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O'Banyoun, Simon Peter
Birth Year : 1798
Death Year : 1875
Simon Peter O'Banyoun, said to have been born in Fayette County, KY, was an escape slave who made his way to Canada around 1820. He was the son of a slave woman and an Irish slave owner whose last name was O'Bannion [source: BHS Quarterly, Autumn 1995, v.2, no.3, pp.4-5, online]. In Brantford, Ontario, Simon Peter O'Banyoun became a British citizen and was minister of an African Methodist Episcopal Church in the 1840s and 1850s, and later joined the British Methodist Episcopal Church [source: The Journey from Tollgate to Parkway by A. Shadd]. Simon P. O'Banyoun was said to be a very respected and influential man in Brantford, Ontario. He donated land for the first AME Church in Brantford, it was located at the corner of Dalhousie and Murray Streets. O'Banyoun and Henry W. Bibb, who had also escaped slavery in Kentucky, wrote "Yankee Prejudice" in Bibb's paper Voice of the Fugitive, 01/30/1852. Simon P. O'Banyoun is mentioned on p.110 in Natasha L. Henry's book Emancipation Day: celebrating freedom in Canada; Peter O'Banyoun gave a speech at the Emancipation Day celebration in Brantford, Ontario, August 1, 1856. Simon Peter O'Banyoun was the husband of Sophia Wright, they were married in Brantford, Ontario, July 19, 1832, and the couple would have several children including singer Rev. Joseph O'Banyoun who was head of the O'Banyoun Singers. The group's name was in honor of Peter O'Banyoun. For more see Family Trees in Ancestry.com or Ancestry Library Edition; and "Black History Month: Canadian Jubilee Singer Joseph O'Banyoun" an Olive Tree Genealogy Blog; and see "Simon Peter O'Banyoun" in Autobiography of a Fugitive Negro: his anti-slavery labors in the United States, Canada & England by S. R. Ward; and in The Black Abolitionist Papers, v.2, Canada, 1830-1865 by C. P. Ripley.
*In Kentucky, the last name was probably spelled O'Bannon. There were a few men with the last name O'Bannon who received land grants in Kentucky in the late 1700s and early 1800s. For more on Kentucky land grants see Kentucky Land and Property, a FamilySearch website.
Subjects: Freedom, Migration North, Ministers, Pastors, Preachers, Religion & Church Work
Geographic Region: Kentucky / Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Ogden, Geraldine Cox
Birth Year : 1919
Death Year : 1998
On September 30, 1954, Mrs. Geraldine Cox Ogden was the first white student admitted to Kentucky State College [now Kentucky State University]. She was a part-time student, taking a 2 credit hour course toward her bachelor's degree in physical education at the University of Kentucky. Ogden lived in Frankfort, KY. R. B. Atwood, president of Kentucky State College, wanted the admission of Mrs. Ogden to be handled quietly, and said that he felt it was time to enroll a white student since Negro students were being enrolled in other state colleges. Mrs. Geraldine Cox Ogden left Kentucky State College after one week, she took a job in Lexington. For more see document "Kentucky State admits white student," 10/04/1954, pp.38-39 within the file Kentucky State College (Frankfort), Louisville Municipal College, & West KY Vocational Training School (Paducah), part of The Claude A. Burnett Papers: The Associated Negro Press, 1918-1967, Part 3: Subject Files on Black Americans, 1918-1967, Series A, Agriculture, 1923-1966 -- Proquest History Vault; p.108 in Fifty Years of Segregation by J. A. Hardin; and "Kentucky State College admits first white student," Jet, 10/14/1954, p.25. See also the NKAA entry for Betty Marie Ellis, the first white student to apply for admission to Kentucky State College. See also Barry Coleman Moore, the first white football player at Kentucky State College.
Subjects: Education and Educators
Geographic Region: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Ohio County (KY) Slaves, Free Blacks, and Free Mulattoes, 1850-1870
Start Year : 1850
End Year : 1870
Ohio County, located in the western region of Kentucky, was established in 1798 from a portion of Hardin County, and was named for the Ohio River. The county ran along the river before it was divided into additional counties. Hartford is the county seat, and was named for a deer crossing, hart ford. The land was part of a grant that Gabriel Madison received from Virginia, and Fort Hartford was one of the first settlements in the area. The 1800 county population was 1,223, according to the Second Census of Kentucky: 1,069 whites, 151 slaves, and 3 free coloreds. The population increased to 10,919 by 1860, according to the U.S. Federal Census, and excluding the slaves. Below are the number of slave owners, slaves, free Blacks and free Mulattoes for 1850-1870.
