Black College Fund - Wiley College Profile
THE BLACK COLLEGE FUND OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SUPPORTS ELEVEN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES. THESE COLLEGES PROVIDE A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS A CHANCE TO UNCOVER NEW POSSIBILITIES. WILEY COLLEGE IS ONE EXAMPLE A BLACK COLLEGE FUND SCHOOL.
“Here at Wiley we have people from the Caribbean, from Africa, from Latin America and we have people from all over the United States. So just being able to meet them and have a different perspective from what I think the world is…it makes you like stretch your mind in a way that you cannot imagine.”
MANY STUDENTS AT WILEY COLLEGE ARE ABLE TO GAIN REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE IN AN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT.
“Currently I’m working at the Admissions office. I’m gonna graduate next year, so I think Wiley has really given me the tools to face the world one year from now.”
EVEN STUDENTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM WILEY CAN ATTEST TO THE BENEFITS OF THE BLACK COLLEGE FUND.
“To have resources behind you like that says that you can conquer anything in life. And so a lot of times people are not successful because of a lack of resource. But because we have a resource like this in place I think people should take advantage of it and I think the United Methodist Church should continue to pour into it.”
FOR DARYL JOY WALTERS, THE DECISION TO COME TO WILEY COLLEGE IN MARSHALL, TEXAS, HIT ALL THE RIGHT NOTES.
“Well, I always knew that I was going to attend a historically black college or university. And I was very attracted to Wiley’s reputation as well as the acapella choir. That’s really what attracted me. And it was a Christian institution as well.”
(nat sound with Daryl Joy up then under)
“The influence and the impact that the Black College Fund is having on so many students is just…amazing! And the legacy that will be left - You’re going to have that because of what you all gave to those students who did not have.”
“The BCF should continue pouring into the program because they will realize that when you’re pouring into an empty cup something great – eventually the cup will overflow.”
“Being the first generation college student my parents always instilled in me the importance of education. And I just feel as African Americans we have come so far, why stop here?”
THESE SCHOOLS ARE ABLE TO ATTRACT EXCEPTIONAL FACULTY MEMBERS, PROVIDE INFRASTUCTURE NEEDS AND GIVE STUDENTS THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO SUCCEED - BECAUSE OF THE BLACK COLLEGE FUND.
“And we thank the United Methodist Church just for giving us this opportunity. It means more than you will ever know.”
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BLACK COLLEGE FUND AT:
umcgiving.org/bcf
Kyani Moore | Class of 2023 | Wiley College Freshman Season Highlights
#33 PF Kyani Moore, 5'10 Collegiate Freshman plays Women's Basketball for Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. This highlight displays a few of her best plays from The 2019-2020 Season so far.
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Comfort Suites Marshall - Marshall Hotels, Texas
Comfort Suites Marshall 3 Stars Marshall Hotels, Texas Within US Travel Directory The Comfort Suites hotel is located near Texas State Technical College Marshall, East Texas Baptist University and Wiley College. Families will find plenty to do at Caddo Lake and Lake O' the Pines, two of the best fishing and recreational lakes in Texas. The East Texas Regional Airport is minutes from this hotel.Property highlightsGuests of this Marshall hotel can visit the fitness center, bask in the warmth of the sun at the seasonal outdoor pool and patio area, and then relax all cares away in the glass-enclosed hot tub atrium, which overlooks the rock waterfall of the pool. Free local calls, high-speed Internet access and a large meeting room await business travelers at this Marshall hotel.
Access to copy and fax services is offered. Multiple telephone lines and voice mail are provided in all rooms.
A business center and a helpful front desk are also available.Inside the roomsAll suites feature refrigerators, microwaves, irons, ironing boards, cable television, work desks and full-size sofa sleepers. Keep your electronic devices charged with the recharge device including AC and USB outlets provided in all guest rooms. Some rooms include hair dryers. Suites with whirlpool bathtubs and connecting rooms are available for guest convenience.
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Annual Marshall Community Black History Program
Middle School Students mentoring program with fraternity and sorority from wiley college mistress of ceremony Shannon mercedes Mccowan
Kathleen Cleaver: The Black Panther Extraordinaire
Early life
Kathleen Cleaver, née Kathleen Neal was born in Memphis, Texas. Her parents were both college graduates. Her father was a sociology professor at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, and her mother earned a master's degree in mathematics. Soon after Kathleen was born, her father, Ernest Neal, accepted a job as the director of the Rural Life Council of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Six years later, Ernest joined the Foreign Service. The family moved abroad and lived in such countries as India, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Philippines. Kathleen returned to the United States to attend a Quaker boarding school near Philadelphia, George School. She graduated with honors in 1963. She continued her education at Oberlin College, and later transferred to Barnard College. In 1966, she left college for a secretarial job with the New York office of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
The Black Panther Party
She was in charge of organizing a student conference at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. At the conference, Kathleen met the minister of information for the Black Panther Party, Eldridge Cleaver. She moved to San Francisco in November 1967 to join the Black Panther Party. Kathleen Neal and Eldridge Cleaver were married on December 27, 1967. Cleaver became the communications secretary and the first female member of the Party’s decision-making body. She also served as the spokesperson and press secretary. Notably, she organized the national campaign to free the Party’s minister of defense, Huey Newton, who was jailed. Kathleen Neal Cleaver was among a small group of women that were prominent in the Black Panther Party, which included Elaine Brown and Ericka Huggins.[1] In 1968 (the same year her husband ran for president on the Peace and Freedom ticket) she ran for California's 18th state assembly district, also as a candidate of the Peace and Freedom party. Cleaver received 2,778 votes[2] for 4.7% of the total vote, finishing third in a four-candidate race.[3] As a result of their involvement with the Black Panther Party, the Cleavers were often the target of police investigations. The Cleavers’ apartment was raided in 1968 before a Panther rally by the San Francisco Tactical Squad on the suspicion of hiding guns and ammunition. Later that year, Eldridge Cleaver staged a deliberate ambush of Oakland police officers during which two police officers were injured. Cleaver was wounded and fellow Black Panther member Bobby Hutton was killed in a shootout following the initial exchange of gunfire.[4] Charged with attempted murder, he jumped bail to flee to Cuba and later went to Algeria.
