What i have been up to.

HEY EVERYONE!!!!!!
Its Samantha. I just wanted to let you guys know what i have been doing seen the BITS Program. Since the program i have been looking jobs everywhere but nothing yet. So i have decided to work on my singing lol. I a still playing my guitar and i am working on my music video so make sure you look for it over the web. I am also look for a school to go to but i have gotten internsips at a record label in new york and at a law firm down center city. So its coming along but slow.

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Our Work with the bITS Program

Working at the BITS Program was a lot of fun. During the six weeks that we were here we did a lot of new and cool things. At this program we went on a couple of trips. On one of our trips we went to the Blue Horizon there we met Ms. Michael, who is the first African American female boxer promoter. We also went to Progress Plaza, there we learn about the founder Leon Sullivan. Another trip that we took was at city hall. We took a very and i mean very long walk down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, there we learn about the fountains, The Museum of Art, and the Schuylkill river. We found that the trips were very interesting and informational. But before we went on these trips we did research on these places. It was nice to get out of the classroom.

Now don't go on thinking that it was just fun and games it really was hard work. We did a lot and i mean a lot of research. But it was fun to, i know that for most of the people in my group used PowerPoint, Google docs, Google sketch up, and blogger for the first time. We also took a portfolio training class. In this class we learned about resumes and cover letters. We even got to dress up like we were going to a real interview, that part was scary but fun and also good practice.

In the BITS Program there were like six different groups that did different things. In my group we had create a virtual world with this program called "Second Life". Its something like The Sims and myspace put together. We were surprised that Companies and businesses like IBM uses this program, doctors and teachers also. We also had the help of Dr. Giuseppe Russo who is the expert on this program.

In the end we have finished what we had to do and we can't wait for you guys to see our work at the open house tomorrow. Even after this program we will continue to post to our blog just to let you guys know what we are up to. We hope that you love it.

If you are a Second Life user you can also visit our virtual museum.

With love: Samantha Harvey, Lanee Hill, Rochelle Hamilton, Angelique Haynesworth, Shyniqua Lumb, Malcolm Jones, and Rafiq Jones

Who is Paul Robeson

I had took the time to do research on Paul Robeson. Paul Leroy Bustill Robeson was born on April 9, 1898 and died on January 23, 1976. His father William Drew Robeson 1 was a minister and his mother Maria Louisa Bustill died in a horrible fire when he was only six. Paul Robeson had to go through many struggle being as though he was born during the time period of Racism. He did not let the racism stop him from what he wanted to do. He was taught and encourage by his brother that he can do any thing that white people to. His family had relocated and he went to Summerville High school and graduated with honors. He won a full academic scholarship to Rutgers University he did good the and was class valedictorian. Also he went to Columbia Law school where he did good as well. Paul Robeson had many talents including being a professional athlete, writer, multi-lingual, orator, lawyer and basso profound concert singer who was noted for his wide-ranging activities in social justice. Paul served as assistant coach at Lincoln University. Paul was hired at a law firm in New York but quit because a white secretary refused to take orders because of his skin color. Robeson played a many of stage plays back in his time. He married Eslanda Cardozo Goode and they had one son together name Paul Robeson Jr. Paul Jr keeps up with the legacy of his father. Paul Robeson has a high school name after him called Paul Robeson High school for Human Resources located at 4125 Ludlow street. Paul Robeson was a very powerful and determine individual. No matter what racial problems he had he did not le that hold him back from what he wanted to do. Paul Robeson should be a perfect example for many African American men because there are still people out who are trying to hold black men back and have them thinking that they can not accomplish things but they have to be strong and determine just like Paul Robeson was. If he was still living today he would be a major impact on a lot of people.

Water world

This picture was created in a program named "Google Sketch Up" which is a 3-Dimensional design that you create building the way you want to. Its a good program for architecture career driven people. It is relative to the program named "Second life" which is a 3-D virtual world that we beginning to use .

This picture to the left is a water inspired city, which is not realistic but can be created on this program. The picture have a silhouette of a woman walking and kids playing with a dog. Which is also another feature which can be add on creations.Overall this program is a great learning experience for all.
By-Malcolm Jones

Open House on Friday, August 14, 2009

Beyonce Knowles

My favorite artist was Beyonce Knowles. Beyonce was born September 4, 1981, born and raised in Houston Texas, the daughter of Matthew Knowles, a successful record manager, and Tina Beyince', a costume designer and hair stylist. Knowles father is African American and her mother is of Creole ( African American, Native American, and French) descent. Knowles was baptized after her mother's maiden name, as a tribute to her mother and to prevent the name from becoming obsolete, since only a few of a Beyince males carry the name. Her maternal grandparents, Lumis Albert Beyince and Agnez Dereon, were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles. She is the eldest sister of Solange, a singer-songwriter and actress.

Beyonce is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She became a huge success after being in the group Destiny Child. Beyonce is intelligent. When she sings; she does it from the heart. I can relate to some of her music because she is real, honest and truthful. She teamed up with her mother and made a clothing line called House of Dereon. The clothes are cute and stylish and they have a meaning behind them. The concept is inspired by three generations of women in their family, with the name Dereon paying tribute to Knowles grandmother Agnez Dereon. She has a great voice.

Since Destiny's Child, Knowles has been artistically involved in her career. She co-wrote most of the songs recorded by the group, as well as her solo efforts. Known for writing personally driven and female-empowerment themed compositions, she has stated that having Jay-Z in her life has changed a few of her thoughts about how men and women relate to one another. Some of her songs are autobiographical, which she has admitted are taken from personal experiences, as well as her friends'.
Although she does not formulate beats herself, she typically comes up with melodies and ideas during production, sharing them with producers. Knowles was recognized as a songwriter during the run of Destiny's Child in the 1990s and early to mid-2000s. She won the Songwriter of the Year award at the 2001 American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Pop Music Awards, becoming the first African-American female and second female songwriter of all time to accomplish the feat. Knowles received three songwriting credits in a single year for co-writing "Irreplaceable", "Grillz" and "Check on It", the only woman to achieve since Carole King in 1971 and Mariah Carey in 1991.
By: Lanee G. Hill

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, a predominantly poor black section of North Philadelphia, on July 12, 1937. He is one of four sons born to Anna Pearl, a maid and William Henry Cosby, Sr, a cook for the U.S. Navy. During much of his early childhood, Cosby's father was away in the U.S. armed forces and spent several years fighting in World War II. As a student, he described himself as a class clown. Cosby was the captain of the baseball and track & field teams at Mary Channing Wister Elementary School in Philadelphia as well as the class president. Early on though, teachers noted his propensity for clowning around rather than studying. At Glynn Academy, Cosby began acting in plays as well as continuing his devotion to playing sports. He went to Central High School, an academically challenging magnet school, but his full schedule of playing football, basketball, baseball, and running track made it hard for him. In addition Cosby was working before and after school, selling produce, shinning shoes, and stocking shelves at a supermarket to help out the family.

