Chubby Checker bombarding the stage with the dance he invented ,”The twist”!!

Chubby Checker? Catchy name right? You bet. Well, he
was just as catchy as his name. A name like his is
memorable enough to sell records quick. He would
perform on Philadelphia. He was in a famous ad for Oreo
Cookies.

Born October 3, 1941, he took on jobs like shining
shoes, selling ice and assisting in a butcher’s shop.
His heroes? Only the top best like Fats Domino,
Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley made his list.
He performed in church and on the streets in his
singing group, the Quantrells.

The music executives were running to get to him
like people running through Walmart like people
who found out about a 50% discount on laptops.
He signed with Cameo Parkway Records in 1959.
He even came up with a song called “The Twist” .
Also, He was labeled “King of the twist.” What
a calling! Not only that folks, he INVENTED
the dance the Twist. Let’s get down with him.

The twist, as a a dance movement revolutionized
popular culture, giving a smooth transitioning
for couples to break up on the dance floor.

He makes me want to try! Amazing! Count on
Chubby Checkers to zoom into action. Vocal
cords that speak volumes and the feet that
keep the beat…What an amazing man! High
five on his kind of talent.

http://www.biography.com/people/chubby-checker-9542332

http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/chubby-checker-ernest-evans-1941

Bill Bojangles, a black man who could run 75 yards in 8.2 seconds, a tap dancing legend!1

Do you like to tap? Can you tap dance circles around competition? Professionals do this. Anyways, I’m drawing in inspirations for tap dance right up our alley, right here in our black race. We all here about what Europeans do. That’s routine. What do our black people do?

Lets learn about what our black people do. It never gets boring.
Shuffle and tap? Does it sound familiar? Well, a black man who goes
by the name of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson created some of those moves.
He was a resident of Richmond, Virginia. One of his big to do dances
was the stair dance.

Yet when he was little, he went to the oddest
place to perform.Robinson performed at local
Beer gardens at age 6. By the time he was eight,
he was dancing for pennies.He was taking over
the show “vaudeville” which Includes dancers,
singers, comedians, and actors. When he became
a young adult, he got the most out of his money
dancing in vaudeville circuit and
nightclubs.
And who was he dancing near? Shirley
Temple ofcourse. This man jumped into the scene, completing
fourteen films. He was tapping his sweet rhythms through
the scene with Lena Horne in her African American production,
Stormy Weather.

By the time he was 61, he was still dancing all peppy
(energetic) down the street of broadway. Yes, people,
take a closer look at Bill Robinson, or Bojangles,
Just like the restaurant Bojangles. Ofcourse this
star was copied. The best always are.

His dancing skills give a patina of quality to the
other white acts. He was simply better. Yet as humble
as can be, he never decided not to appear at an event
with less successful people. With his great adaptability,
he was doing different shows in different locations.

That’s right, keeping his talent alive and making
big steps in life. He never gave up. And when I said tap dance
circles around people, the man was tapping dancing in circles on
those steps. You can see that in the youtube video above.

And we must highlight something else.
We are all so familiar with running forwards, but Robinson,
could run backwards, 75 yards in 8.2 seconds.

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/gilded/jb_gilded_bojangle_3.html

http://www.biography.com/people/bill-bojangles-robinson-9460594

Black couple disguise themself to boost their way to freedom, with biracial woman disguising herself to be a white man and the black man pretending to be her servant

Black couple escapes slavery

Ellen and William Craft was like any other escaped slaves I
read about so Far. Instead of enduring the harshest conditions,
they actually experiencedThe luxury while on their mission to
escape. Mr. and Mrs. Craft traveled Amongst the first class
trains, ate with the steamboat captain, and Lounged around the
best hotels. This was all during their escape to
Philadelphia.

You asked how did they do it? Black people are known for
being clever, Superintelligent human beings. We have a history
of it. Ellen, just so Happen to have a fair complexion,
pretended to be a white cotton planter
Traveling with her slave William. Yet, Ellen insisted on closing the curtains
On her race, gender, and social status on this brief trip to freedom.
They even wrote a book called “Thousand Miles for Freedom, inviting you
To take a look at their journey to freedom.

