A long time ago in the early 1800’s in a small town in the westerns in California. In this town there was a man named Jack Black. His family owned a blacksmith shop in the town . This town was urban and everyone was close to each other because how small it was. Jack Black was born in 1848 during the gold rush to Jill and John Black. Jack Black had a good life growing up. But he was different from the other kids he was seven feet and two inches when he was fifteen years old. The statue of liberty was modeled after him. He was super strong he could pick up a ton of rocks. Jack wanted to get stronger he stood outside with five pound potato sacks in each hand and he extended his arms out straight and held it as long as he could. After he tried to hold ten pound potato sacks in each hand and after that he could lift hundred pound potato sacks in each hand for a couple of minutes now. Next, to get his muscles bigger he started putting the potatoes in the sacks. Jack was built like an ox. But when he was growing up a lot of kids made fun …show more content…
So when Jack's father got older and retired, he could hand it down to Jack. So Jack started working for his father in his shop at the age of sixteen. It was easy for him because he could swing a big metal hammer that no normal sixteen year old boy could lift. The first thing that he made was that big metal hammer when his father taught him how to blacksmith. But before his father taught him everything that he knew about blacksmiths. Jack looked around at different jobs in the town before settling as a blacksmith. He thought he could be better at something else than working at his dad's place. But he found out that he didn't fit in with everyone and he was too strong for the jobs he looked at. So he just ended up working for his father. When Jack hits the metal with the metal hammer, everything use to shake and it felt like an
The formation of the Africana Studies Project includes Knowledge, Power, and Humanity. This insurrectionary intellectual formation examines the worlds of meaning, thought, and expression of Africans, reconstructing new meanings and possibilities for humanity. Development of African American Studies has increased awareness of the contribution of African Americans to the civilizations of the world, using its many themes and concepts, while also displaying many issues. One main issue of this, is the lack of Africana knowledge. For African American discipline to advance, its focal point must be the production and utilization of knowledge, to develop solutions to various issues in our society.
Brandon Vaughn Burlsworth was famous for being the number 1 greatest walk-on college football player ever for the Arkansas Razorbacks. He was also well known for his thick black glasses and comparison to comedian Drew Carey.
Edmund Gerald “Jerry” Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938), a politician and lawyer, who has been serving as the 39th Governor of California since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as the 34th Governor from 1975 to 1983, and is the longest-serving governor in California history. Prior to and following his first governorship, Brown served in several state, local and party positions, including three times a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
Emmett Till is a fourteen year old was brutally murdered by racists. Fourteen year old Emmett Till was visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi on August 20, 1955( source 3). Emmett got polio at the age of 5 and a slight stutter remained with him. Right before he left, Mamie, Emmett Till’s mother, gave him a ring with the initials “L.T.” engraved on it. When Emmett arrived in Money, he was bragging that he has a white girlfriend , so his friends dared him to ask the white cashier, Carolyn Bryant, for a date. Four days later, on August 28, Roy, Carolyn’s husband, and his half-brother, J.W. Milam, took Emmett and murdered him( source 3). Roy heard of the lewd advances he made and was enraged. On August 28, Toy and Milam went to Emmett’s uncle’s
Who was a great well known activist in the past ? Militant is the best way to describe Malcolm as a person: Civil rights activist and Islamic preacher, he was often called the prince of Islam. As a comparison in the present world today Jay-z earned his way to go under as activist. Jay-z donated to a number of foundations that needed help from, and also countries around the world too. The common thread between the two are, the both went through tribulations to help their country in a lot ways.
Malcolm X was born on 1925 in Ohama, Nebraska. He was born in a big family. His father, Earl little was a Christian. Malcolm X grew up as the son of the blacks who face discrimination and pressure from the whites. Malcolm X left school early and find work in New York. He worked as a waiter in Harlem. His life was tough. He even sells drugs to and become addicted to it. He later becomes robbers. He was arrested and jailed in 1946.
