Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION
 
On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants.

But, once our playing days are over,

this is the end of it

and we go back to the back of the bus again.

~Hank Aaron~

Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION 

I'm very much interested in getting prisons off the stock market.

I'm very much interested in upgrading the public school

system... and taking a second look at capital punishment. I

never thought about myself as an activist when we were coming

along. I love the people I love. I didn't care whether they could

be a Democrat, Republican, communist... anything but a racist.

~Ruby Dee~

Kenneth Davis

The loss of a friend is like that of a limb;

time may heal the anguish of the wound,

but the loss cannot be repaired.

~Robert Southey~

DEDICATED TO OUR MEMORY

OF

SELENA AUDREY JACKSON WALLS 

     There are nine basic personality types. Each of the nine types is one human way of dealing with the difficulties of life. We share some qualities from each type as human traits, but the motivation behind our behavior is what determines personality type. No one type is better than any other. Each of the nine types has a reason for doing what they do, which, when understood, brings compassion to our hearts for them. The nine basic personality types are the Perfectionist, the Pleaser, the Performer, the Special One, the Observer, the Safety-Seeker, the Enthusiast, the Boss and the Merger. Cherish your memories of her, because at any venture during the friendship, she portrayed each of them.....Rest in Power my friend.....

Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.

If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love. 

I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody.

And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.

A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy;

a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.

While I know myself as a creation of God,

I am also obligated to realize and remember that

everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.

~Maya Angelou~

Cherlyn Harris (Conner)

What a wonderful tribute to a wonderful person!  Audrey was always a friend and I will miss her friendship!

Mickey

Estella Wright (Mayhue-Greer)

Thank you for such a wonderful tribute to Audrey. I have spent the last few days thinking about the fun we had between her home on Blair Hunt Drive and my home on Walker Avenue. She was a very kind and loving person who always offered words of faith and wisdom.

Kenneth Davis

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

~Aeschylus~

     Initial arrangements have been completed. A Memorial Service for

Selena Audrey Jackson Walls (Sgt Walls - SCSO) will be on

Saturday, February 13th. The time scheduled is 2pm. The M.J.

Edwards Whitehaven location at 5494 Elvis Presley Blvd,

Memphis, TN 38116 will be the venue. Tentative additional

information will be made available, upon receipt.....

Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION

Memphis attorney lands ‘dream job’ in Biden civil rights

administration....By Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell (TSD Memphis)

     Bolton is a native Memphian who graduated from St. Mary’s

Episcopal School before attending Harvard University, where she

graduated with honors. The prestigious Columbia University Law

School rounded out her Ivy League education. After earning her law

degree, Bolton interned for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern

District of New York in 2014. She also later worked as a Children’s

Rights law fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center in New Orleans.

Bolton’s father is lawyer Julian Bolton, a former Shelby County

Commissioner. 

Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION

You can't hide God in you.

God was not meant to become part of you,

and you hide out in the closet.

I don't think He wanted that.

I think He wanted people

to see the Christ in you that reflects Him.

~Lou Brock~

Marsha McMillian (Sherrod)

Selena Audrey Jackson Walls 
Memorial service 
Saturday February 13, 2021.
MJ Edwards Funeral Home
Whitehaven.
Viewing from 1pm until 2pm 
Memorial service begins at 2pm. 

Kenneth Davis

     Welcome to the website Mary! Jimmie Davis (no relations) was the former politician and singer who coined the phrase above. Your joining our website provides an additional ray of sunshine and gratitude for the spry members of our class. I included your senior head because many of us have mislocated our yearbooks. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter and other social media, may have more likes and followers, but this one was originally established for our class. Most folks just prefer to read from the pages.

     There's been a lot recorded over the years for you to review and catch up on, for entertainment purposes. Should you decide to write a post, please do. To communicate with other classmates, select the name from the "Classmate Profile" and send a private message, or you may send one via the "Message Center". For additional technical information or assistance, send your request via the drop down menu on the homepage. Select "Contact Us" and follow the prompts listed. Welcome to the website, hopefully you'll enjoy the investment of your time......

Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION

You need somebody just to say, 'Hey, I'm here for you.

Do you need anything?'

If you can get somebody like that,

you can make it, no question about it.

You can make it.

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.