Cosby transferred to Germantown High School, but failed the tenth grade. Instead of repeating, he got a job as an apprentice at a shoe repair shop, which he liked, but could not see himself doing the rest of his life. Subsequently, he joined the Navy, serving at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Naval Station, Newfoundland and at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. While serving in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman for four years, Cosby worked in physical therapy with some seriously injured Korean War casualties, which helped him discover what was important to him. Then he immediately realized the need for an education, and finished his equivalency diploma via correspondence courses. he then won a track & field scholarship to Philadelphia's Temple University in 1961-62, and studied physical education while running track and playing fullback on the football team. Cosby also joined the school's chapter of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.He earned an Ed.D. degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. For his doctoral research, he wrote a dissertation entitled “An Integration of the Visual Media Via "Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids" Into the Elementary School Curriculum as a Teaching Aid and Vehicle to Achieve Increased Learning”

Cosby is an comedian, philanthropist, and actor. To help support himself at Temple Cosby worked as a bartender in a local basement bar known as The Underground, which paid him five dollars a night plus his tips. His humor made him a popular bartender; consequently, when the regular stand-up comedian was absent, Cosby was asked to perform instead, that increased his regular income to $25 dollars each performance. Cosby became serious about comedy and prepared himself well for the jokes he would tell. he refused to tell dirty jokes but did add some racial quips. He was funny and had a natural "cool". He also borrowed material from such successful comedians as Dick Gregory, Lenny Bruce,Nipsey Russell, Flip Wilson, George Carlin, and Johnathon Winters.

In 1962, Bill Cosby began to take his talent elsewhere, he took it to New York City on weekends where he worked at the Gaslight Cafe in Green which Village starting at $60 dollars a week but in time he earned $175 dollars a week. His positive reviews by newspaper critics further increased his popularity, and he accepted a gig at Chicago's Gate of Horn for $200 a week. Now that Cosby felt like he was doing rather well financially, Cosby decided to ignore his mother's advice that she has always given him to get an education and left his athletic scholarship and Temple University in the middle of his junior year to go for bigger purses. In 1963 Cosby released Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow... Right, the first of a series of popular comedy album in 1964.
By: Lanee G. Hill

Marian Anderson

Doing research on Mary Anderson was quite interesting and exciting for me. Marian Anderson was a very unique person and singer as well. Being though she was born through some racial prejudice time she had some things she had to go through. What I can say she didn't give up at what she was doing. What made me want to research her was because she seem to be a very strong and determine person through her pictures. I said to myself I would like to learn more about her. To me, it seem to be a good learning experience. In this passage I will be discussing her background briefly, beginning of life, education, career time in Europe , middle of life time and end of life time, awards and legacy.


Marian Anderson was born on February 27, 1897 in Philadelphia Pa, and died in Portland Oregon on April 8, 1993. She was a singer with a gifted voice that was deep and vibrant. she one of the most recognized singers from the 20th century. Her voice had a quality of beauty. Between 1925-1965 Marian performed throughout the United States and Europe in concerts & recital major venues and orchestras. Anderson had become an important figure because of the struggle to overcome the racism in the united States in the mid 20th century. 1939 she was refused the permission to sing to an integrated crowd in Constitutional Hall by Daughter of the American Revolution. The racial refusal put her in the spotlight of the international community on level usually found by high profile celebrities and politicians. Also in 1939 with the help of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson performed on Easter Sunday on the steps of Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. to over 75,000 people and radio listeners audience was millions. Anderson continued to break the barriers for black singes and artist in the United States. 1960 during the Civil Rights Movement she became a important figure of beauty and grace. 1963 she sung at the march on Washington for Work& Freedom. Briefly letting you know what going on I will talk about the beginning of her life.


The oldest daughter of three born to John Berkly Anderson who was a truck loader and his own little liquor business and Annie Delilah Rucker who was a school teacher in Virginia. Her two sister Alice (1899-1965) and Ethel (1902-1990) were singers as well. Her sister Ethel had a son who is noted conductor James DePreist. Her parents were devoted Christians and went to the Union Baptist Church in South Philadelphia. That is where she was convince by her dad sister to join the junior choir at the age of 6. She had the opportunity to sing duets and solos. When she go in her teens she was paid four and five dollars for her singing which in her time considered to be a lot of money. She stared singing at a young age she was an educated individual to.


She attended Stanton grammar school and graduated in 1912. Her family couldn't afford to send her to high school, so she learned from who ever was willing to teach her. She also continued to perform while trying to learn. She joined Campfire Girls and Baptist Young People Union which provided her some musical opportunities. The pastor at the church she was attending and others from the community got together to raise money for her to get singing lessons with Mary S. Patterson and to attend South Philly High and she graduated in 1921. After high school she tried to apply for a all white music school and she was refused by a lady that said we don't accept people of color. Her principle was an help and introduced her to a talented music teacher Giuseppe Boghetti. She did an excellent performance for him that brought him to tears. She received private lessons from Giuseppe and Agnes Reifsynder with the support of her community. 1925 Anderson got the chance to perform and won a singing competition. As winner she got a chance to perform with an orchestra on August 27, 1925 a performance that scored immediate success. She remained in New York to pursue more studies with Frank LaForge and Arthur Judson who became her manger. Over the years she performed in a number of concerts but racism slowed her career from gaining. So she eventually went to Europe spent some months studying with Mme Charles Cahier. She also started a little career while over in Europe.


