Angelou moved to oakland with her mother at age 14, studying dance and drama in San Francisco, became the citys 1 African American street car conductor. She told her protegee, oprah, her mother encouraged her to fight for the job. I went down to place an application. They wouldnt even give it to me. I went to my mother and said they wont allow me to apply. She asked me why. Do you know why . I said yes, because im a negro. She said do you want the job . I said yes, and she said go get it. She expanded into writing penning several auto biographies and collections of poetry. Maya angelou had a Lasting Impact and connection with glide memorial church. Our relationship was immediately, i really dig this woman. Reverend Cecil Williams met maya angelou at a party 50 years ago. We began to call each other brother and sister. He says she loved the choir she appeared and spoke to the on congregation dozens of times its not like she spoke. She sang and danced with her words. Just wonderful. Year
On Jan. 27, 1977, a St. Louis judge issued an order closing the Stardust Club. It was not contested by co-owner Aimee Charles, who under the name Evelyn West performed
Dr. Bill Wilson, the superintendent of Brush School District RE-2J, is retiring. He is in his ninth school year at Brush. “In our time here in Brush, we have been bountifully blessed and honored to serve with an awesome set of educators and teammates,” Wilson said. “Collectively, we have been able to accomplish many enhancements […]
/PRNewswire/ Vero Fiber, the Colorado-based fiber-optic internet service provider, is expanding their 100% fiber network to the City of Brush, Colorado. The.
A main theme at Thursday’s Brush City Council Candidate was about growth in the community. Still, the topic of mending fences with entities, especially with the Brush School RE-2J Board, was asked and addressed by candidates. During the moderator questions part of the forum, a question was asked about division amongst multiple community entities/organizations and […]