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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 16, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Wright, Samantha. Hanban to Cover Costs for Confucius Institute
• Critchelow, Andrew & Nicole Ares. What’s the Word – Freedom of Speech
• Mayo, Marcel. Smoking Phaseout Plan to Begin Next Semester
• Sandefur, Alex. Faculty, Staff to Receive One Free Meal Per Week
• Young, Alyse & Tommy Sullivan. The Curious Case of the Crane: Statue Returns, Destroyed Again – Crane Unfolding
• Henderson, Andrew & Lashana Harney. University Senate Offers Update on Confucius Institute, Compensation Issues
• Editorial Cartoon – Smoking
• Freeman, Shane. Goosebumps Remake Will Thrill Kids – Movies
• Watch Your Butt: …

Warren County, Kentucky - Tax Records (Mss 548), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 548. Bound volume recording local taxes paid by residents of Warren County, Kentucky for 1939. Includes names and addresses of both white and African American residents.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Mathews, Carly. Campus Police Discuss Shooting Threats Protocols – WKU Police
• Young, Alyse. Smart House – Gatton Academy of Science & Mathematics, Schneider Hall
• Mayo, Marcel & Carly Mathews. Dub the Pub Competition Draws Closer to End – Topper Grill & Pub
• Mayo, Marcel. Location for a Multicultural Center in the Works
• Mayo, Marcel. Student Government Association Discusses Smoke-Free Phase Out Plan
• Mayo, Marcel. African American Museum Moves from State Street to the Erskine House
• Wright, Samantha. Andrea Anderson Replaces Huda Melky as Title IX Coordinator
• Mayo, Marcel. WKU …

Belton, Frank Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Frank Belton was raised in the Morrisania neighborhood of the South Bronx from the time that he was 9 years old. He was born in Harlem, then later his family moved around a bit before settling in a home on Chisholm Street in 1948. Although he had lived in the city when he was younger, he had his first experiences with Puerto Ricans when he moved to the South Bronx. Chisholm Street had a fairly mixed population, but his schools were mostly made up of Puerto Ricans. He says that this mixing of racial backgrounds did not affect relationships between …

Bailey, Helen, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewer: Mark Naison

Interviewee: Helen Gordon Bailey

Summarized By: Eddie Mikus

Helen Gordon Bailey is an attorney who had spent much of her life in the Bronx. As such, she has served witness to many of the developments that occurred in Bronx communities over the last few decades.

Bailey lived 854East 67^th Street before moving to Morrisania during the 1930s . She was the daughter of two Jamaican immigrant parents, although he neighborhood was mostly Jewish at the time she lived there. As a child, Bailey attended Saint Anthony of Padua for first and second grade and PS 42 …

Thome, Marie, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Marie Tome

Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison

Summarized by: Daniel Matthews

Reverend Marie Tome is the minister of Bright Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Church is located on 812 Thale Street in the Bronx. In 1932 Tome moved from South Carolina to live with her grandmother in the Bronx. She left South Carolina for fear of lynchings and segregation. Her grandmother made a living doing domestic work, often waiting on street corners for families to hire her. This practice was known as the Bronx Slave Market for the low wages and the phenomenon of black workers lined up on …

Belton, Frank Interview 2, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Frank Belton was raised in the Morrisania neighborhood of the South Bronx for most of his life. He left in January of 1960 to attend Morgan State College, now Morgan State University, and returned to the South Bronx after receiving his degree in June of 1965. In the first interview session Frank discussed growing up in the Morrisania neighborhood. In this session he talks about his return to the South Bronx and the changes that he noticed.

When Frank returned from Morgan State, he moved only a few blocks from his parents home on Chisholm Street, to Teller Ave and …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Henderson, Andrew. Compensation Target of Board of Regents Investigation – Salaries, Budget
• Sandefur, Alex. Students Weigh Pros, Cons of Honors College Membership
• Brown, Monica. Students, Faculty Respond to Kentucky Gubernatorial Election – Politics
• Mayo, Marcel. Student Government Association Increases Outreach to Regional Campuses – WKU Glasgow, WKU Elizabethtown/Fort Knox, WKU Owensboro
• Mayo, Marcel. Student Government Association Plans to Celebrate 50^th Anniversary
• Wright, Samantha. 2015 Kentucky Hopeline Drive Helps Victims of Domestic Abuse – Telephones
• Editorial Cartoon Another Shooting – Gun Violence
• Culture of Violence Is to Blame for …

Poems Shared By Yazmin Monet Watkins At The 2014 Race & Pedagogy Conference, Yazmin Monet Watkins

Race and Pedagogy Journal: Teaching and Learning for Justice

Included are a selection of poems shared by Yazmin Monet Watkins at the 2014 Race & Pedagogy conference. "A Lesson in this Queer African American Woman's History," was the opening poem for Angela Davis' speech and "Love Letter For Puget Sound," was performed at the Youth Speaks, Youth Summit. The other poems were shared at the What Now Is The Word evening performance. Although these poems were shared as a spoken word performance, it is important to share and document them in this journal as art and activism go hand in hand.

