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Amjambo Africa! (August 2022), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

In this Issue

Amjambo Arts ......................2/3

Moonglade .............................4/5

Education .............................6-10

Free Community College

In 7 languages

Immigration fraud .................12

In 7 languages

Market Basket ...................14/15

Tips & Info ..............................16

All about the Workforce ........18

Community Happenings .20/21

Girls & women in Africa........22

Central America news ...........24

Health&Wellness. ..............26-27

In 7 languages

Service organization columns 32

Financial literacy ....................33

New Voices feature ...........34/35

Nonprofit updates .............36/37

Cora Ann Westmoreland, Kelli Johnson

Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant

Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Cora Westmoreland.

This oral history is part of the National Park Service African Americans Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.

Women's Residence Hall, Arkansas State College, Yee Tin-Boo

Women's history in Arkansas

Color postcard of the Women's Residence Hall at Arkansas State College in Jonesboro.

Charlotte Stephens

Women's history in Arkansas

Black and white print photograph of Charlotte Stephens, the first African American teacher in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Status Of Women In Nevada: K-12 Education Snapshot, Aika Dietz, Ana Rosas, Brenda Cruz Gomez, Caryll Batt Dziedziak, Jean Munson

Research Briefs

There has been a sudden increase in Nevada K-12 student population since 2003 ballooning student-teaching ratio and straining the educational system.

Abdurraqib, Samaa, Iris Sangiovanni, Samar Ahmed

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Samaa Abdurraqib is a Black, queer, Muslim woman living in Portland, Maine. Abdurraqib was raised in Columbus, Ohio. She attend the University of Ohio, and later the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she received a PhD in English Literature. After graduating she worked as a visiting professor at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Next she went on to work the American Civil Liberties Union in Maine as a reproductive rights organizer. She now works for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. Her advocacy and organizing work has included places such as Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine, …

Faroosh And Elina, Faroosh, Elina, Tsos

TSOS Interview Gallery

Faroosh was a cameraman for a private television program in Afghanistan working on a documentary about the Taliban. When he and his crew were discovered, the Taliban attacked them and he and his wife fled to Turkey, walking 12 hours to get there. Upon arrival the police arrested and harassed them. Turkey was not a safe place. After several suicide bombings in the area, they decided to move on to Greece, where they are in a refugee camp without any progress in their situation. They have no money to move forward and no ability to work and the economic situation …

Fawad And Zakeela, Fawad, Zakeela, Tsos

TSOS Interview Gallery

Fawad and his wife, Zakeela, have three children. Zakeela was a beautician, and Fawad was a singer in the Baghlan district in Afghanistan. The music he produced was not in accordance with the strict restrictions of the Taliban. They threatened his life and assaulted him many times, so he decided to leave with his family to Kabul. Fawad’s day job was as an FM radio producer; at night, he moonlighted as a singer and musician. He produced music for ceremonies and weddings, often performing for the women’s part, which the Taliban did not accept. Eventually, his life was again threatened, …

South Carolina Association Of Family And Consumer Sciences Records - Accession 180, Family And Consumer Sciences, South Carolina Association Of

Manuscript Collection

This South Carolina Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Records (SCAFCS) is a valuable source on Family and Consumer Science history in South Carolina during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The organization was known as the South Carolina Home Economics Association (SCHEA) from 1914 to 1995. This collection contains records created by the organization, including correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, reports, handbooks, financial records, newsletters, constitution and by-laws, newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia, as well as information about the organization’s annual meeting, various committees within the organization and the College Club Section of the organization. There is also a reference …

James Sisters Papers - Accession 869, James Sisters

Manuscript Collection

The James Sisters Papers consist of personal correspondence between the sisters and their parents while they attended Winthrop and other papers, memorabilia, and photographs relating to their college and professional lives.

Elizabeth Friench Johnson Papers - Accession 64, Elizabeth Friench Johnson

Manuscript Collection

The Elizabeth Friench Johnson Papers consist of essays written by Dr. Johnson and speeches given by her on various occasions. The essays and speeches serve as good sources of reference on South Carolina educators such as James Lide Coker, founder of Coker College, and Mary E. Frayser, home economist and clubwoman. The collection also contains newspaper and other articles. There are also program notes and reports on the Diocese of Upper South Carolina Episcopal Church, of which Dr. Johnson was the director, and on The International Federation of University Women. The correspondence is limited to a few pieces mostly relating …

Marguerite Tolbert Papers - Accession 184, Emmie Marguerite Tolbert

Manuscript Collection

Marguerite Tolbert was a Winthrop alumna (Class of 1914), club woman, educator, Winthrop Board of Trustee member, and administrator with the Opportunity School in Columbia, South Carolina. The Marguerite Tolbert Papers consist of biographical data, newspaper and magazine articles, photographs, a copy of her thesis titled, A Survey of Negro Elementary Schools of Oconee County (1940), a scrapbook, and other papers, mainly relating to her career as an educator and to her student days at Winthrop (1911-1914).

