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The inspiring African-American woman born in 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri has been one of the many influential voices of our time. Educating herself and having love for the arts helped mold her life into what she imagined becoming a poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and even a civil rights activist. During her early years while still in High School Dr. Angelou experienced brutal racial discrimination directing her to the values of traditional

Richard Burr was born on November 30th 1955 in Charlottesville, Virginia. He's the son of Rev. David Horace White Burr & Martha an elementary school teacher. Richard attended public schools in Winston-Salem & also began his pursuit of a football career there. He moved on to play at Wake Forest University while also earning a degree in communications. After getting his degree Richard met his wife Brooke and eventually they had 2 kids together and currently have a grandson. Richard decided he wanted

Dr. Butler A. Jones , 86, A professor emeritus of sociology at the Cleveland State Univeristy  . Butler Jones was also a long time activist against and racial discrimination. Butler A.Jones was born in Birmingham Alabama on July 22,1916. Butler A.Jones was the son of Nettie Butler Jones his mother and Roscoe C.Jones his father. After the death of Butlers mother , Butler was then raised b y his grand parents who had been born during the time of slavery. Butler A.Jones graduated from More house

Carolina Klan established a demanding schedule of nightly rallies across the state, where they enlisted thousands of dues-paying members.” More than that, “at its mid-1960s peak the Klan’s presence in North Carolina eclipsed klan membership in all other southern states combined.” (Cunningham most likely put “klan” in lowercase because of the groups’ disorganization.) North Carolina should have been the state where the KKK thrived most during the mid-1960s — Cunningham reports that in

Islam in Black America. New York: State University of New York, 2002. Print. The message of liberation is addressed quite often the book Islam in Black America. Unlike the scholarly articles, this book goes into depth on the subject of viewing Islam in a broader sense. This allows Curtis to

DuBois became the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1895. Also, Maya Angelou was the first African-American woman to have her screenplay Georgia, Georgia in 1972 produced. Maya and W.E.B. DuBois had received many awards in the span of their life. DuBois stated that “The Negro race, like all races

Now I know that you would not want to fail or even perform poorly in a class or two at school. Everyone wants to do well in school but without doing what is needed to succeed there will be no success. There is a great need for having good grades in your journey throughout college because that follows you even after college long in the past. Having good grades can only come from working hard, taking time out for school, and being fully dedicated to your graduation mission. You need to have good

Betty Neuman’s Systems Model A Look into Nursing Theories Syreeta Watkins, RN; Kim Thompson, RN; Devah Mateen, RN Winston-Salem State University Nursing 2312 Prof Faye Mauldin, RN, MSN April 26, 2011 Nursing can be described as a combination of both an art and a science because not only does it include natural and human sciences such as biology and psychology, but it also has the ability to morally guide nursing practice and form trusting relationships. With both aspects of art and science

As someone who has always had an affinity for knowledge, I believe my participation in the MARC U*STAR program would only enhance my understanding of the research field. I am currently working on an ongoing research project with my professor and mentor, Dr. Edward Opoku-Dapaah. Through Dr. Opoku-Dapaah, I am learning how to formulate research questions and the methods in which I can obtain information for my research. I will be presenting my research findings during our school’s annual Scholarship

focus of the location was in my home state, North Carolina. David Cunningham writes, “By the summer of 1964, the Carolina Klan started a grueling schedule of nightly rallies across the state, where they enlisted thousands of dues-paying members.” More than that, “at its mid-1960s peak the Klan’s presence in North Carolina eclipsed klan membership in all other southern states combined.” North Carolina tried to hide the fact of how much the KKK had expanded in the state. “Klan” is lowercased because of