Living in exile
Eldridge spent seven months in Cuba and was reunited with Kathleen in Algeria in 1969. Kathleen gave birth to their first son, Maceo, soon after arriving in Algeria. A year later in 1970 she gave birth to their daughter Joju Younghi Cleaver, while the family was in North Korea. In 1971, Huey Newton, a fellow party member, and Eldridge had a disagreement; this led to the expulsion of the International Branch of the Black Panther Party. The Cleavers formed a new organization called the Revolutionary People’s Communication Network. Kathleen returned to promoting and speaking about the new organization. To accomplish this, she and the children moved back to New York. The Algerian government became disgruntled with Eldridge and the new organization. Eldridge was forced to leave the country secretly and meet up with Kathleen in Paris in 1973. Kathleen left for the United States later that year to arrange Eldridge’s return and raise a defense fund. In 1974, the French government granted legal residency to the Cleavers, and the family was finally reunited. After only a year, the Cleavers moved back to the United States, and Eldridge was sent to prison. He was tried for the shoot-out in 1968 and was found guilty of assault. He was sentenced to five years' probation and 2,000 hours of community service. Kathleen went to work on the Eldridge Cleaver Defense Fund and he was freed on bail in 1976. Eldridge’s legal situation was not finally resolved until 1980.
Days Inn and Suites Marshall - Marshall Hotels, Texas
Days Inn and Suites Marshall 3 Stars Marshall Hotels, Texas Within US Travel Directory Offering an outdoor pool and a complimentary breakfast, Days Inn and Suites Marshall is located 8 km from Marshall Convention Center.
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Resurrecting Love Movie: Ailey Pope Speaking at Love Cemetery
On March 2, 2013, Ailey Pope, Wiley College student body vice-president and debate champion, delivered an impassioned national speech about Love Cemetery and about African American burial grounds across the United States.
Love Cemetery is an historic, 175 year old cemetery that includes the remains of people once enslaved outside of Marshall, Texas, Denzel Washington, Forest Whittaker, Nate Parker, and Jurnee Smollet starred in the The Great Debaters movie, produced by Oprah, in 2007. The movie focused on Wiley's championship debate team of 1935, a year that blacks were traditionally not even allowed to debate whites. The Wiley team so excelled in 1935, that they were invited to debate the reigning U.S. national championship team, University of Southern California.
Since the movie, Denzel Washington created an endowment fund to help restart debate at Wiley. Nate Parker helped create the Nate Parker Scholars club of Wiley students.
Now East Texas Baptist University has asked to join the Wiley students in maintaining this historic cemetery and has helped us through this last year. ETBU made and donated 50 simple metal crosses, 30 of which we put up last March, 2013. A dynamic collaboration is emerging!
Funeral Service of C.O. Simpkins (Part#1 of 8)
Dr. Simpkins was born in Mansfield, Louisiana on January 13, 1925 to Dr. Oscar Simpkins and Olivia Gardner Simpkins.
Following high school, Dr. Simpkins attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and Tennessee State University where he received his undergraduate degrees. He later enrolled at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville where he earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree.
In 1949, Dr. Simpkins joined the U.S. Air Force serving as a captain at Sampson Air Force Base in upstate New York. He was honorably discharged in 1951 and returned to Louisiana to practice dentistry in Shreveport. Dr. Simpkins participated in civil rights activities and was closely associated with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He invited Dr. King to Shreveport to address the civil rights injustices. This and his other civil rights activities created hostility and harassment from many elected officials, law enforcement and racist organizations.
His home was firebombed as well as his office, and Dr. Simpkins was prominently featured on a death list created by local racist organizations. Fearing for the safety of his family and neighbors, and unable to secure insurance for his home and dental practice, he was forced to leave Shreveport settling in New York.
In New York, Dr. Simpkins continued his civil right activities without fear of retribution. In addition to establishing a dental practice in Jamaica Queens, New York, he continued his civil rights advocacy and became involved in community activities. Using the organizational and civic leadership skills he refined in Shreveport, he was active in the formation and establishment of the York College of the City University of New York which is located in Jamaica Queens, New York. York College has provided urban residents with greatly improved access to higher education resources since its founding in 1966 and today includes over 8000 students on a modern SO-acre campus.
