Summer theater Aug 7, 2009
Sam Tenney / The Citizen Mia Joyner, left, as Harriet Tubman, watches as Joe Wood, playing John Tubman, sings You Are Not Alone during a performance of Harriet Tubman, Journey to Freedom at Auburn Public Theater ... Balcom portrayed a Quaker in the summer program's production of Harriet Tubman, Journey to Freedom, an original play performed at Auburn Public Theater last weekend ... She and nearly 50 other theater gurus between the ages of 6 and 18 took to the stage last Friday and Saturday to... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Our View: Hits & Misses Aug 4, 2009
HIT: To the youth theater participants who worked together to produce a play about Harriet Tubman that was performed at the Auburn Public Theater over the weekend. Harriet Tubman Journey to Freedom was a culmination of sorts for the APT's Children's Summer Theater Program. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Tubman connection Jul 25, 2009
Aside from being singers, the members of the group brought the connection even closer to home by performing works based on the life and deeds of one of Auburn's best-known residents, Harriet Tubman ... Grim got in touch with Christine Carter, tour coordinator of the Harriet Tubman Home, and her husband, the Rev. Paul Carter, and began making arrangements to bring the group to Auburn to visit Tubman's home and to perform its music ... We were really happy and really overwhelmed to find out that... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Freedom's Sisters exhibit coming to BCRI Jul 23, 2009
The interactive exhibit, featuring women such as Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks, honors the lives of 20 African American women who influenced the course of American history. The exhibit will be split into four themed categories: Dare to Dream, Inspire Lives, Serve the Public and Look to the Future. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
The Snakehead Jul 22, 2009
But on the other hand, Sister Ping remains a widely admired figure both in Chinatown and China, a homegrown Harriet Tubman who empowered her countrymen to escape poverty and create new lives. In marginalized immigrant communities, as in the poor, generally African-American communities you have chronicled, figures like Sister Ping manage to both nurture and exploit the people around them, and a series of quasilegal or downright illegal indigenous institutions spring up to resolve disputes, supply... (Slate)
MLK a Republican at heart? Jul 16, 2009
Kamau-Imani said his group plans more billboards with claims that other black historic figures, such as Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, were Republicans. Inside AJC.COM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Cator re-elected as Auburn school board president Jul 2, 2009
On July 7, two committee meetings will take place at district offices in the Harriet Tubman Administration Building on Thornton Avenue. At 5 p.m., the policy committee will meet, with representatives from solar and wind energy presenting. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Jackson Was A Study In Black And White Jun 29, 2009
Is Danyel Smith too young to remember Jackie Robinson, or Hank Aaron, or Arthur Ashe, or Wilt Chamberlain, or Julius Erving, or Magic Johnson, or Michael Jordan, or Charles Barkley, or Cassius Clay aka Muhammed Ali, or Louis Armstrong, or Harry Belafonte, or Chuck Berry, or James Brown, or Ray Charles, or Nat King Cole, or John Coltrane, or Miles Davis, or Aretha Franklin, or Marvin Gaye, or Jimi Hendrix, or Lena Horne, or Etta James, or Quincy Jones, or Wynton Marsalis, or Smokey Robinson, or... (CBS News)
Time to read along - Each week, discover real stories that match fiction’s magic Jun 27, 2009
Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent: How Daring Slaves and Free Blacks Spied for the Union During the Civil War, by Thomas B. Allen (ages 9-13). Name. (Missoulian, MT)
Auburn school support staff to get raises Jun 24, 2009
The next board meeting, which will be the reorganizational meeting, is slated for 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, at the Harriet Tubman Administration Building, 78 Thornton Ave., Auburn. Staff writer Alyssa Sunkin can be reached at 253-5311 ext. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Distinguished panel discusses civil rights Jun 21, 2009
"I can say without contradiction that Harriet Tubman is looking down with great pride," said Harvard Law School professor and moderator Charles Ogletree, prompting a loud ovation. "Not just that we're here at the Underground Center or that we're hosting the Civil Rights Game and honoring all those Negro Leagues players who didn't have the chance even though they had the talent all those decades ago, but also because it's the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the 100th... (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
10 Questions for Spike Lee Jun 20, 2009
I would love to do one on Harriet Tubman. I think maybe one day a slave epic. (Time.com)
An Immigrant student from Ghana Reflects on Obama's Inauguration Jun 20, 2009