1930 she made her Europe debut concert in Wighor Hall in London where she did good she didn't have to worry about racist encounters. She met a pianist in Scandinavia while traveling name Kosti Vehanen who became her vocal coach. While in Europe she met and later had professionally partnered up with a guy name Jean Sibelius. They got to know one another and had become good friends. He liked and her singing and thought that it was very touching. They became partners and he wrote song for her to perform. 1934 she met a man name Sol Hurok who had offered her a better contract than the one she currently had with Arthur Judson. She took he opportunity and he became her manager for the rest of the time she was performing in Europe. Eventually he persuaded her to go back to America to perform. 1935 she performed in New York at Town Hall and received highly compliments from music critics. The next four years she continued touring in the US and Europe. Anderson and Vehanen traveled together and tour and the mid 1930's. She visited eastern Europe capitals and Russia and then returned back to Scandinavia where it was Marian fever because her singing traveled through out the small towns. She became a favorite to conduction of European orchestras and drew very large crowds.


During her mid life in World War 2 and the Korean war Anderson entertained the troops at bases and hospitals. July 17, 1943 in Bethel Connecticut Anderson became the second wife to architect Orpheus H. Fisher (1990-1986) also known as King she became step mom to his son James Fisher and they brought 100 acre farm in Danbury. January 7, 1955 she became the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. 1957 she performed for president Dwight Eisenhower intro to office and toured in India and Far East as a goodwill ti the US State Department and America National Theater and Academy. She traveled over 30,000 miles in 12 weeks performed 24 concerts. 1961 she sang for John F. Kennedy intro to office and in 1962 she performed for President John F. Kennedy and other important people in the east Room of the whit house and toured Australia. 1965 she retired from singing and still appeared in the public. Anderson achievements were very well recognized and she received many of awards like the UN Peace Prize in 1972, University of Penn Glee Club in 1973, Congressional Gold Medal in 1977, Kennedy Center Honor in 1978, George Peabody in 1981, National Medal of Arts in 1984, and Grammy Award for Lifetime achievement in 1991. !986 Anderson husband died after 43 years of marriage. She remained at their farm called Marianna until 1992, one year before her death. The property sold to developers but the city of Danbury fought to protect her studio and the effort was good and Danbury Museum & Historical society received a grant from the state of Connecticut and relocated and was restructed and opened for the public in 2004. 1993 Marian Anderson died at the age of 96 from a heart attack a moth after she had a stroke at the home she shared with her nephew James Depreist.The life of Marian Anderson has inspired many artist and writers who took the time to write plays and documentaries. She was listed as one of 100 Greatest African American by scholar Molefi Kete Asante.


In conclusion Marian Anderson made some of what history today. She had some task to achieve and she did it. She did not let anybody hold her back and tell what she couldn't do. She was a very determine individual. She showed people that she would come out on top even with the struggle she had. I admire her for that because there were many people who believed and still do believe that African Americans couldn't amount to anything and she one of the many African Americans that showed black people can do things also.

Sonia Sanchez

Hello my name is Samantha. My blog is about one of my favorite artist Sonia Sanchez. Sonia Sanchez is a great poet, mother, activist, professor, and international lecturer of women's liberation, peace, and racial peace.Wilsonia Berita Driver known as Sonia Sanchez was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Her Father was a musician and a teacher, that's where she gets her talent from. Her mother died when Sanchez was just a baby. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her strength and show her unconditional love. After her grandmother passed, at the age of six she started to write poetry.

When Sanchez was nine she and her older sister went to Harlem, New York to live with their father. After graduating high school she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Hunter College, She also took several creative writing courses. She did post - graduate work at New York University and studied poetry. Sanchez poems talks about the struggles and lives of blacks. Also about whites, men, women, different cultures. She has traveled to places like Africa, Cuba, England, The Caribbean, Australia, Norway, and even Canada reading her poetry. Because of her poetry she has won awards like The Outstanding Arts Award, The Peace and Freedom Award, and the Langston Hughes Poetry Award just to name a few.

She is not just a poet she is also a teacher. She has lectured at more than eight universities and five hundred colleges. In her lifetime she has author over a dozen books of poetry, published seven plays, three children books and two anthologies. Sanchez was a very influential part of the Civil Rights Movement and also the Black Arts Movement. Sonia Sanchez is considered one of the most important figures in African American Literature. She is now retired with three children and three grandchildren and is living in Philadelphia.

Aaliyah Haughton

In my blog today I will be talking about my favorite artist. My favorite artist is Aaliyah. She is my favorite artist because she is very pretty, she talented and she has her own style. Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn, New york January 16, 1979. She was the second and youngest child of Diane and Micheal Haughton. At a young age she received singing lesson by her mom. At the age of 5 her family moved to Detroit, Michigan where she was raised. She attended Catholic school Gesu Elementary and in when she was in the first grade she received a part in the stage play Annie.

Barry Hankerson is Aaliyah uncle from Blackground entertainment. She traveled with him and was able to audition for commercials and TV programs. At the age of nine she appeared on Star Search. She auditioned for several record labels and appeared with Gladys Knight at a concert when she was eleven. Aaliyah was signed to her uncle label and Jive records at the age of twelve. She then was introduced to R. Kelly who became her song writer and mentor. She had her first album "Age Aint Nothing But A Number" when she was fourteen. She married R. Kelly at the age of fifteen. Rumors started to fly which the two denied and in 1996 she left Jive records and signed to Atlantic records working with Timberland and Missy Elliott. She attended Detroit High school for Performing Arts majoring in drama and graduated in 1997 with a 4.0 GPA.

She began her career the same year she graduated and she played in New York Undercover. She was the youngest performer to appear at the 1998 Academy awards where she received an award for performing a cover version of Journey to the Past. She has been credited for helping define R&B and hip-hop and is named the Queen of Urban hip-hop. She has sold over millions of albums in her lifetime. She premiered in the Romeo Must die at the age of 20 and Queen of the Damned. Romeo Must Die ranked at $18.6 million in its first weekend. She served as a executive producer where she contributed of her songs. The video and song Try Again got her an Grammy award for Best Female R&B vocalist. She also earned Best Female Video and Best Video from a film at MTV video music award in 200

August 25, 2001 she died from a plane crash in Marsh Harbour, Albaco Islands(The Bahamas). It was due to heavy equipment loaded on the plane. It was stated that the pilot was intoxicated and had drugs in his system and he lied about his pilot license. She was in the Bahamas doing a video shoot for her song "Rock the Boat". August 31, 2001 her funeral took place at Ignatius Loyola Church in New York where over 800 mourners attended she was buried at Ferncliff.

