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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.

Agenda: Preliminary Agenda For University Of South Florida's "The Civil Rights Movement In Florida" Conference June 2-6, 2004

Textual material from the Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Papers

Preliminary agenda for University of South Florida's "The Civil Rights Movement in Florida" Conference. June 2-6, 2004.

Book Review: "Yet With A Steady Beat: Contemporary U.S. Afrocentric Biblical Interpretation" By Randall C. Bailey, Vincent L. Wimbush

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Written at different times for different purposes and occasions, by African American scholars who are differently oriented and differently situated, eight essays have been collected and edited by biblical scholar Randall C. Bailey with a particular focus and purpose in mind. Such focus and purpose are not elaborated upon in the editor's slim introduction. Aside from the issue of the quality of the essays - of uneven quality, as is the case, as everyone knows, with almost all collected essays - what is at stake in this volume, and all volumes that are collections of essays by different authors, is …

Gommage Et Résistance Dans Le Processus De Mythification Postcoloniale, Robert Fotsing Mangoua

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Using the central figures of Um Nyobe and Patrice Lumumba, this paper aims to show that postcolonial mythology is a confrontation of two tendencies: on one hand, the colonial and postcolonial States, whose efforts tend to rub out history and its great faces, and on the other, artists and thinkers from Africa or abroad who want to establish the memory and the deeds of the missing as a source of inspiration for the present and next generation.

Subversion D'Un Mythe Colonial : Le« Grand Blanc De Lambaréné » Dans Le Roman Francophone D'Afrique, Sylvère Mbondobari

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Among its goals, this study aims to throw new light on the representation of the West in African Francophone literature. In this respect, it will examine some characteristic aspects of the image of the "Grand Blanc de Lambarene" - Albert Schweitzer - produced by the African imagination. For the first time, this paper shows which discursive and structural strategies are used by Sylvain Bemba and Seraphin Ndaot to represent Albert Schweitzer, to express their convictions, and how they confer a thematic or aesthetic aspect to their text. To be fully heuristic, the representation of Schweitzer requires that we reconstitute the …

Information Packet For The Civil Rights Movement In Florida Conference. June 3-6, 2004. St. Petersburg, Florida

Textual material from the Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Papers

Information packet from USF to Rodney Hurst confirming him as panelist for "The Civil Rights Movement in Florida" Conference. Folder 3

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol 79, No. 56, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Clark, Ashlee. Nick Todd Takes Office Amid Controversy
• Sainlar, Lindsay. A Tale of Two Cities – Segregation
• Wilberding, Beth. ID Numbers Changing
• Wilberding, Beth. Campaign Planning Begins – Institutional Advancement
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Katie Autry Case Judge Issues Gag Order
• Wilberding, Beth. Police Promotion – Mike Dowell
• Tax Plan Proposal Politics Will Harm Higher Education
• It’s Time for the 2004 Marsupial Awards
• Ransdell, Gary. Long-term Tuition Plan is a First for Western
• North, Amber. Save Soul Grooves Music
• Smith, Alan. Selfish Choice Is Wrong
• Jackson, Danica. Remember Katie Autry
• Wade, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 55, Wku Student Affairs

