Telephone Bill

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Bill for long-distance service and telegrams. Envelope return address: City Treasurer, Jacksonville, Florida addressed to: E. M. M. White, 233 Eagle St., City. Undated.

Alietta Bellamy Interview, Mark Naison

Oral Histories

Abstract Summarized by Lauren Payne

Alietta Bellamy, a Bronx elementary school teacher for 12 years, discussed her experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. She teaches a small class of 22 students, primarily in ELA and math, with most living locally in the Morris Heights neighborhood. The transition to remote learning was challenging, with concerns about student asthma and technology access. Bellamy highlighted the difficulties in providing effective remote education, including the lack of immediate feedback and the impact on students' mental health. She noted that about half of her students received DOE iPads, which helped but were not ideal. The pandemic …

Tajay Ashmeade, Mark Naison

Oral Histories

Tajay Ashmeade

Abstract

INTERVIEWER: Mark Naison, Lisa Betty, Stephanie Robinson Ramirez

INTERVIEWEE: Tajay (TJ) Ashmeade

SUMMARY BY: Christine Rong

Tajay Ashmeade, a Jamaican-born Bronx resident, shared her journey from special education to becoming a professional basketball player and entrepreneur. She discussed her family's immigration story, her educational timeline, and her impactful mentors, Bonnie Henderson and Ann Donovan, who guided her through education and sports. She detailed her struggles with ADD, her time in junior college, and her professional basketball career, including playing for the Jamaican National Team and the WNBA. Tajay emphasized the importance of mentorship and education, leading to …

Coltrane’S A Love Supreme: Mediations Of Immediacy In Jazz Ritual And Recitation, James R. W. Crockford

Yale Journal of Music & Religion

This paper explores the ritualized performance ethic of John Coltrane’s later career, which is charged with a determined exploration of freedom and spiritual ascendance through participative and gestural immediacy. Conceiving of this music as a spiritual and political tool for embodied transformation, this paper traces this ethic at play in Coltrane’s iconic 1965 album A Love Supreme, identifying ways the work effects a mediation of immediacy. Through focus on the album’s closing “Psalm” recitation, its parallels in Coltrane’s other works, and their analogue in traditions of ecstatic liturgical and political oratory, this paper demonstrates the consistent priority Coltrane gives …

Student Perspectives On Increasing Visibility Of Las Vegas African American History, Ericka Marielle Garces, Nicole Garcia-Contreras, Alfredo Lim

Communication Studies Student Research

Photographer Clinton Wright documented the everyday lives and experiences of the African American community in Las Vegas' Historic Westside from 1964 to 1971. He later donated his collection of photographic negatives to the Special Collections and Archives at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries. Although the collection is open to the public, physical access is limited to the Special Collections Reading Room, which may restrict usability for some researchers and community members. This project highlights the importance of digitization and metadata workflows in improving access to and visibility of archival materials.

In this poster, the authors present their work …

Ua19/16/2 Basketball Press Releases, Wku Athletic Media Relations

WKU Administration Documents

Press releases and game statistics for WKU men's basketball team from August to December 2024.

Ua12/2/2 Talisman: Legacy, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Fall 2024 Talisman:

• Our Mission
• Harrington, Ragan & Cecilia Alali. Legacy
• Muscutt, Carson. The Spirit of Western – Big Red
• Hardesty, Emma. Beyond the Letters – Fraternities & Sororities
• Lein, Samantha. The Iceberg Beneath You – Poem
• Pollard, Evynn. Echoes of the Past – Jonesville
• Sutton, Avery. Tasting Tradition – Recipes
• Phelps, Brett. The Hill
• Colovos, Christina. Pale Blue Dot – Poem
• Rainwater, Riley & Carson Muscutt. Marking Time – Marching Band
• Vickers, Abigail. Grassroots – Political Campaigns
• Muscutt, Carson. Horoscopes
• Legacy Issue 17 Playlist
• Lasting Impact

Ua3/10 President's Messages - Fall Semester, Wku President's Office - Caboni

WKU Administration Documents

President's Message emails sent by Timothy Caboni to faculty & staff during fall semester, 2024.

• Budget Executive Committee
• Fall Events
• Fall Semester
• Opportunity Fund
• Parent & Family Weekend
• Semester Kickoff
• Semester Review
• Staff Senate
• Voting

Uncommon Elegance: Black Women And The Abolitionist Print Market In The U.S. Civil War Era, Rachel Hooper

Curatorial Publications

No abstract provided.

Dr.Ernest Patti, Mark Naison

Oral Histories

Abstract

Summarized by Lauren Payne

Dr. Ernest Patty, an ER attending physician at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, shared his experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. He detailed the hospital's transition from a Level 1 to a Level 2 trauma center due to resource constraints. Patty described the increased patient volume, with over 100,000 patients annually, and the emotional toll of treating critically ill COVID-19 patients without visitors. He highlighted thecommunity's support, including food donations and personal protective equipment. Patty also mentioned the loss of colleagues and the importance of teamwork in managing the pandemic.

Dr.Chris Grantham Interview, Mark Naison

Oral Histories

Summary by Eliza Anderson.

Chris Grantham, M.D., is a critical care attending and director of the ICU at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx.

He grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. He returned to the area after medical school to complete his residency in internal medicine at St. Barnabas and his fellowship in critical care at Montefiore. After years of working as an attending at St. Barnabas, Grantham began his position as the Critical Care Director in December 2019, mere months before the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

In the weeks and months after the …

Looking Back: The Colored Reading Rooms In Kentucky Before 1900: Let Me Free!, Reinette F. Jones

Library Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Science Fiction, Eng 2420, Syllabus And Course Outline, Jason W. Ellis

Open Educational Resources

This Science Fiction, ENG2420 syllabus and course outline was written for an online, asynchronous class taught in the Department of English at the New York City College of Technology, CUNY. It was designed to compliment the OER Yet Another Science Fiction Textbook (YASFT) and have a Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) approach with readings and viewings found primarily through the Internet Archive. The course follows a historical approach to the science fiction genre covering the Origins of Science Fiction, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Proto-SF, Pulp SF, SF Film Serials, Golden Age SF, SF Film Through the 1950s, New Wave …

Black Experiences In The Shadow Of The Civil War, Beverly A. Duran

GLI MA in American History Student Works

This study examines the contrasting experiences and perspectives of enslaved African Americans in the South and free Black communities in the North in the years leading up to the American Civil War. Drawing on primary sources such as slave narratives, abolitionist writings, and speeches by Black leaders, the paper highlights how geographical, social, and legal contexts shaped their views on the impending conflict. While enslaved individuals feared the war’s potential for intensified oppression but harbored faint hopes for freedom, free Black Northerners viewed the war as both an opportunity for abolition and a risk to their precarious freedoms. The analysis …

Choosing To Bear Arms: Resistance And Identity Formation Through Louisiana’S Free Afro Creole Militia, Victoria Mcfarlane

History Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines how African and Afro Creole men utilized the availability of and demand for forced and voluntary militia service under French, Spanish, and American governance as a mode of resistance to discrimination and repression within the social structures of the region. The influence and connections built through militia service were engaged to protect and preserve rights, customs, and opportunities for the Afro Creole community. From the establishment of the Louisiana colony until the Civil War, African and Afro Creole men utilized the service required in defense of their new home to gain freedoms, expand their personal and community …

A Graceful Pedagogy: An Approach To Academic Advising Diffracted Through Love For Equitable Support Of Students Identifying As Black And Male At Two-Year Community Colleges, Ian Kelso Bodkin

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

This study explores the concept of “a graceful pedagogy” as a framework for academic advising within two-year community colleges, with a focus on supporting students who identify as Black and male. Guided by an approach rooted in diffractive methodology and inspired by bell hooks’ principles of love and engaged pedagogy, the research examines how advisors can create meaningful, equitable, and supportive relationships that account for the unique realities faced by these students. Through consciousness-raising sessions, the study captures the complexities of advising as an emotional, relational, and transformative practice. Participants engaged in intra-active dialogues of diffraction uncovering the entanglements of …

Book Review - Black Folk: The Roots Of The Black Working Class, Michael Bean

LWLC Faculty Research

Blair Kelley's Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class offers a comprehensive examination of the experiences of working-class African Americans from the Reconstruction era to contemporary times. The book challenges prevailing stereotypes associated with the working class, particularly the imagery that often excludes black Americans, and emphasizes their central role in labor movements and the quest for dignity in work. Through extensive historical research and personal narratives, Kelley highlights the struggles faced by newly emancipated African Americans, who encountered devaluation of their labor and systemic discrimination in the workforce. The narrative intertwines individual stories with broader themes of …

A Brief Sketch Of The Life And Work Of Rev. J. Gardner Ross, D. D., Jacksonville, Florida

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Booklet: A sketch of the life and work of Reverend J. Gardner Ross D. D., written by a friend. Reverend Ross was the third pastor of Bethel Baptist, serving from 1885-1890. He died on February 6, 1932. Blank pages of booklet not included in scanned file. Undated.

The Citizen's Industrial Insurance Company Letterhead

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: The Citizen's Industrial Insurance Company letterhead stationary. Undated.

List Of Names

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Handwritten list of names and shares. Part of assorted miscellaneous notes of meetings kept by Eartha White. Undated.

List Of Names

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Notes: Handwritten list of names. Part of assorted miscellaneous notes of meetings kept by Eartha White. Undated.

Citizen's Industrial Insurance Company Meeting Minutes

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Handwritten meeting minutes for the Citizen's Industrial Insurance Company. Part of assorted miscellaneous notes of meetings kept by Eartha White. Undated.

Citizen's Industrial Insurance Company Meeting Minutes

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Handwritten meeting minutes for the Citizen's Industrial Insurance Company. Part of assorted miscellaneous notes of meetings kept by Eartha White. Undated.

Citizen's Industrial Insurance Company Meeting Minutes

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Handwritten meeting minutes for the Citizen's Industrial Insurance Company. Minutes written on back of The Citizen's Industrial Insurance Company letterhead. Part of assorted miscellaneous notes of meetings kept by Eartha White. Undated.

List Of Names

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Handwritten list of names and shares. Part of assorted miscellaneous notes of meetings kept by Eartha White. Undated.

Committee Recommendations

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Handwritten list of recommendations from the Salaries Committee (Citizen's Industrial Insurance Company).Part of assorted miscellaneous notes of meetings kept by Eartha White. Undated.

Citizen's Industrial Insurance Company Meeting Minutes

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Handwritten meeting minutes for the Citizen's Industrial Insurance Company. Part of assorted miscellaneous notes of meetings kept by Eartha White. Undated.

List Of Sources And Money

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Notes: Handwritten list of funding sources and amounts of money. Part of assorted miscellaneous notes of meetings kept by Eartha White. Undated.

Notes Written On National Negro Welfare League Information Card

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Notes: Handwritten notes on National Negro Welfare League card regarding setting up a meeting. Also notes about employment and notes regarding a service. Part of assorted miscellaneous notes of meetings kept by Eartha White. Undated.

Interdenominational Ministers Alliance Meeting Notes

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Notes: Handwritten notes of meeting of Interdenominational Ministers Alliance. Part of assorted notes kept by Eartha White. Undated.