Michael Jordan's Impact on Basketball and Role Model Status
A compact reflection on Michael Jordan's influence detailing his dominance with the Bulls and the Dream Team, his celebrated on court success and off court charity work, and why he is widely viewed as a model for fans. Also considers his retirement and how he shaped youth and the game itself.
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Sammy Sosa
Chicago Bulls
America
Michael Jordan
First Women Break Barriers in U S Politics
A concise record of landmark female political milestones across the U S. Jeanette Rankin became the first woman in Congress in 1917, Shirley Chisholm the first Black woman in the House in 1968, Hattie Caraway the first woman elected to the Senate in 1933, Frances Perkins the first female Cabinet member in 1933, Geraldine Ferraro the first major party female VP candidate in 1984, and Sandra Day OConnor the first woman Supreme Court justice in 1981.
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Geraldine Ferraro
New York
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
U.S. House of Representatives
Shirley Chisholm
House of Representatives
Hattie Caraway
Arkansas
U.S. Senate
Frances Perkins
Labor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sandra Day O'Connor
U.S. Supreme Court
Expressing a Dream music supplement for Black History Month
A special classroom supplement titled Expressing a Dream offers biographies of renowned Black artists such as Nat King Cole Mahalia Jackson Lena Horne Wynton Marsalis Duke Ellington Ella Fitzgerald Scott Joplin and Quincy Jones. It also explores how music reflects life and history across periods and styles and helps integrate music into various subjects. Delivery is Feb 9 for teachers registering by Feb 5, free for the first 30 registrants. NIE office at 329-7239.
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Nat King Cole
Mahalia Jackson
Lena Horne
Wynton Marsalis
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Scott Joplin
Quincy Jones
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