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February 3, 2020 Franklin Military Academy 701 North 37th Street Richmond, Virginia 23223 Telephone (804) 780-8526 Fax (804) 780-8054 Office of The Principal Franklin Military Academy Black History Month “GOING FROM GOOD TO GREAT” Excellence, Equity, and Empowerment FRANKLIN MILITARY ACADEMY The Home of The Learning Knights David A. Hudson – Principal February 3, 2020 https://www.rvaschools.net/FM Franklin Military Academy 701 North 37th Street Richmond, Virginia 23223 Telephone (804) 780-8526 Fax (804) 780-8054 Office of The Principal Special Thanks To The PTSA – Ms. Frances & Ms. DeSilvia, Ms. Z. James. M. Reives, N. Smith W. Wester, Sgt. McCray, K. Paschall For Attending The Oratorical Contest & Supporting Out Students!!! Winners Grades 9th -12th - 1st place - Jadyn Colden Grade 8th Room 1 - 1st place - Geonni Whiting 2nd place - Gerald Williams 3rd place - Jayda Scales GRADE 8TH ROOM 2 - 1ST PLACE - RAJANA GREEN 2nd place - Destiny Gilchrist 3rd place - Jamaya Davis Grade 7th - 1st place - Cameron McMillan 3rd place - Malaysia Temple Grade 6th - 2nd place - Kamya Page Franklin Military Academy 701 North 37th Street Richmond, Virginia 23223 Telephone (804) 780-8526 Fax (804) 780-8054 Office of The Principal February Is Black History Month The Black History Museum has been an integral stakeholder in the state of Virginia for more than 30 years. The museum educates and inspires ... Richmond, VA 23220 122 W Leigh St, Richmond, VA 23220 · (804) 780-9093 Franklin Military Academy 701 North 37th Street Richmond, Virginia 23223 Telephone (804) 780-8526 Fax (804) 780-8054 Office of The Principal Franklin Military Academy Daily Uniform Checklist Wear of Jewelry 1. Cadets may wear a wristwatch and a total of two rings (one per hand) while in uniform. 2. Wearing of earrings is prohibited for males. Females may wear earrings only as a matched pair, with only one earring per ear lobe. Earrings must be post-type earrings in gold, silver, white pearl or diamond (about a quarter of an inch in size = 6mm). Hair Styles - Females 1. The length and bulk of hair will not be excessive or present a ragged or extreme appearance. Hair will not fall over the eyebrows or extend below the bottom edge of the collar. Colors used must be natural to human hair and not present an extreme or unnatural appearance. Multicolored hair is prohibited. Only manageable braids that can stay in regulation are accepted. 2. Hair holding ornaments must be transparent or similar in color to hair. Females may wear braids and cornrows as long as the braided style is conservative and the braids and cornrows lie snugly at the nape of the neck and is no larger than 3 inches. No free hanging hair should be visible. Hair Styles – Males 1. Lines or designs will not be cut into the hair or scalp. Sideburns will not extend below the lower part of the exterior ear opening. The face will be clean-shaven, except for permitted mustaches. Hair will be clean and in a tapered cut to present a neat groomed appearance. Males are not authorized to wear fad hair styles: mohawk, ducktail, braids, cornrows, or dreadlocks (twisted, matted, individual parts of hair) while in uniform. All Cadets 1. Fingernails- Females may wear clear polish, or neutral color while in uniform. Fingernails should be clean and neatly trimmed. 2. Facial piercing is prohibited. Tattoos must not be exposed in Class A uniform. Cadets are expected to maintain good hygiene. 3. Buttons must be buttoned except the top button unless wearing a tie or tab. Cadets will keep shirttails tucked in pants at all times. Cadets are required to wear a white undershirt when wearing class A and a white or black t-shirt when wearing the class B uniform. Colored shirts are not authorized. Cadets are required to wear black shoes, black socks and a black belt. Wearing the uniform properly is a fundamental requirement at Franklin Military Academy! Franklin Military Academy 701 North 37th Street Richmond, Virginia 23223 Telephone (804) 780-8526 Fax (804) 780-8054 Office of The Principal “Did you Know” Famous African-American Virginians By Jalisa Morris Week One: Highlighting Politicians and Historians February 3, 2020 –Monday Carter G. Woodson was born December 18, 1875 in New Canton, VA. He died April 3, 1950. Carter G. Woodson was an African American historian, author, and journalist; as an Historian, Woodson was the first scholar to study African American History. He dedicated his career to the field of African American history and lobbied extensively to establish “Negro History Week”. He’s considered the precursor of Black History Month. February4, 2020 - Tuesday Oliver W. Hill, Sr. was born May 1, 1907 in Richmond, VA. He died August 5, 2007.Oliver Hill Sr. was a civil rights attorney and his work against racial discrimination helped end the doctrine of “separate