In 1988, Dr. Simpkins was united in Holy Matrimony to the former Elaine Shoemaker, Ph.D., a biochemist. After 26 years in New York and with a feeling of hope for the future, Dr. Simpkins returned to Shreveport. Shortly afterwards, he ran for mayor winning the primary, but losing the run-off in a very tight race.
Undeterred, he subsequently campaigned for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing District 4 from 1992 to 1996. During his term, he introduced important legislation and was known for his ability to work with colleagues across the aisle.
He continued to meet with groups of high school students across Caddo Parish, impressing upon them the need for community activism and expanding their awareness of local history against the backdrop of the struggle for civil rights in America.
Dr. Simpkins retired from dentistry in 2011. He continued to be a strong community advocate, generously giving of his time and his resources. In 1994, Dr. Simpkins and his wife donated land for a community clinic to address health in an under-served neighborhood, and that donation was the stimulus for additional clinics to support healthcare in other under-served neighborhoods. The Willis-Knighton Simpkins Health and Education Center opened in September of 1995.
He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Elaine; his sister, Marguerite Call of New Orleans, LA; his sons: Cuthbert Ormond (Diane) Simpkins II, MD, of Shreveport, LA, and Eric (Marty) Simpkins of Silver Spring, MD; his daughters: Deborah Simpkins-Savage, of Portland, OR, Alicia Richens of Las Cruces, NM, and Judge Cheri Simpkins of Bowie, MD; special friends, Willie and Mary Bradford; five (5) grandchildren, eight (8) great-grandchildren as well as other family and friends.
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Marshall Citywide Black History Program 2013
Greek show -- Phi Beta Sigma
Kathleen Cleaver
Early life
Kathleen Cleaver, née Kathleen Neal was born in Memphis, Texas. Her parents were both college graduates. Her father was a sociology professor at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, and her mother earned a master's degree in mathematics. Soon after Kathleen was born, her father, Ernest Neal, accepted a job as the director of the Rural Life Council of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Six years later, Ernest joined the Foreign Service. The family moved abroad and lived in such countries as India, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Philippines. Kathleen returned to the United States to attend a Quaker boarding school near Philadelphia, George School. She graduated with honors in 1963. She continued her education at Oberlin College, and later transferred to Barnard College. In 1966, she left college for a secretarial job with the New York office of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
The Black Panther Party
She was in charge of organizing a student conference at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. At the conference, Kathleen met the minister of information for the Black Panther Party, Eldridge Cleaver. She moved to San Francisco in November 1967 to join the Black Panther Party. Kathleen Neal and Eldridge Cleaver were married on December 27, 1967. Cleaver became the communications secretary and the first female member of the Party’s decision-making body. She also served as the spokesperson and press secretary. Notably, she organized the national campaign to free the Party’s minister of defense, Huey Newton, who was jailed. Kathleen Neal Cleaver was among a small group of women that were prominent in the Black Panther Party, which included Elaine Brown and Ericka Huggins.[1] In 1968 (the same year her husband ran for president on the Peace and Freedom ticket) she ran for California's 18th state assembly district, also as a candidate of the Peace and Freedom party. Cleaver received 2,778 votes[2] for 4.7% of the total vote, finishing third in a four-candidate race.[3] As a result of their involvement with the Black Panther Party, the Cleavers were often the target of police investigations. The Cleavers’ apartment was raided in 1968 before a Panther rally by the San Francisco Tactical Squad on the suspicion of hiding guns and ammunition. Later that year, Eldridge Cleaver staged a deliberate ambush of Oakland police officers during which two police officers were injured. Cleaver was wounded and fellow Black Panther member Bobby Hutton was killed in a shootout following the initial exchange of gunfire.[4] Charged with attempted murder, he jumped bail to flee to Cuba and later went to Algeria.
Living in exile
Eldridge spent seven months in Cuba and was reunited with Kathleen in Algeria in 1969. Kathleen gave birth to their first son, Maceo, soon after arriving in Algeria. A year later in 1970 she gave birth to their daughter Joju Younghi Cleaver, while the family was in North Korea. In 1971, Huey Newton, a fellow party member, and Eldridge had a disagreement; this led to the expulsion of the International Branch of the Black Panther Party. The Cleavers formed a new organization called the Revolutionary People’s Communication Network. Kathleen returned to promoting and speaking about the new organization. To accomplish this, she and the children moved back to New York. The Algerian government became disgruntled with Eldridge and the new organization. Eldridge was forced to leave the country secretly and meet up with Kathleen in Paris in 1973. Kathleen left for the United States later that year to arrange Eldridge’s return and raise a defense fund. In 1974, the French government granted legal residency to the Cleavers, and the family was finally reunited. After only a year, the Cleavers moved back to the United States, and Eldridge was sent to prison. He was tried for the shoot-out in 1968 and was found guilty of assault. He was sentenced to five years' probation and 2,000 hours of community service. Kathleen went to work on the Eldridge Cleaver Defense Fund and he was freed on bail in 1976. Eldridge’s legal situation was not finally resolved until 1980.
Give Me The $%#@ Phone
Momma wants the phone. This is perfectly acceptable treatment of a 79 year-old woman according to the Marshall Police Department, the local Adult Protective Services AND Harrison County Judge Jim Ammerman.
