🏾♥️💜💪🏾🥇🏆🚀

We are extremely proud of Gigi Gaskins she is now an honors graduate of the Fisher College of Business at ! Dr. Gaskins made the trip to Columbus, OH to see his granddaughter continue to further ’s legacy of Academic Excellence. Gigi will be moving to this summer to start her career as a financial analyst with . We know the will continue to in all that she does. Congratulations Gigi!!! 👌🏾🙏🏾♥️💜♥️🎓🥇🏆💸💰👸🏽

Good article on and the baseball ⚾️ program. Nice to see them return to the field after Covid took a year plus away. 💯👌🏾🤴🏾⚾️💪🏾🙏🏾👨🏽‍⚕️👶🏽💨💨💨

Magicians coach Giardi takes a look at the season ahead after a year without baseball The Magicians enjoyed a fine year in 2019. They ended up 13-7 during the regular season, before going on to beat Burlington, 5-2 in the first round.

Today we honor a truly phenomenal woman. The entire family is seeking God’s grace and comfort as we lost an Angel on earth. Cynthia Buck lived life with passion and purpose that impacted everyone she came across. An amazing educator with the biggest heart 💜 she was truly selfless and compassionate beyond measure. We love her, and will honor her legacy by striving for excellence in all endeavors. Rest in heavenly peace. God bless her soul 🙏🏾💜💪🏾

We want to celebrate as she runs a campaign for the Extremely proud of her commitment to community, public health, and inclusion. We encourage everyone living in the city of Alexandria, VA to turn out the vote so Alyia can 💯👌🏾🙏🏾💜💪🏾❤️🖤