Shanna's Plugins Magazine Feb 2014

February 1 2014 Issue

Learn black history in our February Issue!

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Magazine Editor –Shanna Stroud

Yes, February is here! We will be celebrating Black History ,Heart Disease Month and Valentine’s Day. I must say that I am glad that I am here in the history making with seeing a 1st time every black president.

In my hometown Crosssett Arkansas has renamed Florida st. to Dr. Martin Luther King.Jr Drive. It was great experience to march on Jan 11th 2014 in a historical moment. Making Dr.Martin Luther King Jr dreams fulfilled by coming together as one. Even though that Black History month is once a year, you can still study black history thought out the year. You will be amazed on our forefathers history. The heart disease month has approached as well. The whole month of Feb is the fight to find a cure to heart disease. My Grandmother and Father passed away due to heart problems. Educate yourself on how to prevent heart disease. Many black individuals experience more problem with their heart. Who will be your Sweetheart for Valentine’s Day? A day of showing people in your life that you love them. Everyday you can show them, but this day is greatly celebrated. Show the ones you love while they are living. Because they can’t smell those beautiful flowers and roses when they are gone.

Thanks, Shanna Stroud

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Civil Right Activist in Crossett Arkansas.After seeing two Caucasian women with signs that read “Honk Your Horn To Impeach President Obama”. The young three decided to show support by holding up their signs! The three took a stand for the president in which they voted for in office President Obama.

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Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month in America, is an annual observance in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for remembrance of important people and events in the history.

Black History Month (1976) The expansion of Black History Week to Black History Month was first proposed by the leaders of the Black United Students at Kent State University in February 1969.

The first celebration of the Black History Month took place at Kent State one year later, in February 1970.

Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950) was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson was one of the first scholars to study AfricanAmerican history. A founder of Journal of Negro History, Woodson has been cited as the father of black history.

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MUISC HISTORY DID YOU KNOW? In 1936, Louis Armstrong became the first African-American jazz musician to write an autobiography, Swing That Music.

Also in 1936, Louis Armstrong became the first African American to get featured billing in a major Hollywood movie with his turn in Pennies from Heaven.

In 1937, Louis Armstrong became the first African-American entertainer to host a nationally sponsored radio show.

Did you know he had nicknames?

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We want to thank you for this interview with Shanna's Plugins Magazine, how are you?

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Kristie: Thanks for the opportunity! I'm here, by the grace of God! SP: Could you share your background history?

Kristie: We need a book for that! LOL I started singing around age 6. From there its history. One thing led to another and now I'm here releasing my new single, There Ain't Nothing, produced By Antonio Neal, and written by myself and Mr. Neal. I am an entrepreneur. I own a catering business (C&K Catering, LLC) which specializes in Culinary Couture and event planning, design, wait staffing rentals, etc. I also have a background in teaching, and taught for 10 years as an associate processor for a community college. My Master’s Degree is in human relations. Besides singing, I'm available to do motivational speaking, mediation and life coaching.

SP: Tell us about the label that you are signed with?

Kristie: I’m signed to my own label, KSings! Entertainment. I am open to signing with a major label and getting a distribution deal. 4. You are currently promoting your single, There Ain’t Nothing.

SP: What has been some feedback you have received so far?

Kristie: Oh my. It’s been incredible! From my Facebook campaign alone, I’ve had such comments as this song is "life-saving", "makes me feel good", "can't stop playing it", and "it has crossover appeal" to name a few. The most touching thing for me was when my sister, Valerie, heard it while visiting from Saudi Arabia and starting crying within about thirty seconds of hearing the song. She said, "This song is limitless. I feel the love of God in this song, and it reminds me that although we lost our natural father last year, Jesus is our heavenly father & daddy." We wept together.

SP: What inspired you to write your music?

Kristie: God, life, trials, help from producers, and just the motivation to get back to music after working hard. I needed to do something for me and inspire others. 6. Why did you choose the R&B gospel genre? Kristie: I want to reach beyond the church. There’s nothing wrong with the church platform, but it's so many people who are hungry and thirsty for God. They just don't know what's they are really searching for. I want to be a vehicle to fill that “God spot”. I also sing jazz standards (as made popular by Ella Fitzgerald), and I sing classical music.

SP:Could you share a personal testimony?