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra, Wku Student Affairs

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Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring football:

• Rutledge, Billy. Welcome to the Danger Zone – Jared Dangerfield
• Phillips, Jonah. 100 Miles of Hate Will Test More Than Just Skill – Middle Tennessee State University
• Weekend Packed with Conference USA Games
• Rutledge, Billy. 100 Miles of Hate

"Portraits Of Freedom" Opening Reception And Art Exhibition Grant Report For Humanities Texas, Kyle Ainsworth

Librarian and Staff Publications

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, on behalf of the East Texas Research Center (ETRC), Ralph W. Steen Library, Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA), was awarded a Humanities Texas mini-grant to provide programming for the opening reception of the Portraits of Freedom art exhibition, June 11, 2015. A $1,000 grant from Humanities Texas paid the honoraria for two guest speakers, Dr. Douglas Chambers from the University of Southern Mississippi and Dr. Daina Berry from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Chambers spoke about runaway slaves in the Atlantic World and Dr. Berry about Juneteenth and the Civil …

Message From The President (Of Bsu), Ja'nai Harris

SURGE

Last night as a couple of my friends scrambled to find a classroom to do work in, they came across a poster that has been plastered all around campus for weeks now. This poster, however, was different. This poster was vandalized. The face of this year’s 10th Annual Derrick K. Gondwe Memorial Lecture, Opal Tometi, had been ripped off and the word “Black” was crossed out and replaced with the word “All.” This changed the quote from “Black Lives Matter” to “All Lives Matter.” [excerpt]

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Henderson, Andrew & Kae Holloway. Universities Prepare to Advocate for State Funding – Budget
• Wright, Samantha. Eric Reed Named Interim Dean of Graduate School
• Henderson, Andrew. Faculty, Staff Salary Information Requires Net ID Login – Computer Hacking, Freedom of Information
• Pettway, Shantel. Students Give Back During Fall Break Service Learning Trip – New Orleans
• Young, Alyse & Tommy Sullivan. Facilities Management, Housing Manage Mold, Mildew Outbreak – Housing & Residence Life, Helm-Cravens Library, Tate Page Hall, Cherry Hall, Jones Jaggers Hall
• Matthews, Carly. Annual Report Presents Decreasing Crime Trends …

Lewis, Doreen, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Doreen Lewis

Interviewer: Mark Naison

Summarized by Alice Stryker

Both of Doreen’s parents came from the south, her mother from Virginia and her father from North Carolina. Her father is Cherokee Indian and met her mother in Virginia. When he returned from WWII, her parents moved to the Bronx. She discusses the way her father identified himself, whether it was as a Native American or as a light-skinned black. She claims his identity shifted from one to the other as he got older. Her father worked for Swift and Company, who were involved with the meat business.

Although her …

Karmon, Elias, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Elias Karmon is a businessperson, philanthropist and community leader in theBronxfor the last seventy years. Karmon Graduated NYU’sSchoolofCommerceand Accounts Finance in 1932 and entered into the industry of wholesale clothing. Not long after he began working his boss died and his boss’s family sold him the business, but Karmon merged with a bad businessperson and the business soon collapsed. After his first business failure, Karmon thought it would be easier in the retail business; he bought and opened a shop in Morrisania in between 1939-40. Karmon would own the shop on Morrisania for the next ten years. His original clientele …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Henderson, Andrew. Former Swim Team Member Files Federal Lawsuit Against University – Collin Craig
• Ares, Nicole. Straight Outta the Garden – Urban Farming, Agriculture
• Young, Alyse & Tommy Sullivan. Departments Move Into Honors College & International Center
• Mayo, Marcel. Consignment Store a Possibility for Students
• Mayo, Marcel. Baptist Campus Ministry Organizes Mission Trip to Southeast Asia – Baptist Student Union
• Pettway, Shantel. WKU Student Questions Presidential Candidate on Muslim Americans – Lillian Nellans, Donald Trump, Politicians
• Wright, Samantha. Changes to Refund System Push Back Disbursement – Student Financial Aid …

Miller, Henry & Stephanie, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Stephanie’s family moved to the Bronx in the 1940’s. Her parents met in the Morrisania section of the Bronx. When they first got married they lived on Hewett Place. Her father was a waiter and her mother was a clerk for the state insurance fund. Henry’s family moved to the Bronx in 1944 from Harlem to Lenox Avenue. Both of his parents migrated to New York City from the South. His grandfather was a super, which is how his parents got their first house. His father was a member of the National Maritime Union.

Stephanie attended P.S 62 for grade …

Mills, Gloria Smalls, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Mrs. Gloria Smalls Mills is a lifelong resident of the Bronx, first living in Morrisiania. Her grandparents were immigrants from Antigua and moved to Dawson Street in the Bronx. Her mother graduated High School in the 1930’s from James Monroe High School and never worked before she got married and had children. Her father is from Charleston, South Carolina.

A few years later, her family moved to Kelly Street. There were many Italians and Jewish people living in her building. However, once more African-Americans began moving into the neighborhood, they whites began leaving. Also, there was an unspoken segregation among …

This Column Began Last Month With A Hopeful Call For Our Community To Energize And Understand That Black Votes Matter, Preston Love Jr.

Black Studies Faculty Publications

This column began last month with a hopeful call for our community to energize and understand that Black Votes Matter. We have celebrated the 50th anniversary of the important 1965 Voting Rights Act and the one-year anniversary of the tragedy of Ferguson, Mo which includes a total lack of voter recognition that Black Votes Matter in a city with 67% Black population.

Jones, Geraldine, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewer: Mark Naison

Interviewee: Geraldine Jones

Summarized By: Eddie Mikus

Geraldine Jones is a Bronx community activist who resided in the borough since the Morrisania burnouts. Her involvement in community affairs began as a direct result of the burnouts. Therefore, her story depicts a struggle that was all too common amongst African-American Bronx residents during the 1960s.

Jones’ first adverse experience living in the Bronx came during the Tremont blackout of 1977. She recalls that she had been partying with some friends of hers, and that her building was looted as a direct result of the blackout.. Furthermore, she recalls …