In 2005, I thought that it was about time that we started the conversation: about who we are, and where we came from:
Time to differentiate ourselves from Emma Lazarus' "... huddled masses, longing to be free..." (of the 20th Century).
Recognizing that, more often than not, perception creates a reality of it's own.
Amelia Evans Greene
Almeter Drakeford Harris
Ruth McCarley Harris and daughter Bobbi Harris Burkes
Frank Harris Sr. 1954
Johnnie Harris Jr. 1953
LJ Harris-1945
Oscar Harris 1945
Lela-Mae Harris 52'
Walker Jones 1950 (est.)
Sunman, Bigmama, & Johnnie Lee 1979
Author Profile:
_ Graduate of the Barney School of Business, University of Hartford, 1983
_Graduate of Central Connecticut State
_ former bodybuilder au naturel.
_ insurance underwriter turned social historian.
We worked our way through college as seasonal employees of Good Humor. In the photo is Jim, Richard, the Wolf, and Reggie. Reggie attended Howard University, while Jim, Richard, and Wolfie attended Norfolk State.