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Booker T. Washington High School (Shreveport, Louisiana)
Booker T. Washington New Technology High School is a high school in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States named after the educational pioneer Booker T. Washington. Caddo Parish Public Schools operates the school. History In 1945, educational facilities for African-Americans were reported by community activists and students to have been in "deplorable" condition. Construction of a new high school was proposed. Enrollments were overcrowded at Central Colored High School and the Milam Street Trade School. Booker T. Washington High School was born at a site across from the trade school. Completed in 1949, it was named for the founder of Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. In 2015, Booker T. Washington was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (wit52 photos and four maps) The Milam Street Trade School became a junior high school when Booker T. Washington High School opened on January 23, 1950. Booker T. Washington High School was considered a model school for Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreveport
Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020, is the fourth largest in Louisiana, though 2020 census estimates placed its population at 397,590. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, of which it is the parish seat. It extends along the west bank of the Red River (most notably at Wright Island, the Charles and Marie Hamel Memorial Park, and Bagley Island) into neighboring Bossier Parish. The United States Census Bureau's 2020 census tabulation for the city's population was 187,593, though the American Community Survey's census estimates determined 189,890 residents. Shreveport was founded in 1836 by the Shreve Town Company, a corporation established to develop a town at the juncture of the newly navigable Red River and the Texas Trail, an overland route into the newly independent Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational properties with various title designations. The U.S. Congress created the agency on August 25, 1916, through the National Park Service Organic Act. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., within the main headquarters of the Department of the Interior. The NPS employs approximately 20,000 people in 423 individual units covering over 85 million acres in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories. As of 2019, they had more than 279,000 volunteers. The agency is charged with a dual role of preserving the ecological and historical integrity of the places entrusted to its management while also making them available and accessible for public use and enjoyment. History Yellowstone National Park was created as the first nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivory V
Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally from elephants) and teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks. The chemical structure of the teeth and tusks of mammals is the same, regardless of the species of origin, but ivory contains structures of mineralised collagen. The trade in certain teeth and tusks other than elephant is well established and widespread; therefore, "ivory" can correctly be used to describe any mammalian teeth or tusks of commercial interest which are large enough to be carved or scrimshawed. Besides natural ivory, ivory can also be produced synthetically, hence (unlike natural ivory) not requiring the retrieval of the material from animals. Tagua nuts can also be carved like ivory. The trade of finished goods of ivory products has its origins in the Indus Valley. Ivory is a main product that is seen in abundance and was used for trading in Harappan civilization. Finished ivory pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Neal (American Football)
Richard Neal (September 2, 1947 - April 5, 1983) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the New York Jets. Neal played college football at Southern University. He was traded along with Delles Howell from the Saints to the Jets for a pair of 1973 picks in the second and third rounds (51st and 66th overall–Steve Baumgartner and Pete Van Valkenburg respectively) on January 29, 1973. Retrieved November 1, 2020 He died of |
Akasha Gloria Hull
Akasha Gloria Hull (born December 6, 1944) is an American poet, educator, writer, and critic whose work in African-American literature and as a Black feminist activist has helped shape Women's Studies. As one of the architects of Black Women's Studies, her scholarship and activism has increased the prestige, legitimacy, respect, and popularity of feminism and African-American studies. Hull has been a professor of women's studies and literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the University of Delaware, and the University of the West Indies (Mona campus) in Kingston, Jamaica. She has published four books, a monograph, three edited collections, more than twenty articles in peer-reviewed professional journals, numerous chapters in a dozen volumes, fifteen book reviews, poems in more than thirty magazines and anthologies, and two short stories. Her first novel, ''Neicy'', was released in October 2012. She lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. Early life and education Hull was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Harris (offensive Lineman, Born 1966)
Anthony Michael Harris (born August 30, 1966) is a former American football Center (gridiron football), center and Guard (gridiron football), guard who played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Grambling State University. References Living people 1966 births Grambling State Tigers football players Kansas City Chiefs players Montreal Machine players Players of American football from Shreveport, Louisiana {{offensive-lineman-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Granger