South Carolina Home Economics Association Records - Accession 22, Home Economics Association, South Carolina (Schea)

Manuscript Collection

This collection is a valuable source on home economics history in South Carolina during the twentieth century. While there is information on the SCHEA from its beginning in 1914 to 1980, the actual records do not start until 1920. An outline of what the South Carolina Home Economics Association was doing from 1914 to 1920, is provided in the “historical file” (see Box 1, folders 1 to 4). The inclusive dates for a particular series may vary and, for most series, the records are incomplete. The collection contains all the records normally created by an organization, including constitutions, correspondence, minutes, …

Oral History Interview: Fay Ball, Fay Ball

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Fay Ball was born on March 28, 1904, in Lincoln County, West Virginia. She was raised on a farm and shared most of the farming responsibilities with her family. Mrs. Ball discusses social interactions within the farming community of Lincoln County, including barn raisings and harvesting. She focuses on entertainment during her childhood and explains styles of popular music and games. In the audio clip provided, Mrs. Ball discusses how to play games like “Blind Man,” “Aunt Me Over,” and “Nay Hide.”

Ila Upchurch

Women's history in Arkansas

Black and white photograph of Jeanes Teacher's supervisor, Ila Upchurch. Upchurch worked as a Jeanes Teacher's supervisor in Prescott, Arkansas, for over 25 years and was the only Jeanes teacher in the area during her tenure.

Letter, Women's Emergency Committee To Gov. Orval Faubus

Women's history in Arkansas

Two-page typed letter to Governor Orval Faubus refuting his assertion that the desegregation of Washington D.C. schools was a good representation for why integration is bad. The committee included a page of statistics about Washington D.C. schools as well as a quote from a Washington D.C. school superintendent stating that his schools have not declined as a result of desegregation.

Bernie Babcock And Pauline Hoeltzel

Women's history in Arkansas

This is a black and white photograph of Bernie Babcock receiving her honorary degree in Literature from the University of Arkansas in the spring of 1951. Seated next to her is Pauline Hoeltzel, who was a member of the University of Arkansas's Board of Trustees.

Ila Upchurch, Home Economics Teacher

Women's history in Arkansas

This is a black and white photograph of Ila Upchurch in her Home Economics classroom at McRae School in Nevada County.

Ila Upchurch, Mcrae School Home Economics

Women's history in Arkansas

This is a black and white photograph of Ila Upchurch with canning jars prepared at McRae School Home Economics canning class at McRae School in Nevada County.

Journalism Students, University Of Arkansas, Walter J. Lemke

Women's history in Arkansas

This is a black and white photograph of journalism students at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Front, from left to right: Mary Schilling, Nelda Hickman, Mrs. Zillah C. Peel, Marguerite Gilstrap, Mabel Claire Gold, and Madge Curtis. Back, from left to right: Mary Ellen Fulks, Virginia Reed, Maude Gold, Mary Peel, Lura Hudson.

Mount Saint Mary's Convent And Academy

Women's history in Arkansas

This is a black and white photograph of Mount Saint Mary's Convent and Academy for girls in Little Rock.

Faculty At Maddox Female Seminary

Women's history in Arkansas

Cabinet card photograph of the faculty of Maddox Female Seminary in 1903.

Students At Maddox Female Seminary

Women's history in Arkansas

Cabinet card photograph of some of the students at Maddox Female Seminary in Little Rock in 1903. On the left front corner is Lillian Hester Burton.

Catholic Benedictine Sisters And Students In Wynne

Women's history in Arkansas

This is a black and white photograph of Benedictine nuns and their students at St. Anselm's Catholic School in Wynne.

Arkansas Female College

Women's history in Arkansas

Cabinet card photograph of students at the Arkansas Female College in Little Rock. The school was located in the Albert Pike house at the corner of 7th Street and Rock. There are some identifications with the photograph. The first girl in the front row holding the dog is Clara Fletcher Walker; first row, 6th from the left is Clara Heiligers; last row sitting, second from the left is May Belle Bazaka Gordy; standing on the right of the second column from the left and looking to her right is Julie Warner; leaning on the column is Dora Stebbing; second row …

Hattie Elizabeth Guy Hines

Women's history in Arkansas

Black and white photographic negative of Hattie Elizabeth Guy Hines. Hattie Guy Hines was born in Ohio, and attended Wilberforce College. While there, she met her future husband, George Guy. They were both teachers, eventually settling in Sweet Home, Arkansas, and teaching at the Sweet Home Colored School. The Hines raised their eight children in Sweet Home: two sons, Guy and Milton; and six daughters, Hattie M., Maude, Emma, Florence, Ida Mae, and Virgie.

Program, Arkansas Female College Commencement Exercises

Women's history in Arkansas

Commencement program for the Arkansas Female College 1879 graduation ceremony. The ceremony was held at the Opera House in Little Rock.

Letter, Georgia Passmore To Her Mother, Elizabeth Passmore, Georgia Passmore

Women's history in Arkansas

Letter from Georgia "Baby" Passmore at St. Mary's Academy in Little Rock to her mother, Elizabeth Chapline Passmore, in Hot Springs. Georgia was about ten years old when she wrote this letter.

Fayetteville Female Seminary

Women's history in Arkansas

Lithograph of the Fayetteville Female Seminary in 1852. Miss Sophia Sawyer was the principal of the school.