Olaudah Equiano Frederick Douglas Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Martin Luther King Jr And I wondered what David Hume would have thought of this moment--the idea of a non white persontaking the helm of a majority white nation. I am apt to suspect the Negroes, he wrote in his 1748 essay, National Characters, and in general all other species of men to be naturally inferior to the whites. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Famous Missourians coming to Bonne Terre Jun 17, 2009
Her current portrayals include Josephine Baker, an African American international star, civil rights activist and World War II heroine; Mary Elizabeth Bowser, a Union spy in the Confederate White House; Sally Hemings, who sacrificed her freedom from slavery for the love of President Thomas Jefferson; Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad conductor, army scout, and suffragist; Madame C.J. Walker, an entrepreneur, millionaire and philanthropist; and Josephine Wilson Bruce, the first African... (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Denali base camp supervisors try to keep a sense of humor Jun 6, 2009
"We anticipate no small amount of ridicule," she read, and remarked: "Some things never change." America's most famous Republican elected official quietly took a commercial flight into sleepy central New York Thursday and spent Friday on a private tour of landmarks of early feminism -- the Harriet Tubman Home, the Women's Rights National Historic Park and the National Women's Hall of Fame -- for the low-key beginning of a weeklong return to the Lower 48 states and another step in the attempt to... (Anchorage Daily News)
Marin Alsop inks 5-year pact with BSO Jun 5, 2009
During her tenure, she committed $100,000 to help launch OrchKids, an after-school program providing a taste of music instruction to 25 first graders at Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Baltimore. Alsop also oversaw the BSO s 2007 album on Sony/BMG s Classic label. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
BACVA launching new tourism promotion Jun 5, 2009
Noonan outlined the plans at a press conference that featured impersonators dramatizing the lives of Billie Holiday, Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, all born in Baltimore. A new print ad featuring the wax figure of President Barack Obama at the National Great Blacks in Wax museum in Baltimore will aid the marketing campaign. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Civil War Battle at Philippi Jun 1, 2009
Attendees can meet folks representing Abe and Mrs. Lincoln, General Lee and Harriet Tubman. Other stations are set up to demonstrate period cooking, nursing skills, quilting, children's games and music. (Suite101.com)
A victim of unrealistic expectations? Jun 1, 2009
brew1234 wrote on May 31, 2009 9:58 PM:" My opinion is that the completion of the Kalet and Schines theaters and the Harriet Tubman home becoming a national park tourist destination will do more for the business climate in Auburn. Increased traffic by these attractions will create a demand for more stores and restaurants and related shops in the downtown area. The future plans to develop living spaces above the retail stores will come when the economy improves. Downtown sales are more valuble... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
The Big Picture May 27, 2009
But scattered among the pieces are tiles created by the students honoring their female heroes - including Harriet Tubman, Anne Frank and Beyonc. "The goal is really to bring out their voice," Norris says, "and to have it seen by the rest of the city. And you get these embedded jewels tucked away.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Visitors inspired by Tubman's struggle May 24, 2009
AUBURN After her own daring escape from slavery, Harriet Tubman dedicated the remainder of her life to helping others ... Hundreds of people gathered for a memorial service at the Tubman gravesite in Fort Hill cemetery in Auburn Saturday morning to begin the 35th annual Harriet Tubman Pilgrimage celebration ... The event continued at the Harriet Tubman Home on South Street in Auburn. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
No comments posted. May 23, 2009
Among other season highlights are the tribute band ABBA Mania on April 10, 2010; the ancient Chinese acrobatic arts of the Golden Dragon Acrobats on Oct. 10; the improvisational comedy of The Second City on Nov. 28; and the theatrical drama "Harriet Tubman and Underground Railroad" on Feb. 5, 2010. "We're always trying to accommodate a wide audience," Kinney said. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
All budgets pass May 20, 2009
Chet Susslin / The Citizenfrom left, Tom Ryan, Kent Brandstetter, Charlie Cator, Mike Stearns and Susan Scheuerman look at voting results at the Harriet Tubman Administration Building in Auburn on Tuesday night ... This time last year, board of education members, candidates and administrators stood in stunned silence in the main hallway of the Harriet Tubman Administration Building, as they tried to figure out how taxpayers could have rejected the 2008-09 spending plan. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Carole Estabrook: Keep party focus on Auburn May 18, 2009
Seward, Theodore Case, Harriet Tubman and Abner Doubleday are all note-worthy people with Auburn ties. Surely their accomplishments can be celebrated, with or without Palin. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Page Series season tickets on sale Monday May 17, 2009
