The Scale Magazine

Volume 21 No. 2 March 2017 ISSN 1521-2688 1st Memphis Plaza - Memphis, TN

March is Women’s History Month.

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“Hidden Figures” movie gets 2-thumbs

up from me only because I just have two thumbs.

Superb writing is one accolade. Then there is the “moving performance”

by award nominees, actresses and actors.

Throughout the special viewing presented by First National Bank, the

audience clapped as if it were a live presentation. That showed the power

of writing and staging.

Some of the super-imposed-scenes brought back heart-felt memories of

John F. Kennedy as he passionately emphasized the desire to place a man on the moon. Then

there was the riveting, silent moment when all-hope seemed lost.

Let’s not forget the signs of historical painful segregation. Yet women overcame stigma of

“men only” dominated roles in society.

Can we overlook the implicated slogan “Teach The Children” – the good, the bad, the ugly, the

beauty of working together in society.

There were many extraordinary movements, sound effects, sayings and portrayals of heroic

moments. These were just a few that caught my eyes and being significant in the history of

America. (Mrs. Angelee Coleman Grider)

Editorially Speaking As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent

in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one

of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three

of these women, known as "human computers", we follow these women as they quickly rose

the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with

calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his

safe return. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race,

and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever

accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true

American heroes. (20th Century Fox)

Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race is a 2016 non-fiction book written by Margot Lee Shetterly (right). It was the basis of a film by the same name.

The film stars Taraji P. Henson (center) as Katherine G. Johnson, a mathematician who calculated flight trajectories for Project Mercury and other missions. The film also features Octavia Spencer (right) as Dorothy Vaughan and Janelle Monáe as Mary Jackson (left), with Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Glen Powell, and Mahershala Ali in supporting roles. (Wikipedia)

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Jettie Travis Bryant

Jettie Travis Bryant – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Alumni of the University of Missouri – St. Louis was featured in Volume 15, UMSL CHEMIST,

March 1997.

Excerpt: Jettie Travis-Bryant, B.S., is a pharmaceutical chemist for the Division of Testing and

Analytical Development of the Food and Drug Administration. The division has offices in St.

Louis and Laurel, MD. Jettie is located in St. Louis. She was recently featured in the African

Exhibit at the St. Louis Science Center as a successful African American scientist.

David, Akila, and Jettie Bryant

Members of Westside Baptist Church (St. Louis, MO) Rev. Ronald Bobo, Pastor Ministerial Division Helping Hands, Helping Hearts Street Ministry

Women Pioneers AKA Sorority Akila is a veterinary science, graduate school major Soror Jettie Travis Bryant – member of Gamma

Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

1st African American Pharmaceutical Female Chemist for St. Louis Food and Drug Administration in the Division of Drug Analysis (1986)

1st African American Federal Aviation Administration Female Special Agent (St. Louis Hazardous Materials in the Central Region, 2001)

ABOUT THE SORORITY - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908 on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC. Its founders were among the fewer than 1,000 Negroes enrolled in higher education institutions in 1908 and the 25 women who received Bachelor of Arts degrees from Howard University between 1908 and 1911. Nine juniors and seniors who constituted the initial core group of founding members and seven sophomores who were extended an invitation for membership without initiation comprised what are acknowledged as Alpha Kappa Alpha’s original 16 founders. Led by Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle), the nine Howard University students who came together to form Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority were the scholastic leaders of their classes. Each also had a special talent or gift that further enhanced the potential of this dynamic group. The Original Nine: Anna Easter Brown, Beulah Burke, Lillie Burke, Marjorie Hill, Margaret Flagg Holmes, Ethel Hedgeman (Lyle), Lavinia Norman, Lucy Diggs Slowe and Marie Woolfolk (Taylor) The Incorporators Believing that Alpha Kappa Alpha should influence members throughout their lives and “horrified” when met with proposals by some members to form an entirely new organization *, Nellie Quander initiated a dynamic plan: the organization would incorporate and expand. A committee was formed to take appropriate action. Committee members included: Norma Boyd, Julia Brooks, Ethel Jones Mowbray, Nellie Pratt Russell and Minnie Smith. Along with Quander, these members are referred to as the organization’s “Incorporators.” Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was legally incorporated January 29, 1913. * The dissatisfied members withdrew from the Alpha Kappa Alpha and went on to found Delta Sigma Theta. (AKA History)

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Reverend Leona Harris

How many people aspire to organize and run a museum?