1850 Slave Schedule
- 327 slave owners
- 865 Black slaves
- 268 Mulatto slaves
- 40 free Blacks
- 9 free Mulattoes
- 320 slave owners
- 825 Black slaves
- 547 Mulatto slaves
- 20 free Blacks
- 9 free Mulattoes
- 1,190 Blacks
- 132 Mulattoes
- About 42 U.S. Colored Troops listed Ohio County, KY, as their birth location.
Subjects: Slave Owners, Slaves, Free Blacks, Free Mulattoes in Kentucky, 1850-1870 [by county N-Z]
Geographic Region: Ohio County, Kentucky
"Ol Man River" / "Long Haired Mama" Song Controversy
Start Year : 1927
End Year : 1959
The song, "Ol Man River," written in 1927, has been referred to as a Negro folk song and is credited to Jerome Kern for the music and Oscar Hammerstein II for the lyrics. There is also a claim that the song was originally written as "Long Haired Mama," by Maury Madison from Kentucky. Maury Madison [born William Renick Smith] and his parents are listed as white in the U.S. Federal Census. However, in 1959, The Commercial Appeal newspaper identified Maury Madison as a Negro who wrote "Ole Man River." The story was reprinted in various newspapers in the United States [sources: "Long-haired Mama," in The Florence Times, 10/10/1959, p. 4, and in the Kentucky New Era, 10/06/1959, p. 4]. The song "Long-Haired Mama" had been written by Maury Madison in 1927 when he was living in Paris, France. According to Sigmund Spaeth, the song was copied as "Old Man River" and credited to Jerome Kern; it was the opening song to Kern and Hammerstein's musical, Show Boat, sung by Paul Robeson [source: "Says Negro, not Jerome Kern, wrote 'River'," Jet, 10/15/1959, p. 61]. The matter of who actually wrote the song was said to have been settled out of court with Maury Madison receiving $5,000 in compensation. The story had actually come to light in 1933 in the New York Times when Spaeth, referred to as "The Tune Detective," noted that the song "Old Man River" was "a remarkable imitation of the real thing...." "In 1927 there was published in Paris a song named 'Long Haired Mamma,' by Maury Madison, with the opening measures of its chorus practically identical with the corresponding part of 'Ol Man River.' - - [source: O. E. Dunlap, Jr., "Trailing the Songs" within the article "100,000 Melodies are on tap for a network - The Tune Detective sleuths ten popular songs," New York Times, 10/08/1933, p. X11]. The name Maury Madison was an alias for William Renick Smith, a musician and composer born in Paris, KY. His birthday is given as July 5, 1893, on the New York Passengers List (for the Immigration Authorities), dated 08/27/1931, p. 55, No. 5. Madison had first applied for a passport in 1920 in Los Angeles, CA, under the name William R. Smith [source: U.S. Passport Application #168772, dated 01/28/1920]. On his application, William R. Smith said that he lived in Los Angeles, CA, and was a newspaper writer who would be leaving from New York on April 15, 1920, to travel abroad for six months to gather literary material from France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, and England. William Renick Smith's World War I draft registration card, completed May 24, 1917, says that he was a reporter at the Houston office of the Galveston News. During the 1920s, he would make several trips to Europe, and while abroad, he published a number of songs written in both English and French, penned under the name of Maury Madison. One of his earliest songs, "By the Shenandoah," was published in 1913 in Dallas, TX, under the name William Renick Smith [available at the Virginia Historical Society Library]. The Maury Madison Papers, 1926-1950 are held at the University of Texas at Austin. The collection includes music written by Madison after his return to the U.S. in 1931, when he began writing music to accompany poems written by U.S. Presidents and their families. The collection also includes songs for the play Out of the Blue by Leslie Hollingsworth. In 1942, Maury Madison was noted as living in Winchester, KY, when four of his songs were copyrighted: "We Shall Win" w Douglas McArthur and melody #23599; "Bataan Went Out Fighting" w Douglas McArthur #14933; "Glorious Old Banner" w William McKinley #10762; and "Harbor in Hawaii" #6287 [source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 3, Musical Compositions, New Series, v.37, Part 1, First Half of 1942, Nos. 1-5]. William Renick Smith [Maury Madison] was the son of Curtis Pendleton Smith (b. 1863) from Indiana, and Anna E. Renick Smith (b. 1866) from Paris, KY. The family left Kentucky around 1897 and lived in Dallas, TX, where Curtis P. Smith was a lawyer and served as Mayor of Dallas (1906-07) [source: City Mayors of the City of Dallas]. Curtis P. Smith died in Dallas on February 20, 1919 [source: Texas Death Index]. By 1920, William Renick and his mother were living in Los Angeles, CA. They both applied for passports in 1920 to visit Europe, and both returned to the U.S. on August 9, 1920, aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria [source: List of United States Citizens (for the Immigration Authorities), p. 11, No. 3]. William Renick and his mother traveled together, making several trips to Europe during the 1920s. His mother, Anna E. Renick Smith, died in Winchester, KY on March 17, 1956 [source: Kentucky Death Index]. William Renick Smith also died in Winchester, KY, September 30, 1961 [source: Kentucky Death Index]. William Renick Smith and his parents are buried in the Paris Cemetery in Paris, KY. No official documents have been found that indicate William Renick Smith [Maury Madison] was African American.