I learned more of how to appreciate what I had then - my family,

my kids, the talent that God gives you

- because He can take it away at any time.

He took it away from Brian through death.

He took it away from me through my knees.

~Gale Sayers~

Kenneth Davis

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

TO

DORNELL HARRIS

Running back was always my favorite position. 

I don't want to get too detailed into it, but when you're a good

high school running back, you can almost be whatever type of

runner you want to be. If you're a good size and a good athlete,

you can be whatever type of runner you want. My desire to exit

the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have

searched my heart through and through

and feel comfortable with this 

decision. 

~Barry Sanders~

     Greetings Esquire Harris! May your day of celebration be a joyous

occasion. Like Gale and Barry, you've endured some tough impacts on

and off the gridiron. As this image creates a reflection of the past, may

the present environment surrounding you reflect bountiful blessings

of grace and absolute good health.

     As your imagination prepares you to suit up and lace up your green

and gold gators for viewing Super Bowl LV, make sure that Jerry

Hosey and Tilton Fossett are available for the next run off tackle to

score your last touchdown of the game. Complete your celebration by

having a Brendan Rothwell kind of day. May it be full

of Sentiment as you casually go Strollin' between the couch and

the refrigerator during halftime....enjoy your day my friend and

stay safe....

James Stone

Margie McRae (Reed)

Kenneth Davis

Wangari Maathai became the first black woman to win the 2004

Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental work in Kenya.

She was also the first woman in East and Central Africa

to earn a doctorate degree. 

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION 

All of us have a God in us, and that God is the spirit that unites

all life, everything that is on this planet. In Kenya women are the

first victims of environmental degradation, because they are the

ones who walk for hours looking for water, who fetch firewood,

who provide food for their families. It was easy to persecute me

without people feeling ashamed. It was easy to vilify me and

project me as a woman who was not following the tradition of a

'good African woman' and as a highly educated elitist who was

trying to show innocent African women ways of doing things

that were not acceptable to African men.

~Wangari Maathai~

Kenneth Davis

The man who never makes a mistake always takes orders from one

who does. No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her

own way is without enemies.

~Daisy Bates~

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION 

Bates was a civil rights activists best known for her work on

behalf of the Little Rock Nine. In 1952, Bates became the

president of the NAACP's Arkansas branch and in 1957, Bates

fought for the Little Rock Nine, the nine black students who

were attending an all-white school as part of the schools

desegregation.

Kenneth Davis

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION 

Dr. Crumpler was the first African-American woman physician

in the United States. Born in 1831, Dr. Crumpler first worked as

a nurse in Massachusetts between 1852 and 1860. She was

accepted to New England Female Medical College and earned an

M.D. in 1864. She practiced medicine in Boston and Richmond,

Virginia, primarily working with the poor, who had limited

access to medical care. In 1883, Dr. Crumpler published a

renowned book, Book of Medical Discourses In Two Parts,

which many believe is the first medical text written by an

African-American author.

Marsha McMillian (Sherrod)

Selena Audrey Jackson Walls 
Memorial service 
Saturday February 13, 2021.
MJ Edwards Funeral Home
Whitehaven.
Viewing from 1pm until 2pm 
Memorial service begins at 2pm. 

Kenneth Davis

My high-school a cappella teacher would embarrass me in front

of the choir. 'Mavis, you're in the basement. Mavis, you're

singing with the boys.' I said, 'Mr. Finch, my voice isn't soprano.

I can't sing up there with the girls.' So I just got out of the choir.

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION 

My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you. I'm singing

these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and

give you a reason to get up in the morning. Music is such a joy,

just an absolute joy. 

I've got to sing for Pops; I've got to keep my father's legacy alive

because he started all of this. So I started calling people, and

nobody would give me a chance, but I didn't let that stop me. I

took money out the bank and I started making me a record, and

I did it in this guy's basement.

When I come out of my dressing room, I go to my heart and say

a little prayer and go out on stage. There I am, coming to lift you

up and to motivate you. I want to bring joy. It's gospel, and

gospel is the truth. It's what I do. I'm going to bring you the

truth and lift up your spirit. ~Mavis Staples~

Kenneth Davis

Retired Marine Corps Veteran Lieutenant General Walter Gaskin, the

first Black American to command a Marine Division and the 19th

Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee. 