That became a duty that Rev. Leona Harris cherishes and is adamant about sharing with the public. Rev. Harris is the executive director and one of the incorporators for the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum located at 220 North Randolph Street in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Rev. Leona Harris (3rd from left), along with members of the Ida B. Wells Family

Rev. Harris continues to praise the public for their support to keep the Museum open, for

she said, “more and more people are visiting the museum.

Other accomplishments and outstanding feats of Rev. Harris are the annual summer

children’s arts/crafts and reading improvement workshops.

Secondly, she continues to work on the preservation of a second building to house many

of the enormous artifacts she gathered.

A highlight of her career came after the 1990 national development of the Ida B. Wells

Memorial Stamp. She and others requested and were persistent in getting one of the two

post offices in Holly Springs, Mississippi to be named the Ida B. Wells Memorial Post

Office. The request was granted and the name was placed on the newly erected post

office building, located at Highway 178 near the Rust College campus. Rust College

(formerly Shaw University) was Ida B. Wells’ Alma Mater.

Rev. Leona Wooten Harris, a minister with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, was

born and educated in the public-school system of Marshall County, Mississippi. In 1980

she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Chicago State University

(Chicago, Illinois). She majored in Early Childhood Education, with a minor in

Anthropology. In 1990, she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology from Elias

Cottrell Theological Institute - Olive Branch, Mississippi.

She is an ordained Deacon and Elder of the CME Church; a member of Yarbrough Chapel

(Holly Springs, Mississippi) and Hudsonville CME Church (Hudsonville, Mississippi), and

in 1996 was named the pastor of Mosley Chapel CME Church.

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Among her many projects, after relocating from Chicago, she served as president of the

Marshall County Literacy Council (1981-1989); and under her administration, the council

was chartered and received its 501 c (3) certification.

As an artist and author, she published an oral history project with the help of the Young

African-American Historians Society, and Mr. Anthony Thompson, a geography and

history teacher and his students of Holly Springs High School.

Rev. Harris continues to provide venues for the public to come, meet fellowship with local

and national artists, authors and performers. Included in her endeavors is the annual

Black History Celebration the fourth week of February, the annual Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Memorial Celebration and Festival July 16 or the weekend closet to the birthdate of Ida

B. Wells (July 16, 1862), and the annual Museum banquet.

Trees were planted in

2013 to honor

descendants of the Ida

B. Wells-Barnett family,

and organizers of the

Ida B. Wells

Foundation.

Spires-Bolling House (The Museum) Rev. Leona Harris Historical Marker

Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum 220 North Randolph Street Holly Springs, Mississippi 38635 662-252-3232 662-579-5747 Open Monday – Friday 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

Saturday 12:00 Noon – 5:00 P.M. Call for tours/admission fees. Sunday Closed

Front Cover: Author Willie Mae Anthony (Penny Penguin; The Dancing Princess) and her daughter Tracey featuring outfits for the Dancing Princess display

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Sheila Wilkins Davis

Sheila Wilkins Davis only stands 4’9” tall but performs her job well in hair and

wig designs.

She was born in a family of 13 brothers and sisters in a home on the Cayce Road

area of Mississippi. Though thought to be too small to work in the fields, she

embraced a God-given talent of using her hands to culture the arts and crafts of

developing gift baskets.

Mrs. Davis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sr. and Nina Mae Hale

Wilkins.

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Pharmacist, Austin Peay University Graduate

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Black Cowboys/Cowgirls of Marshall County

Cowboys/Cowgirls invite you to visit the LeSueur Ranch in Holly springs (Mississippi).

