Interviewee’s present life circumstances
James E. was born Feb. 24, 1936, which has him at the time tested age of 81. James is an African American male and is married to his lovely wife Margret. He has 4 children of his own and with that comes 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. James currently resides in a single family home located in laurel, MD. Nearby family members come by to visit nearly every week for dinner and quality time.
James keeps himself busy by running his nonprofit after-school program that tutors kids from kindergarten through middle school. This program also turns into a summer camp during the summer providing kids a place to go while parents are away at work. When James isn’t taking care of business at the program, …show more content…
He instantly fell in love with sports and noticed it was something he was good at and could enjoy. Often times James could go off with friends and sort of getting away from a struggling household with sports. It seemed like it was his only outlet of fun at that age especially since he was already working a job since the age of 9 making 3 dollars a week.
Finding sports could be described as a life changer because it really did change his life from then on forward. This new found love really put new opportunities on the map for James. Since that moment from childhood, his love for sports has only grown and is still very strong to this day.
Negative Childhood …show more content…
His father was very strict and was a diabetic who would go into fits of rage. The father would often spew negative comments on the regular basis to his son James saying that “you will never amount to anything”. Of course, these words came with many sad and fearful moments for James as a child. Even at football games watching James play, his father would never really be happy for him or give words of encouragement. Throughout James’s life, he has tried to be the opposite of what his dad was and be a positive person who consistently gives out words of
James E. was born Feb. 24, 1936, which has him at the time tested age of 81. James is an African American male and is married to his lovely wife Margret. He has 4 children of his own and with that comes 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. James currently resides in a single family home located in laurel, MD. Nearby family members come by to visit nearly every week for dinner and quality time.
James keeps himself busy by running his nonprofit after-school program that tutors kids from kindergarten through middle school. This program also turns into a summer camp during the summer providing kids a place to go while parents are away at work. When James isn’t taking care of business at the program, …show more content…
He instantly fell in love with sports and noticed it was something he was good at and could enjoy. Often times James could go off with friends and sort of getting away from a struggling household with sports. It seemed like it was his only outlet of fun at that age especially since he was already working a job since the age of 9 making 3 dollars a week.
Finding sports could be described as a life changer because it really did change his life from then on forward. This new found love really put new opportunities on the map for James. Since that moment from childhood, his love for sports has only grown and is still very strong to this day.
Negative Childhood …show more content…
His father was very strict and was a diabetic who would go into fits of rage. The father would often spew negative comments on the regular basis to his son James saying that “you will never amount to anything”. Of course, these words came with many sad and fearful moments for James as a child. Even at football games watching James play, his father would never really be happy for him or give words of encouragement. Throughout James’s life, he has tried to be the opposite of what his dad was and be a positive person who consistently gives out words of