Read about inventions made by Blacks: http://www.everythingpreschool.com hemes/blackhistory/list.htm

Did you know Alfred Benjamin invented stainless steel pads; John A. Burr invesnted lawn mower; George Carruthers invented image converter radiation detector; L.F. Brown invented horse bridle bit; and Sarah Boone invented ironing board?

7. Go to Harlem Renaissance Page: http://www.jeannepasero.com/harlem.html

8. African Americans in Visual Arts: http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/ library/aavaahp.htm

9. Archives of African American Music and Culture selected list of Internet resources for African American Music: http://www.indiana.edu /~aaamc/websites.html

10. A wonderful link with profiles of prominent Blacks: http://www.who2.com/blackhistory.html

Read about Marian Anderson, contralto; Jackie Robinson, baseball pioneer; Wilma Rudolph, Olympia sprinter; Sidney Poitier, Oscar-award winning actor; Maya Angelou, poet; George Washington Carver, inventor, and other important Black figures in our history.

4. Set up a paper processing system in your home. Use a portable file box to sort daily incoming paper. Immediately discard junk mail. Make a "memory box" for every family member to store artwork, playbills, and mementos.

5. Keep ongoing lists. Make a master list of everything you need to do. Prioritize items and add some to your daily list. Post a grocery list. Write in your planner lists of movies to rent and books to read.