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

• Casagrande, Michael. Top Recruit to Play Basketball at Western – Crystal Kelly
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Forum Set to Discuss Tuition Plan
• Lively, Jay. Washington Choosing Their Future – Right to Life
• Clark, Ashlee. Outgoing Student Government Association President Sees Future Helping Others as Minister – John Bradley
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Ernie Fletcher, House Leaders to Talk
• Green River Preserve Beneficial to All Parties Involved
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Shorts
• Alumna’s Fame Will Help Others at Western – Athena Cage
• Beg, Amber. Don’t Be Judgmental – Shorts
• Hurst, Nicole. Sorority Should …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 54, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Clark, Ashlee. Nick Todd: I Feel I Have Nothing Wrong
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. University Buys Land for Preserve
• Thurman, Lindsey. In the Light – Theatre & Dance
• Melvin, Catherine. More Than 500 Donate Blood; Most In Search of Greek Points
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Ernie Fletcher Emphasizes Importance of Auto Industry
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Singer, Alumna Athena Cage Schedules Concert for August 28
• Controversy Should Not Cause a Blow to Student Government Association
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Nick Todd
• George Bush’s Pell Grant Time Limit Proposal Unfair to Students
• Tetrreault, Jeff. No …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 53, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Clark, Ashlee. Student Government Association President-Elect Under Investigation
• Clark, Ashlee. Plus/Minus Could Face Delay
• Richardson, Kelly. Big Red’s Broadway – Spring Sing
• Melvin, Catherine. Relay for Life Draws 45 Area Teams
• Reed, Lindsey. Staff Council
• Hardin, Adriane. Proposal May Limit Pell Grants
• Gries, Emily. Kids Flock to Southern Kentucky Book Fest
• Partisan Battle Needs to End to Pass State Budget
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Budget
• Baynham, Jeff. Column Was Unfair to Darrin Horn
• Jackson, Kevin. Women Shouldn’t Wear WKU Butt Shorts
• Clark, Ashlee. Robert Watkins Upheld as Speaker …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 52, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. State Budget Stalls in Legislature’s Last Day
• Hardin, Adriane. Report: Graduation Rates Unfair
• Reed, Lindsey. Faculty, Staff Leaders Optimistic About Recommendations – Budget
• Clark, Ashlee. Questions Cloud Speaker Vote – Student Government Association, Robert Watkins
• Richardson, Kelly. Seminar Squashes Body Image Stereotypes
• Proposed Tuition Break for Out-of-Staters Is Out of Line Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Administrating for Dummies
• Kacsir, Marci. Jayson Blair Taught Newspapers Many Lessons
• Spaulding, Maurice. Column Was a Bad Joke – Lindsay Sainlar
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Entrepreneurship Center Approved by Regents Committee – Center …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 51, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Out-of-Staters Could Get Tuition Discount
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Legislators Considering Budget On Last Day
• Lord, Joseph. The Disc Masters – Disc Golf
• Richardson, Kelly. Miss Black Western Crowned – Candace Edwards
• Wilberding, Beth. Campus Police Get New Captain, Sergeant Last Week – Kerry Hatchett, Joe Harbaugh
• Reed, Lindsey. Dorm Internet Fee May Decrease to $8
• Board of Regents Did Not Give Proper Approval to Grand Reduction
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Alumni Grant
• Heltsley, Rafe. Western Needs Common Sense
• Hoang, Mai. Life is Meant to Be Lived, Not …

Newspaper Obituaries; Book 1 (E-H), Afro-American Historical Association Of The Niagara Frontier

Newspaper Obituaries, African Americans from WNY

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 50, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Budget Council Makes Recommendations
• Hardin, Adriane. The Western Feminist Evolution
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Alumni Grant Cut Back Because of Budget Reductions
• Clark, Ashlee. Student Government Association Starts Spending
• Program to Recruit Minorities Has Long-Term Benefits
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon Warren County Teachers: The Not-so Diverse Bunch
• Lively, Jay. News Videos Are Propaganda
• Johnson, Thomas. Buying Stamps Can Save Lives – Breast Cancer
• Wilberding, Beth. Students Take Shot at Police Work – WKU Police
• Stamm, Jason. Teams Have Ups & Downs – Tennis
• Freshman Gains Recognition – Courtney Wood …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 79, No. 49, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Legislators Review Session in Bowling Green
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Colleges Brace for Tuition Hikes
• Sanchez, Lauren. Big Top on the Hill – Circus
• Wilberding, Beth. Man Charged with Stealing Textbooks, Fleeing Police – Robert Schraeder
• Reed, Lindsey. E-mail Sent Accidentally – Bomb Threats
• Wilberding, Beth. Baby Found Near Campus – Grayci Barrows
• Reed, Lindsey. Staff Council Accepting Nominations
• Concealing Donor Names Prevents Accountability
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Anonymous Donors
• Holm, Hollan. Truth Telling Not Always a Good Idea
• Hall, Michael. Pool Tables Are a Ripoff
• Reed, Lindsey. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol 78, No. 48 [Vol. 79], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Stephen Soules Pleads Guilty to Katie Autry’s Murder
• Clark, Ashlee. Grading System Approved – Plus/Minus
• Hurley, John. Western Hosting First Track Meet in 22 Years
• Hardin, Adriane. Legislators Seek to Keep University Donors’ Names Secret
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Senate Republicans Pass Budget
• Class Style, Not Opinion, Decides Teacher Quality – Faculty Evaluations
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Faculty Evaluations
• Ketterman, Shaun. Bennie Beach Touched Many
• McMichael, Andrew. Student Government Association Should Do Own Faculty Evaluations
• Farner, Keith. Journalists Everywhere Should Be Concerned with the Impact of Convergence
• Hardin, …

