The Hamptons

Since Teddy Wilson and Lionel Hampton were the “first black musicians to perform regularly in public with a white band” (Palmer). Goodman only wanted the best in his band, he “constantly hired and fired musicians” (Teachout 64). But Goodman was impressed by Teddy Willison “polished, invention…

an elementary school for the past two years, I have noticed that a lot of students suffer from anxiety, depression, and even suicidal thoughts. This seems strange to me. However, the top 5 disabilities in US children are mental health Conditions (Hampton, 2013). This statistic is alarming. There is a lot of physical and cognitive growth during childhood development. Developing a mental health disorder during this time probably results in impaired functioning that lasts throughout the lifetime.…

Patient Advocate Foundation The local resource I choose for cancer patients seeking assistance is the Patient Advocate Foundation. They are located at 421 Butler Farm Road, Hampton, VA 23666. Their mission statement is “to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability.” Patient Advocate Foundation is a non- profit organization that provides grants for patients that are in need of assistance towards…

Organizations like the Young Lords, Black Panthers and the Young Patriots formed throughout the city to give aid and support to poor neighborhoods. However, they were divided still by the segregation that was very prevalent then. Leaders, like Fred Hampton, began to realize what they could do if they all banded together to fight a common struggle. After attending each others meetings, over time they eventually banded together to form the Original Rainbow Coalition. Although the Original Rainbow…

engaging and dynamic activities to assist them in making better decisions to successfully move off of the criminal justice system. Last year over 100 young women joined Deborah Williams, PhD., founder of NBA Behind the Bench and WNBA Legend Kym Hampton for what was a memorable day. This…

Not only did women outsmarted men on an unfair playing field where women were at a disadvantage, but they beat them at their own game. Based on socially constructed opinions, men are said to be better with numbers than women. Nevertheless, a woman was the first to figure out how to safely send a man into space and how to return alive. This was the beginning of many moon landings and space traveling. Unfortunately, it was an accomplishment that was swept under the rug, simply because it was…

families has become weaker and lea children to isolate themselves with their own phones resulting in an addiction to smartphones. Isolation caused by smartphones. According to Keith Hampton (2009) that mobile phones have isolate many people for the family and discussion confidents because the use of the smartphones (Hampton, 2009). Use of smartphones is not only isolating us for the family or friends it is isolate us for looking around us and enjoy the life. For example, many families now a day…

Reconstruction was a period in the United States history immediately following the civil war in which the federal government set the conditions that would allow the rebellious southern states back into the union. Also during that time 4 million African American men and women were released from slavery with nothing and with no one to turn to. They were released into a society that looked down upon them; a society where they were once considered property. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Dubois had…

which otherwise is too often seen as confrontational, anti-humanist, emotionless and intellectually cold. Minimalism may hide its humour behind imposing machine-made structures or recontextualized ready made industrialized forms, but curator John Hampton attempts to show a lighter side of minimalism, he attempts to show us that it is inherently absurd that we take it so seriously. Upon entering the space, even before we ascend the stairs we are met with a cartoonish cacophony of bird like…

As the majority of slaves were black and before the Civil War, Booker T. Washington was the child of a slave; therefore, he was born into slavery. While Booker was apart of slavery he had to endure the same demands from irrational slave owners, but unlike the majority of slaves after the Civil War, he chose to complete school. Booker chose to respect rather than upset his unpleasant slave owners who forced booker to complete their demands in their manner or else consequences were handed down for…