Funeral Service of C.O. Simpkins (Part#4 of 8)
Dr. Simpkins was born in Mansfield, Louisiana on January 13, 1925 to Dr. Oscar Simpkins and Olivia Gardner Simpkins.
Following high school, Dr. Simpkins attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and Tennessee State University where he received his undergraduate degrees. He later enrolled at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville where he earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree.
In 1949, Dr. Simpkins joined the U.S. Air Force serving as a captain at Sampson Air Force Base in upstate New York. He was honorably discharged in 1951 and returned to Louisiana to practice dentistry in Shreveport. Dr. Simpkins participated in civil rights activities and was closely associated with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He invited Dr. King to Shreveport to address the civil rights injustices. This and his other civil rights activities created hostility and harassment from many elected officials, law enforcement and racist organizations.
His home was firebombed as well as his office, and Dr. Simpkins was prominently featured on a death list created by local racist organizations. Fearing for the safety of his family and neighbors, and unable to secure insurance for his home and dental practice, he was forced to leave Shreveport settling in New York.
In New York, Dr. Simpkins continued his civil right activities without fear of retribution. In addition to establishing a dental practice in Jamaica Queens, New York, he continued his civil rights advocacy and became involved in community activities. Using the organizational and civic leadership skills he refined in Shreveport, he was active in the formation and establishment of the York College of the City University of New York which is located in Jamaica Queens, New York. York College has provided urban residents with greatly improved access to higher education resources since its founding in 1966 and today includes over 8000 students on a modern SO-acre campus.
In 1988, Dr. Simpkins was united in Holy Matrimony to the former Elaine Shoemaker, Ph.D., a biochemist. After 26 years in New York and with a feeling of hope for the future, Dr. Simpkins returned to Shreveport. Shortly afterwards, he ran for mayor winning the primary, but losing the run-off in a very tight race.
Undeterred, he subsequently campaigned for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing District 4 from 1992 to 1996. During his term, he introduced important legislation and was known for his ability to work with colleagues across the aisle.
He continued to meet with groups of high school students across Caddo Parish, impressing upon them the need for community activism and expanding their awareness of local history against the backdrop of the struggle for civil rights in America.
Dr. Simpkins retired from dentistry in 2011. He continued to be a strong community advocate, generously giving of his time and his resources. In 1994, Dr. Simpkins and his wife donated land for a community clinic to address health in an under-served neighborhood, and that donation was the stimulus for additional clinics to support healthcare in other under-served neighborhoods. The Willis-Knighton Simpkins Health and Education Center opened in September of 1995.
He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Elaine; his sister, Marguerite Call of New Orleans, LA; his sons: Cuthbert Ormond (Diane) Simpkins II, MD, of Shreveport, LA, and Eric (Marty) Simpkins of Silver Spring, MD; his daughters: Deborah Simpkins-Savage, of Portland, OR, Alicia Richens of Las Cruces, NM, and Judge Cheri Simpkins of Bowie, MD; special friends, Willie and Mary Bradford; five (5) grandchildren, eight (8) great-grandchildren as well as other family and friends.
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Funeral Service of C.O. Simpkins (Part#6 of 8)
Dr. Simpkins was born in Mansfield, Louisiana on January 13, 1925 to Dr. Oscar Simpkins and Olivia Gardner Simpkins.
Following high school, Dr. Simpkins attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and Tennessee State University where he received his undergraduate degrees. He later enrolled at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville where he earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree.
In 1949, Dr. Simpkins joined the U.S. Air Force serving as a captain at Sampson Air Force Base in upstate New York. He was honorably discharged in 1951 and returned to Louisiana to practice dentistry in Shreveport. Dr. Simpkins participated in civil rights activities and was closely associated with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He invited Dr. King to Shreveport to address the civil rights injustices. This and his other civil rights activities created hostility and harassment from many elected officials, law enforcement and racist organizations.
His home was firebombed as well as his office, and Dr. Simpkins was prominently featured on a death list created by local racist organizations. Fearing for the safety of his family and neighbors, and unable to secure insurance for his home and dental practice, he was forced to leave Shreveport settling in New York.
In New York, Dr. Simpkins continued his civil right activities without fear of retribution. In addition to establishing a dental practice in Jamaica Queens, New York, he continued his civil rights advocacy and became involved in community activities. Using the organizational and civic leadership skills he refined in Shreveport, he was active in the formation and establishment of the York College of the City University of New York which is located in Jamaica Queens, New York. York College has provided urban residents with greatly improved access to higher education resources since its founding in 1966 and today includes over 8000 students on a modern SO-acre campus.
In 1988, Dr. Simpkins was united in Holy Matrimony to the former Elaine Shoemaker, Ph.D., a biochemist. After 26 years in New York and with a feeling of hope for the future, Dr. Simpkins returned to Shreveport. Shortly afterwards, he ran for mayor winning the primary, but losing the run-off in a very tight race.
Undeterred, he subsequently campaigned for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing District 4 from 1992 to 1996. During his term, he introduced important legislation and was known for his ability to work with colleagues across the aisle.
