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Post by Freeze on Jun 18, 2019 15:39:28 GMT -5
I, like Dooms, had no idea that he attended A&T. My question to you Freeze is that is there something I'm missing in regards to road blocks or sentiments against him being honored? Has this idea even been approached to the university? I'm sure alot of the current faculty don't know he attended A&T as well. I have no clue. Somebody with more intimate knowledge of the band, its history, and the Parker's would have to speak on that. What I do know is that HBCUs are often horrible stewards of our own histories. Its up to US to acknowledge and celebrate US and our legacies and contributions to this society. It highlights our profile. It educates alumni and encourages them to give back. And it allows us to control our own narratives. We need to get out front on this and celebrate a man who was a principal architect of soul AND funk music, who learned his chops playing in OUR band.
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Post by Freeze on Jun 18, 2019 12:20:37 GMT -5
Hell.....A&T's band could honor him by doing a James Brown/Maceo Parker tribute set. That would be DOPE.
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Post by Freeze on Jun 18, 2019 12:17:24 GMT -5
What's it gonna take for A&T to properly recognize the Parker brothers for their contribution to American music? Maceo is one of the most prolific saxophonist in American history and dude laid the groundwork for the modern funk sound. He needs an honorary degree, a music festival recognizing his contributions, a statue......we are really slipping in recognizing our living legends: www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/music-news-reviews/on-the-beat-blog/article78762897.htmli know he attended a&t and indeed he is "legendary". but did he ever get his degree? i ask because i don't recall ever seeing his name listed amongst notable a&t graduates such as jesse jackson and ronald mcnair. i know notables like taraji p. henson attended a&t as an electrical engineering major but later transferred to howard in order to attend drama school. so taraji's name is never mentioned relative to a&t notables. perhaps maseo parker isn't honored by a&t for the same reason if he left school early without graduating from a&t, but i'm just speculating. i "suppose" (but don't know) that perhaps a&t doesn't honor past students who did not earn their degree at a&t, especially if they never graduated at all, but i could be wrong. but if i'm correct, to me its understandable because the idea is to encourage all of our students to graduate. so if we honored one of our past students who didn't graduate, it might "appear" as if we are condoning the idea of "not graduating"... Earning a degree from the institution should not be the standard upon which honorary degrees or public recognition are based. You recognize people for the HISTORY that they have created and its even better if the school had something to do with it. Maceo and his brother honed their musical skills in our band and decided to take a leap of faith and leave school to join James Brown's band. The rest is....well....history. Black students across the south were kicked out of HBCUs for their involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and several HBCUs have welcomed them back in recent years to honor them because its the right thing to do. Other institutions recognize trail blazers and history makers not because they have earned a degree, but because of their cultural contributions. Maya Angelou never earned a doctorate or even graduated from college but the world knows her by DR. Maya Angelou and Wake Forest offered her an endowed chair. She taught there for years. We can't be so short sighted that we miss an opportunity to recognize our own and in doing so further elevate our profile. It's a win-win situation.
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Post by Freeze on Jun 18, 2019 9:07:17 GMT -5
What's it gonna take for A&T to properly recognize the Parker brothers for their contribution to American music? Maceo is one of the most prolific saxophonist in American history and dude laid the groundwork for the modern funk sound. He needs an honorary degree, a music festival recognizing his contributions, a statue......we are really slipping in recognizing our living legends: www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/music-news-reviews/on-the-beat-blog/article78762897.html
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Post by Freeze on Jun 17, 2019 20:01:20 GMT -5
If Ross can pull off a national championship it will be "the stuff" that movies/documentaries are made of. The alumni need to know about this. Our marketing department should be blasting stories on our national success and let alumni know what is necessary to sustain and improve on what we have.
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Post by Freeze on Jun 17, 2019 9:02:14 GMT -5
I received my book last week. Good read! Aggie Pride! Thanks!! For those Aggies in the Triad area I will be doing a book signing/talk at Bookmarks book store in Winston-Salem on Saturday, September 21 at 1:00pm.
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Post by Freeze on Jun 7, 2019 18:39:03 GMT -5
Deeply appreciative of the support!!
Not sure about the Black MBA book.
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Post by Freeze on Jun 5, 2019 15:20:41 GMT -5
but to my knowledge Maurice Hicks isn’t a HOFer so it will be awhile for Cartwright. Wait.........what? Mo Hicks aint in the HOF??
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Post by Freeze on Jun 5, 2019 15:01:04 GMT -5
As soon as I saw the title of the thread I just knew it was a skills position guy.....sure do wish some of these big linemen would start transferring to T.
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Post by Freeze on Jun 3, 2019 18:29:57 GMT -5
i JUST discovered that this type of thing actually exist. Apparently Georgia has one with South Carolina. Students from both states do not have to pay out of state fees to attend public colleges. Color me impressed.
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