Bernice Johnson Reagon

history of the United States from Reconstruction to the 1920 was completely outrageous. After the Civil War ended, 1863, and as President Abraham Lincoln took the responsibility to restore the south he was assassinated. Andrew Johnson took over and the animosity between Andrew Johnson and Congress guarantee that the Reconstruction as President Lincoln could have said, would be unsuccessful. The election of 1876 left the Southern, United States worst than it was before leaving the nation…

“Sic semper tyrannis!” These were the words spoken by John Wilkes Booth after he shot Abe Lincoln, meaning “Thus always to tyrants.” Killing Lincoln is an historical non-fiction book that thoroughly explains the events of the most well-known conspiracy in America; the assassination of the sixteenth US President, Abraham Lincoln, and the attempted murder of Secretary of State, William Seward. It was written by, quite possibly, the most talked about political commentator in America, Bill O’Reilly.…

My hero is Michael Jordan, he was the greatest of players of all in the NBA and still is. He plays a major role for the youth of the game of basketball. His career all started in the NBA back 1985 to 2003. Michael Jordan was born on February 17th 1963 in Brooklyn New York. Michael was born and Brooklyn New York, but was raised in hometown which Wilmington North Carolina. Michael Jordan is my hero because he is a big impact in the game of basketball. Basketball is my passion and Michael Jordan…

Jesus’ Son Book Review Jesus’ Son is a novel written by Denis Johnson. The genre is Fiction. It is 133 pages long and is about 14 dollars. This novel was published in 1992. This book is a novel full of different short stories that make up the chapters. The narrator is an unknown drug user that is just shifting us through different incidents that he has either witnessed or been a part of. There is no exact theme, in my opinion. Each chapter has a different story to tell with one thing in common;…

Magic Johnson: The All-Around Great Earvin Johnson, better known as “Magic Johnson” was a star basketball player who has admitted to having sex with 300-500 different women. Because of this, Magic contracted HIV. Magic is also still the all-time NBA leader in assists in the post-season with an outstanding 2,346 assists. Magic Johnson has benefitted modern society by making the NBA more popular with fans and inspiring many African Americans to play in the basketball in the NBA, raising…

In 1979, the NBA fanbase saw the game being played in a way never seen before. Earvin Johnson a renowned player of the Los Angeles Lakers, showed off his basketball skill for 12 years. Known for having high numbers in assists, Earvin Johnson, also known as “Magic”, had the ability to see where everyone was on the court, and make unexpected passes. Aside from his basketball career, Magic became a huge advocate of AIDS and HIV awareness, while also writing a book about safe sex. Throughout the…

Chicago is the proud home of many talented and award winning professional sports teams. From the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Blackhawks, there is no shortage of entertainment and heart pounding moments from our professional teams. However, the most well known Chicago team has to be the Chicago Bulls. If you were to ask any stranger on the street for one well known professional basketball player, chances are they would say Michael Jordan. In fact, the Bulls have set numerous records that…

It was the season of 1995-96 when the Chicago Bulls NBA team led by hall of famers Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman did what no other team has done. They had won 70 games and were able to finish the season with a (72-10) record. Until recently no team has been considered able to break this record, but the Golden State Warriors have shown many people why this year could be a record breaking year. The Golden State Warrior have a vision that they are not just playing aimlessly…

Michael Jordan was a basketball player for the Chicago Bulls. He was arguably the best basketball player to ever live. He also was an actor who starred in the movie “Space Jam”. Along with an actor and basketball player, he played baseball for the White Sox too. If that's not enough, he is also a businessman who owns the Charlotte Bobcats. He even donates to so many charities. Just one example was last year when he won a court case for 8.5 million dollars. He gave all of it to children's…

Michael jordan: Magic Johnson: and Wilt Chamberlain all had different styles of playing. For example, Michael Jordan or commonly known as M.J. was known for his crazy acrobatic and jumping skills to dunk the ball, Magic Johnson was known for his amazing talent to pass the ball extremely well, Wilt Chamberlain was known for his scoring ability,in one of his games he scored 100…