Saturday, April 19, 2014
Final recap mash up - several youth express their feelings about the tour over the last few days.
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Friday, April 18, 2014
Day 4 recap - Alabama state and the Albama civil rights Museum.
Hello family and friends, here is our day 4 recap!
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Thursday, April 17, 2014
Sorry for the delay, here is a VLOG from the first two days on the tour - Sea world, Bethune Cookman and Edward Waters.
We asked four of the youth to give us a recap of a couple of events on the tour, and video recorded their response. Click below to see it.
Day 1 and 2 of the tour recap!
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Road Trip/Church
Day 2
We got up at 5 am in the morning to get ready to go on the bus. I was very tired and I needed like five more minutes to actually wake up. We then headed downstairs to get some breakfast. I got a waffle and some chocolate doughnuts and I was stuffed. We departed from the hotel at 7 am. We were on our way to church on the bus which took three hours. I was practically asleep the whole bus ride there. We arrived at the World Changers International Church. I was amazed by how many people attended this church. This church had at least one thousand people in the congregation. The church definitely had a professional look to it, and it was very organized. This church was very fun and we all enjoyed it. We changed after church and left around 1:50. I was so happy to get out of these business casual clothes. Then we were headed then to the Golden Corral and I was definitely excited to go the the Corral because I just love all you can eat buffet. Then we arrived here around 9 pm. We had a night meeting giving the run down for the next day and we were given a little free time. Then watched a little T.V. and had some popcorn and then we headed off to go to bed ready for sea world tomorrow. Overall I am enjoying this trip so far and it is definitely mind blowing and exciting. I cannot wait for tomorrow for sea world!
Solomon Brown
We got up at 5 am in the morning to get ready to go on the bus. I was very tired and I needed like five more minutes to actually wake up. We then headed downstairs to get some breakfast. I got a waffle and some chocolate doughnuts and I was stuffed. We departed from the hotel at 7 am. We were on our way to church on the bus which took three hours. I was practically asleep the whole bus ride there. We arrived at the World Changers International Church. I was amazed by how many people attended this church. This church had at least one thousand people in the congregation. The church definitely had a professional look to it, and it was very organized. This church was very fun and we all enjoyed it. We changed after church and left around 1:50. I was so happy to get out of these business casual clothes. Then we were headed then to the Golden Corral and I was definitely excited to go the the Corral because I just love all you can eat buffet. Then we arrived here around 9 pm. We had a night meeting giving the run down for the next day and we were given a little free time. Then watched a little T.V. and had some popcorn and then we headed off to go to bed ready for sea world tomorrow. Overall I am enjoying this trip so far and it is definitely mind blowing and exciting. I cannot wait for tomorrow for sea world!
Solomon Brown
Monday, April 8, 2013
2013 Black College Tour - Day 8
It is the final day and we are headed home. The teens are gathered in the lobby of the hotel to eat breakfast.
The crowd continues to swell as the teens are readying themselves for the 10hr ride.
The last few teens load the bus. The time is nearing for us to depart heading home!
What would a trip be with out one last group photo to celebrate this moment. I am so proud of all of the teens for their behavior and their bold perspective. We received numerous compliments on the teens at various venues.
The crowd continues to swell as the teens are readying themselves for the 10hr ride.
The last few teens load the bus. The time is nearing for us to depart heading home!
What would a trip be with out one last group photo to celebrate this moment. I am so proud of all of the teens for their behavior and their bold perspective. We received numerous compliments on the teens at various venues.
Our tour rally cry...
TURN-UP! COLLA GREENS!
Friday, April 5, 2013
2013 Black College Tour - Day 7
Author : Dan Franklin
YMCA : West Side Surburban
Date : 04/05/2013
The day started with everyone eating breakfast and making there way to the bus. There was a buzz in the air as everyone was feeling the excitement from it being the last college tour of the trip.
In 1882, one of the nation’s early Black Church denominations founded what has since evolved into Lane College. Now referred to as The Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church, the organization was originally named the Colored Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church in America when it formed in 1870. Among its top priorities was the establishment of schools to educate the newly freed Negroes following the Civil War. This enterprise of building a school in Tennessee was conceived as early as November 1878 at the CME denomination’s Tennessee Annual Conference. The CME church’s first Bishop, William H. Miles, presided over the meeting which convened at the old Capers Chapel CME Church in Nashville, Tennessee. A most pivotal moment of the conference occurred when Reverend J.K. Daniels presented a resolution to establish a Tennessee school. Amid much applause, the resolution was adopted, and a committee was appointed to solicit means to purchase a site. Reverends C.H. Lee, J.H. Ridley, Sandy Rivers, Barry Smith, and J. K. Daniels constituted this committee.