See Paul Robeson singing "Ol Man River" (in Showboat, 1936) on YouTube.
Subjects: Musicians, Opera, Singers, Song Writers
Geographic Region: Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky / Paris, France, Europe / Los Angeles, California / Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky
Old Anderson County: Black & White Oral History Project
Start Year : 1980
End Year : 2005
The following information comes from the description on the "Pass the Word" website. "These interviewees were born in Anderson County and their ancestors were original settlers in the area. The information gathered represents attitudes, mores, food ways, educational opportunities, and political intentions of both groups-country and city--from about 1890 to present. Also explored, were the issues of housing, recreation and courting."
See list of interviews at "Pass the Word" website.
Subjects: Oral History Collections
Geographic Region: Anderson County, Kentucky
Old Danville Road Cemetery
Located in Jessamine County, it was the first African-American cemetery restored in the Jessamine County Historical and Genealogical Society restoration project, which began in 1999. Interred in the small cemetery is the family of Edward Bridges, a Civil War soldier of Company L, 5th Colored Cavalry. Bridges died in 1921. The cemetery is located on farmland that he owned, and the property is still owned by family members. For more see J. Barmmer, "From Beneath the Shadows," Lexington Herald-Leader, section B, 09/13/04.
Subjects: Undertakers, Cemeteries, Coroners, & Obituaries
Geographic Region: Jessamine County, Kentucky
Olden, Clarence E.
Birth Year : 1904
Death Year : 1981
Clarence E. Olden, from Paducah, KY, was a trumpet player and band leader. He also played the saxophone. He left Kentucky for New York in the early 1930s, and opened at the Apollo Theater around Christmas Day of 1934. In 1940, Clarence and his wife Iva (1905-1991) were lodgers at the home of Mildred Harris on Lexington Avenue in Columbus, OH, and both were listed as musicians [source: U.S. Federal Census]. Clarence Olden was head of the band known as Clarence Olden and His Dixie Rhythm Boys. Kentucky trumpeter Jonah Jones was once a member of the Clarence Olden Band. The band name was later changed to the Clarence Olden Orchestra. During WWII, Clarence Olden worked at the Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Plant in Columbus, OH, and due to financial constraints, he merged his band with Earl Hood and His Orchestra. Olden took over the Hood Orchestra in 1951. In 1957, Olden gave up his job at the plant and quit playing music, he bought a grocery store. In 1964, his wife, Iva Olden, was shot at the store during a robbery [source: "Clerk shot," The Times Recorder (Zanesville), 07/01/1964, p.1]. Clarence Olden was the son of Onine Olden Danner, according to the 1930 U.S. Federal Census, and he was the stepson of Artis Danner who died in 1940 according to Kentucky Death Certificate, State File #5020. {The spelling of the name "Onine" was taken from her signature on the death certificate of Artis Danner.} For more see Columbus: the musical crossroads by D. Meyers et. al.; and Clarence Olden, trumpeter, saxophonist, bandleader, April 1, 2012, by A. Howard, a Columbus Bicentennial blog.
See photo image of Clarence Olden at the Columbus Metropolitan Library website.
Subjects: Businesses, Migration North, Musicians, Opera, Singers, Song Writers
Geographic Region: Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky / New York / Columbus, Ohio
Olden, James Clarence "J.C."
