Around 1903 when my parent's died to survive, my brother, Andrew, and I began to perform a musical act on the streets of Chattanooga. I sang and my brother accompanied me on the guitar, often in front of the White Elephant Saloon. In 1912, when Clarence my older brother returned to Chattanooga, he persuaded the managers of his troupe, Lonnie and Cora Fisher, to give me an audition. Consequently, I was hired as a dancer with the Moses Stokes Company, to perform in a show that included the Mother of the Blues, Ma Rainey. Intriguing rumors surround our meeting—legend has it that Ma Rainey literally kidnapped me, that she and her husband forced me to tour with their show, teaching me in the process how to sing the blues. Some rumors say we had
A young F. Carl Mahoney was off to Witchita Falls County in Texas. He enlisted in the Vietnam War. To then become a medical corpsman in the US Air Force. After 3 months of basic training in northwestnorthwest Texas (a barren desert, ) this man receivedreceived orders to report for medic duty in England. In Suffolk, England there was no combat, only lots of suffering and families in need.
The Dred Scott Decision of 1857 ruled that African-Americans, even ones who were not enslaved, were not protected under The Constitution and could never be citizens. This brings up questions that will be answered in this paper. Should slaves be American citizens? Is it morally correct for one to own another human? Does the Dred Scott decision contradict The Declaration of Independence which states that every man is created equal?
Sitting in the Tennessee Volunteer Football Film room, a young college student-athlete reviewed plays of Cal Berkeley football team for the upcoming season. "You are going to get drafted in the first round of the NFL if you just play these next 10 games" said former Tennessee Vols Defensive Back
I am reporter Jacob Busby and today is a a monumental day in the world of sports. Today is Sunday, February third 2013, also known as Superbowl XLVII. The New Orleans Super dome is filled with purple and red jerseys ready to support the Baltimore ravens and the San Francisco
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of 1837, the first higher education institution for African Americans was founded on February 25th given the name Institute for Colored Youth (originally the African Institute). After changing its name again to Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and moving to Delaware County, Pennsylvania, it continues as the oldest predominantly African American school of higher learning. The institute was founded by Richard Humphreys, a Quaker philanthropist who donated 10,000 dollars to establish a school that would educate young African American male and females the skills needed to become more competitive in the job market (Conyers, 1990). The school taught basic subjects such as math, reading and writing, as well as agriculture and mechanics. Humphreys envisioned the institute to train people of color to become teachers who would further instruct more young men and
Jeffery Humble has established himself as one of the most active and respected community volunteers in Nashville and several other parts of the country. These philanthropic involvements range from volunteering for the Kentucky Junior Historical Society, hosting elaborate soirees and auctions to benefit Nashville CARES, assisting with the efforts of the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP), formerly serving in several leadership roles and functions for the Nashville Steering Committees and the Federal Club for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and even working with Feed My People in St. Louis, MI. His efforts, fueled by an entrepreneurial spirit and love of service, are starting to gain notice. The Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM) and The Tennessean
Drew Mowry Imagine moving seven time since second grade. Drew Mowry has experienced this. I had the opportunity to interview Drew in my second period English eleven class on August 31, 2016. Before this class i did not know of Drew. Drew is a junior at Hempfield Area High School. During interviewing Drew Mowry, we discussed many interesting things about his family life, school activities, and personality traits and hobbies.
When Bobby Adedge was 18 years old, he had already won two Olympic gold medals. By the time he was twenty-two, he had been a well-known goalie on a prestigious professional hockey team. He had married an even more famous supermodel, who had her own budding career as
Living Biography Pat Skillington 1. My grandma's name is pat Skillington. She was born in August. 30,1952. The place she was born in was St.Louis Missouri. She is my favorite grandma, she always likes to cook with me.
U.S Sen. Pat Toomey holds an in-person town hall usually every Tuesday at his office called Tuesdays With Toomey. Sometimes there are specific topics and sometimes it is an open question type thing. Toomey is known to go MIA, never giving his constituents the opportunity to actually have a get together and discuss things, what every they may be. Toomey not being able to talk to his constituents and listening to their concerns for some time causes their political efficacy to go down. People have signed an online petition with more than 13,000 people strong trying to get Toomey to meet them face to face, but despite this and the constant demonstrations held downtown outside of his office, he is nowhere to be seen. Toomey did however hold a over
Dave Rose is under a lot of fire, of which for those not BYU fans or in that state of Utah this makes no sense. Dave Rose is working on another 20+ season and has seen BYU to either the NCAA’s or NIT play for the past couple of years now. No, it is not the final 4 that we all dream of, and not that dream is not happening every year like some of us think (irrationally I might add) it should. Still with all of this there are some saying that it may be time to move on. Move on from the guy who found you Jimmer, who put BYU basketball back in the national spotlight, move on from a guy who has dedicated his time and probably his health to BYU.
Joe Logan Diffie born December 28, 1958. Joe Diffie was born into a musical family in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1958. His first musical performance came at age four when he performed in his aunts country music band. Diffies father Joe R played guitar and banjo and his mother sang. His family moved to San Antonio Texas while he was in the first grade and subsequently to Washington state where he attended fourth and fifth grades. Later he moved to Wisconsin for the years he was in sixth grade through his second year of high school and back to Oklahoma where he attended high school in the town of Velma. In his last two years in high school Diffie played football baseball and golf in addition to running track in his senior year he was recognized as Best
James Bently a murderer and an honest person and he was also a very serious and straight-faced person.
Ted Bundy is a notorious serial killer, necrophilia, and rapist in the late 20th century. He was estimated to have killed 100 females and has admitted to killing 36. Bundy was a child that was unwanted by his mother, Louise Cowell, since he was conceived out of wedlock. Louise Bundy’s parents were very religious and when Louise fell pregnant they felt humiliated. Therefore, they decided to adopt Ted and lie to him about who his parents were in order the pregnancy a secret. This essay will talk about Ted Bundy’s early childhood, his victims and capture, and his trail.