Historical Excerpts: One in four of America’s cowboys were African-American. Many of the

slaves in the 17th and 18th centuries were familiar with cattle herding from their homelands of

West Africa. This brings historians the question of the name “Cowboy” and if it was made from

slave cow herders.

The life of the black cowboy was tougher than most. It was the black cowboy who broke the horses

and herded the cattle across the rivers. Though they took on the toughest jobs, it was better to be

a black cowboy on the ranch than a slave on the plantation picking cotton.

The life and legacy of black cowboys is still alive through the Federation of Black Cowboys. The

organization takes inner city kids off the street and teaches them life on

horseback. The fundamental tools they learn give them hope for bright

futures – something many of them may not have had in their crime-ridden

and drug-infested surroundings. Each child learns responsibility before being

given the privilege to ride. They must learn to completely care for their

stables. The Federation of Black Cowboys ranch is located near Queens, New

York, with only a white fence separating them from the busy city streets.

Little to no attention was given to the black cowboys who made their mark

in western history by Hollywood. Riders like William “Bill” Pickett,

Stagecoach Mary (Mary Fields), Nat Love and Bass Reeves were among the

most famous. Mary (right) was a native slave of Cascade, Tennessee.

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Good-bye and So Long “Good-bye and So Long” By Joy Conway Copyright 2008 Theme: Physical Ultimatums - The fight against battered women

You know, I lay here thinking of just what it was that I would have liked to say. You know, about what happened to me on the other day. You know, the way I received that purple eye, cracked lip, and chipped tooth.

You see, now that I am thinking, it has finally occurred to me. It was my mother, who said that I was a woman, and that I should stay in a woman’s place. But, what place is that? On the floor? Wailing with my head between my legs as my children watched me plead and beg?

You know, I could never really feel like a woman with that scar across my face.

My Pastor said, “Be strong. Believe in God and have faith.” And I tried to do what he said, even though you spent many nights at your woman’s place.

My sister said that you were a man, and only did what men do. But I believe it was Shakespeare who said, “To thine own self be true.”

Where was, the love promised to me in times that passed? Where is the honor? That part of our marriage - well it sure didn’t last.

Where was the cherishing that was spoken

of in our wedding vows? Where was my

protection? Just how much would the law

allow?

You know, I talked to a lot of people and they

gave a lot of advice; And if any of it could

have helped me, it surely would have been

nice.

I had no income, and you kept all of the

money for yourself. I had no skills to perform

a job, and you made sure that there was

nothing left. I had no other choice but to sit

here, day and night, as you beat me and my

children, cussed, screamed and fought.

So, I packed our children’s, and my clothes

on last night. But I put them all away after

giving the matter some thought.

I could have kept other people’s, while you

were at work during the day, and kept the

money out of sight.

I could have collected birth certificates,

social security cards, and left you. But

somehow that didn’t seem right.

You have hurt us for the last time! At least that’s what I wanted to say. But time and time again, I changed my mind about leaving you, and you killed me on today. You said that you were sorry. You said that you loved me. And you said that you knew you were wrong. Well there is nothing left to say my dear, except “Good-bye and So Long.”

Joy Davis Conway St. Louis, Missouri 2008

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The Arts

Art by Barry

Charles Wilkins

(Holly Springs,

MS)

Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum

Celebrates Local & National

Artists’ Works and Experiences The museum is opened 5-days a week

10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.

Saturdays, 12:00 Noon. – 5:00 P.M.

Rev. Leona Harris, director 662-252-3232 662-579-5747

220 North Randolph Street

Holly Springs, Mississippi 38635

Museum Calendar March 1 – 31, 2017 Celebrating Women History Month

Highlighting guest authors, artists, films and speakers

Bring your favorite lunch. Drinks provided by the Museum.

11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

220 North Randolph

Holly Springs, MS

The Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum celebrated January 1 – 31, 2017 with Kwanza Celebration

events.

On February 24, 2017, the African-American History Fest was held, featuring EKPE &

Company (“I Am A Genius” Series). “I AM A GENIUS!” featured the theme “IT’S FUN TO

READ, IT’S FUN TO LEARN”. The “I Am A Genius” Show was a motivational learning

musical and educational pep rally that focuses on academic achievement, school safety,

health, and physical fitness.