William was just 16 when his master put him up for sale. That was too young,
But slavery shouldn’t exist anyway. My motto is “Stop treating people like
Product.” William was a skilled cabinetmaker, who saw his 14 year old
Sister being sold off. Ellen was often seen as white member of the family
Because she was biracial. You know how some bi-racial people turn out so
Yellow toned and others shades lighter. Well, she just turned out to be on
The lighter lighter shade of the spectrum.

Also, Ellen had to use props to disguise herself as a man, because it is
Not typical of women to travel with male servants. And to make it even easier
For these people to leave, it worked in their favor that they got Christmas time
Passes to leave without raising great suspicion. William, was actually allowed to
Keep some of his money.
William, Ellen’s hubby, cut her hair to neck length. She just put her
Right arm in a sling, which gave her an excuse of why she shouldn’t have
To sign a registry or other papers. This story is similar to Henry Box
Brown and how he pretended to be injured to escape to freedom.
The couple could not read or write. Ellen got William to wrap her face
With bandages around the majority of her face so she would only have
Limited interaction with strangers. Her get up- Men’s trousers, green
Spectacles, and a top hat.
Ellen bought the tickets to Savannah, an area about 200
Miles away. William took his seat in the negro car. He saw the owner
Of the cabinetmaking shop. The man questioned the ticket seller,
Then the man was looking through the windows of the cars.
William panicked, turned his face from the window and shrank
In his seat. The man searched the car Ellen was sitting in, but
Didn’t give any grief to the bandaged person. He was going to
Go to William’s car, but the bell clanged and the train lurched off.

Ellen observed her seat mate was her master’s friend. This was
A dinner guest Ellen had known for many years. She thought he
Had been sent to capture her, but he said “It is a very fine morning
Sir” and she was calmed. She didn’t want to talk to him much,
So she pretended to be deaf.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Great-Escape-From-Slavery-of-Ellen-and-William-Craft.html

Frederick Douglass used papers of freed slave to escape slavery!

And who does Frederick Douglass look like, all up in the face? Laurence Fishbourne!
He probably played Douglass in a movie or will in the future! Look out, now!

What’s the most precious thing in life? Freedom! Freedom!
Freedom! That’s why Dr. King says “Free at last, free at last, thank God I’m
free at last”. There’s no amount of money to go to jail for.
Freedom and peace and interlinked. Well, don’t most if not all aggree.
Frederick Douglass was a black man, very clever and daring! Bold
and persistent.

At age 18, he went off to Baltimore where he learned how
to caulk ships. He did all the work in the local shipywards
and all of his money went to his master.

And he wasn’t planning on being a slave forever. Our BLACK
race had to be like brick, strong tough and durable.

See, what he did was borrow the identity papers of a freed
slave.

Back in the day, free black people had to have free papers.
Ofcourse, they had to be refreshed. They even charged a
fee for this writing so the state could have money
rolling in.

The name, age, color, height and form of the freeman
were given in details, as well as scars or other
marks.

So the escaped slave could use another person’s identity
card and mail it back to the owner.

And you know, he had to dress the part.
Douglass was dressed as a sailor. He arranged with
Isaac Rolls to bring his bags to the Philadelphia
train. He didn’t want to go in person to buy
the ticket so he could avoid an arrest.

Then the conductor came to the car full of black
peoples. He collected tickets and
examined the papers of his black passengers.
This was one of the flipped coin moments.
He could either be found out or slide on by.

He had a paper with the American eagle on it.
So, can we all agree that the American eagle
is an important symbol to the freedom of
Black people? It was representing the freedom
of Douglass, a black man.

The conductor did a quick glance at his paper.
He was still in Maryland, and could have
been arrested despite the conductor not
carefully inspecting his freedom paper.

Next stop-Delaware! This was another slave state.
The borderlines in between slavery and freedom
were typically the most risque for fugitives.

He arrived in New York, what most people call
the BIG APPLE. WHen he got there, he just
wore clothes of a laborer. He asked if
he could bring and put away coal. The lady
gave him two silver half-dollars. Finally,
he got his own EARNED money. No master,
to swoop in and make profits off him!
A free man!