Underground Railroad Theatre presents Are You Ready My Sister, the story of how Harriet Tubman helped free 300 slaves, Jan. 15. Tickets are 12 or 5 for senior citizens and students. (Winona Daily News, MN)
District revamps feedback policies May 16, 2009
The committee will meet at 4 p.m. next Friday at the Harriet Tubman Administration Building, 78 Thornton Ave., Auburn, to work on the language. Kent intends to have a draft ready for the following full board meeting, slated for 7 p.m. June 9 in the Auburn High School Library. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Local NAACP celebrates 100 years of service May 6, 2009
Business will end following a tour of the Harriet Tubman Home. For more information, contact Krista Martin at 252-4962 or. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Women of distinction Apr 11, 2009
Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Staton. they all had the same kind of vision Juliette Gordon Low had when she founded the Girl Scouts. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
UPDATE: Arcuri touts stimulus at meeting in Auburn Apr 9, 2009
Among other topics, he also discussed the progress of a possible National Park in Auburn recognizing Harriet Tubman. For complete coverage, see Thursday's edition of The Citizen. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Tribute to Women - Celebrating Women's History Month Mar 29, 2009
Harriet Tubman the woman who run the underground railway taking slaves from the Southern USA to Canada during slavery. 3. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Utica students take stage at Ithaca culture conference Mar 27, 2009
Students have learned about Harriet Tubman, referred to as Moses in many songs, and the path to the north runaway slaves would take to freedom. Dr. Baruch Whitehead, associate professor of music education at Ithaca College and conference director, spent several hours with the students before the concert teaching them to play their percussion instruments. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Rymfire Elementary gains national acclaim Mar 25, 2009
It didn't take much for Jennifer Colindres to get her fifth-graders interested in writing reports about a book on the life of former slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Students posted the reports as blogs on Colindres' class Web page. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Brown School concert highlights freedom Mar 24, 2009
The 30-voice Brown School Chorus, whose members are in grades two through six, performed Now Let Me Fly, and a selection from a dramatic cantata about Harriet Tubman. Sixth-graders, accompanied by classmate Sophie Lessard-Brandt on keyboard, brought the concert to a close, singing John Lennon s plea for pulling down barriers, Imagine. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Music takes audience back in time Mar 16, 2009
I liked all the history and knowledge that he has on the Civil War or Harriet Tubman, Sheffey said ... One of Sheffey's favorite moments of the event was when the husband-and-wife duet began singing Swing Low Sweet Harriet, a song that some people believe is dedicated to Harriet Tubman and is the original version of Swing Low Sweet Chariot. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
A tale of two Harriets Mar 13, 2009
Camilla Ross portrays Harriet Tubman in Harriet2 ... Harriet Tubman and Harriet Beecher Stowe will be brought to life in two one-act dramas that explore the lives of anti-slavery activist Tubman and author Stowe in the upcoming performance, Harriet2 at the Union Baptist Church in Mystic later this month ... Harriet Tubman s Dream and Aunt Hattie s House bring together the lives of two extraordinary American women, says local actress and playwright Emma Palzere-Rae, who plays Stowe in the play... (Westerly Sun, RI)
Tubman celebrated on anniversary of her death Mar 11, 2009
AUBURN # Harriet Tubman is perhaps best known as the Moses of her People for her tireless work to free slaves with her work on the Underground Railroad ... Tubman died March 10, 1913, and since 1999, the Harriet Tubman home has set aside this date to celebrate and honor her life's work with Harriet Tubman Day, a celebration that works to teach about her as well as the times she lived in ... Since 1999 we have tried to do something every year, Christine Carter, tour coordinator at the Harriet... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Boardroom Humor Mar 10, 2009
Rejecting "museum Judaism" and "shtetl kitsch" ("Tevye is not going to save us"), he preaches an American form of the faith that claims Thomas Jefferson, Harriet Tubman and Abraham Lincoln as prophets with a combination of Hebraic scholarship, stand-up comic skill and televangelist zeal. The sermons are tours de force, but no more so than Varon and Ford's acute development of the politics within and around the board. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
History comes alive Mar 6, 2009
With several children acting as a history class that questioned why learning about the past is important, students dressed as Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Abraham Lincoln along with Kolby helped to show why their actions still effect the country today. Because Obama's election is the result of the combined effort of all those who pushed for equality before him, Leslie Walker, a teacher's aid who helped organize the presentation, said it was crucial to... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Figures live through re-enactor Mar 5, 2009