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In this performance, Ekpe featured songs and stories that inspired students do

their best in school, at home and in life (ekpemusic.com). Also, featured was poetry,

African dances; hands-on activities, folklore and the story of Ida B. Wells-Barnett.

The event was held in the Eddie L. Smith Multi-Purpose Center, 235 North

Memphis Street Holly Springs, Mississippi.

According to the brochures, “I AM A GENIUS!” is an “affirmation rap” that

encourages children to believe in themselves and their ability to learn.

“IT’S FUN TO READ, IT’S FUN TO LEARN” promotes literacy and celebrates the

joy of reading and learning.

“THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME” helps students have greater respect for

teachers and establishes a wholesome bond between the two. “CHE CHE KULE” is a

song with movement that teaches mathematics. The “DON’T TOUCH A GUN” song

saves lives by telling children what to do if they see or hear a gun. “BUCKLE IN, BUCKLE

IN“ is a fun song and dance that saves lives by getting children (and adults) to develop

the habit of buckling their seat belts. “DRUG ADDICT” communicates to children the

dangers of illegal and “legal” drugs.

“I AM A GENIUS!” gives children the tools for developing life-long safety, health

and learning habits. This program promoted self-esteem, character education, creative

thinking, and conflict resolution while interspersing academic requirements of math,

science, language and listening skills.

The National

“A Place for All People”

Posters also hang now in the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum in Holly Springs

(Mississippi).

The posters, introducing the National Museum of African American History and

Culture”, is a commemorative poster exhibition celebrating the September 24, 2016

opening of the Smithsonian’s newest museum.

Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in

collaboration with the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the

posters highlight key artifacts that tell the rich and diverse story of the African American

experience. From the child-size shackles of a slave, and the clothing worn by Carlotta

Walls on her first day at Little Rock Arkansas Central High School; on to Chuck Berry’s

Gibson guitar – “Maybelline”; and the track shoes worn by Olympian Carl Lewis, the

exhibition presents a living history that reflects challenge, triumph, faith and hope.

The exhibit will be on display in the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum through

December 2017.

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Book It!

“Precious Memories” From the book, POEMS AND PRAISE

When I was a little girl, I enjoyed visiting a childless neighbor who had a fenced area of

her yard that she called ‘The Park’.

Inside, there was a great tree with a swing that hung from a giant limb, and there was a

picnic table. The ground was a carpet of lush green clover, a sheer delight to my bare feet. I

spent many happy hours there as we shelled beans or peas. I watched and played while she

crafted her needlework.

She listened to my childish hopes and dreams and helped me to feel significant. I have

many precious memories of Miss Loyce and the ‘Park’.

This memory centers around what I recall as being one of the most difficult times of my

life and one of the most delicious meals I have eaten.

Several years ago, I came from the hospital and was under such heavy sedation. I could

hardly stand, much less prepare a meal for my family. Sister Cora Jones came over and fried

chicken, cooked turnip greens and mashed potatoes, and made cornbread. It was absolutely

outstanding!

I am sure that to her, this was just a simple form of kindness. However, it still stands out

in my memory because she did for me what I couldn’t do at that particular time.

Thanks, Demp!

“The eyes of the Lord are in every place beholding the evil and the good.”

Proverbs 15:3

His love and mine,

Naomi Baker Richmond

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FROM THE BOOK POEMS AND PRAISE

“Things My Parents Taught Me”

My parents taught me how to cuddle and how to walk,

How to feed myself with a spoon and how to talk;

How to tie my shoes and put them on, and to

know the difference, when they are put on

wrong;

How to make my bed and how to tell the time, and hang my clothes straight, on a clothes line; How to share with others and how to live;

When to be loud outdoors, and in church - be still! How to care for my clothes and comb my hair; How to be polite to others and not to stare; How to be a friend and do well in school,

And not let any success turn me into a fool!