but equal”. He argued Brown VS Board of Education in 1954. This decision marked the integration of America’s Public Schools. As a civil rights attorney Oliver W. Hill received awards such as Lawyer of the Year in 1959, Equal Justice Award in 1986, and was honored with the Harvard Medal of Freedom. February5, 2020 - Wednesday Henry Marsh, III was born December 10, 1933 in Richmond, VA. He was an American civil rights lawyer and politician. He also was elected by the city council as the first African American mayor of Richmond, VA. Marsh is now a Commissioner on the Virginia Department of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, a position to which he received appointment from Governor Terry McAuliffe. February 6, 2020 - Thursday L. Douglas Wilder was born January 17, 1931 in Richmond, VA. His accomplishments were to become a Politian and the first African-American Governor of any state since Reconstruction. He was Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. Lawrence Douglas Wilder was elected to the Virginia State Senate and he served as Mayor of Richmond from 2005 to 2009 February 3, 2020 7- Friday Dorothy I. Height was born March 24, 1912 in Richmond, VA. She died on April 20, 2010. She was an educator and a civil rights activist who focused on the issues of African American women. Franklin Military Academy 701 North 37th Street Richmond, Virginia 23223 Telephone (804) 780-8526 Fax (804) 780-8054 Office of The Principal February Is Black History Month Elijah McCoy (1843-1929) Elijah McCoy was born in Colchester, Ontario in 1843. His parents were escaped slaves who made it to Canada from Kentucky via the Underground Railroad. The family relocated to the U.S. and settled near Ypsilanti, Michigan. Young Elijah McCoy developed a penchant for mechanical engineering and, unable to acquire the necessary training in the U.S., he left for Scotland to work as an apprentice in mechanical engineering. Returning to the U.S. as a certified engineer, he was unable to get a job in his field and had to settle for a menial job as a fireman on the Michigan Central Railroad. Part of the fireman's duties involved oiling the train's many parts at frequent intervals, with the train having to stop for this operation. McCoy sought to develop a solution to this problem. In 1872, he applied for a patent for his "lubricating cup", which "provides for the continuous flow of oil on gears and other moving parts of a machine in order to keep it lubricated properly and continuously and thereby do away with the necessity to shut down the machinery periodically". Concerned initially with the lubrication of stationary engines, McCoy continued with his ultimate goal to lubricate the machines while they were in operation. Eventually, no heavy duty machinery was without his automatic oiling devices and the term the "real McCoy" became linked with the pioneering achievement of Elijah McCoy. Maya Angelou (1928-) Novelist, Poet Born Marguerite Johnson, Maya Angelou spent her formative years shuttling between St. Louis, Missouri, a tiny, totally segregated town in Arkansas, and San Francisco where she realized her ambition of becoming that city's first black streetcar conductor. During the 1950s, she studied dancing with Pearl Primus in New York, later appearing as a nightclub singer in New York and San Francisco. She worked as an editor for The Arab Observer, an English-language weekly published in Cairo; lived in Accra, Ghana, where under the black nationalist regime of Kwame Nkrumah she taught music and drama; and studied cinematography in Sweden. She became a national celebrity in 1970 with the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the first volume of her autobiography, which detailed her encounters with southern racism and a rape by her mother's lover. Franklin Military Academy 701 North 37th Street Richmond, Virginia 23223 Telephone (804) 780-8526 Fax (804) 780-8054 Office of The Principal In 1971 she produced Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie: The Poetry of Maya Angelou; in 1975, Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well; in 1979, And Still I Rise; and in 1983, Shaker Why Don't You Sing? In 1977, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for her portrayal of Nyo Boto in the television adaptation of the best-selling novel Roots. Three more volumes of her autobiography have been published: Gather Together in My Name (1974), Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976), and The Heart of a Woman (1981). In 1986, All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes was published. Angelou's other works include Mrs. Flowers: A Moment of Friendship, and Now Sheba Sings the Song. On January 20, 1993, Angelou read her poem, "On the Pulse of Morning," during the inauguration of President Bill Clinton.
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