It sad to say she left this earth at the age of 22. But if she still was living she would still be achieving ans succeeding. She was doing a great job at the time of her death.

Teddy Pendergrass

Teddy Pendergrass was born on March 26, 1950 in Philadelphia,PA.Teddy was born as Theodore "Teddy" De Reese Pendergrass, he is an American R&B soul singer/songwriter. Pendergrass is also known as teddy P, TP, or Teddy Bear. He was raised by his mother Ida Pendergrass, a God-fearing South Carolina sharecroppers daughter. It was Teddy's mother who discovered his voice when he was only 2 1/2 years old when he began singing in church. At age 6 he was chosen for the All-City Elementary School for Boys Choir. His love for performing grew when he would accompany his mother to work at a Philadelphia Supper Club ( Sciollas) where her would watch the performers ranging from Connie Francis, to Chubby Checker to Bobby Darin. It was at the Supper Club that he also discovered another side of his musical talent; which was drumming. From the time he was thirteen, he could sit and play any rhythm, no matter how complex or fast it was.

Teddy Pendergrass was a student at the old Thomas Edison High School for Boys. He dropped out in the eleventh grade to go into the music business. Teddy Pendergrass was ordained a minister as youngster. Later, he was to become a drummer for a band and later a lead singer. Teddy's desire for a career in music was firmly fixed the nigh he attended a Jackie Wilson concert at Philadelphia's famed Uptown Theatre and watched Wilson's entrance and how he controlled the audience with his performance. In 1968 Teddy was working as Walter in a club called " Edge Hills" in Atlantic City when Little Royal came to perform. Little Royal's drummer, Marvin Jolly, was leaving at the end of the show, so Teddy auditioned and won the job immediately and started touring with Little Royal. Teddy began working as a drummer wherever and whenever possible. His reputation grew and he eventually landed a job with Harold Melvin, the remaining member of the popular local 50's recording do wop called the Blue Notes. In 1969 Teddy was picked for the drummer of the group since they broke up.On March 18, 1982, Teddy's life was changed dramatically and forever when a horrifying auto accident left him paralyzed from the chest down and wheel-chair bound. He spent the next six months in the hospital and in rehab before returning home. Teddy returned to recording the year after his accident and recorded " Love Language". The follow-up to that album was 1985's "Working It Back", which was followed by "Joy" in 1988, "Truly Blessed" in 1990, " A Little More Magic" in 1993.

Teddy Pendergrass is an American R&B singer. Rhythm and Blues ( also known as R&B, R'n'B, or RnB) is the name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music created by African Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The term was orginally used by record companies to refer to recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a heavy insistent beat" was becoming more popular. The term has subsequently had a number of shifts in the meaning. Starting in the 1960's, after this style of music contributed to the development of "rock and roll", the term R&B became used particularly by white groups to refer to music styles that developed from the incorporated electric blues, as well as gospel and soul music. By the 1970's the term "rhythm and blues" was being used as a blanket term to describe soul and funk. Since the 1990s, the "Comtemporary R&B" is now mainly used to refer to a modern version of soul and funk-influenced pop-music.

By: Lanee G. Hill

Poverty in Philly

Poverty is an important problem in the city of Philadelphia. Poverty which is the lack of things we need daily such as food, clothing, shelter.These basic things determine the quality of life. As the years went by the poverty rate got higher which is a problem. More and more people from Philadelphia are losing their jobs.The loss of employment often leads to homelessness. While the homelessness rate is going up attention to the problem is decreasing. Students who drop out of school often loose their jobs in the future. As a consequence, they are likely to become victims of poverty.

One of the biggest reasons for the high rate of homelessness in the city of Philadelphia is the lack of jobs. With few open jobs people are hit hard by layoffs. With that comes violence. People who do not have jobs have too much free time on their hands. This is a bad thing to see in our city that has one of country's highest murder rates. Lack of jobs is a problem but at the root of it is the lack of education.

The lack of education is also an important reason for why our city has one of the highest poverty rates in the country . With the lack of educational growth of children who are growing up today they will have few skills in the future. The dropout rate is raising drastically and the grade to drop out is getting lower. Teachers can't teach their student,which is a problem. Most teachers are not willing to listen and that's what turns the students off topic and to other things.School dropouts are often poor because education is major in today's society . The lack of education is also related to the lack of jobs which is another cause of poverty.

In conclusion those topics that I shared about poverty are really the basics of poverty. Poverty is starting to be an epidemic in the United States which is not good. We need to try harder to keep our kids in school and have more job opportunity for our graduating student. But the poverty rate can go down if we have more hope for the future. Poverty is a lot to manage but we can do it with the help of our communities.

African American Violence!!!!!!!

What do you think about when you hear the word violence?
When I hear that word the only thing that comes to mind is African Americans. Even though there are different kinds of violence. The most common type is physical and sexual. Homicide, rape, and aggravated assault are criminalized violence. Many use violence to obtain respect and power. It threatens the body in numerous and complex ways. Violence is inflicted by individuals, groups, and or nations. It includes emotional pain as well as physical. To understand why individuals commit violence criminologist and physiologists often focus on personality, and backgrounds. Violence is the number one killer of Americans between ages 15 - 24.

Black men and violence!
Black males have a 1 in 21 chance of being murdered in his lifetime compared to a 1 in 131 chance for white men. Homicide rate soars high in neighborhoods where a high of unemployment, and poor education is. Firearms are used 75% of all homicides. Other violence comes from street holdups, drug dealing, sexual jealousy, and gang fights. The rate of incarceration for teens is 44 to 1 black vs. white. 25% of young black men are either on parole, on probation, or incarcerated. Compared to 6% of young white males. That means there are more black men in prison then in college. Many of these young men are growing up without fathers and or significant role models. So instead they learn behavior from television and movies. Black mothers know a grief that no parent should know. As soon as a black males is born they are constructed as the ultimate threat to civilization. He is the rapist that all white women must fear, the thief that all store owners must be on their guard against, and the drug dealer and gang member that plagues police across America. Blacks are not the only ones committing crimes in this society ,but yet and still even to this very day it is blacks that are dying and being abused by police and the government. Most African Americans men who are murdered are murdered by other African American men. This is what we call Black on Black crime. Its throughout America.