Ua1b2/1 Community Relations Powerpoint Presentation, Ali Wright, Jason Brown

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Powerpoint presentation regarding research methodology, sources and findings regarding WKU and its relationship with the Bowling Green community. Includes information regarding the African-American community, Jonesville.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 47 [Vol. 79], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Clark, Ashlee. Students Want to See Faculty Evaluations
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Academic & Athletic Performance Complex Gets Closer
• Clark, Ashlee. Nick Todd Elected Student Government Association President
• Lively, Jay. BeauSoleil Delivers Cajun Sizzle
• Farner, Keith. Cave Team Leaves for China
• Sanchez, Lauren. Minority Students Voice Concerns
• Roberts, Amy. Save Your Whining for What’s Really Important
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Spring Break
• Randolph, Patty. Thank You, Lindsay Sainlar
• Strow, Brian. Plus/Minus Beneficial
• Ross, Lisa. The First Amendment Gives Rights to All Voices, Not Just the Agreeable Ones
• Toone, Stephanie. Father …

Ua12/2/1 Decision 2004, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special Student Government Association election edition of the College Heights Herald, includes articles:

• Hardin, Adriane. President Candidate Jessica Martin
• Clark, Ashlee. President Candidate Nick Todd
• Hoang, Mai. Senate Candidates – Alicia Bachicha, Sarah Cecil
• Reed, Lindsey. Senate Candidate Brittany Fausey
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Senate Candidate Christina Kayrouz
• Baker, Joanie & Ashlee Clark. Senate Candidate John Law
• Wilberding, Beth. Executive Vice President Candidate Anna Bisig
• Clark, Ashlee. Executive Vice President Candidate Katie Dawson
• Hoang, Mai. Senate Candidate Abby Lovan
• Gries, Emily. Senate Candidate Cheryl Norris
• Baker, Joanie. Senate Candidates Melissa Paris, Katharine Pettit
• Hoang, Mai. Senate Candidate Morgan Phelps
• Hardin, Adriane. …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 46 [Vol. 79], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Judge Sets Trial Dates for Lucas Goodrum, Stephen Soules – Katie Autry
• Clark, Ashlee. Student Government Association Candidates Debate
• Clark, Ashlee. Elections Don’t Get Much Attention from Students
• Sculptor to Speak – Gabriel Warren
• Contest Starts in April – Classical Music Month
• Farner, Keith. Hispanic Resource Center to Get Check
• Hopkins, Shanwtaye. Hearings May Be Required – Budget
• Sanchez, Lauren. Minority Future
• Students Should Get Out & Vote for Student Government Officers
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Student Government Association Election
• Pava, Matthew. Vote Jessica Martin for …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 45 [Vol. 79], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. House Budget Bill Would Delay Capital Projects
• Clark, Ashlee. Student Government Association Charter Passes
• Casagrande, Michael. Blue Raiders Take Sun Belt Championship – Basketball
• Wilberding, Beth. WKYU-TV Gets Grant
• Reed, Lindsey. Grille Works May Be Changing – Dining Services
• Reed, Lindsey. Second Water Tower to Get Logos
• Ransdell, Troy. Plus/Minus Grading Doesn’t Benefit Western Students
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Student Government Association Constitution
• Allen, Natasha. The Passion of the Christ Not Appropriate Viewing for Preteens
• Pflum, Jaren. True Meaning Lost in Film – The Passion of …

Johnson, Gwendolyn And Banks, Janet, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