You gotta do what you gotta do to be free!
I’m happy his way worked.
Yet,SOME people say that black
people are lazy. IF white people go back into
history and see what we did while they
sat back, and woof down food and watch
our people work, they couldn’t argue!
They’d be going in circles. Still today,
though black people are achieving.
BUt yes all people should know that
black people are NOT lazy, but for
those who DON”T know we simply
can’t argue with a FOOL.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/fdoug.htm

Henry Box Brown- Black man mailed himself to freedom!

What’s thing some people would kill for? Freedom.
No one should be enslaved and the individuals who invented
slavery are ludicrious.

Henry Box Brown escaped slavery in Virginia with the assistance
of black and white people opposing slavery. This occured
in 1849.

The box was marked with words “this side up with care”. They
didn’t want him to be hurt because you know how ruff they
are with packages. Why not treat all packages with care?
That says professionalism to me.

Henry got him some water, some biscuits, a tool to make air holes,
hopped into the box. The man nailed the top down, and porters
took the box to the cars.

the conditions of the box were horrific. It was
tightly cramped and the book talks about the positions
Henry Box Brown was in.
Henry’s back and head were down. Imagine what it would be
like for a regular person, then a claustrophobic.

That’s just a little bit. Read the book and it talks about
how his family was sold off. It talks about how the master
wanted to pass him down to his son, like he was a
collectable. IT goes into detail on how he had to injure
himself to escape. It’s better detailed. And
what a way to get out of dodge! The book is a real treat
for those interested in Black History. Black History does not
have a certain time or certain place. It’s everyday.

Oh by the way, did you learn about him in your Black History
Class? Does your school have a black history major?
Mine does not and that just means we need to clean up
shop! Do your children know their history? Let me know
and thank you reading a piece of history!

http://civilwarstudies.org/articles/Vol_6/box-brown.shtm

Well, here’s what I learned about Mass COmmunications in the form of a Sample Resume!

Mass Communications is one of the most interesting careers
a person could have. Oh yes! According to me, charismaallover.
Why? Because I’m a writer and I like to communicate in many
different aspects as you can see. I’m always trying to
get a message out. There’s so many careers in the world I would never
do and one that would make my day to get involved in–Mass
Communications.

I was talking with my brother. He’s always checking up on me.
He was asking me did I know that there are people with college
degrees not able to get into their field of study? I said why?
He replied ” Sometimes a degree is not enough. You have
to have additional skills”. Well, I guess they don’t want
to make it easy on people. They don’t want people
to just think that they can just get skills in one
aspect. I’m always thinking about the topics
that are helpful, entertaining and information.
But back to my brother, he suggested I look
up sample career resumes.

So I looked up the Mass COmmunications Resume

The sample resume showed a high gpa for the major and
that the person was in the Public Relations Student Society
of AMerica.

THey had achieved a 4th year level of Spanish conversation
and literature knowledge.

I was told that knowing a foreign language really helps when you
want to get hired for a job.

They created their own personal website.
They created a brochure for a well known organization.
THen they interviewed people, wrote a copy of
the organization key concepts of fun, diversity
and communication.

Producing fliers, posters, newspaper ads, annual brochures
for campus wide distribution was on the list of things this
person did. This person publicized monthly social and
educational meetings.

This person talked about awards, rewards they received.

Skills listed was adobe photoshop, quarkexpress, html,
Excel, Powerpoint, Word.

Digital 35 mm, video photography

Associated Press style, proofreading,
editing text from multiple contributors into whole

A Good amount of spoken and written Spanish

Well, I see what this person has for extra skills. Me personally, I want
to obtain those same skills. I only know a little of MS Word, Powerpoint,
Excel, it’s all basic. I would like to learn more. I myself know high school
Spanish and College French. The college I would like to attend has
a 4th level of French and Spanish. I’ve always wondered how could
I be fluent in those languages. But anyone looking to learn foreign
languages can get easy translation from http://www.babelfish.com/
They have multiple languages, more than Spanish and French.

Check out the whole resume:
http://www.bestsampleresume.com/sample-public-relations-resume/sample-public-relations-resume-3.html

African Influences on Western Dress!

African influences on western dress

Seems like the more I research, I find out how African influences tie into things. Well from the African country we get this and this and this
to add up to this. So the question is how does Africa influence
western dress?

Heard of resist dyeing? Resist Dyeing is a series of methods or
devices to protect parts of a cloth while letting others take the dye.
It results in quite spectacular cloths that are very popular in West Africa. Very common methods are tie-dye,sew and dye, and the use of paste resist.