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION 

Inspired by a cousin who fought in Vietnam – and who was celebrated as a hero by his family and friends – Gaskin joined his high school’s ROTC program to pursue a military path through college. He deferred his draft to finish school and, later, earned a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Oklahoma.

Early in his career, Gaskin was one of only a handful of Black Americans in his division. He faced initial prejudice but eventually earned respect. Gaskin was one of the few representatives of the Black community in the Marine Corps, and in leadership positions for much of his career. His character was the example for others to see beyond skin color and was emblematic of the need for talent-based appointment and judgement.

Gaskin served as the Commanding General of the 2d Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, NC, from June 2006 until July 2008. In addition to this role, he concurrently served as the Commanding General of II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) during its year-long deployment to Al Anbar Province, Iraq, as well as the Commanding General of Multinational Forces-West.

Gaskin would later serve as the 19th Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, from May 2009 to August 2013. In that role, he also served as Acting Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from November 2011 to January 2012, making him only the second American to ever hold the billet.

Kenneth Davis

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

TO

CAROLYN ELLIS BURGOS

AND

HARRY TAYLOR

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Happiness is an inside job.

~William Arthur Ward~

     Greetings and Salutations to you both. May your day be all-

encompassing by a newfound degree of grace, mercy and love from

family and friends. William Ward also stated that "Today is a most

unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it

again; it is the only day we have." May you be blessed bountifully, to

live many more unusual days. May you both continue to display the

warm smile you're known for and prove to others that happiness truly

is an inside job, regardless of the environment... May you have a Joyce

Cooling day of celebration. May you have a finicky day of "Living

Out Loud".....grow, lend a hand, open a door, love, express yourself,

teach, improvise, it's never too late....even if it scares the daylight out f 

you....stay safe my friends.....

Margie McRae (Reed)

Kenneth Davis

Oh, Diane Nash deserves her own film. Diane Nash is a freedom

fighter who is still alive and kicking. She was one of the leaders of the

desegregation of Nashville, basically. She was a student at Fisk

University who was one of the founding members of SNCC, the

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.  ~Ava DuVernay~

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION 

Nash, who was born in Chicago, got involved with the civil rights

movement when she enrolled at Fisk University in Nashville in

1959. In April 1960, she helped found the Student Nonviolent

Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Nash also coordinated the

Nashville Student Movement Ride, which was part of the

Freedom Rides in 1961, coordinating between her fellow

students, the media, and the Department of Justice. She

engaged in sit-ins herself, even spending time in jail in February

1961 in solidarity with the"Rock Hill Nine," nine students that

were imprisoned after a sit-in.

Kenneth Davis

“I started going to Congress when I was 10 years old,” said

Hamilton. “I was a part of the Congress Youth Fellowship. We

had opportunities to present in front of the organization, and I

guess certain ones saw something in me as I grew up. When

there was Baptist Training Union, we had Baptist Young

People’s Union.”

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION

Annetta V. Hamilton, who started going to the Memphis Baptist

Congress when she was 10 years old, made history Sunday

Jan 24, 2021 by becoming the first woman to preside over the

Memphis Baptist Congress’ Christian Education Department.

Kenneth Davis

      "Given the interconnectedness of the world’s economies, a

collective response to current and emerging challenges will

always be stronger than individual responses," Okonjo-Iweala

told the WTO General Counsel last fall. "As we put it in my Igbo

language, 'Aka nni Kwo aka ekpe, aka ekepe akwo akanni

wancha adi ocha' (If the right washes the left hand, and the left

hand washes the right hand, then both become clean). This is a

call for collective action."

THOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION 

     After being blocked by Trump, the former Nigerian Finance

Minister is taking the reins of the WTO during one of the most

tumultuous periods for global trade. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will

make history Monday when she becomes the first African and

woman to lead the increasingly bruised and battered World

Trade Organization.

     Okonjo-Iweala, who holds dual U.S. citizenship, will have to

quickly demonstrate her ability to bring countries together after

four years of growing mistrust generated largely by Trump’s

highly disruptive “America First” trade policy. There will be

tremendous pressure on her to produce significant results by the

end of the year, when the WTO is expected to hold its first

ministerial conference under her watch.