Kristie: Oh, Lord. You want an Oprah Show Don't You?! I’ve been through so much. I lost an uncle to suicide at age 39 in 2011 who was an aspiring artist. I suffered a major loss in 2013, losing my dad Hiram at 58, then losing friends (being betrayed) and other loved ones. I am also the spouse of an Iraqi Veteran. People have no idea how difficult it is for veterans and military spouses and families. I've gone through job loss. I almost lost everything, and I started a small business to recover. But you know what? It's the “test” to the testimony, and it makes the lyrics to my songs like There Ain't Nothing so powerful and life changing. God is a healer and he is a restorer. He can mend a broken heart. He can give you grace to forgive yourself and others. I want people to know that you can be free from the bondage of your past!

SP: What is your favorite quote or scripture?

Kristie: Jeremiah 29:11 is one of my favorite scriptures. And one of my favorite quotes that comes to mind is "there is no elevator to success - you have to take the stairs" - its hard work & sacrifice. My motto for 2014 is “2013 was the lesson & 2014 is the blessing”!!!

SP: To name a few, who have you worked with in the music industry?

Kristie: I've opened up for people like Donnie McClurkin, CeCe Winans, Mom & Pop Winans, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Albertina Walker.

SP: Where can your music be found?

Kristie: ITunes, Google Play, Rhapsody… any major digital outlet right now. As my campaign progresses, you will hear the single more on internet radio and radio stations across the country as they start requesting it.

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THE LITTLE ROCK NINE

These nine students are unanimous in proclaiming the true heroes of the crisis at Central High School , Little Rock Arkansas were their parents, who supported them and kept the faith that the process was right and that what they endured would give them opportunities they deserved.

On September 4, 1957, the Nine attempted to enter Central but were turned away by Arkansas National Guard troops called out by the governor. When Elizabeth Eckford arrived at the campus at the intersection of 14th and Park Streets, she was confronted by an angry mob of segregationist protestors.

She attempted to enter at the front of the school but was directed back out to the street by the guardsmen. Walking alone, surrounded by the crowd, she eventually reached the south end of Park Street and sat down on a bench to wait for a city bus to take her to her mother’s workplace. Of her experience, Eckford later said, “I tried to see a friendly face somewhere in the mob—someone who maybe would help. I looked into the face of an old woman and it seemed a kind face, but when I looked at her again, she spat on me.” Others of the Nine arrived the same day and gathered at the south, or 16th Street, corner where they and an integrated group of local ministers who were there to support them were also turned away by guardsmen.

The Nine remained at home for more than two weeks, trying to keep up with their schoolwork as best they could. When the federal court ordered Gov. Faubus to stop interfering with the court’s order,

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9 Faubus removed the guardsmen from in front of the school. On September 23, the Nine entered the school for the first time. The crowd outside chanted, “Two, four, six, eight…We ain’t gonna integrate!” and chased and beat black reporters who were covering the events. The Little Rock police, fearful that they could not control the increasingly unruly mob in front of the school, removed the Nine later that morning. They once again returned home and waited for further information on when they would be able to attend school.

Calling the mob’s actions “disgraceful,” Eisenhower called out 1,200 members of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division—the “Screaming Eagles” of Fort Campbell, Kentucky—and placed the Arkansas National Guard under federal orders. On September 25, 1957, under federal troop escort, the Nine were escorted back into Central for their first full day of classes. Melba Pattillo later wrote, “After three full days inside Central, I know that integration is a much bigger word than I thought.”

After the Nine suffered repeated harassment—such as kicking, shoving, and name calling—the military assigned guards to escort them to classes. The guards, however, could not go everywhere with the students, and harassment continued in places such as the restrooms and locker rooms. After the 101st Airborne soldiers returned to Ft. Campbell in November, leaving the National Guard troops in charge, segregationist students intensified their efforts to compel the Nine to leave Central. The Little Rock Nine did not have any classes together. They were not allowed to participate in extracurricular activities at Central. Nevertheless, they returned to school every day to persist in obtaining an equal education.

Although all of the Nine endured verbal and physical harassment during their year at Central, Minnijean Brown was the only one to respond; she was first suspended and then expelled for retaliating against the daily torment by dropping her lunch tray with a bowl of chili on two white boys and, later, by referring to a white girl who hit her as “white trash.” Of her experience, she later said, “I just can’t take everything they throw at me without fighting back.” Brown moved to New York City and graduated from New Lincoln High School in 1959.

The other eight students remained at Central until the end of the school year. On May 27, 1958, Ernest Green became Central’s first black graduate. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. attended his graduation ceremony. Green later told reporters, “It’s been an interesting year. I’ve had a course in human relations first hand.” The other eight, like their counterparts across the district, were forced to attend other schools or take correspondence classes the next year when voters opted to close all four of Little Rock’s high schools to prevent further desegregation efforts.

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