The New York Trilogy

Public art is all around us, and when you take a moment to look around you’ll find some amazing pieces. While walking around downtown there is always one mural that catches my eye every time. Located on the back side of the Burton Cummings Theatre (formerly known as the Walker Theatre, 364 Smith Street.) is an untitled piece by Winston Leathers (1932-2004). Maybe it’s the vibrant colours, or the fact that I spent just over 14 hours waiting outside the theatre two years ago waiting to see my…

Freddie Gray was arrested on April 12th, 2015 for owning a switchblade that was illegal. According to Times News: Black Lives Matter, while in transit to the police station, Freddie Gray suffered many injuries, including a neck injury, and a spine injury. He then fell into a coma and state in it until the 18th. Freddie Gray died on April 19th, 2015. The first…

This photo was taken just outside of the main part of New York City on the 11th September 2001. The photo is of the infamous attack on the world trade centre in which suicide bombers crashed planes into the two buildings. This devastating event shocked the world all over. Many pictures were taken, some shocking others tragic, however one seems to stand out more than the others. This photo, taken by German photographer ‘Thomas Hoepker’, proved to be highly controversial and was actually banned by…

When I began reading Jonathan Kozol’s Amazing Grace (1995), I was struck by a quotation early on that described the South Bronx area of New York City he would further explore throughout the book: The houses in which these children live, two thirds of which are owned by the City of New York, are often as squalid as the houses of the poorest children I have visited in rural Mississippi, but there is none of the greenness and the healing sweetness of the Mississippi countryside outside their…

In 1998, New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani reported from 1993 to 1997, felony complaints decreased 44.3 percent. This included a 60.2 percent drop in murders and nonnegligent homicides, a 12.4 percent drop in forcible rape, a 48.4 percent drop in robbery, and a 45.7 drop in burglary. Mayor Giuliani credited Bratton and his "zero-tolerance" policing as a major factor in crime reduction. Mayor Giuliani and Commissioner Bratton also acknowledged that "Compstat", which was developed by Bratton,…

Robin Roberts was born on November 23, 1960, in Tuskegee, Alabama. She grew up in Pass Christian, Mississippi. She was the youngest out of all four of the kids in her family. She is the daughter to a airmen pilot. As a student in the classroom she was very successful/ She graduated high school as the salutatorian of her class. She ended up going to college and getting a journalism scholarship to Southern Louisiana University. With that scholarship finished college and graduated Southeastern…

In the novel Geographies of Home, written by Loida Maritza Pérez, there are copious references to New York City and its importance to the plot of the story. Published in 1999, the novel follows a Dominican family in its migration to NYC and the challenges they face. As readers, we see problems involving Lliana, Marina, Rebecca, Papito, and Aurelia. Between rape, violence, and abuse, Pèrez does a great job incorporating Brooklyn into the plot of the story. A lot of the wild stories written about…

One Unordinary Day with Peanuts (The events in this story take place three years after the story “One Ordinary Day with Peanuts.”) It seemed to be one typical ordinary day the large city was in a rush and everything was buzzing like a hive of bee’s trying to make their honey early in the morning. Everything was going fine and dandy until a Mr. Johnson left his home to do his daily routine, he got on the number twelve city bus which would take him to the unusually dormant Maple Street where he…

business and others everyday life problems.First off people from Beckmans Mills came to thank the council for the restoration and funds raised by volunteers. As well as allowing the twenty fifth anniversary to be held on Saturday. Also a man from a new business in tow introduced himself and what the business was. Next a locally owned grocery store was trying to get their beer license to sell alcohol, previously the idea was shut down but now it has passed. A couple has been having issues with…

It was a bright sunny day outside my office in the World Trade Center. Getting my work done glancing at stock writing reports, you know the usual. I had my formal attire on today and my hair well done. It was my job as the chief of staff to take care of such things to get the economy balanced and get the most out of my employees. Everything was going swell that is what I thought until 8:50, when someone yelled, “PLANE!” Everything went still at that moment. It felt like time was slowing down,…