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Hair Raising Power: Dominican Hair Salon Owners In New York City, Ginette Amezquita

African & African American Studies Senior Theses

My mother, Luisa Amezquita was, like many of her friends, a beauty shop owner in the Dominican Republic. Ever since migrating to New York City at the age of four, I always wondered what made my mother's background in hair styling so unique but yet so common amongst her many Dominican acquaintances. Although my mother did not take up the profession in NYC, Dominican women have always been known to be the best hair straighteners in the industry. While living in out small apartment in Chelsea, my mother's hair skills came in very handy when we ha no money to …

U.S. President Barack Obama Invites Mexican President Felipe Calderon To The White House, Grenada Postal Corporation

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Grenada, sheet of 4 stamps. The President Obama International Stamp Collection.

The Career Intern Program: An Alternative High School In 1970'S Philadelphia, Brandon Rains

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In 1971, Leon Sullivan, founder and chairman of the Board for the Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, created the Career Intern Program. The purpose of the Program was to identify and help dropouts and potential dropouts from high school graduate and select and start a career. In order to accomplish these ambitious goals, Program leaders introduced a variety of educational innovations designed to help interns succeed where traditional educational methods had not. During the Career Intern Program's operational life, CIP leaders turned to the federal government for funding, and the National Institute of Education became CIP's primary funder from 1972 …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Duvall, Tessa. Topper Transit Could Expand – Parking & Transportation
• Wadley, Emily. New Off-campus Housing Web Site in the Works – Apartments
• Day, Michelle. All the Rave: Students ry to Rebuild Rave Scene in Bowling Green – Rave DMZ, Emmett Stephens
• Simpson, Mandy. Fijis to be Chartered This Weekend – Phi Gamma Delta
• Duvall, Tessa. Students to Show Off Lunar Robots – Team Artemis, Engineering
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Budget Cuts
• Missed Deadline: Legislators Need to Get Act Together in Terms of Budget
• Weinzapfel, Rachel. Underaged Gambling …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 49, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Wilson, Laurel. Tuition Hike Limited to 5 Percent
• Wilson, Laurel. Halftime Adjustments: Gary Ransdell Reflects as Administrative Changes Bring Transition
• Harris, Shakia. Regents Approve New Programs – Art History, Asian Religions & Cultures, Organizational Leadership, Water Resource Management
• Duvall, Tessa. Community Colleges Pledge to Improve Graduation Rates – Kentucky Community & Technical College System, KCTCS
• Kasnic, Dave. A Thousand Words – Nell Ferguson, Jamboree Barn, Rosine, Kentucky, Bluegrass
• Duvall, Tessa. Land Sale Approved for Greek Village – Regents, Planning, Design & Construction, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Nu
• Simpson, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 48, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Wilson, Laurel. Ross Bjork’s Contract Approved – Athletics
• Duvall, Tessa. Recycled in Style: Earth Day Festival Draws More Student Involvement – Sustainability, Fashion
• Snyder, Kristen. Hot Rods Game to Help Autism Awareness – Baseball, Kelly Autism Program
• Kriz, Lindsay. Saudi Students, Faculty Put on Festival – International Students, Saudi Day, Saudi Students’ Club
• Harris, Shakia. Additions Planned for Kentucky Building – ARAMARK, Dining Services
• Tobin, Whitley. International Night Organizers Expect Higher Attendance – International Studies, International Students
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Censorship
• Can’t Touch This: Police Action …

Shipboard Insurrections, The British Government And Anglo-American Society In The Early 18th Century, James Buckwalter

2010 Awards for Excellence in Student Research & Creative Activity - Documents

Captain Francis Messervy, first time captain on the slave ship Ferrers and perhaps overly ecstatic after his most recent successes at sea, maneuvered unprotected below deck to inspect his newly purchased Africans. As he lurched further down into the Ferrers, Messervy would have seen sailors whose duty it was to guard against insurrection and the three hundred or more Africans he had recently purchased following a war between two neighboring polities near Cetre-Crue. What Messervy perceived as good fortune, fellow captain William Snelgrave saw as cause for concern, noting that controlling "many Negroes of one Town and Language" had its …

Calderon, Nicholas Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

INTERVIEWER: Mark Naison, Noel Wolfe, Dawn Russell

INTERVIEWEE: Nicholas Calderon

SUMMARY BY: Patrick O’Donnell

Nicholas Calderon (b. 5/12/1986) is a rapper from the South Bronx. He is also the founder and owner of Take Money Records. He was born in the Taft Houses in East Harlem to a Puerto Rican father and an African-American mother. Because his mother was a crack addict and his father was a heroin addict, he began living with his grandmother at the age of two. He was raised in the Beekman Housing Project in the South Bronx, near St. Mary’s Park. Calderon was …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 47, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Duvall, Tessa. Parking & Transportation Sends Out Survey
• Demirjian, Hanna. Off & Dancing: Greek Week Starts with Song & Dance – Spring Sing
• Wilson, Laurel. Officials Plan without State Budget
• Wadley, Emily. Students Participate in Volunteer Week – ALIVE Center, WKU CAN-U
• Mollenkof, Bethany. A Thousand Words – BG Rockerz, Down Syndrome, Liza Tichenor
• Harris, Shakia. Board of Regents to Vote on Education Center – Green River Regional Education Cooperative, GRREC
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Students Heard – Big Red’s Hearing Aid
• A Good Spot to Park: …

Program: Ucf Book Festival

Textual material from the Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Papers