He continued to meet with groups of high school students across Caddo Parish, impressing upon them the need for community activism and expanding their awareness of local history against the backdrop of the struggle for civil rights in America.
Dr. Simpkins retired from dentistry in 2011. He continued to be a strong community advocate, generously giving of his time and his resources. In 1994, Dr. Simpkins and his wife donated land for a community clinic to address health in an under-served neighborhood, and that donation was the stimulus for additional clinics to support healthcare in other under-served neighborhoods. The Willis-Knighton Simpkins Health and Education Center opened in September of 1995.
He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Elaine; his sister, Marguerite Call of New Orleans, LA; his sons: Cuthbert Ormond (Diane) Simpkins II, MD, of Shreveport, LA, and Eric (Marty) Simpkins of Silver Spring, MD; his daughters: Deborah Simpkins-Savage, of Portland, OR, Alicia Richens of Las Cruces, NM, and Judge Cheri Simpkins of Bowie, MD; special friends, Willie and Mary Bradford; five (5) grandchildren, eight (8) great-grandchildren as well as other family and friends.
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Funeral Service of C.O. Simpkins (Part#5 of 8)
Dr. Simpkins was born in Mansfield, Louisiana on January 13, 1925 to Dr. Oscar Simpkins and Olivia Gardner Simpkins.
Following high school, Dr. Simpkins attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and Tennessee State University where he received his undergraduate degrees. He later enrolled at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville where he earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree.
In 1949, Dr. Simpkins joined the U.S. Air Force serving as a captain at Sampson Air Force Base in upstate New York. He was honorably discharged in 1951 and returned to Louisiana to practice dentistry in Shreveport. Dr. Simpkins participated in civil rights activities and was closely associated with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He invited Dr. King to Shreveport to address the civil rights injustices. This and his other civil rights activities created hostility and harassment from many elected officials, law enforcement and racist organizations.
His home was firebombed as well as his office, and Dr. Simpkins was prominently featured on a death list created by local racist organizations. Fearing for the safety of his family and neighbors, and unable to secure insurance for his home and dental practice, he was forced to leave Shreveport settling in New York.
In New York, Dr. Simpkins continued his civil right activities without fear of retribution. In addition to establishing a dental practice in Jamaica Queens, New York, he continued his civil rights advocacy and became involved in community activities. Using the organizational and civic leadership skills he refined in Shreveport, he was active in the formation and establishment of the York College of the City University of New York which is located in Jamaica Queens, New York. York College has provided urban residents with greatly improved access to higher education resources since its founding in 1966 and today includes over 8000 students on a modern SO-acre campus.
In 1988, Dr. Simpkins was united in Holy Matrimony to the former Elaine Shoemaker, Ph.D., a biochemist. After 26 years in New York and with a feeling of hope for the future, Dr. Simpkins returned to Shreveport. Shortly afterwards, he ran for mayor winning the primary, but losing the run-off in a very tight race.
Undeterred, he subsequently campaigned for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing District 4 from 1992 to 1996. During his term, he introduced important legislation and was known for his ability to work with colleagues across the aisle.
He continued to meet with groups of high school students across Caddo Parish, impressing upon them the need for community activism and expanding their awareness of local history against the backdrop of the struggle for civil rights in America.
Dr. Simpkins retired from dentistry in 2011. He continued to be a strong community advocate, generously giving of his time and his resources. In 1994, Dr. Simpkins and his wife donated land for a community clinic to address health in an under-served neighborhood, and that donation was the stimulus for additional clinics to support healthcare in other under-served neighborhoods. The Willis-Knighton Simpkins Health and Education Center opened in September of 1995.
He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Elaine; his sister, Marguerite Call of New Orleans, LA; his sons: Cuthbert Ormond (Diane) Simpkins II, MD, of Shreveport, LA, and Eric (Marty) Simpkins of Silver Spring, MD; his daughters: Deborah Simpkins-Savage, of Portland, OR, Alicia Richens of Las Cruces, NM, and Judge Cheri Simpkins of Bowie, MD; special friends, Willie and Mary Bradford; five (5) grandchildren, eight (8) great-grandchildren as well as other family and friends.
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Funeral Service of C.O. Simpkins (Part#7 of 8)
Dr. Simpkins was born in Mansfield, Louisiana on January 13, 1925 to Dr. Oscar Simpkins and Olivia Gardner Simpkins.
Following high school, Dr. Simpkins attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and Tennessee State University where he received his undergraduate degrees. He later enrolled at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville where he earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree.
In 1949, Dr. Simpkins joined the U.S. Air Force serving as a captain at Sampson Air Force Base in upstate New York. He was honorably discharged in 1951 and returned to Louisiana to practice dentistry in Shreveport. Dr. Simpkins participated in civil rights activities and was closely associated with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He invited Dr. King to Shreveport to address the civil rights injustices. This and his other civil rights activities created hostility and harassment from many elected officials, law enforcement and racist organizations.
His home was firebombed as well as his office, and Dr. Simpkins was prominently featured on a death list created by local racist organizations. Fearing for the safety of his family and neighbors, and unable to secure insurance for his home and dental practice, he was forced to leave Shreveport settling in New York.