New Jack City, noted as ‘the crime film of the 90’s’,serves as an important episode for African-American people in America. Set in New York city, the film depicts the story of a success-driven antagonist Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) who builds an empire powered by organized crime, drug trafficking, and Black delinquent young adults trapped in the cycle of crime. Ronald Reagan’s economic policy coupled with the popularity of crack-cocaine in the inner city creates inconsistencies and untapped markets in the poor community which Nino Brown brilliantly capitalizes on and exploits. His empire is able to successfully cut out the middle men in the drug trafficking market and centralize their operation in a single low-income housing complex inhabited
This darling little curly top young star became an extraordinary role model for many people during the Great Depression Era. So who is the little girl I refer to? I am speaking about Shirley Temple Black, perhaps best known to most of us as that little golden star “Shirley Temple”. She stared in many motion pictures and television roles such as Heidi, Little Miss Maker, Curly Top, and the Littlest Rebel, just to name a few. This young child became an exemplarily visionary leader role model to many. She enriched the world by her astounding accomplishments not only as a young star but as her leadership role the political field arena, (Forbes, 2014). I will briefly be pointing out her accomplishments that made her a visionary and ethical leader for many and why I believe her leadership skills has made an impact to me.
Imagine walking down a United States’ city street during the 1930s and 1940s. As you passed shops, businesses, and restaurants, you would probably see two things: advertisements for the war and signs saying white or black people only. The Jim Crow laws and World War II are both significant part of United States history. Even though this was a pretty controversial time in history, the events that took place helped mold the United States into what it is today.
“The end of life is not to be happy, nor to achieve pleasure and avoid pain, but to do the will of God, come what may.”(Raushenbush)
Martin Luther King was one of the greatest civil right activists in American history. Martin Luther King impacted American society in many ways and one of the most important things he did for America was weakening racism in America. At the time when he was living, colored people living America were treated differently with white people. For example colored people needed a pass to go through certain places, they could not go to the same school as white people and it was much harder for colored people to get a job compare to white people. Martin Luther king thought these were wrong. He also thought these were against American dream. For him American dream meant every people having equal rights, opportunity and freedom. What was happening in America were completely against these. To fix this problem, Martin Luther King moved around the country and did nonviolent protest and organized a peaceful marching which attracted national attention showing brutality of police that were trying to stop the march. Martin Luther King also delivered a lot of speeches that inspired many people all over the world and one of his speeches include “I have a Dream.” One of the most famous speeches in America. In this speech he clearly explain his own opinion of how he think everyone should be treated
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. When most Americans hear that name the first thing that comes to mind is his “Dream”. But that is not all he was. His life was more than a fight against segregation, it was segregation. He lived it and overcame it to not only better himself but to prove it could be done and to better his fellow man.
In this narrative essay, Brent Staples provides a personal account of his experiences as a black man in modern society. “Black Men and Public Space” acts as a journey for the readers to follow as Staples discovers the many societal biases against him, simply because of his skin color. The essay begins when Staples was twenty-two years old, walking the streets of Chicago late in the evening, and a woman responds to his presence with fear. Being a larger black man, he learned that he would be stereotyped by others around him as a “mugger, rapist, or worse” (135).
Serial killing is a type of murder that is rare and it occurs when a person kills three individuals or more. Most serial killers kill people who they don’t know and there is a duration period between each murder. Serial killers are isolated from people in their cities and towns. We will probably never know what motivates a serial killer and understand the reasons for its behavior. (Haggetary, 2009)The serial killer that I chose to write about is “Jack the ripper”. “Jack the ripper” is an unknown serial killer that is referenced in movies, television shows, books and some video games. Jack the ripper killed five female prostitutes and put serious damage to their bodies. It is believed that he only have five victims but the “White Chapel Murder
The history of the United States has in it much separation or segregation due to race. For a long time our country has seen racism as a large problem and this has caused ethnic groups to be looked down upon and forced into a lifestyle of difficulties and suppression. Due to this, races, particularly African-Americans, have been forced to deal with unequal opportunity and poverty, leading to less honorable ways of getting by and also organizations that support change. Malcolm X is one strong example of an African American man who became apart of a group acted against it, uniting people to promote the advancement of colored people and change. Malcolm's thoughts towards race and civil right in the previous years were displayed in a less way to the people and "by any means necessary" perspective. After his pilgrimage in 1964 his view of civil rights had quickly changed into a more complete view of civil rights, and the peoples views towards him. No one really knows what kind of impact Malcolm X would have had on history if he had not been assassinated. His beliefs and philosophy did gain him a place in history as one of the best-known Black Nationalist Leaders. Everyone seems to have known who Malcolm X was, and he ranks high with all other Black leaders. His ideas were radical and he was very out spoken. He was a major force in the development of black history. He fought not only for his people but also for all oppressed people everywhere. He was well spoken and he laid the groundwork for the black power movement of the late l960's.