Black women and violence!
Black women have a 1 in 104 chance of being murdered by domestic violence compared to the 1 in 369 chance for white women. Black women between the ages of 20 to 24 experience domestic violence. The weapon that is used by men to kill black women is a gun. In 2006 551 black women were murdered by males. 305 of the victims were shot during an argument. 1 out of every 3 women experiences physical assault at least once during adulthood. The majority victims are black heterosexual women. 29 acts of domestic violence per 1,000 Black women and 20 acts against white women. The permissible from of violence in communities of color that is against women of color is by black men and white men.

Here are some sign and symptoms of violence.
1. Loss of temper on a daily basis
2. Frequent physical fighting
3. Significant vandalism or property damage
4. Increase in use of drugs and or alcohol
5. Increase in risk-taking behavior
6. Detail plans to commit acts of violence
7. Announcing threats or plans for hurting others
8. Enjoying hurting animals
9. Carrying a weapon

I have witness a lot of violence in my lifetime and to this day i am still seeing violence all around. Sometimes it can change you into a different person. Violence doesn't discriminate. It effects all kinds of people everyday. It doesn't matter what race or culture you came from, your money, and age doesn't matter. Even though there are organizations who are trying to stop violence its still continuing.

Julian Abele.

African Americans have contributed a lot of art and history to Philadelphia. There are many African American artist who have contributed to Philadelphia.

Julian Abele was the first African American to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania's architecture program in 1902. He was born in Philadelphia on April 30, 1881; he was the youngest of 8 children. Abele was educated at the Institute for Colored Youth, Brown Preparatory School, and The Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art; before going to the University of Pennsylvania in 1881. He was an outstanding student who had won many prizes during his undergraduate years. During his senior year he served as president of the Architectural Society.

After graduating he became an apprentice to Horace Trumbauer, who financed his three years of study in Paris. Abele returned to Philadelphia and the Horace Trumbauer Company, he eventually took over the office after Trumbauer's death in 1938. Abele was responsible for the design of such Philadelphia buildings as The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Free Library of Philadelphia. "When he was given the task of designing the Philadelphia Art Museum in 1919, he immediately traveled to Greece to study classic Greek buildings; he was responsible for adapting not only the column styles of classical Greece temples for the Art Museum, but also the color of the stone and the polychrome figures on the facade" (Penn Biographies, 1).

Racial prejudice was the reason Julian Abele did not sign his name to architectural designs he did for Trumbauer's firm until after Trumbauer's death in 1938. During most of his career Julian Abele's role in the firm of Horace Trumbauer was neither a well-kept secret nor a well-publicized fact. No one knows if it was his choice to keep it a secret or if it was because of his race that he had to hide the fact that he was working on the designs. Julian Abele died in Philadelphia on April 23, 1950.

Julian Abele is responsible for some of the most beautiful buildings in Philadelphia. His contribution to art work in Philadelphia goes beyond what he is credited for. He often quoted "the shadows are all mine" (Abele 1881-1950). Julian Abele was a gifted artist who contributed to the beauty of Philadelphia.

Willie Wilson Goode

"Who knows but what god has brought us through his child"
Willie Wilson Goode was born on August 3, 1938 into a family of tenant farmers in North Carolina. Arriving in Philadelphia in 1954, after graduating from John Bartram High School Goode earned his BA from Morgan State College. Later on he earned a masters degree in government administration from the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania .


Goode used to work as a probation officer, a building supervisor and an insurance claims adjuster. In 1978 Goode joined the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission and later was appointed managing director of Philadelphia. Wilson Goode became the first African American Mayor of Philadelphia. His term lasted from 1984 to 1992. Goode stayed active after his time as mayor by attending community meetings, hosting a radio show on WDAS, and holding mid-level positions in the U.S Department of Education. Goode was recently awarded the Purpose prize, a $100,000 award given to exceptional individuals over age 60 who are addressing critical social problems. In May 2000 at the age of 62 Goode received his doctorate of ministry. Amachi is a Nigerian saying that means
"Who knows but what god has brought us through his child".


In conclusion, I think Willie Wilson Goode is important to African Americans because he proves that we can be anything we set ours minds to. Breaking all boundaries and setting new goals.He inspires those that thought they would never be equal to other people. . I think he was a big help for the community and still is. Working his way up from nothing to what he has today is an example that nothing can hold you back. "Education will take you far".


by Shyniqua l.

"Cecil B Moore Story" Rochelle Hamilton

Growing up as a kid I always wondered why Columbia ave was changed to Cecil B Moore ave.That was a topic I always wondered about growing up. Just so happen that wound up being a research topic in my group and I took it as a opportunity to do some research. During my research i found out some interesting facts about Cecil B Moore himself. It amazed how the street received its name. The reason why I'm writing this essay is to give some information about Cecil B Moore.He is an important figure because he helped make a change to the North Philadelphia area. In the passage I will be discussing where he was born at and when he died, where he spent his military time at, Education and his time as a lawyer, and leadership and dealings with NAACP and recognition.

Cecil Bassett Moore was born 1915 in the West Virginia area. He died in 1979 at the age of 64 years of age. He served time in the US Marine corps during World War 2. 1947 he was discharged from Fort Mifflin which was originally called Fort Island Battery that sits on Deep water Island on the Delaware river in Philadelphia. Once he was discharged from the military he then moved to Philadelphia and studied Law at Temple University. He had a reputation of taking no non-sense as a lawyer, which he fought on behalf of his mostly poor African Americans reduced in North Philadelphia. Cecil B Moore was a powerful lawyer who was credited for the things he done.

Moore has been credited for helping with the restoring of Columbia avenue when it was a viscous riot that occurred in 1964. He also he had dealings with a group that is known nationwide as the NAACP. During his occupancy with the NAACP it expanded from 7,000 in 1962 to more than 50,000 in a short period of time. Moore lead a protest against Girad college which led to the ending of racial segregation of the school. Moore helped increase political & economic representation for the poor black people. Moore had an aggressive manner and confortational procedures alienated many leaders caused many leaders to be withdrawn. 1966 NAACP feared that Moore's leadership was out of hand, which resulted in breaking up Philadelphia chapter into smaller groups. He was granted authority of the North Philadelphia for 1 year then he left the NAACP on uneasy terms. Cecil B Moore has been appreciated for the things he did throughout his lifetime.

