This book contains a collection of the speeches presented by President Joseph Jenkins Roberts. Roberts was the first African American born President in the world. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1809 and moved to Liberia in 1829. Roberts was elected as the first president of Liberia and was inaugurated in January 1848. With his inauguration, Roberts became the first president ever on the African continent. He died in 1876.

This book is a scholarly history of the origin, development, and governance of Georgia State University. Historical scholarship has served as the method for collecting, analyzing, and presenting the data. A thorough search of archival documents including memos, correspondence, board minutes, faculty reports, oral histories, speeches, etc., was conducted. Eleven topis were focused upon by the author including institutional purpose, leadership and governance, faculty, curriculum and accreditation, student access, student life, funding, facilities, Board of Regents and political support, urban growth and business support, and alumni support. The overarching purpose of this book is to present the institutional evolution of Georgia State University. The overaching theme is the institutional mission and how the school struggled to articulate it to its various stakeholders over the past 89 years from 1913 to 2002.

African Wisdom: 365 Days A Year - contains African wisdom and knowledge dating back over 5,000 years to the early dawn of human civilization. There are many definitions for wisdom including "the teachings of the ancient sages." It is in the spirit of this definition (advice from the ancient sages) that we present this work. In this book, you will find hundreds of proverbs that span the entire written history of the African continent. These African Proverbs represent many ethnic groups, nations and various points-of-views. There is one proverb or valuable quote for each day of the year. African Proverbs will forever be a shining beacon of hope. One can not think of African Proverbs without acknowledging Africa's Divine Wisdom. Today, more than ever, the message of our ancestors needs to reverberate through our very being. We need to embrace the elders from our past and pass on their messages to the youth of our future. It is very important that we revert to the knowledge of our ancestors, as we face today's immense challenges. This knowledge and wisdom represents the teachings of our ancient and wise people. Wisdom was attained from centuries of observations and experiences and handed down to younger generations. African Proverbs and Quotes in this book focus on life, family, community, God, peace, the universe, love, work, leadership, success, friendship, elderly advice, education, knowledge, and responsibility. The authors strongly believe that if people are going to grow and develop to be great individuals, they must have access to the knowledge and wisdom of their ancestors.

The First 10 African American Presidents is a history of men born in the United States who rose from humble beginnings in America to build and lead a new nation called Liberia. The first republic on the African continent. These men were the first presidents on the continent and all of them were Americans. President Barack H. Obama is the 11th African American born president in the history of the world and the first one elected in America. This book is the remarkable story of the first 10 African American presidents.