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Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. The story of how Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan , broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate, has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film The Miracle Worker . Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia, Alabama , is now a museum and sponsors an annual "Helen Keller Day". Her birthday on June 27 is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was authorized at the federal level by presidential proclamation by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, the 100th anniversary of her birth. A prolific author, Keller was well-traveled and outspoken in her convictions. A member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World , she campaigned for wo...

This is not a new video, but it reached me at such a relevant time in my life that I was compelled to share it with you. Hollywood Producer Tyler Perry sits in the Inspiration Corner and talks about how sometimes 'God' will 'hide' you. He explains how he was kept from being exposed to a lot of things related to business but how it also allowed him to not be tainted by the industry. Perry also expounds on how it might have been for him had he 'went the route he wanted to go'. He claims it would've just been an average story. "Because I was hidden.. didn't know how things were suppose to go in film & television, that ignorance allowed me to carve my own way," Tyler says. "I was able to make deals that were unprecedented." I wanted to share this for aspirates like me who need understanding as to why nothing has happened for them yet. Tyler talks about how even his major underground successes were ignored and how he leveraged that to ...

Click to Order Taffey Tawanna Champion is a small-town girl, born and raised in Greensboro, GA, educated at GTCHS in Greensboro, GA and further educated at Elon College which eventually became Elon University. This is the university where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. She excelled in writing as a young child; even earned merits and won awards for writing ability, including a “Passport to Excellence Award" plaque for Best Essay. Reading and writing also were Taffey’s first loves before drama and music, which of course, came after. Before, during and after college, Taffey became a world traveler, even electing to live in London, England for one semester whilst studying at Elon University. She traveled several times to Paris, France at this time. Taffey also met and encountered celebrities in London, England which served to make her experiences even more special. Added to her world traveler status, she lived in South Korea for a short interval. This experience...