How to read the Bible and recognize God’s grace,

How to respect my elders and give others space;

To walk with others and respect their wishes,

To love my neighbors and not dig ditches;

How to do my best in the work that I do,

To love myself so I’ll learn to love you.

“Do not talk to strangers” or stay out late, Not be a stumbling stone and not to hate; To thank God for Jesus each day of my life,

For blessing my family and keeping down strife; How to

give to others and not always receive.

Yet there’s one thing that they couldn’t teach me - When

the Lord calls one of us home,

No one can teach how not to grieve!

In Obedience and Love,

Gertrude R. Anderson

ISBN 978-0-9758549-1-4

ISBN 0-9758549-1-7

Library of Congress Control

Number: 2010903900

Inside art by Terry Holt,

Memphis, Tennessee

Cover designs by M.O.R.E.

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Contributors:

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Mildred R. Crutcher

Anjanette Hall

Patricia A. Jamison

Naomi Baker Richmond

Vera Taylor Richmond

Author

Gertrude Richmond

Anderson

POEMS AND PRAISE

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“Suit of Armor” From the book POEMS AND PRAISE

Have you ever lived in a world with no harmony?

Have you ever lived in a world with no equal Liberty?

Have you ever lived in a world that you had to be better to be good?

Have you ever lived in a world, misunderstood?

Have you ever lived in a world as a minority ruled by the majority?

I am a person, who has felt discrimination not because of my personality, Gender or my

generation, But because of the suit of armor That my Father chose to put on me.

Frowned upon because people felt I didn’t belong; Looked down on

because people felt I didn’t measure up; Spit upon because I wouldn’t ‘kiss up’

I have had to sit in the back of a bus And enter into a building through the ‘back only’ door

because I was labeled “Dirty and Black”.

I have had to wait to be last All because of myths from the past.

Although many of my ancestors have passed on,

Some of their legacies still linger.

Some people have come to the realization that “I am a part of the human nation, One of

God’s great creations”. I am made in His image, I am proud to say.

Yes, my skin is of bronze, my hair of wool, and my soul is filled with only those things that

are good.

You ask, “How have I survived the war of discrimination?”

My suit of Armor is equipped with the Gospel Shield.

I am not bitter against those who still cannot see that “I am of the Human race that is not

going to be extinct”.

I am not bitter against those who still do not feel that I am a part of God’s Will.

“Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith,

but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone. As it is

written,

Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offence: and whoso ever believeth on

Him shall not be ashamed.” Romans 9:32

Patricia A. Jamison poet

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Psalms (A Psalm of David.)

King James Version

1 The LORD is my shepherd;

I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down

in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art

with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with

oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the

house of the LORD forever.

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don’t mind sharing how the talent that you have, made a change positively in someone

else’s life.

Let’s start by talking about the stars of the shows – “U”. Let your light shine. Give

us those videos that made the cut in music, artistry, baseball little leagues and other

arenas.

For starters, I would present the game when the main finale was not the homerun

baseball hitter, but the 12 o’clock news was the ball he hit out of the ballpark and it landed

on the middle hood section of his mother’s new 1988 Dynasty. Of course, the car was sky

blue so no one dared say, “You really can’t tell it…” Send us your untold stories.

Then look for STIR UP THE GIFT -FOCUS ON “U” TV on your internet channel.

Get your HDMI-3 chord and explode the picture on your new SMART-TV. Have a beach

party Friday night/2 A.M. with artist/author Terry L. Holt. Terry’s a night person so late-

night broadcasting won’t be a problem for him to whisk through. Then follow all day with

the karaoke shows, live theater, apprentice classes, creative fashions by new designers

and seamstresses. Of course, we shall not leave out our newest authors, artists and

musicians who so graciously are featured in The Scale Magazine. Sample listings are

2:00 A.M. The Terry Holt Show 4:00 A.M. The Obits

10:00 A.M. Teens Are Talking 12:00 Noon Little League Sports Revue

5:00 P.M. Church News 7:00 P.M. Live Theater

1:00 A.M. Greek City and the up-and-coming operatic dancers

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