University of Central Florida Book Festival on April 17, 2010 at the Morgridge International Reading Center. Author Rodney Hurst is featured on page 27.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 46, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Lintner, Jonathan. Tailgating Policy Revised – Football
• Duvall, Tessa. What If Western Gets Shaken Up? – Earthquakes, Environment, Health & Safety, Emergency Management
• Kriz, Lindsay. Events Start in Restored Van Meter Hall
• Wilson, Laurel. Legislature Fails to Pass State Budget
• Carter, Caitlin. Students Start Competitive Academic Team on Campus – Academic Competition Club, Nick Conder
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Social Media & Image
• Image Is a Lot: Students Need to Be Aware of Online Behavior When Looking for Jobs – Social Media
• Schanie, Raymond. Voters Should be …

Ogbuisi, Chief Paul Okali, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Chief Paul Okali Ogbuisi was born in 1954 in the Ugweke section of Nigeria’s southern Abia State capital, Umuahia. The eldest child of his family, Chief Paul was educated at both the primary and secondary school level, finishing at age 18 eighteen to join the textile business. When Chief Paul was six years old and still in primary school, Nigeria gained its independence. In 1967 when Chief Paul was thirteen years old, a civil war known as the Biafran war began between the predominantly Islamic north and the predominantly Christian south. Due to violent attacks on hospitals, churches, and schools …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 45, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Duvall, Tessa. Scam E-Mail Prompts Warning – Electronic Mail, Information Technology, Cybersecurity
• Wadley, Emily. Advice Seekers – Academic Advising & Retention, Carol Alicie
• Kriz, Lindsay. Russell Athletics Looks for Student Models
• Alleyne, Zirconia. Disc Golf Team Hopes to Catch More Members – Intramurals
• Lafferty, Kelly. A Thousand Words – Mary Nalley, Musician, Grand Ole Opry
• Carter, Caitlin. University Libraries Waive Fees Through Donations – Food Drives, HOTEL, INC, Helping Others Through Extended Love in the Name of Christ
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Cigarettes – Big Red
• A …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 44, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Duvall, Tessa. Survey to Test Smoking Ban Support – Cigarettes, Tobacco, Faculty Welfare & Professional Responsibility Committee
• Howerton, Christina. A Founding Face – Kelly Autism Program, Victoria Kelly
• Wilson, Laurel. WKU’s Growth Tops Other State Schools – Enrollment
• Snyder, Kristen. Event to Raise Money for Service Dog – Caden Modaff, Exercise Science Club
• Harris, Shakia. Gordon Emslie. Bowling Green Perfect Match – Provost
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Unpaid Internships
• Does Experience Pay? Students Should be Cautious About Internships
• Rice, Bradley. Temperature Is a Reoccurring Problem – Facilities …

Mt. Moriah Cemetery - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 2235), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2235. Listing of those members of the African American community buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1940-1978. Section and lot numbers for the graves are given, but death dates are given only occasionally.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 43, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Jenkins, Spencer & Tessa Duvall. Gordon Emslie to be Named New Provost
• Harris, Shakia. Domestic Partner Benefits Approved – Health Insurance, Gays
• Wilson, Laurel. Kentucky Budget Talks Postponed – Legislation
• Wadley, Emily. Gatton Academy of Math & Science Accepts More Students
• Curtis, Tanner. A Thousand Words – Take Back the Night
• Harris, Shakia. Misty Claude Working on Employee Wellness – Human Resources, Health Insurance
• Duvall, Tessa. Western Launches iWKU App – Information Technology
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Ken Winters Revokes High School Drop Out – Jail
• Not …

Cadogan, Marjorie, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

INTERVIEWER: Mark Naison

INTERVIEWEE: Marjorie Cadogan

SUMMARY BY: Patrick O’Donnell

Marjorie Cadogan (b. 1960) is a graduate of Fordham University and Fordham University Law, and she is an Executive Deputy Commissioner of the Human Resources Administration in New York. She is the daughter of Bajan immigrants. Her father immigrated twice (in the ‘40’s and then the mid ‘50’s), and her mother came to the US in the late ‘50’s. While her mother and father knew each other in Barbados, they did not get married until 1959, when they both lived in the US. Her mother was a licensed nurse in …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 42, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Harris, Shakia. Group to Rally for Domestic Partner Benefits – Gays, Protests
• Duke, Alex. Pedal to the Metal: Fraternity to Ride 3,200 Miles for Alzheimer’s Research – Phi Gamma Delta, Tyler Jury
• Wilson, Laurel. Ex-employee Files Complaint Against Western – Gina Brown, Discrimination
• Duvall, Tessa. Bicycle Rental Program Expands for Spring – Big Red’s Bikes
• Wadley, Emily. Colton Jessie to Start Student Government Association Work This Summer
• Carter, Caitlin. Agriculture Students to Compete This Weekend – Block & Bridle, Livestock
• Harris, Shakia. Search Begins for New International Programs …

Curtis Mayfield: The Voice Of A Generation, Travis D. Viola

African & African American Studies Senior Theses

All my life, I have been a fan of music. My earliest memories include my family singing aw we gathered for the holidays. My mom and dad have always had music playing in our home and I grew up enjoying the sounds of not only my own generation of singers but their generation as well. No matter where I go, I have music with me. If it is songs downloaded to my iPod, cellphone, in the car or on my computer, I can instantly access all of the latest songs along with the classics like Sinatra or Bennett. In fact, …

The Commodification Of Victimization And Concomitant Glorification Of Mediocrity, Nikitah O. Imani

Black Studies Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

The Commodification of Victimization and Concomitant Glorification of Mediocrity presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociology Society Atlanta, Georgia April 2010