Due to the great yellow fever epidemic of 1878, the committee’s work was hindered; but when Bishop Isaac Lane was appointed to preside over the Tennessee conference in 1879, there was a turning point. He met with the committee, gave advice, and helped to formulate plans for the founding of what would be called the “CME High School” (now Lane College). For $240, Bishop Lane purchased the first four acres of land to be used for the new school, and they were located in the eastern part of Jackson, Tennessee.
On November 12, 1882, the “CME High School” began its first session under the guidance of its first principal and teacher, Miss Jennie E. Lane, daughter of Founder Isaac Lane. This first day of school marked the beginning of a powerful and ongoing commitment to the uplifting of people throughout the south, the nation, and the world.
Lane college has approximatley 1900 students. The tuition was approximately $15,000.
The teens met with the Director of Recruiting for Lane College. She provided the teens with a moving message. She also shared with the teens the tuition cost as well as the retention rate.
Campus radio station is operated by college students with professors there to support the operations.
The Lane College water tower was where the book store, a eatery and a business office for entrepreneurs was housed.
The campus had two of these amazing retreats on the campus that the students could go to and relax. The students are able to watch movies, listen to music, play games, cards, pool or table tennis.
Lane College dorm room.
After our trip to Lane College, we returned to the hotel and the teens had to complete their end of tour essays.
We left the hotel and went to the Memphis YMCA. The gymnasium was our disco for about 3 hours. The teens had a great time listening to music, dancing and eating. You can see some the teens and there fancy moves.
And, we had our end of the day meeting
YMCA : West Side Surburban
Date : 04/05/2013
The day started with everyone eating breakfast and making there way to the bus. There was a buzz in the air as everyone was feeling the excitement from it being the last college tour of the trip.
In 1882, one of the nation’s early Black Church denominations founded what has since evolved into Lane College. Now referred to as The Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church, the organization was originally named the Colored Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church in America when it formed in 1870. Among its top priorities was the establishment of schools to educate the newly freed Negroes following the Civil War. This enterprise of building a school in Tennessee was conceived as early as November 1878 at the CME denomination’s Tennessee Annual Conference. The CME church’s first Bishop, William H. Miles, presided over the meeting which convened at the old Capers Chapel CME Church in Nashville, Tennessee. A most pivotal moment of the conference occurred when Reverend J.K. Daniels presented a resolution to establish a Tennessee school. Amid much applause, the resolution was adopted, and a committee was appointed to solicit means to purchase a site. Reverends C.H. Lee, J.H. Ridley, Sandy Rivers, Barry Smith, and J. K. Daniels constituted this committee.
Due to the great yellow fever epidemic of 1878, the committee’s work was hindered; but when Bishop Isaac Lane was appointed to preside over the Tennessee conference in 1879, there was a turning point. He met with the committee, gave advice, and helped to formulate plans for the founding of what would be called the “CME High School” (now Lane College). For $240, Bishop Lane purchased the first four acres of land to be used for the new school, and they were located in the eastern part of Jackson, Tennessee.
On November 12, 1882, the “CME High School” began its first session under the guidance of its first principal and teacher, Miss Jennie E. Lane, daughter of Founder Isaac Lane. This first day of school marked the beginning of a powerful and ongoing commitment to the uplifting of people throughout the south, the nation, and the world.
Lane college has approximatley 1900 students. The tuition was approximately $15,000.
The teens met with the Director of Recruiting for Lane College. She provided the teens with a moving message. She also shared with the teens the tuition cost as well as the retention rate.
Campus radio station is operated by college students with professors there to support the operations.
The Lane College water tower was where the book store, a eatery and a business office for entrepreneurs was housed.
The campus had two of these amazing retreats on the campus that the students could go to and relax. The students are able to watch movies, listen to music, play games, cards, pool or table tennis.
Lane College dorm room.
After our trip to Lane College, we returned to the hotel and the teens had to complete their end of tour essays.
We left the hotel and went to the Memphis YMCA. The gymnasium was our disco for about 3 hours. The teens had a great time listening to music, dancing and eating. You can see some the teens and there fancy moves.
And, we had our end of the day meeting
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