INTERVIEWEES: Gwendolyn Johnson and Janet Banks

SUMMARY BY: Patrick O’Donnell

Janet Banks (b. 3/31/1917) was born in Worcester, MA and came to the Bronx in 1942. Up until the time of her high school graduation, Banks was raised by her grandmother. She graduated from high school in 1936, married in 1940, and moved to the Bronx with her husband in 1942, so she could live close to her mother. Banks immediately fell in love with the Bronx and has been there ever since. Although she was raised in the Episcopalian church, she converted to Catholicism in 1948. She is …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 44 [Vol. 79], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Clark, Ashlee. Student Government Association Vote Set for Today
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarships Standard May Change
• Casagrande, Michael. Lady Tops Return to Sun Belt Conference Finals
• Hopkins, Shanwtaye. Western Benefits from Media Hype – Big Red, Gabibbo
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Consent Credit Card Bill Passes, Awaits Senate Approval
• Clark, Ashlee. Nine Shoot for Senate Spots – Student Government Association
• University Senate Should Approve Trial of Grading System – Plus/Minus
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Ghosts of Dennis Felton’s Past
• Stinson, Sam. New Constitution Should Promote Better Representation of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 43 [Vol. 79], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Clark, Ashlee. Two Students Running for Student Government President – Nick Todd, Jessica Martin
• Clark, Ashlee. Group Revises Plus/Minus
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Big Red Suit Rages On – Gabibbo
• Baker, Joanie. Being Himself – Elliot Phillips
• Farner, Keith. Campaign Awarded at Conference – Institutional Advancement
• Toone, Stephanie. Cynthia Enloe Explains Why the Pentagon is Worried About Women
• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Western Waiting on State Before Looking at Next Year’s Budget
• Sophomores Should Be Allowed to Live Off Campus
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red
• Watt, Wes. There’s Plenty to Do …

Ua12/2/1 Diddle Domination, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special basketball edition of the College Heights Herald, includes articles:

• Casagrande, Michael. Lady Toppers Finish Regular Season on a Hot Streak
• Watt, Wes. Tournament Seems Wide Open with Four Possible Favorites
• Casagrande, Michael. There’s No Place Like Diddle Arena
• Lively, Jay. Topper Trio Playing Final Games in Diddle Arena – Mike Wells, Todor Pandov, Nigel Dixon
• Schoenbaechler, Danny. Toppers Have Chance for Titles
• Stamm, Jason. Parity Reigns Across Sun Belt Conference
• Lively, Jay. Toppers Looking Toward Improbable Four-peat

Crichlow, Gertrude And Hennessy, Adrianne And Dorsett, Virginia And Boney, Miriam, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Crichlow’s family moved from South Carolina to the Bronx when she was just a baby. She attended the Catholic School Lady of Victory, which was right across the street from where she lived. She was the first black student to attend the school and wasn’t readily accepted. However, she notes that the Italian students would hold her hand and help her to feel more welcomed. The Irish students weren’t as accepting. She notes socio economic differences as the main reason behind the discrimination she encountered.

Her children attended St. Augustine, she would eventually become a substitute teacher there when here …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 42 [Vol. 79], Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Hopkins, Shawntaye. Seeing Red – Big Red, Gabibbo
• Reed, Lindsey. Housing Costs Increase
• Sainlar, Lindasy. Power of The Passion of Christ Debated
• Salmon, Emily. Western Students to Work in Canadian Parliament
• Salmon, Emily. Awards Honor Local Artists – U.S. Bank Celebration of the Arts
• Clark, Ashlee. Student Government Association Filing Deadline Today
• Western Should Lure Tennessee Students with Aid
• Reuter, Michael. Editorial Cartoon re: Tennessee Students
• Hoang, Mai. Don’t Let Others Shape Personal Views About Mel Gibson’s The Passion of Christ
• Ardrey, Saundra. Students Had Commitment – Bowling Green …

Sogrue, Jim, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Jim Sogrue was an assistant pastor at St. Augustine’s Church in Morrisania, South Bronx from September 1957 until June of 1964. He was ordained in June of 1957, traveled to Puerto Rico to study Spanish and Spanish culture and upon returning was assigned to a Spanish mission in the Archdiocese of New York. Sogrue grew up in an Irish neighborhood on Wadsworth Avenue between 173^rd and 174^th in Washington Heights. He remembers forty families living in his apartment house and only one was not an Irish family. He did not know any black, Hispanic or Latino kids growing …