IN 1909 I THINK, BLACK AMERICAN MATTHEW A. HENSON ACCOMPANIED EXPLORER ROBERT PEARY ON A U.S. EXPEDITION TO THE NORTH POLE.IN APRIL 1909..IN 2000,NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY IN POSTHUMOUSLY , GAVE A THEIR HIGHEST HONOR A HUBBARD AWARD MEDAL TO HENSON..HIS GREAT NIECE ACCEPTED THE AWARD FOR HIM..MATTHEW HENSON EARTH CONSERVATORY CENTER IN WASHINGTON D.C.///.MORE BLACK HISTORY LESS RICH AND FAMOUS .......THOSE WHO SLITHER THEMSELVES ON STAGE TO GET AWARDS BUT DO NOT MARCH AND PROTEST,IF NOT FOR THAT YEARS AGO THEY WOULD NOT BE WHERE THEY ARE HAVE THE MILIONS THEY HAVE....WE SHOULD PROTEST THE AWARD SHOWS......NAACP,ESSENCE AND TRUMPET.../

Yes, like all of these award winners who thank god for snubbing all the other candidates who were also praying to win, believing they have been singled out for the honor, as if god is stooping to such triviality. We are all born with the god-given potential to achieve greatness but circumstances are random. The real heroes are, indeed, the trailblazers and innovators and justice seekers who persevere, endeavoring to make a difference in the world, as opposed to achieving fame and accolades.

"The real heroes are, indeed, the trailblazers and innovators and justice seekers who persevere, endeavoring to make a difference in the world, as opposed to achieving fame and accolades."

WORD!