Joanna Maddox drew in her audience as she presented A Journey to Freedom With Harriet Tubman on Saturday ... "You almost felt like she's really Harriet Tubman." ... "Harriet Tubman found her passion, her purpose in life, and she did it. I hope her story encourages them to find their passion and do it.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
Sister Lakes students hook up with Pennsylvania Feb 28, 2009
Sister Lakes students listened to the Pennsylvania pupils present biographies of accomplished Americans which resulted from research for Presidents Day and Black History Month - Presidents Barack Obama and George Washington, Harriet Tubman and Crispus Attucks. Attucks in 1770 became the first casualty of the American Revolution in what became known as the Boston Massacre. (Dowagiac News, MI)
ESCS marks Black History Month Feb 27, 2009
Band students of Rosemary Sears played the African-American spiritual Jacob s Ladder, and sixth-graders shared biographies of Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali. Making a guest appearance was former ESCS teacher and principal Thelma Davis. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Underground Railroad history runs throughout the valley Feb 25, 2009
In 1849, Harriet Tubman, escaped from her master and fled north. Although she was free, she returned to the south at least 15 times to help rescue several hundred other slaves, whom she transported through what became known as the Underground Railroad (UGR). (Milton Standard Journal, PA)
Contributions of black citizens continue even as Black History Month ends Feb 24, 2009
Think Martin Luther King Jr, Louis Armstrong, Rosa Parks, James Baldwin, Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens the list is endless. These men and women knew the sting of Jim Crow laws and rose above them to blaze trails the likes of which we may never see again. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Black Americans contributed to Somerset County history Feb 23, 2009
But, here in Somerset County, black Americans have contributed to local communities since early history. While their stories and lives may not be famous, their existence and integrated roles in local society have been well documented in local newspapers and census records. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Pioneers remembered for Black History Month Feb 23, 2009
The list included inventors, athletes and abolitionist Harriet Tubman ... Sterling Swann described how Harriet Tubman led slaves to freedom, some walking over 800 miles with bloodhounds following in quick pursuit. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Unsung abolition heroes praised Feb 22, 2009
AUBURN Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass are just a few names people associate with the anti-slavery movement but there were many more who helped with the network known as the freedom trail. Stephen Olweck / Special to The Citizen Harry Bradshaw Matthews, Hartwick College professor and author of African American Freedom Journey in New York and related sites, 1823-1870: Freedom Knows No Color, speaks to a group at the Harriet Tubman home in Auburn Saturday ... Matthews, the... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Stories of his father Feb 20, 2009
He spoke about abolitionist, woman rights leader and conductor of the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman ... You can be someone that represents to the whole country freedom, like Harriet Tubman does. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
First lady hosts Black History Month celebration Feb 19, 2009
Buy a Bessie Coleman or Harriet Tubman doll, book. Free ship over $25. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Faces on show Feb 19, 2009
So are Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth and George Washington Carver. Some of the most recent history makers are there, too: Barack and Michelle Obama, the still-new president and first lady of the United States. (Calhoun City Monitor Herald, MS)
Countdown To First Pitch: Q & A With Tyler Holt Feb 18, 2009
a. Michael Jordan, George Washington and Harriet Tubman. 12. (Seminoles.com)
Tri-County Talent Show celebrates MLK, Obama Feb 16, 2009
After Monroe Area High School student Jeneka Avery recited a poem about Harriet Tubman, Harris pointed out that Tubman couldn't have established the Underground Railroad without the help of of other abolitionists. In the same vein, he said, Obama wouldn't have made it to the Oval Office without help. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Lincoln's legacy: Principles or personality? Feb 16, 2009
The same could be done with famous speeches by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, and W.E.B. DuBois (certainly, Martin Luther King Jr. Day would be another excellent opportunity for such civics lessons). And such history lessons would seem to be in order, as the most recent National Assessment of Education Progress (known as the nation's report card) test of high school seniors indicates that only between 50 and 60 percent can correctly answer questions about Nat Turner,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
