Brownsville

Mike Tyson, one of the most famous heavyweight champions of the world was a juvenile delinquent. He grew up in an extremely dangerous Brownsville, Brooklyn. He was a sensitive boy with a lisp who would follow the rules like a responsible person would. People would pick on him because he had a lisp. So he trained his fighting style and he would fight back against the people that would mistreat him. Mike Tyson grew tired of following the rules and getting picked on it so he started breaking the…

of Gospel". In the year of 1963 Al’s father had left his family behind for another. As a result his mother took a job as a low waged maid and they both had to move from Hollis Queens, New York City to the a part of Brooklyn, New York City named Brownsville. Later on Al graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School, afterward he attended Brooklyn College. In 1969, Sharpton…

No Hispanic group has contributed more to the nation’s [US] prosperity than Mexicans, yet none makes white America more uneasy about the future (Gonzalez, 2011, p. 96). Mexico is at the core of our country’s Latin heritage and every 2 in 3 Latinos in America are Mexican. But, how did Mexicans get to the discrimination that they are suffering today? In this paper, I will show the violence Mexicans endured following the U.S.-Mexico War, and the many Mexicans groups who were fighting back against…

What makes someone feel safe? Everyone will provide different answers; however, most people wouldn’t realize that diversity can create safety. According to the author of Urban Danger by Sally Merry, people tend to care about those whom they know, therefore neighboring and building relationships with different people from different communities provides that layer of understanding and the desire to protect one another. Also, fear is defined differently by people, as the white man who packed his…

It has been a battle since the dawn of man, or woman. Who is greater, and who deserves what. While many strides have been made in modern history to help strengthen women’s rights, there are still a lot of places we are coming up short. Stemming from the early 1900’s, the debate of birth control has been center stage. Is it legal? Should insurance companies cover portions of it for lesser copays? Should government stay out of it? When in the same realm men can receive a prescription such as…

The Boy Kings of Texas: This book tells the story about Dom and his family that lives in Brownsville Texas. That how his families greatest secret is that the only reason that his family was able to stay in the United States is because when his father’s grandfather died his mother married this American man in order to gain citizenship for her and her son. That how it is a dirty little secret that no one wants to talk about. How one of the major reason why they do not talk about it is due to many…

Brenda Joyce (Tucker) Archie was born on 09/10/1962, in Brownsville, Tennessee, to L.V. and Joyce Tucker. Brenda's parents were married for fifty two years before her mother passed away of pancreatic cancer in December 2013; she was 68 years old. She was extremely close to her mother. Brenda's father, XX years old, is single, retired, and lives in Decatur, Illinois. Brenda is the oldest of six siblings. L.V. Jr., 50 years old and lives near Chicago, Illinois, Michelle Tucker, age 43 and lives in…

teaching in the spring semester of my senior year and work with my mentor teacher. Beyond earning the required degree and certification, I plan on working at Harmony Public Schools as an ELA instructor. I currently work at Harmony Science Academy Brownsville as a teacher’s aide under the Grow Your Own Teacher program. The GYOT program allows me to earn valuable classroom experience by working with middle school students, and in turn, I receive financial assistance with my tuition. Once I…

The celebrations of holidays include art. Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that is traced back more than 2,500 years to the rituals of ancient indigenous tribes of Mexico. This holiday celebrates the family and friends who have passed. Day of the Dead is celebrated the 1st and 2nd of November. They believe that overnight on Dia de los Muertos (“Day of the Dead”) the souls of their loved ones whom have passed will return to visit their family and friends who are living. People who celebrate…

myself” (Bereano,1993, p. 15). This quote made me think of myself as an intern, I go to my internship every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to learn and grow from my individual and group sessions. As I am being a vehicle of change for the scholars at Brownsville Academy, I am also learning and discovering different things about myself everyday through my sessions. In order to make a change you must first know what exactly you are fighting for and why you are doing…