Robert Wood Johnson II’s father, Robert Wood Johnson, has a foundation named after him. The foundation is called the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The foundation supports a wide variety of research and programs targeting some of America’s most serious health issues. According to http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf.html RWJF is the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated to health. They are working to build a national Culture of Health. The head of the foundation says that “They have witnessed great progress. But have also noticed that our nation has worked to improve health by focusing primarily on the health care system. And they have come to recognize that no matter the issue, no single organization can change America’s health
Jedediah S. Smith Obituary Maycee Stringham 5th Period Jedediah S. Smith was born June 24, 1798 in New York. He was one of the greatest trappers and explorers. He became one of the “Ashley Men” in 1822. Jedediah was a skinny man with brown hair and blue eyes. He was the fourth oldest of 12 kids.
Chad is a member of the Dollar Scholars, a golfing fraternity, with best friend and roommate Boone.[1] His girlfriend is Chanel Oberlin, the president of Kappa Kappa Tau. Chad is the middle son of Mr. Radwell and Mrs. Radwell. His older brother is Brad Radwell; and his younger brother is Thad Radwell.
Although there are many famous Arkansans, James Black has left a vital mark in the history of Arkansas. James Black was born May 1, 1800, in New Jersey(Lu Waters). The names of James Black’s parents are unknown (Lu Waters). James mother died when he was young, and his father remarried (Joshua Williams). James did not get along well with his stepmother and ran away from home at the age of eight to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ronald Gene Simmons began a killing spree on December 22, 1987 that culminated in the worst mass murder occurrence in Arkansas history six days later. He killed sixteen people during this short period of time; fourteen of his victims were members of his own family. Ronald was born forty seven years earlier on July, 15, 1940 in the city of Chicago. His father, William Simmons, died of a stroke before Ronald’s second birthday. Simmons’s mother remarried within a year of his father’s untimely passing.
Up Above My Head: The Musical Legacy of Bernice Johnson Reagon History 3020 Dr. Bynum Ryan Dooley October 28, 2015 Congressman John Lewis said of the importance of music in the movement for racial equality, “The civil rights movement without its music would have been like a bird without its wings…” Music is an integral part of social development. Songs can bolster a cause or movement, catalyzing action, or subduing conflict. Music is one the most important tools in communication, allowing compound ideas and views to be centralized with a simple melody or verse through composition. Bernice Johnson Reagon and members of SNCC (The Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee) developed an invaluable tool in the fight for racial
Despite having lived a short life, Robert Peace was very well known, even as a child. Robert Peace was a man who was very much loved by the people in his community. He was always known as the “nerd” and the smart kid of the class since he was just three years old. “It’s because he’s so smart and knows everything.” (Hobbs 17)
Behind every great nurse is a great leader. Leaders help establish a drive and a commitment to achieve a goal, and they provide skills to make it achievable. Through some research, a nurse leader that I have come to admire and respect is Patricia R. Johnson, MN, RN. Johnson is Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA. By possessing and using leadership skills, impacting others around her, and being a great team player are reasons why Johnson is successful as a nurse leader.
Imagine being out to dinner with the love of your life and your beautiful, smiling, 3-year-old child. It's a double celebration: your birthday and the end of your young boy's difficult recovery from surgery for a heart defect. As you cross the street afterward, holding hands and swinging the little one up in the air, you think, "This is what it's about." You know it's one of the best days of your life. For Michael Morton, that day was August 12, 1986.
This way was music! James Weldon Johnson was born and groomed into success. His family was a middle class family but his parents supported him very much. With help from his father who was a headwaiter at a luxurious hotel, he helped Johnson push himself to become part of the talented 10! After graduating from school, he became a principal at Stanton School.
John Robert Lewis was born February 21,1940, Outside of Troy, Alabama. John Robert Lewis had a happy childhood, even though he needed to work hard to assist his sharecropper parents be he chafed against the unfairness of segregation. As I sat down with John Robert Lewis and among my other peers he shared with us everything about his childhood, his job as a sharecropper was to raise the chickens. He did he job very good and he enjoyed raising them chickens. Him and his siblings would gather the chickens all together and John Lewis would preach as of the chickens knew what he was saying.
“Football is an amazing game but a terrible god” - Randy Ragsdale. This is a saying that means a lot to me. My head football coach Randy Ragsdale has been an inspiration to me and has taught many life lessons through coaching football. The game of football in my eyes can be made into way more than just a game. Football is like life, you have to work hard at it.
The Death That Changed Voting On the night of February 18, 1965, Jimmie Lee Jackson was accompanied by two of his family members, Viola Jackson, his mother and Cager Lee, his paternal grandfather. They attended Zion’s Chapel Methodist Church in Marion, a town in Alabama, for a peaceful voting rights march. State Trooper James Bonard Fowler shot Jackson twice in the abdomen. The death of Jimmie Lee Jackson impacted the lives of many blacks and changed voting rights. Jimmie Lee Jackson was born on December 16, 1938 (#6 “Jimmie Lee Jackson”/Bio.com) in Marion, Alabama (#5 Jackson, Jimmie Lee (1938-1965)).
Life of Lee Trevino Lee Trevino is one of the best golfers in the world, especially since he taught himself how to play. Lee once said that "There is no such thing as a natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls”. (Brent Kelley About.com)
Ira Aldridge was b American and British stage actor and playwright. He was born n late July on the 24 in 1807. Born and raised in The New-York City. As a young boy he attend the school African free school. His father was Reverend Daniel Adlridge a preacher.
“Every achievement brings strength to attempt another achievement, another goal, another step of the ladder. “The size of your deam must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. So, if your dreams don’t care you, they are not big enough.” She was scared by her dreams because they were good enough to challenge her and turn her into a nobel peace prize winner. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the current president of Liberia and the first female president elected in Africa.