Over the time appreciation of Moore has expanded beyond as he sited as a justice figure in the fields of social justice & race relation. 1987 Columbia ave was renamed to Cecil B Moore. He was a member of the city council. Cecil B Moore has a library branch named after him thanks to high school students taking the time to get a petition signed and the library was renamed in 1987 of honors to Cecil B Moore. He has a subway station named after him located at Broad & Cecil B Moore. As well as apartment named after him called the Cecil B Moore villages located at 16 & Cecil B Moore.

To conclude this passage Cecil B Moore did a lot for the North Philadelphia area which where I stay at. I got the answer to the question I wanted to know as a child and it was a benefit to do the research. It was a good idea from them to change Columbia ave to Cecil B Moore being as though he did a lot to change that area. It also good that he has recognition throughout the Cecil B Moore ave for what he has done. I did the research so people can know why he was famous and what he did out his lifetime.

The Freedom Theatre

The Freedom Theatre was formerly known as the home of actor Edwin Forrest was born in Philadelphia in 1806. Even though it was Edwin Forrest's home at first, who knew he was going to expand it into a Theatre. First it became Philadelphia School of Design for Women. Secondly it became a Heritage House, lastly in 1968, Freedom Theatre became a community-based Black theatre for professional instruction in the theatrical arts. The Freedom Theatre was founded by John E. Allen, Jr in 1966, it's the oldest African-American Theatre in Pennsylvania. The Freedom Theatre is located at 1346 N. Broad St. John E. Allen,Jr died February 29, 1992 from lung cancer. After his death in 1992, Walter Dallas was nationally acclaimed to become the Freedom's Artistic Director. Walter Dallas was born in Atlanta in 1946, he was raised in a middle-class conservative Baptist Church in Atlanta of the '50s and '60s.

Edwin Forrest was good for being a great imitator. At the age of eleven, he convinced an audience at the South Street Theatre that he was a girl. At fourteen, he made his professional debut on a stage at the Walnut Street Theatre. Mr. Forrest spent his next couple of years honing his own craft on the road, playing a variety of different roles, including several in black face. What is black face?Walnut Street Theatre. Mr. Forrest spent his next couple of years honing his own craft on the road, playing a variety of different roles, including several in black face. What is black face?. A year later, Edwin Forrest was starring in the most prestigious theatre in New York called the Park; as Othello and was soon headlining at the lower-brow Bowery Theatre for an unheard price of $200 a night.

John E. Allen, Jr was the artistic director and founder of the Freedom Theatre, one of the nation's leading black theatres, he died on Tuesday, February 29, 1992 at a Hospital here in Philadelphia. He was only 58 years old and lived in Southwest Philadelphia. He founded the Freedom Theatre in a North Philadelphia storefront in 1966 with the support of the Black People's Unity Movement. Mr. Allen was also a performer, teacher, director and writer. He had worked in television and had directed productions for the New York Theatre Festival, the Walnut Street Theatre and the Philadelphia Company. He studied drama at the American Education Theatre in Washington. In 1973, he left his job as a supervisor with the Sun Oil Company, to run the theatre full-time.

The Freedom Theatre was known for presented about 275 plays and maybe more, and trained more than 10,000 youths in the Performing Arts Program. Among the Freedom's alumni are Erika Alexander, who plays cousin Pam on " The Cosby Show"; Samm-Art Williams, a writer and co-producer of " Fresh Prince of Bel Air," and Wanya Morris of the Grammy Award-winning rap group Boyz II Men. From my point of view, The Freedom Theatre is a great theatre, in the past it has played a lot of plays such as the Black Nativity, A Raisin in the Sun, Cooley High and the Trick The Devil. Even though the Freedom Theatre is old it's a great place to be I've had a couple dance recitals there. Freedom Theatre was struggling financially, it was 1.3 million dollars in debt.

Basically, the Freedom Theatre had a very intelligent intellectual Artistic Director by the name of John E. Allen,Jr until his death in 1992, even though Walter Dallas is now the Artistic Director Mr. Allen is still living his life as the Artistic Director for the Freedom Theatre. The Theatre was in debt, but because of all of the sold out shows the Freedom Theatre building is standing taller than ever, and it will always be there for you to stop by and have a look inside.
If you want to see a show or play at the Freedom Theatre here's the website for you to do so http://www.freedomtheatre.org/PurchaseTickets/tabid./360/Default.aspx.

Quotes about the Freedom Theatre:
" Freedom Theatre is now one of the leading regional theatres in the country"
By: American Theatre Magazine

" Freedom Theatre is vital to the fabric of Philadelphia"
By: Mayor John Street

"Walter Dallas has turned Philadelphia's Freedom Theatre into one of the finest regional companies"
By: Hartford Courant

By: Lanee G. Hill

Samantha's First Impression.

What was your first impression on Second Life and meeting with Dr. Giuseppe Russo?
My first impression on second life, I thought that it was very cool and a challenge. But it is also a long very long project. This is something that I have never experience. It gives you a chance to show you’re creative and imagination. I was surprised to hear that some business, researchers, doctors, students, the entertainment industry etc. actually uses this virtual world. At first when I hear about second life I thought about the Sims. But when I saw it its better then Sims. To me this gives you a chance to create a world of your own. Something far more perfect from reality. Somewhere you can be yourself or a total new person.

Meeting with Dr. Giuseppe Russo was very informational. He informed me and my group a lot about Second Life. Even though it was quite hard to understand him because of his heavy accent. We were showed a video that really touched my heart. It was about a man whose wife was in a coma, created a virtual world. He creates buildings and things that you see on the street. But he also created a flower. The flower was the last thing that he wife saw before the coma. I almost cried when I show this video.



What are your expectations?

What I expect to get out of this program is knowledge. I say that because I doesn’t hurt the learn or try new and exciting things. For me this program has taught me new things and the things that I do know I have a better understanding of it. This is a great opportunity for teens like me who have dreams and goals that they want to reach in life. Even though it is a limit time period. It has given me a chance to meet and make some new friends.

Lanee

My first impression about second life is really interesting I think once I really start getting into the second life project, it will be a lot of fun and a new learning experience. When I first arrived here and I was told what were going to be doing I really didn’t have an honest clue about second life, but now I think I understand it, a little bit better. The second Life project seems like a lot of work, but I guess when I really get started I will have a better understanding about it and it will be fun. Dr. Giuseppe Russo from the Sbarro institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, seems like a really intelligent intellectual; who loves his career, and is willing to teach other people that don’t know that much about second life; how it really works.

