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Jones, Pete And Blow, Kurtis, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Summarized by Alice Stryker

Pete DJ Jones moved to the Bronx in 1970 to Anderson Ave and 164^th street, where he still lives. He initially was a basketball player and moved to NYC for better playing opportunities. Kurtis Blow first heard Pete in the early 70’s. He was amazed at the fact that Pete was using two turntables, instead of 1, which was traditionally used, and that music was continuously playing.

In North Carolina, Pete fooled around with record players and microphones and would “play DJ”. He eventually started playing at parties. When he moved to the Bronx he …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Clark, Ashlee. Fall Enrollment Creeps Up Despite Losses to Tennessee
• Harrell, Bobby. Tobacco Selling Gets Nixed On Campus
• Clark, Ashlee. Noah’s Ark – Bowling Green Style – Project Noah Inc.
• Green, Tavia. Plan Working to Draw More International Students
• Richardson, Kelly. Student Hit on Mimosa – Adam Pape
• Miller, Kate. Editorial Cartoon re: Tailgating
• Smokers Get Blown Off
• Buckman, Josh. George Bush Had His Change; This Guy Has Changed His Mind
• Sainlar, Lindsay. The Joys of Reality Television Have Entered Iraq
• Richardson, Kelly. Peeping Tom …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Casagrande, Michael. 10K Turns 25
• Reed, Lindsey. Wellness Plan Under Review
• Buckman, Josh. Smokers May Get Own Areas
• Baker, Joanie. Anorexia: It’s Not Just a Women’s Issue
• Wilberding, Beth. Hard Work Should Be Rewarded – Student Government Association
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: International Festival
• Jackson, Danica. Exploring the Color Line – Segregation
• There’s No Place Like Home – McLean Hall, Honors Program
• Baker, Joanie. The Americanized International Festival
• Holzknecht, Dave. Wal-Mart Will Disrupt Community
• Brassell, Kevin. No Brown Bagging at Western – Dining Services …

Harper, Cheryl, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Cheryl Harper was born on April 12, 1977 in the South Bronx. She grew up in the Patterson Projects. She is one of 9 children, with ages ranging from 6 to 42. The siblings are all related through their father. She attended grade school at PS 70, middle school at Diana Sands, and high school at IS 83. Her mother was very abusive and she was in custody of her father. She was an alcoholic and addicted to crack. She describes memories of her mother when she was intoxicated. Her father made jewelry on Fordham Road and was an alcoholic. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Reed, Lindsey. Kentucky Improves In Post-secondary Education Report
• Buckman, Josh. Honors Students Getting an Upgrade – McLean Hall
• Reed, Lindsey. Western Recognizes KAPT Students – Kentucky Affordable Prepaid Tuition
• Jackson, Danika. The Western Pornography Passage
• Fisher, Lee. Brewing Company Returns – Nightclubs
• Clark, Ashlee. Student Government Association Budget Increases
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Professor Salaries
• Professors Are Getting the Shaft – Salaries
• Thomas, Alan. Graduate Takes On Previous Letter – George Bush
• Dillon, Ryan. Social Issues Help Define Society
• Pitcock, Bridget. Discrimination Can Be …

Race And Equality Across The Law School Curriculum: The Law Of Tax Exemption, David A. Brennen

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

What We Teach When We Teach About Race: The Problem Of Law And Pseudo-Economics, Steven A. Ramirez