In tie dyeing, intricate patterns are made by tying small areas with cotton or raffia strings or the cloth may be either folded or crumpled before dyeing. Designs may be sewn on the cloth and the stitches later picked out after dyeing to reveal a light or dark pattern.

As far as African American Dress in the 1960s,
THe 1960s was a decade loaded with movements and revolutions:
The Equal Rights Movement, THe Hippie MOvement, The Youth
Movement, The Peacock Fashion Revolution, The Black Power Movement, and the Civil Rights Movement.

All these movements were in response to differentiations in democracy, the US practiced and the unequal treatment for minorities and women.

Fashions were like a mirror image of the social instability of this
decade;hemlines rose and men grew tired of the gray flannel suit.

By 1965, the new look for women was the mini skirt. Men were
typically more fashion forward, trying out different colors,sumptuous fabrics, ruffles, and lace. Many of the contemporary fashions were made from manufactured fibers in knitted fabrics.

On the other hand, denim became a very important symbol of
protest against the establishment. Denim was faded, embroidered,
patched, appliqued, and sequined. Oh and these slogans were worn, "Make Love NOt War", "Peace", "Black Power", "Black is
Beautiful" to get their point across.

In the mid 60s, more of our Black people began to have racial pride and ethnic consciousness. This came from the Civil RIghts Movement of Dr. Martin Luther King.Civil Rights Movement were aggressive expressions of African Americans dissatisfaction with societies practice of discrimination.

The authors Mead and Pederson examined periodicals (Ebony,
Mademoiselle, Time and Life) for evidence of West African textiles used in US apparel.

More examples of West African textiles were found in Ebony
during the 1960s. In 1970s, African textiles transferred into
mainstream American fashions and showed up in Mademoiselle.

African textiles were used in US apparel, appropriate for
US cultural norms and not the same norms of the AFrican culture from which the textiles came from.

African AMericans adopted the dashiki, a loose, tunic style
garment that has motifs on the neck opening and outer borders.
West African textiles were used for US textiles. In the 1960s, the
kente cloth was the ONLY type of African fabric in use.

The caftan designed on the page at the site is by Thea Porter,
an 1960s English designer, inspired very much by northern Africa.

I love African inspired clothes so much I would sport them and take
pictures of them. The styles of AFrican clothing on the site are very delightful and relaxing on the eyes.

http://udel.edu/~orzada/africa.htm

Part 2 with this drunk driving thing, be responsible not to do it! Plus, a listing of DUI laws by state!

If you be responsible, you
will see the rainbow, or a better day!!

Part 2:Drunk driving laws by state! Every state has their own rules!

Each state has their own rules on drunk driving. I never
really thought about that but, now I know today. So
I'm glad I know so I can inform others.

In Alabama, a person cannot drive with a blood alcohol level
of .08% or higher. Oh and the person does not have
to be driving to get arrested for a Dui. If you are
in control of a vehicle, if it's not moving, you can
be charged with drunk driving.

1 year in jail

A required $100 donation to Imparied

Drivers Trust fund,

Alcohol assessment and evaluation,

Possible alcohol treatment program,

$600 and $2,100 in
fines.

For First offenders on dui- 90 days
Second offenders get 1 year
Third offenders get 3 years
Fourth offenders -get 5 years
The consequences of dui are just ugly yall.

Here in Michigan, here are the consequences!:

First, the drunk driver could end up with a Misdemeanor charge
A person could getUp to $500 in fines plus court costs
The drunk driver could spend 93 days in jail
Also, the drunk driver can get Up to 45 days of community service
In addition, this person will have to take Alcohol education courses
Oh, but it's wise to not just stop at Michigan and Alabama. Go to your
state or any other state you like. Each state is listed on it's DUI Laws.
Let's avoid driving under the influence.And don't get confused people,
buzzed driving is drunk driving. Now here is a listing of DUI laws by
state here:

http://www.duiconsequences.com/

Buzzed in the first place implies
someone's high, but even just a little bit or really high
will never be worth the risk people!

Check and see if this program is available in YOUR state!