In New York, Dr. Simpkins continued his civil right activities without fear of retribution. In addition to establishing a dental practice in Jamaica Queens, New York, he continued his civil rights advocacy and became involved in community activities. Using the organizational and civic leadership skills he refined in Shreveport, he was active in the formation and establishment of the York College of the City University of New York which is located in Jamaica Queens, New York. York College has provided urban residents with greatly improved access to higher education resources since its founding in 1966 and today includes over 8000 students on a modern SO-acre campus.
In 1988, Dr. Simpkins was united in Holy Matrimony to the former Elaine Shoemaker, Ph.D., a biochemist. After 26 years in New York and with a feeling of hope for the future, Dr. Simpkins returned to Shreveport. Shortly afterwards, he ran for mayor winning the primary, but losing the run-off in a very tight race.
Undeterred, he subsequently campaigned for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing District 4 from 1992 to 1996. During his term, he introduced important legislation and was known for his ability to work with colleagues across the aisle.
He continued to meet with groups of high school students across Caddo Parish, impressing upon them the need for community activism and expanding their awareness of local history against the backdrop of the struggle for civil rights in America.
Dr. Simpkins retired from dentistry in 2011. He continued to be a strong community advocate, generously giving of his time and his resources. In 1994, Dr. Simpkins and his wife donated land for a community clinic to address health in an under-served neighborhood, and that donation was the stimulus for additional clinics to support healthcare in other under-served neighborhoods. The Willis-Knighton Simpkins Health and Education Center opened in September of 1995.
He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Elaine; his sister, Marguerite Call of New Orleans, LA; his sons: Cuthbert Ormond (Diane) Simpkins II, MD, of Shreveport, LA, and Eric (Marty) Simpkins of Silver Spring, MD; his daughters: Deborah Simpkins-Savage, of Portland, OR, Alicia Richens of Las Cruces, NM, and Judge Cheri Simpkins of Bowie, MD; special friends, Willie and Mary Bradford; five (5) grandchildren, eight (8) great-grandchildren as well as other family and friends.
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Kathleen Cleaver and Natural Hair
Kathleen Cleaver of the Black Panther Party breaks down Why we wear our hair like this, 1968. the beauty of Natural afro textured hair. Black is beautiful! Natural hair is beautiful. Get your Fro on! Kathleen Cleaver and Natural Hair, Black IS BeautiFul. Black Hair is Good Hair.
Kathleen Cleaver is now an American professor of law currently serving as senior lecturer at Yale University. She is known for her involvement with the Black Panther Party. Kathleen Neal was born in Dallas, Texas. Her father was a sociology professor at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and her mother had a master’s degree in mathematics.
The family moved abroad and lived in countries such as India, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Philippines. Kathleen returned to the United States to attend a Quaker boarding school near Philadelphia, George School. She graduated with honors in 1963. She continued her education at Oberlin College, and later transferred to Barnard College.
At a student conference at Fisk University in Nashville, Kathleen met the minister of information for the Black Panther Party, Eldridge Cleaver. She then moved to San Francisco in November, 1967, to join the Black Panther Party. Kathleen Neal and Eldridge Cleaver eventually got married on December 27, 1967. Kathleen became the communications secretary and the first female member of the Party’s decision-making body.
She also served as the spokesperson and press secretary. Notably, she organized the national campaign to free the Party’s minister of defense, Huey Newton, who was jailed. In 1968 (the same year her husband ran for president on the Peace and Freedom ticket) she ran for California's 18th state assembly district, also as a candidate of the Peace and Freedom party.
As a result of their involvement with the Black Panther Party, the Cleavers were often the target of police investigations. The Cleavers’ apartment was raided in 1968 before a Panther rally by the San Francisco Tactical Squad on the suspicion of hiding guns and ammunition.
Later that year, Eldridge Cleaver staged a deliberate ambush of Oakland police officers during which two police officers were injured. Cleaver was wounded and fellow Black Panther member Bobby Hutton was killed in a shootout following the initial exchange of gunfire. Charged with attempted murder, he jumped bail to flee to Cuba and later lived in exile in Algeria.
Eldridge spent seven months in Cuba and was reunited with Kathleen in Algeria in 1969. Kathleen gave birth to their first son, Maceo, soon after arriving in Algeria. A year later in 1970 she gave birth to their daughter Joju Younghi Cleaver, while the family was in North Korea. In 1971, Huey Newton, a fellow party member, and Eldridge had a disagreement; this led to the expulsion of the International Branch of the Black Panther Party.
The Cleavers formed a new organization called the Revolutionary People’s Communication Network. Kathleen returned to promoting and speaking about the new organization. To accomplish this, she and the children moved back to New York.
The Algerian government became disgruntled with Eldridge and the new organization. Eldridge was forced to leave the country secretly and meet up with Kathleen in Paris in 1973. Kathleen left for the United States later that year to arrange Eldridge’s return and raise a defense fund. In 1974, the French government granted legal residency to the Cleavers and the family was finally reunited. After only a year, the Cleavers moved back to the United States, and Eldridge was sent to prison.
In 1987, Kathleen divorced Eldridge Cleaver. She then continued her education by getting her law degree from Yale Law School. After graduating, Cleaver worked for the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, and followed this with numerous jobs including: law clerk in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia, the faculty of Emory University in Atlanta, visiting faculty member at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City, the Graduate School of Yale University and Sarah Lawrence College.