Birth Year : 1884
Death Year : 1967
James C. Olden was a Baptist minister and a civil rights leader in Louisville, KY. He was born in Murfreesboro, TN, the son of George Olden who had been a slave in Oldham County, KY, before running away to join the Union Army during the Civil War. Rev. J. C. Olden came to Kentucky around 1949 and developed the Militant Church Movement (MCM) in Louisville. MCM was a civil rights organization that led in many protest campaigns, including the Interracial Hospital Movement that initiated the desegregation of Kentucky hospitals in 1953. Rev. Olden also led in the 1953 effort to bring Everett Lee, Jr. [Sylvia Olden Lee's husband] to Louisville, where he become the first African American to direct a white orchestra, and the first orchestra director to perform before an integrated audience in Louisville. Rev. Olden had been a civil rights activist prior to coming to Kentucky; in 1948, while a visiting minister at Salem Methodist Church in Harlem, NY, he led a national campaign against segregation in transportation. J. C. Olden was a graduate of Fisk University, where he sung in a quartet with Roland Hayes, Lem Foster, and Charles Wesley. He was a second tenor in Hayes' Apollo Quartet in 1910. In 1913, Olden married Sylvia Alice Ward (b.1889 in New Orleans, LA), a pianist and vocalist; they had met while students at Fisk. Sylvia Ward had turned down a singing position with the Metropolitan Opera in 1913, because the job came with the stipulation that she not tell anyone that she was Colored. Many years later, the first African American with the New York Metropolitan Opera would be Sylvia Olden Lee (1917-2004), musician, vocalist, and vocalist coach; the daughter of Sylvia and Rev. J. C. Olden. Sylvia O. Lee grew up in Washington, D.C. where her father was pastor of the Plymouth Colored Congregational Church. The Oldens were also international travelers. In 1926, Rev. Olden and his wife returned to the U.S. from Southampton, England, aboard the ship Majestic, according to the New York Passenger Lists. For more see To Stand and Fight by M. Biondi; and "Schiller Institute Dialogue with Sylvia Olden Lee, Pianist and Vocal Coach" 02/07/1998, [reprinted from Fidelio Magazine, vol. 7, issue 1 (Spring 1998)]. See photo image of James C. Olden and his then son-in-law, Everett Lee, in the Courier-Journal, "Black History Month | 1953 Everett Lee," 02/01/2010.
Subjects: Activists, Civil Rights, Civic Leaders, Musicians, Opera, Singers, Song Writers, Ministers, Pastors, Preachers, Religion & Church Work, Hospitals and Clinics: Employment, Founders, Ownership, Incidents
Geographic Region: Murfreesboro, Tennessee / Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky / Oldham County, Kentucky / Detroit, Michigan
Older African American Soldiers from Kentucky during the Civil War
Start Year : 1861
End Year : 1865
This entry is In response to a patron's reference question about the ages of the oldest African American Union soldiers from Kentucky during the Civil War. Below are the names of a few of those soldiers. Please keep in mind that many of the African American soldiers who enlisted during the Civil War were former slaves whose birth dates were not documented. The enlistment of African Americans resulted from a number of federal orders. On July 17, 1862, the U.S. Congress passed the Second Confiscation and Militia Act that freed the slaves who had masters in the Confederate Army. The act was meant for the employment of African American men in the military for labor services. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863 and called for African American men in states that had withdrawn from the Union to enlist in the Union Army for battle purposes. This order did not apply to Kentucky because the state had not seceded from the Union. By October of 1863, all border states were enlisting African American men, except in Kentucky where slaves were used as labor for the military. Nonetheless, Camp Nelson, KY was on its way to becoming the third largest recruiting and training station for African American men and would provided the Union Army with more than 10,000 African American soldiers. Kentucky was second to Louisiana in terms of states that provided the most African American soldiers during the Civil War. See Camp Nelson, Kentucky: a Civil War history by R. D. Sears; and Civil War Day by Day: an almanac, 1861-1865 by E. B. Long.
|Birth Year
+ -
|Enlistment Date
|Branch of Service
|Frank Bourdyne
|August 12, 1864
|42nd U. S. Colored Infantry
|Stephen Boyd
|February 1, 1865
|13th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery
|John Bradley
Caldwell Co.