My expectations out of this experience are to learn some new things. Take what I learned back to my community, neighborhood, family and friends and tell them about everything I learned that was new & what stuck out to me the most. I’m hoping this program will provide me with meaningful and challenging experiences that can hopefully prepare for my life after college. From this experience I’ve learned some new things and they are:
* What a Portfolio is?
* How to dress and make yourself presentable on an interview?
* How to make eye contact and shake hands when meeting a potential boss or supervisor?

My first impression of second life…

I think that second is interesting. At first I didn’t really understand the concept, but after watching the videos and listening to Dr. Giuseppe explain more about the program and what it is that we are going to do I kind of understood a little better. I think creating the simulation will be a fun learning experience; personally I am not into online games and the whole virtual reality craze. My expectation is to learn something new, something that I can also use in the future.

-Angelique

Malcolm Jones

This morning we learned a little more about second life virtual world reality world. We was informed by Dr. Giuseppe Russo who is a expert on the second life program. My first impression on the program is that it would be a good interesting to figure the in and out of the program. We also are contributing the program with our group project about the historic landscapes. My expectation are that as the week go by the will learn more about second life and get the hang of the basic controls.

What were your first impressions of Dr.Giuseppe and what are your Expectations???

My first impressions were that he was very intelligent and He knew more than enough about computer. My Expectations are that I learn more about second life and gain more information.

By Shyniqua

Presentation on Second Life

Today we had a presentation on the Second life by a man named Dr. Giuseppe Russo.
He seem like he have a lot of experience on the creation of the Second Life project.
To me it seem kind of confusing, but interesting too.
He let us know this is not a project that you can just complete in one day.
So my impression is that you have to have patience dealing with a project like this.
There are many steps to building a Second Life virtual.
It seems that it will be a difficult task to complete but you can have fun doing it.
The Second Life project gives you the opportunity to show off how creative you can be.
The whole purpose of us doing the Second life project is to find a famous African American landmark and build a virtual world.
My expectation is that once we build this Second life virtual we will be able to explain our famous landmark in a creative way.

Rochelle Hamilton

Ms.Vernoca L.Michael

Ms.Michael was named one of the 2008 “Best 50 Women in Business in Pennsylvania” may 2008 by the Business Journals of Pennsylvania. She was also the guest speaker for the Gettysburg NAACP first Annual Black Tie Dinner and also the guest speaker for the United States Mint in February 2007.In March.2008 Ms.Michael Judge for the Madame C.J Walker Award Luncheon. Ms.Michael purchased the blue horizon in 1994 as has carried on the grand tradition ever since at the 56,676 square foot site that seats 1200 for boxing. The Blue Horizon is a historic 1,500 seat boxing venue in the city Philadelphia. Lodge 54# located at 1312-1316 north broad street had over 20,000 members by 1920 at that point the highest membership of any fraternal lodge in the world. The Blue Horizon also appears in the film Rocky V and the movie Annapolis. The building was built in 1865 and was purchased by the Loyal of the Moose in 1912.On Dec.8,2000 the venue held its first world title fight when Charles Brewer defended his international boxing federation super middleweight crown.

Quote

“We have to recognize this world is global made up of people of all colors. If we are to succeed, we are going to have to work together”

Ms.Vernoca L. Michael

NiaKuumba
Nia[Nee-ah] "Purpose" Kuumba[Koo-m-Bah] "Creativity"

Field Trip Recap

Our first field trip down Broad Street to the historic landmarks and their marker was pretty interesting for many reasons. Our first visit was to “Progress Plaza” which is a mini mall where useful stores are such as different banks, places where you can purchase shoes and an upcoming market. But with the stores lies history in the plaza which we as African Americans should be informed about. The founder of “Progress Plaza “was a man named Leon Sullivan who was a reverend that was mentored by Philip A. Randolph. This plaza created jobs for African Americans during times of segregation which was a major step for black people. Dr. Leon Sullivan is greatly remembered for what he did and as being one of stepping blocks to black people's success. The other place that we visited is the ‘Legendary Blue Horizon” which was known for its boxing matches that were held there. Located on 1312-1316 North Broad Street and built in 1865 the ‘Blue horizon” is home to many great boxers such as Harold Johnson, Jeff Chandler, Matthew Saad Muhammad and many others who won countless world championships .While touring the building my group got a chance to meet the owner of the "Blue Horizon", Ms. Vernoca L. Michael, who gave us a brief history about the building and her importance she bring to the legendary building. In conclusion she was an outgoing lady who knows her history and got the chance to go to many places. She stresses the importance of following your dream and you can be what you want to be. The “Progress Plaza “was a very historic place that can inform you about a lot of things. Overall our field trip was educational because it answered the questions that we had about these places.

The Progress Plaza

Progress Plaza was constructed in 1968 by Progress Investment Association (PIA) under the direction of the late Rev. Leon Sullivan. The 65,000 square feet center is the nation’s oldest African-American-owned and developed shopping center.
Progress Plaza is an example of progress merely by its existence. It is the first African-American owned plaza of its kind. The current state of it, then, does not speak well for the viability of a supermarket in an inner-city area.

Progress Plaza is currently undergoing a 16-million dollar renovation. It will remain a centerpiece of pride in North Philadelphia. The plaza is soon to be anchored by a 42-thousand square feet Fresh Grocer.
Construction of the supermarket is part of a 16 million dollar project for the historic plaza; the nation’s first African-American owned shopping center.
There currently stand 9 stores and 2 banks at the progress plaza location. There are exciting times ahead as the renovation continues.
Progress on Progress Plaza’s development has been halted and delayed so often.
Despite several middle-class enclaves in the surrounding area, not to mention the purchasing power of Temple’s thousands of Main Campus students, construction continues to be delayed. The projected finish date of spring 2009 has been pushed back. Before that, another completion date was missed. Plans to bring the Fresh Grocer to fill the supermarket centerpiece space are in the works but have not come to fruition yet.