The Great 28: Black History Month, A village raised her now she teaches Feb 15, 2009
RACINE Stella Young has been called the Harriet Tubman of modern times, and that's OK with her. Yet her greatest role models are her mother, who taught her the importance of loving people, and the many other family and community members who helped shaped her life. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
READERS WRITE Feb 15, 2009
Invited guests included a who s who of African-American history: Harriet Tubman, Dredd Scott, Emmett Till and Barbara Jordan, among others. The piece was widely circulated over the Internet and it was surprising how many people - black and white - did not have a clue as to the contributions of the African-Americans I wrote about. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Seward House honors ‘Honest Abe' Feb 15, 2009
Themes in the past have included Alaska, Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railway. . (Auburn Citizen, NY)
From slavery to the White House Feb 14, 2009
The high school chorus sang several songs for the event, including Harriet Tubman written in 1977 by composer Walter Robinson. Tubman was an African-American abolitionist who escaped from slavery in 1849 and would become a conductor on the Underground Railroad a network of people and safe havens that helped escaped slaves to freedom and a Union spy during the Civil War. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Jeff Adair: Time to nix Black History Month? Feb 13, 2009
Most of the students wrote biographies about the regular figures trotted out during the month: Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, etc. My son, who is into martial arts, decided to write about Ronald McNair after I told him he had a fifth degree black belt. (Easton Journal, MA)
It's the sound of history Feb 13, 2009
"Besides listening to good music and learning the history of blues, Principal Robert Ware said the program was aimed at making history relevant to the students.``All this week we've talked about Harriet Tubman and other historical people, but Rev. Edmonds is alive. They can relate to him," he said. Article Rating. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Useless Knowledge: Test yourself on Black history Feb 13, 2009
The Montana Standard. The Montana Standard. (Montana Standard, MT)
Senators call for Tubman park hearing Feb 12, 2009
Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Wednesday called for a Senate hearing to consider the bill that would create the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn ... Hillary Clinton re-introduced legislation in January to create the park and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park Act ... The legislation being advanced by Schumer and Gillibrand, who replaced Clinton when she took over as U.S. secretary of state, will establish national parks in Auburn and... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Ocoee celebrates Black History Month Feb 8, 2009
The wall will display biographical sketches of several trailblazers, including Langston Hughes, Harriet Tubman and Ralph Bunche. For more information, call Joy Wright, community relations, at 407-905-3100. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
He's Lincoln! No, He's FDR! No, He's Polk! Feb 8, 2009
Meanwhile, the Lincoln Home, a national historic site in Springfield, plans to stage a play for Lincoln's birthday that will draw a line from Abraham Lincoln to Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman to Martin Luther King Jr. all the way to Barack Obama. As for JFK, the Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston a new exhibit two weeks before Obama's inaugural address featuring drafts of the ex-president's famous "Ask not " speech, with Kennedy speechwriter and Obama adviser Ted Sorenson... (Slate)
Hope & Heritage: Sycamore United Methodist celebrates Black History Month Feb 8, 2009
On Feb. 14-15, more guests will present black history at church services, including a one-woman dramatization of Harriet Tubman, Harden said. Historical artifacts also will be on display at the church. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Is it time to end Black History Month? Feb 8, 2009
jipsi wrote on Feb 7, 2009 6:49 PM:" When I went to gradeschool (60's, 70's) we learned AMERICAN HISTORY, and that curriculum INCLUDED George Washington Carver, Lincoln's Emancipation act, Frederick Douglass, the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, even Martin Luther King (in current events), and many others in American history. It was a PART of our AMERICAN history. We didn't call it 'black history', that I remember...We learned about the 1812 War and the Civil War, about Southern plantations... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
An Immigrant student from Ghana Reflects on Obamas Inauguration Feb 8, 2009
Olaudah Equiano Frederick Douglas Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Martin Luther King Jr And I wondered what David Hume would have thought of this momentthe idea of a non white persontaking the helm of a majority white nation. I am apt to suspect the Negroes, he wrote in his 1748 essay, National Characters, and in general all other species of men to be naturally inferior to the whites. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