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Reed, Lindsey. Promotions Bring Little Cash Advance
• Clark, Ashlee. Background Discrepancies – Faculty
• Green, Tavia. RedZone Could Get Alcohol – Dining Services
• Stoess, Jacquelyn. Western Community Rocks the Vote
• Allen, Natasha. Music Festival Raising Money - RevFest
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Parking
• Sainlar, Lindsay. Votergasm: Get It On, Voter Style
• Ketterman, Shaun. Disputes Ed Schwab’s Claim that George Bush Didn’t Use Family Pull to Avoid War
• Ramge, Jim. Hero Should Be Used Sparingly – Military
• Baker, Joanie. Taking Up for the Underdressed – Pajamas …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Richardson, Kelly. Student Arrested for Attempted Homicide – Antwuan Thomas
• Reed, Lindsey. George Bush Leads in Kentucky Poll
• Clark, Ashlee. Program Ready to Aid Disabled – Best Expectations
• Salmon, Emily. Make Mine Large – Morgan Spurlock
• Wilberding, Beth. Patti Johnson, 23 Senators Win Student Government Association Elections
• Politicians Should Stick to Important Issues
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Same Sex Marriage
• Ortega, Amanda. Doesn’t Agree Homosexuals Should Marry Heterosexuals
• Riley, Cassandra. People Should Be Able to Marry the Person of Their Choice
• Newby, Nathan. Homosexuality …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Wilberding, Beth. Student Government Association Election Starts Today, Ends Tomorrow Night
• Reed, Lindsey. Request for $5.6 Million Project Awaits Senate OK – Agriculture
• Allen, Natasha. Playing the Big Red Blues – Clayton Miller Blues Band
• Maines, Ashley. Students Spruce Up Dorm Rooms
• Clark, Ashley. Debate Watch Tells Students to Tune In – Elections
• Wilberding, Beth. Lighting Poses Safety Problem on Campus
• Patti Johnson Needs Fresh Initiative in Campaign – Student Government Association
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Football
• Todd, Nick. Former Student Government Association President …

Powell, Morgan, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Morgan’s full name is, Kristopher Morgan Powell. He was born in Mandevol, Jamaica in 1973. His parents were divorced, but his father was an engineer and his mother was a civil servant who worked in the founding years of the newly-independent Jamaican government. His mother moved to the US during his parents’ divorce and she established herself in Harlem, and when he moved to New York in 1974 they lived on Olinville Avenue in the Bronx, but spent much time in Harlem with his mom’s friends. Though Powell is Jamaican-American, he identifies as African-American because of his weak connection to …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Clark, Ashlee. Academic Quality Initiative Nearing Phase Two
• Richardson, Kelly. Two Charged with Peeping
• Reed, Lindsey. Journalism Building Still Name Shopping – Mass Media & Technology Hall
• Wilberding, Beth. Patti Johnson to Run Unopposed – Student Government Association
• Wilberding, Beth. Redzone Opening Today – Downing University Center
• Buckman, Josh. New Building Could Create Pollution
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Super Saturday Workshop
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Pick Your Professor
• Johnson, Seth. America the Immature
• It’s A Classroom, Not a Soapbox – Faculty Evaluations
• Henze, Adam. Cartoonist Has …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Stoess, Jacquelyn. Voting 101 – Kentucky Constitution
• Sebastian, Kandace. Convention Draws Student Voices – Iraq Revolution
• Clark, Ashlee. Ceremony Encourages Freshmen Involvement – MASTER Plan
• Wilberding, Beth. Student Government Association Reacting with Changes
• Buckman, Josh. Transportation Unit Expected
• Clark, Ashlee. Global Project to Include Africa – Physics & Astronomy
• Sainlar, Lindsay. This Little Piggy Watched the News
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Dining Services
• Shepherd, Justin. Former Opinion Editor Has Another Opinion
• Campbell, Philip. George Bush Supporter Empowered by Act of Stupidity - Vandalism
• Bogard, …

The State Of The Region: Hampton Roads 2004, James V. Koch, Shweta Agarwal, Vinod Agarwal, Monisha Basnet, Joshua Behr, John R. Broderick, Ben Card, Michael Clemons, Chris Colburn, Vicky Curtis, Steve Daniel, Jeffrey Harlow, Susan Hughes, Enrique Inclan, Kristine Karlsen, Jayme Lackore, Sharon Lomax, Janet Molinaro, Kenneth Plum, Lee Teply, Shara Weber, Gilbert Yochum

Economics Faculty Books

This is Old Dominion University's fifth annual State of the Region report. While it represents the work of many people connected in various ways to the university, the report does not constitute an official viewpoint of Old Dominion, or it's president, Dr. Roseann Runte.