In 2005, she was selected an inaugural Fletcher Foundation Fellow. She then worked as a Senior Research Associate at the Yale Law School, and a Senior Lecturer in the African American Studies department at Yale University.
Funeral Service of C.O. Simpkins (Part#2 of 8)
Dr. Simpkins was born in Mansfield, Louisiana on January 13, 1925 to Dr. Oscar Simpkins and Olivia Gardner Simpkins.
Following high school, Dr. Simpkins attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and Tennessee State University where he received his undergraduate degrees. He later enrolled at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville where he earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree.
In 1949, Dr. Simpkins joined the U.S. Air Force serving as a captain at Sampson Air Force Base in upstate New York. He was honorably discharged in 1951 and returned to Louisiana to practice dentistry in Shreveport. Dr. Simpkins participated in civil rights activities and was closely associated with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He invited Dr. King to Shreveport to address the civil rights injustices. This and his other civil rights activities created hostility and harassment from many elected officials, law enforcement and racist organizations.
His home was firebombed as well as his office, and Dr. Simpkins was prominently featured on a death list created by local racist organizations. Fearing for the safety of his family and neighbors, and unable to secure insurance for his home and dental practice, he was forced to leave Shreveport settling in New York.
In New York, Dr. Simpkins continued his civil right activities without fear of retribution. In addition to establishing a dental practice in Jamaica Queens, New York, he continued his civil rights advocacy and became involved in community activities. Using the organizational and civic leadership skills he refined in Shreveport, he was active in the formation and establishment of the York College of the City University of New York which is located in Jamaica Queens, New York. York College has provided urban residents with greatly improved access to higher education resources since its founding in 1966 and today includes over 8000 students on a modern SO-acre campus.
In 1988, Dr. Simpkins was united in Holy Matrimony to the former Elaine Shoemaker, Ph.D., a biochemist. After 26 years in New York and with a feeling of hope for the future, Dr. Simpkins returned to Shreveport. Shortly afterwards, he ran for mayor winning the primary, but losing the run-off in a very tight race.
Undeterred, he subsequently campaigned for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing District 4 from 1992 to 1996. During his term, he introduced important legislation and was known for his ability to work with colleagues across the aisle.
He continued to meet with groups of high school students across Caddo Parish, impressing upon them the need for community activism and expanding their awareness of local history against the backdrop of the struggle for civil rights in America.
Dr. Simpkins retired from dentistry in 2011. He continued to be a strong community advocate, generously giving of his time and his resources. In 1994, Dr. Simpkins and his wife donated land for a community clinic to address health in an under-served neighborhood, and that donation was the stimulus for additional clinics to support healthcare in other under-served neighborhoods. The Willis-Knighton Simpkins Health and Education Center opened in September of 1995.
He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Elaine; his sister, Marguerite Call of New Orleans, LA; his sons: Cuthbert Ormond (Diane) Simpkins II, MD, of Shreveport, LA, and Eric (Marty) Simpkins of Silver Spring, MD; his daughters: Deborah Simpkins-Savage, of Portland, OR, Alicia Richens of Las Cruces, NM, and Judge Cheri Simpkins of Bowie, MD; special friends, Willie and Mary Bradford; five (5) grandchildren, eight (8) great-grandchildren as well as other family and friends.
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Funeral Service of C.O. Simpkins (Part#3 of 8)
Dr. Simpkins was born in Mansfield, Louisiana on January 13, 1925 to Dr. Oscar Simpkins and Olivia Gardner Simpkins.
Following high school, Dr. Simpkins attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and Tennessee State University where he received his undergraduate degrees. He later enrolled at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville where he earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree.
In 1949, Dr. Simpkins joined the U.S. Air Force serving as a captain at Sampson Air Force Base in upstate New York. He was honorably discharged in 1951 and returned to Louisiana to practice dentistry in Shreveport. Dr. Simpkins participated in civil rights activities and was closely associated with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He invited Dr. King to Shreveport to address the civil rights injustices. This and his other civil rights activities created hostility and harassment from many elected officials, law enforcement and racist organizations.
His home was firebombed as well as his office, and Dr. Simpkins was prominently featured on a death list created by local racist organizations. Fearing for the safety of his family and neighbors, and unable to secure insurance for his home and dental practice, he was forced to leave Shreveport settling in New York.
In New York, Dr. Simpkins continued his civil right activities without fear of retribution. In addition to establishing a dental practice in Jamaica Queens, New York, he continued his civil rights advocacy and became involved in community activities. Using the organizational and civic leadership skills he refined in Shreveport, he was active in the formation and establishment of the York College of the City University of New York which is located in Jamaica Queens, New York. York College has provided urban residents with greatly improved access to higher education resources since its founding in 1966 and today includes over 8000 students on a modern SO-acre campus.
In 1988, Dr. Simpkins was united in Holy Matrimony to the former Elaine Shoemaker, Ph.D., a biochemist. After 26 years in New York and with a feeling of hope for the future, Dr. Simpkins returned to Shreveport. Shortly afterwards, he ran for mayor winning the primary, but losing the run-off in a very tight race.
