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Shawty Lo is an award winning, street rapper known for his counts of hit singles, albums and mixtapes. Rapper Shawty Lo was born Carlos Walker on March 26th, 1976 in Atlanta Georgia. Shawty Lo has been creating music since he was a child, and is considered among today's most talented rappers. He grew up in Bowen Homes projects, one of Atlanta’s poorest neighborhoods. His mother battled with a drug addiction leaving him to be raised by his grandmother. At age 17, she died of cancer leaving him on…

FLETCHER HENDERSON James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. (December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952) was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of band jazz and swing music. He was one of the most prolific black musical arrangers and his influence was vast. He was often known as Smack Henderson (apparently due to his college baseball hitting skills) .Fletcher is ranked along with Duke Elington as one of the most influential arrangers and band leaders…

Because of risky flight conditions, a plane heading from Atlanta, Georgia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in July, 2008 almost crashed during its landing. For many passengers, including seven year old Blake Hoffmaster and his family, the experience was traumatizing. Hoffmaster, now a freshman in high school, recalls the event, remembering that the plane was flying through a thunderstorm, and the first signs of a problem was turbulence, then the plane dropped 400 feet in two seconds when…

great impact and helped the many other African American that were suffering with the segregation of public facilities at that time. Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Martin Luther King Jr was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. They were both raised in a different way. Parks parents where separated when she was young,…

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, vocalist, lyricist, record maker, mold architect, and business person. Conceived in Atlanta and brought up in Chicago, West quickly went to workmanship school before getting to be noticeably known as a maker for Roc-A-Fella Records in the mid 2000s, delivering hit singles for specialists, for example, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. Expectation on seeking after a performance vocation as a rapper, West discharged his presentation collection The College Dropout in…

The ride to Atlanta is never boring with the sound of horns honking, tires screeching, people yelling. Seeing the towering buildings over me, surrounding me from every corner, like being trapped behind oversized prison bars. But as soon as I see Turner Field in the distance, I know I am in for a real treat. Attending a baseball game at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia, is something I believe people must experience at some point in their lifetime. Watching the Braves play on the television is a…

read the book, “Football Champ”, by Tim Green for my book talk assignment. The realistic setting of this book is cities across the United States. The main character of this book is Troy White. Throughout this book, Troy is a team consulter for the Atlanta Falcons. His knowledge and predictability have reporters questioning whether he is cheating or not. He has to battle through these cheating allegations and help the Falcons through the NFL playoffs. Troy attempts to explain that he isn’t…

praying, "God, I gave him to you. You could send me a Christian man, a Christian label!", and, "God, you don't want this Jewish kid to be Justin's man, do you?" However, church elders convinced her to let Bieber go with Braun. At 13, Bieber went to Atlanta, Georgia, with Braun to record demo tapes.[21] Bieber began singing for Usher one week later.[27] Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher.[28] Justin Timberlake was also reportedly…

and Designated Hitter for the New York Yankees of Major League baseball. Mark Teixeira was drafted 5th overall in 2001 by the Texas Rangers, the team in which he would eventually make his major league debut for in 2003. In 2007 he was traded to the Atlanta Braves of the National League and then was traded to the Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim the next year. Teixeira would settle down in 2008 when he signed in the off-season with the New York Yankees. He is a 2 time All – Star, a 5 time Gold Glove…

In today’s modern society, television has become a platform that can largely influence the minds of millions of people. Some of the most popular tv shows on the air are reality shows, like The Real Housewives of Atlanta. But, most of these reality tv shows have one very unfortunate factor in common. Most of these reality tv shows show certain racial and ethnic groups in a negative light by expressing negative stereotypes for views. These stereotypes in reality tv are very harmful to the groups…