The report maintains the goal of stimulating thought and discussion that ultimately will make Hampton Roads an even better place to live. We are proud of our region's many successes, but realize that it is possible to improve our performance. In order to do so, we must have accurate information about "where we are" and a …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Richardson, Kelly. Big Red Cards Gaining Flexibility
• Clark, Ashlee. Plus/Minus Grading on Hold
• Green, Tavia. Singing on the Hill – Athena Cage
• Wilson, Kat. Students Spend Summer Studying Abroad
• Clark, Ashlee. Step Up Program Aims to Help Black Student Retention
• Defacing Property Shows Disdain for Memorial – Guthrie Bell Tower
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Liberal Voice on Western’s Campus
• Lockhart, Dana, Brandon Copeland & Matthew Pava. Former Student Government Association Officers Speak Up, Feel Misled by Nick Todd
• Ogden, Stephen. Another Student Bothered by …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Wilberding, Beth. Report Recommends Reimbursement of Funds – Student Government Association
• Buckman, Josh. Downing University Center Adds a Red Zone
• Reed, Lindsey. Record-breaking Fund-raising Year Eases Budget Stress
• Maines, Ashley. Murray’s Restaurant Is Closed But Not for Good
• Wilberding, Beth. Election Generates Uncertainty – Student Government Association
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Residence Halls
• Higher Education for a Higher Cost & All at Once?
• Watt, Wes. Return to School Reveals Annoying Fads
• Yenowine, Jackie. A Dorm by Any Other Name
• Padgett, Miki. Marine Bothered by …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 80, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Wilberding, Beth. Nick Todd Cites Personal Conflicts in Resignation
• Wilberding, Beth. Student Government Association to Hold Online Election
• Reed, Lindsey. Gary Ransdell Optimistic About Budget
• Clark, Ashlee. Western to Add January Term
• Buckman, Josh. Van Meter Overlook Getting a Facelift
• Clark, Ashlee. Freshman Enrollment Down This Year
• Henze, Adam. Editorial Cartoon re: Construction
• Yee-Haw! All the Dorms Are Finally Open
• North, Amber. The Woes of Only Being 20 Years Old
• Sainlar, Lindsay. The New Opinion Editor Needs Help; Please Don’t Be Shy
• Clark, Ashlee. New …

The Impact Of Racial Identity Attitudes On The Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Of African American Undergraduate Students, Tamara A. Johnson

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the relationship between racial identity attitudes and career decision-making self-efficacy. Two hundred and forty-three African American undergraduate students completed a demographic questionnaire, the Cross Racial Identity Scale (Worrell, Vandiver, & Cross, 2000), and the Career Decision-Making SelfEfficacy- Short-Form (Betz and Taylor, 1994). Results from a hierarchial multiple regression revealed a significant negative relationship between career decision-making self-efficacy and pre-encounter self-hatred attitudes, and a significant positive relationship between internalization multiculturalist inclusive attitudes and career decision-making self-efficacy. The other four racial identity attitudes, pre-encounter assimilation, pre-encounter miseducation, immersion-emmersion anti-white, and internalization afrocentricity, were not significant predictors of career decision-making …

Tyler Johnson On Witness To The Truth: John H. Scott's Struggle For Human Rights In Louisiana By John Henry Scott With Cleo Scott Brown. Columbia: University South Carolina Press, 2003. 336pp., Tyler Johnson

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

Witness to the Truth: John H. Scott's Struggle for Human Rights in Louisiana by John Henry Scott with Cleo Scott Brown. Columbia: University South Carolina Press, 2003. 336pp.

American Commemorative Panels: James Baldwin, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for James Baldwin Commemorative Stamp – American Commemorative Panels, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for James Baldwin. First issued July 23, 2004.