Undeterred, he subsequently campaigned for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing District 4 from 1992 to 1996. During his term, he introduced important legislation and was known for his ability to work with colleagues across the aisle.
He continued to meet with groups of high school students across Caddo Parish, impressing upon them the need for community activism and expanding their awareness of local history against the backdrop of the struggle for civil rights in America.
Dr. Simpkins retired from dentistry in 2011. He continued to be a strong community advocate, generously giving of his time and his resources. In 1994, Dr. Simpkins and his wife donated land for a community clinic to address health in an under-served neighborhood, and that donation was the stimulus for additional clinics to support healthcare in other under-served neighborhoods. The Willis-Knighton Simpkins Health and Education Center opened in September of 1995.
He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Elaine; his sister, Marguerite Call of New Orleans, LA; his sons: Cuthbert Ormond (Diane) Simpkins II, MD, of Shreveport, LA, and Eric (Marty) Simpkins of Silver Spring, MD; his daughters: Deborah Simpkins-Savage, of Portland, OR, Alicia Richens ofLas Cruces, NM, and Judge Cheri Simpkins of Bowie, MD; special friends, Willie and Mary Bradford; five (5) grandchildren, eight (8) great-grandchildren as well as other family and friends.
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Funeral Service of C.O. Simpkins (Part#8of 8)
Dr. Simpkins was born in Mansfield, Louisiana on January 13, 1925 to Dr. Oscar Simpkins and Olivia Gardner Simpkins.
Following high school, Dr. Simpkins attended Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and Tennessee State University where he received his undergraduate degrees. He later enrolled at Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville where he earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree.
In 1949, Dr. Simpkins joined the U.S. Air Force serving as a captain at Sampson Air Force Base in upstate New York. He was honorably discharged in 1951 and returned to Louisiana to practice dentistry in Shreveport. Dr. Simpkins participated in civil rights activities and was closely associated with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He invited Dr. King to Shreveport to address the civil rights injustices. This and his other civil rights activities created hostility and harassment from many elected officials, law enforcement and racist organizations.
His home was firebombed as well as his office, and Dr. Simpkins was prominently featured on a death list created by local racist organizations. Fearing for the safety of his family and neighbors, and unable to secure insurance for his home and dental practice, he was forced to leave Shreveport settling in New York.
In New York, Dr. Simpkins continued his civil right activities without fear of retribution. In addition to establishing a dental practice in Jamaica Queens, New York, he continued his civil rights advocacy and became involved in community activities. Using the organizational and civic leadership skills he refined in Shreveport, he was active in the formation and establishment of the York College of the City University of New York which is located in Jamaica Queens, New York. York College has provided urban residents with greatly improved access to higher education resources since its founding in 1966 and today includes over 8000 students on a modern SO-acre campus.
In 1988, Dr. Simpkins was united in Holy Matrimony to the former Elaine Shoemaker, Ph.D., a biochemist. After 26 years in New York and with a feeling of hope for the future, Dr. Simpkins returned to Shreveport. Shortly afterwards, he ran for mayor winning the primary, but losing the run-off in a very tight race.
Undeterred, he subsequently campaigned for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing District 4 from 1992 to 1996. During his term, he introduced important legislation and was known for his ability to work with colleagues across the aisle.
He continued to meet with groups of high school students across Caddo Parish, impressing upon them the need for community activism and expanding their awareness of local history against the backdrop of the struggle for civil rights in America.
Dr. Simpkins retired from dentistry in 2011. He continued to be a strong community advocate, generously giving of his time and his resources. In 1994, Dr. Simpkins and his wife donated land for a community clinic to address health in an under-served neighborhood, and that donation was the stimulus for additional clinics to support healthcare in other under-served neighborhoods. The Willis-Knighton Simpkins Health and Education Center opened in September of 1995.
He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Elaine; his sister, Marguerite Call of New Orleans, LA; his sons: Cuthbert Ormond (Diane) Simpkins II, MD, of Shreveport, LA, and Eric (Marty) Simpkins of Silver Spring, MD; his daughters: Deborah Simpkins-Savage, of Portland, OR, Alicia Richens of Las Cruces, NM, and Judge Cheri Simpkins of Bowie, MD; special friends, Willie and Mary Bradford; five (5) grandchildren, eight (8) great-grandchildren as well as other family and friends.
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Team Wildside vs. Team Turtle -- 8/3/19
It's the multiple person tag team bout that had been building for months. Team Wildside attempted to take over Global Professional Wrestling, but their objectives switched towards achieving championship opportunities. Team Turtle were trying to avenge previous defeats, injuries, setbacks, blindsided attacks, and misconceptions. Leading up to the event and even within the hours leading up to this match, a number of changes were made that definitely put the Wildside on the defensive. Watch as Johnny Wild brought Metal Head, Cypher, & Big T to do battle with Amazing Turtle, Miranda Rites, Mitch Blake, & GPW General Manager Steve Ahrendt in this wild 3 versus 4 Handicap Tag Team Match. A cameo appearance by Fester was a pleasant surprise for one of the teams, but which one? Brace yourselves, you're about to see some elaborate insane action. The footage with commentary is brought to you by the Articulator Steve Kenton.