Lucious Lyon grew up in the streets of Philadelphia at the age of nine. His mother struggles with bipolar disorder and had a few episodes in front of Lucious. Lucious experienced abuse, seen his mother put a gun to her head, and also seen his father got shot and killed by the nation of Islam. Lucious mother ends up in a psychiatric home while he ended up an orphan home. At the age of nine Lucious began to sell drugs as an orphan to support himself. Lucious has an ex-wife named Cookie who also helped sell drugs to support and finance his rapping career. During a drug run, Cookie got arrested and was sentenced to jail. Lucious uses his drug money to build his own record company, which is called Empire Entertainment. Throughout time, Lucious was informed with ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) meaning is a specific disorder that involves the death of neurons, which he was giving less than three years to live. He was also taking medication to cure his ALS and over time doctors stated that Lucious was misdiagnosed and actually …show more content…
Andre suffers from Bipolar disorder just like his grandmother Lucious mother, he is the CFO for Empire Entertainment and the President of Empire label Gutter Life Records. Jamal is the CEO and the vice president of Empire. When Jamal was a child Lucious had thrown his son in the trash because Jamal was showing signs of being effeminate, which turns out that his son is homosexual. As for Hakeem the youngest son is a rap artist. He and his mother Cookie has an estranged relationship. Currently, Lucious has a finance, his ex-wife came back to his company to rule over the empire, which turned into a conflict. Lucious not comfortable with his son Jamal sexuality, while Cookie trying to gain a bond with her youngest son Hakeem, and Andre is now knowing that he is diagnosed with bipolar disorder which his father Lucious resistant himself from him, because of his past with his
My best friends are two of the funniest people I know one of my friends is Drake Steinbrock I known Drake Steinbrock ever since I came to Clifton-Clyde he’s always been a really funny person whenever you're mad he will make you laugh he has always been one of my best friends. As we grew up I always known drake as a really athletic person ever since Drake and I started to play football way back in Youth NCK football, but when middle school football it was way more competitive which is how Drake was he was always one of the fastest kids in the whole school. Which leads me to how athletic he was in track Drake and I did the hurdles and he was always pushing himself to do better which kinda caught onto me he’s also the reason why I do good in
On the 9th of October, Robert Sheldon was found lying on the tainted red grass of Oak Park. The park was described to be “about two blocks square, with a fountain in the middle and a small swimming pool for little kids.” Police investigators ran through a body analysis showing Sheldon was stabbed by a switchblade around two-thirty in the morning. Hours later after the body was found, police went around asking Sheldon’s family and friends. Three kids, who are witnesses say Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade were responsible.
Louis Riel (1844-1885) On November 16, 1885, 41 year old Louis David Riel was executed. Riel was born on October 22nd , 1844 in Saint-Boniface, Red river settlement. Louis Riel was the oldest child out of the eleven children his parents, Louis Riel Sr and Julie Lagimodière had. Growing up Louis Riel was a smart student.
Henri Membertou Henri Membertou was born around 1510 close to what is modern day Annapolis Royal and passed away so September 11 1611. He was the leader of the Mi’kmaq First Nations band which was located near Port Royal and was the first native to be baptized on 18 September 1611 at Annapolis Royal. Before he was grand chief of the Mi’kmaq tribe he was the district chief of Kespukwitk the area where the French colonists first landed. As well as being the district chief he was also the spiritual leader of his tribe and was believed to have healing and prophesy powers.
Byron E. King Byron E. King was born on May 4, 1910 a white male who went to the Missouri Penitentiary for killing a taxi driver who goes by the name George Speer in St. Louis his motive was to rob the 68 year old of his money which was only $3.25 on January 17th, 1936 Speer told them that it was King when he was on his deathbed. He is one out of 40 people who was killed in the gas chamber he died with Hydrocyanic acid gas poison. The night that it happen before he was executed at 1:28 a.m., King smoked cigarettes and chatted with the prison staff, He was dead seven minutes later. He was 27 years old when he died on November 4th, 1938.
Charles Richard Drew was born on June 3,1904, in Washington, D.C. Charles Richard Drew was an African American surgeon who developed a way to store blood plasma for transfusion and coordinated the first substantial blood in the United States. He conducted the blood plasma programs of the United States and Great Britain during World War 2. Charles resigned, knowing that the blood of the African Americans would be separated. He died on April 1,1950.
In the 1970s, the United States had a national drifter that claimed to have killed over six hundred people. He was first incarcerated for the murder of his mother and was later incarcerated for the murder of his girlfriend and his landlord. Lucas confessed to many murders, claiming he targeted female hitchhikers that were national vast. Henry Lee Lucas was an infamous murderer born to alcoholic parents Viola and Anderson Lucas in Virginia in 1936.
Robert Smalls is one of those African Americans who tried everything they can just to get freedom during the Civil War. He, however, is still unknown to this day. Smalls was born in 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina. His mother, Lydia, was a slave while his father, John McKee, was a slave owner. Because of this advantage, Smalls was different from other slaves.
His parents are Bobby Thomas and Karina Smith, She was 15 when she had Demaryius and they were not married but took custody of him together (Maul). Demaryius Thomas’s Mom and Grandma were both arrested when he was 12 years old which made life growing up difficult. Right after Bobby Thomas graduated from high school he went to the army (Maul).
Frank Lucas one of the most famous criminals making more than $1,000,000 a day at his largest. Selling heroin straight from the source. Frank Lucas is the American Gangster. Frank Lucas was born on September 9, 1930 in La Grange, North Carolina. Frank grew up with his mom and dad.
Hakeem got Lucious Fiance pregnant. Lucious feels like his family is not a family since his ex-wife got out of jail and came to the empire, but Cookie is the one that is trying to keep the family together. Lucious son Andre lost his first unborn child, his wife was pushed down the stairs and rushed
Ben, who was Sal’s classmate and boyfriend by the end of the novel, had a strange family. His mother was sick and needed to be in a psychiatric award and only family was allowed. He went to visit her even though she didn’t notice his presence. Phoebe, who’s one of Sal’s best friend, had a chaotic family. Her mother and her father were
Rough, cost conscious father Julius Chris works numerous jobs in order to properly support his family. Meanwhile, his strict, sassy mother Rochelle who works part time in a small realty office, runs the household on a tight budget, while demanding the best for their
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)
In the shady streets of Compton, California, a teen receives his first Music Mixer. Little does he know, this gift will shape out the rest of his life and of many others worldwide. Andre Romelle Young, also known as “Dr. Dre” is a renowned Hip-Hop artist and highly successful business entrepreneur. He has influenced the course of Rap/Hip-Hop music and those who took part in it. Dr. Dre showed leadership in his early years, aftermath of the N.W.A., and entrepreneurship of his own business.