Distinguished Americans Series: Wilma Rudolph, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division

Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection

Informational pages for Wilma Rudolph Commemorative Stamp – Distinguished Americans Series, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and biographical information for Wilma Rudolph. First issued July 14, 200

Tullis, Mercy, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Mercy Tullis was born October 16, 1975 to Honduran immigrant parents. She was born in Metropolitan Hospital in Manhattan even though her parents lived in the Bronx because supposedly it was the only hospital that would not report them for being immigrants. Mercy’s birth allowed her parents to obtain their green cards. Until she was three years old their family lived in a black Honduran neighborhood of the South Bronx on Vyse Avenue. When she was three they moved to Davidson Avenue and then finally two years later to 172^nd and Grand Concourse to Roosevelt Gardens.

Mercy goes into …

Navigating Perceptions Of ‘Otherness’ In The Classroom: One Experience, Nikitah O. Imani

Black Studies Faculty Publications

As a direct result of the pervasive nature of Eurocentrism and Platonic epistemology in the academy today, teaching undergraduates is a special challenge for those who are viewed as representations of cultural others. This presents such teachers with what may be described at best as “unique” classroom experiences. Their “being” is rendered in a manner that places it on trial. This trial, taking place in the mind of the student becomes an additional barrier to the learning process, and oft-times a crutch that allows the interjection of variables of social and cultural stratification when the lack of academic preparation is …

Teaching Texts Materially: The Ends Of Nella Larsen’S Passing, John K. Young

English Faculty Research

The author suggests that attending to the publishing history of Larsen’s novel and the resulting indeterminacy of its ending(s) offers a concrete example of a materially oriented pedagogy that can illuminate the racial politics behind textual production and its relation to particular historical and cultural moments. He suggests that such a pedagogy offers both another way of understanding the textual contingency emphasized in contemporary theory and a way of further opening up questions of textuality and meaning for students.

Tyler Johnson On Sons Of Mississippi: A Story Of Race And Its Legacy By Paul Hendrickson. New York: Knopf, 2003. 368pp., Tyler Johnson

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

Sons of Mississippi: A Story of Race and its Legacy by Paul Hendrickson. New York: Knopf, 2003. 368pp.

Carson, Ron, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Ron Carson

Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison

Summarized by Alice Stryker

Ron Carson’s early child hood was spent on Tinton Avenue near 1163^rd Street. His father moved to there from Virginia after his military career ended. The neighborhood was very diverse and he remembers experiencing a strong sense of community.

In 1953 the family was forced to move to the Patterson Houses because their neighborhood was being demolished to make way for the Forest Houses. Although the Patterson Houses did not have a bad reputation, the family was scared of the move. He was scared of changing schools as …

Allen. Ray, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Mr. Ray Allen

Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison

Date: June 29, 2004

Summarized by: Estevan Román

Mr. Ray Allen is (was) an actor, singer and an organizer of theater and education programs in the Bronx. He is an African American of Caribbean descent, born on the island of Curacao, which is a part of the Netherland Antilles. His mother, Evelyn, was from the island of Anguilla. He moved to the Bronx on December 9^th, 1968 at the age of 14. He came after his father had passed away from a heart attack and Ray and his second sister …

Tyson, Cyril Degrasse, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Cyril Degrasse Tyson was born in Harlem in the early 1930’s and frequently moved around Harlem and eventually made his way into the Bronx at an early age. He discusses his family history and when his parents first moved to New York. His parents were both born in the West Indies on the island of Nevis and moved to New York after the first World War. They moved to an area of Manhattan which was referred to as the San Juan Hills at the time. He describes it as a pocket of blacks from the south and West Indies, Puerto …

Hanson, Avis Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Avis Hanson is a Bronx resident who has taught in the many of the borough’s high schools. Her life tells the story of the educational experiences of the Bronx African-American community.

Hanson was born in Harlem, but her family moved to the Bronx after her mother discovered that Hanson’s teacher was often socializing with the principal during class hours. As a child, Hanson’s parents often fought with her teachers—in particular a sixth grade teachers whom Hanson feels did not respect her. Hanson attended Hunter College High School, which she identifies as one of the hardest to get into in the …

Program: University Of South Florida, St. Petersburg Presents The Civil Rights Movement In Florida Conference June 3-6, 2004

Textual material from the Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Papers

A gathering of Movement veterans, scholars, students and the community.