|January 20, 1865
|13th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery
|Henry Carter
|July 24,1864 -
|40th U. S. Colored Infantry
|Ephraim Erving
|February 27, 1865
|Independent Battery, U. S. Colored Light Artillery
|Edward Evans
|June 10, 1864 - Pennsylvania
|45th U. S. Colored Infantry
|Moses Fraiskill
Jefferson Co.
|June 24, 1864
|8th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery
|Daniel Harris
Hardin Co.
|August 23, 1864
|18th U. S. Colored Infantry
|Prophet Mcfarland
Daviess Co.
|April 12, 1865
|6th U. S. Colored Cavalry
|Major Payne
|August 13, 1863
|49th U. S. Colored Infantry
Subjects: Military & Veterans
Geographic Region: Kentucky
Oldham County Colored Fair Company
According to authors Lipscomb and Johnston, the Oldham County Colored Fair Company owned its own fair ground. Source: "The Colored People: the commercial status of the Colored people of Kentucky" on p.190 in The Commercial History of the Southern States, by A. B. Lipscomb and J. H. Johnston [available at Google Book Search].
Subjects: Colored Fairs, Black Expos, and Chautauquas
Geographic Region: Oldham County, Kentucky
Oldham County (KY) Slaves, Free Blacks, and Free Mulattoes, 1850-1870
Start Year : 1850
End Year : 1870
Oldham County is located along the Ohio River and is bordered by four Kentucky counties. It was formed in 1823 from portions of Henry, Jefferson and Shelby Counties, and named for William Oldham who fought in the American Revolutionary War. The original county seat was West Port, and in 1827 was moved to the new town of LaGrange [also spelled La Grange], which was named for the French estate of the Marquis de Lafayette. In 1828, the Kentucky General Assembly moved the county seat back to West Port, and ten years later, the county seat was moved permanently to La Grange. The 1830 county population was 1,127 [heads of households], according to the U.S. Federal Census, and the population increased to 4,852 by 1860, excluding the slaves. Below are the number of slave owners, slaves, free Blacks, and free Mulattoes for 1850-1870.
1850 Slave Schedule
- 468 slave owners
- 2,118 Black slaves
- 306 Mulatto slaves
- 36 free Blacks
- 14 free Mulattoes
- 369 slave owners
- 2,031 Black slaves
- 319 Mulattoes
- 35 free Blacks
- 2 free Mulattoes [James Newman and Liter Poetch]
- 2,224 Blacks
- 569 Mulattoes
- About 44 U.S. Colored Troops listed Oldham County, KY, as their birth location.
Subjects: Slave Owners, Slaves, Free Blacks, Free Mulattoes in Kentucky, 1850-1870 [by county N-Z]
Geographic Region: Oldham County
Oliver, Joel Peter, Jr. and Wilma
Start Year : 1939
In January of 1939, Dr. Joel P. Oliver, Jr. (1903-1958) and a woman named Wilma, who was white, were arrested in Louisville, KY, for violating the Kentucky statute that prohibited interracial marriage. The couple may not have known that there was an anti-miscegenation law in Kentucky. The more they explained why they were in Kentucky, the more their story changed. With a reminder about the law, the couple told the police that they had not gotten married in Kentucky, but rather, they had married in New Mexico two years earlier. Both Dr. Oliver and Wilma were taken into custody from the Negro hotel where they were guests. Since the mid-1800s, Kentucky laws prohibited whites from marrying Negroes within the state [the statute was repealed in 1967]. The law did not apply to those who had married outside Kentucky. The couple explained that they were not from Kentucky, but that they were just passing through the state; they were driving from Lubbock, TX, to Chicago, and had stopped to rest in Kentucky. Dr. Oliver, who practiced medicine in Texas, told authorities that he had just passed the Illinois medical examination and was moving to Chicago to establish his new practice. Nonetheless, both he and Wilma were put in jail, each under a $5,000 bond, and there would be additional charges. Louisville authorities contacted the Lubbock authorities for background information on the couple. It was found that they each owned the car that they had driven to Kentucky. Dr. Oliver's car, however, bore a license plate that came from another car that he owned. When police searched the cars, they found weapons, drugs, and a large sum of money. It was also found that Wilma was not Dr. Oliver's wife [her last name was not printed in the newspaper articles]. Dr. Oliver was born in Texas, and had practiced medicine in New Orleans before moving to Texas with his actual wife, Frances Mouton Oliver, a beautician who was the youngest sister of Jelly Roll Morton. Dr. Oliver had a medical