For a ride home, email the Safe Ride solutions or call them:
Email: info@saferidesolutions.net Phone: (208) 938-4500.Oh,you
can even go to their website:
http://www.saferidesolutions.net/services.html

Since I hear about so many cases of drunk driving,let me inform people about the STRICTER consequences of DUI’s!

In order to save the world, sometimes you must be warned.
Others will be so stubborn and not listen, but I hope the world gets
saved. I have been hearing about people who drink and drive. It is
not responsible and it is also dangerous.

Me personally, I don't drink at all. Getting drunk is not a great
thing to do anyways. I've always wanted to be conscious and aware
of my surroundings and I would never drink and drive no matter
what. But again like I said, I don't drink any alcohol anyways.

I know people may be unhappy or just trying to have fun but
it's time to avoid drunk driving. Don't be a statistic. No one has
to be. Call a cab, call a friend, call a family member, just don't
drink and drive.

Drunk driving consequences are getting MORE SERIOUS
so I will just warn you all. The fines and penalties are bigger
now. You never know how much one day, or one night, can make
people's lives troublesome.

Based on the information I read on the website,drunk driving
can hold you up or slow you up. And isn't life hard enough without
more consequences? Hey, I'm just trying to reach someone's mind.

Drunk driving can get people jail time. NOt only that, there are
court costs,
loss of job income(and we know in these economic
hard times it is especially tragic to lose a job). Plus, the person
would be looking at
attorneys fees,
increased insurance rates,
car impound and towing fees,
loss of driving priviledges,
cost of drivers education classes,
cost and inconvenience of ignition interlock
device installed on car,
community service time, and killing or
hurting someone.

Well sometimes I wonder, are people seeing the whole picture
or just parts of the picture? Or are they seeing just 10% of the picture?
WHatever amount they see, they need to really adjust their focus
to the whole picture.ANy drunk driver should take into mind
these facts? It's not worth it.

Suppose a drunk driver wants
to go to college and work, then they end up losing their job
and they cannot be independent anymore. Really drunk
driving is not worth taking a person's life or hurting someone,
or getting hurt. And also, it's NOT worth the money.So you
can save a life and save your money.

http://www.alcoholalert.com/drunk-driving-consequences.html

It is wise for the drunk person to get
a cab ride, a ride from a friend,or
family member. Also, you can try this
drunk driver's ride: A Safe Ride Solutions, Call them at (208) 938-4500
or email them for your ride home at info@saferidesolutions.net

Also here is the Safe Ride Solutions
Website so a person can get a safe
ride home for their drunk days:

http://www.saferidesolutions.net/services.html

Visuals of the Glass Showers are the perfect example of showering and bathing in luxury!!!

I have been touring houses since I was a kid. There's been years since I toured houses but I have started back again. The opportunity presented itself.

House 1, the above glass shower to me looks like a space shuttle.

Doesn't it make your mind just
wonder? The cabinets are a
light brown complimenting the
textures. I want to go there
wherever this is.

House 2, The Glass
Shower once again…..IT is
called the Prizma Glass Bathtub!!! And you can see why,
just like a prism is clear, it is as
clear as a prism.

Out of all my 22 years, I have not ever seen a glass tub. That just goes to show you that people are always thinking about designing and doing it better.

House
3,The Marble Tiles Glass Shower Door.
The definition of a regular
shower is just a shower head with
the levers, tub,etc. But when
you step into a glass shower you
stepped into a new zone. Nothing
like a shower like this, especially
with levers. Oh and a shower like
this looks like a life size gadget..

House
4,The Master Shower, that’s what they call it.

It’s like a house inside a house. It’s
set up where you can put shower
bathing items. I love it.

House 5 shows Another
Glass Shower……..

This is one of my many
favorite aspects of houses.

IT’s of marble texture. I could just
imagine rubbing my hands across
that texture.

House 6,The PRivate Water Closet......

I just want to jump right in.
The glass next to it looks like
a glass shower. Imagine, the
room to just stretch your legs
and arms and not see all this
plain,bland wall. It's more than
a dream. For some it will be made
true.What a blessing!

House 7, Black/Silver Coordinated Glass
Shower………

This particular shower is perfect for
two people because of the double
shower heads or a person could
shower on the left one day, shower
on the right side the other day.

I want
to take a look inside those houses!!