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Volume 1 Number 4


My African American European Vacation: Scotland


Part 2 of a five-part series exploring Europe’s influence on African Americans’ past, present and future


James VI and I, King of Scotland and England, in 1566. Tis is the same King James who commissioned the re-writing of the bible. I guess one could say that I was in the room where the bible, as we know it today, was born. Edinburgh Castled is perched high above the rest of the city and provides breathtaking views.


One of my reasons for traveling BY ANGELA JONES I recently wrote about the first leg,


in London, of my incredible two-week vacation in Europe. While London offered an amazing opportunity to experience the rich history of England, the country where the first settlers of what we call the United States today originated, there was also a great deal of English history at my next stop, Edinburgh, Scotland.


I traveled for several hours on a


train from London to Edinburgh. I was thrilled that I decided to ride the train rather fly because the scenery, while traveling between the two countries, was unimaginably gorgeous. Tere were hills, valleys, shorelines and more.


Edinburgh, pronounced


“Edinbrurrr” (sounds like a grunt at the end) by the locals, is dotted with fabulous architecture, which includes Edinburgh Castle, St. Giles’ Cathedral, George Heriot’s School (from Harry Potter), the Scottish Parliament Building and Holyrood Palace, the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland.


I visited Edinburgh Castle on


the last day of my three-day stay in Scotland and literally had anxiety about leaving, fearing that I may never be able to return to explore it in its entirety. Te magnificent structure has been inhabited by historical figures such as Queen Margaret (Saint Margaret), Mary Queen of Scots and King James VI and I. Queen Margaret died at Edinburgh Castle in 1093 and I stood in the very room where Mary Queen of Scots gave birth to King


to Edinburgh was to attend an arts festival where a friend, originally from Hampton Roads, Shelli Boone, was performing in a play. Te play was entitled "When Divas Were Divas," featuring jazz great, Barbara Morrison. Te outstanding production starred five talented African American women who portrayed Lena Horne, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Josephine Baker and Sarah Vaughn. Tey captured the essence of each woman and beautifully sang their songs. Anyone who is afforded an opportunity to see this play should race to take advantage of it. Aſter the play, I had dinner with the cast along with other friends and family members who also traveled to Europe to see these women perform. Tere were seventeen of us at dinner.


Te festival where I saw the


play is called the Fringe Festival and it claims to be the largest and oldest arts festival in the world. Tis year, it was said to have lasted 25 days and featured 53,232 performances of 3,398 shows in 300 venues. While in Edinburgh, I also saw a circus act from Ethiopia called Circus Abyssinia, another must-see production. Tese young people performed feats that had the crowd on the edge of their seats for the entire duration of the show.


Getting around in Edinburgh


was very easy. I used Uber a couple of times and did a lot of walking. I took a “hop-on hop-off” bus tour to see most of the cities attractions. Scotland was enchanting and the Scottish people were very cordial and helpful. I found a good selection of vegan food throughout Edinburgh. Finally, it was time to leave the familiar English speaking countries and travel to Paris, France, world renowned for its delectable cuisine. Read all about my time spent in Paris in the next edition of this publication.


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N.C. A&T FROM PAGE 1


On the undergraduate level: No. 2 in degrees awarded to


African agriculture


Americans in agriculture, operations


and related


sciences; engineering technologies and engineering-related fields; and parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies


No. 4 in degrees awarded to


African Americans in communication, journalism and related programs; and mathematics and statistics


No. 5 in degrees awarded to


African Americans in marketing No. 7 in degrees awarded to


African Americans in architecture and related services; family and consumer sciences/human sciences; and liberal arts and science, general studies and humanities


No. 8 in degrees awarded to


African Americans in all disciplines combines; and visual and performing arts


No. 10 in degrees awarded to African Americans in psychology


At the graduate level, A&T has also been ranked:


No. 1 producer of master’s


degrees awarded to African Americans in mathematics and statistics


No. 2 producer of master’s


degrees awarded to African Americans in physical sciences


No. 5 producer of master’s degrees awarded to African Americans


NSU President FROM PAGE 2 facilities. In addition, just this


year, the University has unveiled a forward-looking revised logo, website, and marketing program. For these ac- complishments and more, the Board of Visitors shall be forever grateful to President Eddie N. Moore, Jr.


Te Board will soon name an


interim president and delineate the plan for conducting a national search for a new president.


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Washington and Lee, College of William and Mary, University of Richmond and Virginia Tech ranked ahead of Hampton University in the Commonwealth.


This ranking is the latest on a long list of publications singing praises for Hampton University in 2017. Earlier in September, US News & World Report’s annual


college


rankings placed Hampton University third among HBCU’s as well as


No. 14 for veterans and 21st among regional


universities in the south.


Money Magazine named Hampton University on its list of top colleges and universities.


Best Regional In The Princeton


Review’s annual report on colleges, Hampton University was named a


College as well.


Online College Plan named Hampton University a top-10 HBCU with online programs, and Affordable


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in engineering technologies and engi- neering-related fields


No. 6 producer of master’s


degrees awarded to African Americans in English language and literature/ letters


A&T has also ranked in the top 20 for:


Undergraduate degrees awarded to the total minority in engineering technologies and engineering-related fields; and agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences


to African physical


Undergraduate degrees awarded Americans in history, and


administration


sciences, and


social


public service


professions Master’s degrees awarded to


African Americans in education Master’s degrees awarded to


total minority students in engineering technologies and engineering-related fields


“North Carolina A&T’s leadership


in educating and graduating so many African American students in STEM disciplines and a host of other fields not only plays a transformative role in those graduates’ lives, but contributes significantly to the diversity of the fields in which they work,” said interim Provost Beryl McEwen.


These rankings come on the


heels of the announcement of the university’s enrollment growth across racial and ethnic groups.


October 2017


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