Charles Granger (born August 9, 1938) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Cardinals. He played college football at Southern University. Early years Granger attended Booker T. Washington High School. He accepted a football scholarship from Southern University. As a sophomore, he became a starter as a two-way lineman midway through the season. As a senior, he contributed to the team winning the 1960 Black College National Championship. In track, he competed in the shot put and discus throw. In 2010, he was inducted into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame. In 2011, he was inducted into the Southern University Sports Hall of Fame. Professional career Granger was selected by the Boston Patriots in 26th round (203rd overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft. In July, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. He appeared in 8 games with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roosevelt Collins
Roosevelt Collins Jr. (born January 25, 1968) is a former American football linebacker who played one season with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Christian University and attended Booker T. Washington High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. Collins was also a member of the Sacramento Gold Miners, San Antonio Texans and Amsterdam Admirals in Europe. Professional career Miami Dolphins Collins was selected by the Miami Dolphins with the 155th pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. He played in ten games for the Dolphins during the 1992 season. Sacramento Gold Miners Collins appeared in four games for the Sacramento Gold Miners of the Canadian Football League in 1994. San Antonio Texans Collins played in 18 games for the San Antonio Texans of the Canadian Football League in 1995. Amsterdam Admirals Collins was drafted by the Amsterdam Admirals in the ninth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Battle (American Football)
Jim Battle (born February 20, 1938) is a former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played in 14 games for the Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansi ... before joining the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL in 1964. He played in college at Southern University. He went to high school at Union Academy in Bartow, Florida. References Players of American football from Minnesota Players of American football from Florida 1938 births Living people Southern Jaguars football players American football guards Sportspeople from Bartow, Florida Minnesota Vikings players American players of Canadian football Edmonton Elks players {{Offensive-lineman-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern University At Shreveport
Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) is a junior college in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is part of the historically black Southern University System. SUSLA, pushed to fruition by the administration of Governor John J. McKeithen, opened for instruction on September 19, 1967. At the same time a second junior college, Louisiana State University at Shreveport, also opened. LSUS later became began offering bachelor's degrees but SUSLA remains a junior college. The university is a member-school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The primary emphasis of SUSLA was to serve the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area. SUSLA is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees in various fields of study. On October 28, 1974, the Louisiana Board of Regents, then called the Coordinating Council for Higher Education, granted to the institution approval for six associate degree programs in business, humanities, medical office assistant, natural sciences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana High School Athletic Association
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) is the agency that regulates and promotes the interscholastic athletic competitions of all high schools in the state of Louisiana. Organization LHSAA was founded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in October 1920. The LHSAA's main office was in Hammond from 1953 until 1972, when it returned to Baton Rouge. The LHSAA is governed by an Executive Director and an executive committee, with representatives from each of the association's class divisions. LHSAA member schools include public, private, and parochial schools throughout the state. LHSAA is affiliated with the National Federation of State High School Associations. As of 1996, LHSAA included 410 member schools and an annual certification of approximately 70,000 student athletes each year. LHSAA.History./ref> LHSAA is divided into nine statewide classes and divisions, based on each school's student enrollment for grades nine through twelve: Classes 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A, and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mu Alpha Theta
Mu Alpha Theta () is the United States mathematics honor society for high school and two-year college students. In June 2015, it served over 108,000 student members in over 2,200 chapters in the United States and in 20 foreign countries. Its main goals are to inspire keen interest in mathematics, develop strong scholarship in the subject, and promote the enjoyment of mathematics in high school and two year college students. The name is a rough transliteration of ''math'' into Greek (Mu Alpha Theta). Buchholz High School won first place in 2022 for the 14th time in the annually held national convention. History The Mu Alpha Theta National High School and Three-Year College Mathematics Honor Society was founded in by Dr. Richard V. Andree and his wife, Josephine Andree, at the University of Oklahoma. In Andree's words, Mu Alpha Theta is "an organization dedicated to promoting scholarship in mathematics and establishing math as an integral part of high school and junior college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