Major construction projects take time and, without incredibly efficient management, often face hiccups and delays.
The construction of the Fresh Grocer at Progress Plaza, located at 1501 N. Broad St., has been plagued by multiple delays.
We hope the planners of Progress Plaza’s overhaul will bear this in mind as they struggle to complete the project.
North Philadelphia can, and probably will, reward the planners’ efforts with steady profits. First, Progress Plaza needs its mangers to maintain persistence and push for completion.
For nearly a year, a poster with computer-graphic renderings of a redeveloped Progress Plaza has been on display, promoting the arrival of the Fresh Grocer, a 24-hour supermarket.
The Fresh Grocer will be built on the lot along Oxford Street, where there is currently one business still open.
The revitalization of Progress Plaza is sponsored by a three-way partnership that puts urban concerns first.
The Fresh Food Financing Initiative, which helps fund the development of grocery stores in deprived urban areas, will commit resources to the development of the Fresh Grocer in North Philadelphia. The supermarket has six locations in the surrounding areas.
The Fresh Grocer chain is not foreign to Philadelphia but will be new to this part of the city. The closest location at 40th and Walnut streets is accessible by subway routes.
After joining with the Food Trust, a private group working to reform eating habits in urban areas, and the Reinvestment Fund, plans were made to restructure the plaza.
There are also other businesses new to the plaza that may eventually move in but are still negotiating contracts with the shopping center’s management.
Delay in construction at Progress Plaza is noticeable.

The Progress Plaza and Reverend Dr. Leon H. Sullivan

Yesterday which was July 9, 2009 we did research on The Progress Plaza. As we did the research we learned that the founder of the Progress Plaza was a man named Reverend Dr. Leon H. Sullivan. Dr. Leon Sullivan was born the only child on October 16, 1922. Dr. Leon Sullivan died at the age of 78 on April 24, 2001from leukemia. During his life time he was a well known man. He had an impact on millions of people throughout the world especially people in the US and the continent of Africa by teaching self help principles of empowerment and community development. Sullivan was born during a time of racism and his grandmother was as influence on him in his early life. She taught him the importance of faith, determination, faith in god and self-help. Also Phillip Randolph was a mentor to Sullivan and helped him to learn how to organize and mobilize. Sullivan stood about 6’5, attended Charleston Garnet High School for black children and received a scholarship for sports to West Virginia State College in 1939 which ended due to a foot injury and he was forced to pay for college by working in a steel mill. Sullivan became a minister at the young age of 18. He took his first active role in the civil rights movement by helping to organize a march on Washington D.C. in the early 1940’s. Dr. Sullivan believed that jobs were the key to improving African American lives and in 1958 he asked that Philadelphia’s largest companies interview young blacks. In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s Dr. Sullivan initiated a successful operation in the Philadelphia to boycott companies that didn’t offer employment to black people. The slogan was “Don’t buy where you don’t work” and the boycott was extremely effective since blacks constituted about 20% of Philadelphia’s population. Sullivan estimated the boycott produced thousands of jobs for African Americans in a period of four years. As a response to the newly opened opportunities in 1964 Dr. Sullivan founded the OIC and there are 60 active centers in 17 countries around the world. He also founded the Progress Investment Associate and the Zion non-profit Charitable Trust. Reverend also established inner city retirement and assisted living complexes in Philadelphia and other cities throughout the US named Opportunities Towers. Dr. Leon H. Sullivan was also the founder of the Progress Human Services Center that was built in 1987 which includes:
* New pathway project
* Youth Scholars charter school
* OIC of America
* Emerging Contraction program
* North Central Victims Services
* P.I. Associates International
* Center of Social Policy and Community Development
* Asian Tobacco Education and Cancer Awareness

Throughout the late 1990’s the Reverend Dr. Sullivan brought world and business leaders together to expand the successful Sullivan Principles into Global Sullivan Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility. The Reverend Dr. Sullivan has been a recipient of many accommodations throughout his life time. These are a few which includes:
* Presidential Medal of Freedom(1992)
* Notre Dame Award(1999)
* Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award(1999)
* NAACP Spingarn Award.

African American Sites of Memory

Charles Blockson is the founder of the Blockson Collection. He also created the Historical Marker Program in 1990. This program was funded by the William Penn Foundation. The Historical Marker Program brings attention to the national significance of the African Americans contribution to the historical, social, political-economic, and cultural heritage of Philadelphia. The Marker also shows the African American experience in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. It shows the creation and development of the nation’s most important religious, educational, economic, and cultural institutions which constitute the local and national significance of Philadelphia’s historic African American community throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The African American markers were given public designation by the State of Pennsylvania Commission on Historical Landmarks through the academic research, archival collections and civic organizing efforts by Charles Blockson. The markers are important to historians, geographers, curators, and librarians for the very fact they are sites of historical and geographic memories. This multimedia virtual heritage resource will connect the places recognized by the markers to the significant holdings of the Blockson Collection. Because of these markers they also illuminate larger themes of more universal significance to the national African American and American Historical narrative. Just as the aim of the State of Pennsylvania historical marker program is to enhance public awareness and education about the history of African Americans in Philadelphia, PA.

Second Life and African American History

We are researching Historical Landmarks in Philadelphia, PA to create a space in the Second Life virtual universe. We have only just begun to collect information about a couple landmarks so far. We’ve looked at Progress Plaza and The Legendary Blue Horizon. We are a group of interns at Temple University working with the BITS summer program.

My name is Angelique, I’m 17 and I am currently a senior at The Philadelphia High School for Business and Technology. I would like to one day become a world renowned Photographer and own my own studio, I would also like to study theatre arts and become a Broadway actress.

Samantha, 17 and Lanee, 18 are aspiring Lawyers from Philadelphia who dream to open and own their own Law Firm in the future and to also become the next female Johnny Cochran.

Malcolm Jones, 17 is also a High School senior who attends Mathematic Civics and Science Charter. His future career of choices are Fashion Design/ Fashion Retail or to become a Pediatrician. He wants to work for a prestigious hospital or for a high end clothing company like Gucci or Versace.

Rochelle Hamilton, 20 is a 2007 graduate from Strawberry Mansion High School, she has also graduated from Thompson Institute in 2008; she is now a certified Medical Assistant. Her ideal dream is to become a doctor.

Shyniqua, 17 lives in North Philadelphia. She is another High School senior who attends Roxborough High School. Her dream is to become a Midwife. Her goals are to finish High School and get into college.

What we are doing.

We are creating a virtual world of African American Landmarks in Philadelphia.
So if you want to learn more about the history in your home town this is the place.