practice and a sanatorium in Lubbock, TX. His wife Frances (1900-1982) had owned a beauty parlor, and the couple lived at 2112 E. Avenue B, according to the 1936 Lubbock City Directory. The news of the arrest of 35 year old Dr. Oliver and 27 year old Wilma had spread quickly in Louisville; Dr. Oliver knew a few people in the city. When the couple appeared in police court, the room was packed with Negro supporters. To the spectators' surprise, the couple was cleared of four misdemeanor counts: violating Kentucky's prohibition against interracial marriage; adultery; carrying concealed weapons; and disorderly conduct. There were no further questions about the money since Dr. Oliver was a respected physician who treated both Negroes and whites in Lubbock. The crowd cheered in response to all the good news. However, Dr. Oliver and Wilma remained under a $5,000 bond for violating the Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914 and were to appear in court on February 7, 1939. Dr. Oliver returned to his wife and home in Texas. He died in 1958, according to the Texas death index, and after his death, his wife Frances moved back to New Orleans. For more see "Negro doctor and white wife held in Kentucky," The Coshocton Tribune, 01/27/1939, p. 12; "Negro doctor, companion held," Lubbock Morning Avalanche, 01/27/1939, p. 2; and "Negro doctor, white wife cleared of misdemeanors," The Coshocton Tribune, 01/31/1939, p. 1. For more on Francis Oliver see P. Hanley, "Jelly Roll Morton: an essay in genealogy."
Subjects: Medical Field, Health Care, Court Cases, Interracial Marriage and State Laws
Geographic Region: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky / New Orleans, Louisiana / Lubbock,Texas
Oliver, Samuel
Birth Year : 1852
Death Year : 1907
Samuel Oliver was a jockey from Kentucky; he died in Philadelphia, PA, June 15, 1907 [source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificate Index]. Oliver lived in Lower Merion and is buried in Philadelphia.
Subjects: Jockeys, Horsemen, Horse Breeders, Trainers, Betting, & The Derby
Geographic Region: Kentucky / Lower Merion and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oliver Scott's Refined Negro Minstrels
Start Year : 1890
End Year : 1904
The company had previously been the A. G. Field's Colored Minstrels; Oliver Scott purchased the company in the 1890s. The company did not originate in Kentucky but disbanded in Middlesboro, KY, in 1904. "While the show was in progress, the manager caught the 9:30 train and left town, owing 22 people two weeks' salary." For more see The Ghost Walks: a chronological history of blacks in show business, 1865-1910, by H. T. Sampson. View a theatrical poster of Oliver Scott's Refined Negro Minstrels at the Library of Congress (image may be enlarged).
Subjects: Actors, Actresses, Businesses, Musicians, Opera, Singers, Song Writers, Railroad, Railway, Trains, Minstrel and Vaudeville Performers, Theater: Companies, Education, Exhibitions, Performers, and Performances in Kentucky
Geographic Region: Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky
"On the Trail of the Buffalo Soldier"
Both the 1995 and 2004 editions of this work include the biographies and experiences of African American soldiers from Kentucky who were members of the all-Black regiments of the United States Army from 1866-1917. For more see On the Trail of the Buffalo Soldier: biographies of African Americans in the U.S. Army, 1866-1917, by F. N. Schubert; and On the Trail of the Buffalo Soldier II: new and revised biographies of African Americans in the U.S. Army, 1866-1917, by F. N. Schubert and I. Schubert.
Subjects: Military & Veterans
Geographic Region: Kentucky
O'Neal, Arnetta Black
Birth Year : 1910
Death Year : 1984
O'Neal was the first African American administrator at the Fayette County Central Office of Education. She became the coordinator of elementary language arts in 1965 and retired in 1975. O'Neal began her teaching career in Richmond, KY, and later taught at the segregated Douglass Elementary School in Lexington in 1937. She would become one of the first African American teachers at a previously all white elementary school. In the community, she was a girl scout leader, and chaired the board of the Bob W. Brown Housing for the Handicapped. She was also chair of the Trinity Baptist Church Blind Buddies Program. O'Neal was born in Madison County, the daughter of John and Viola Black; the family of eight lived on East Main Street in Richmond, KY, in 1920, according to the U.S. Federal Census. O'Neal was the wife of Damon S. O'Neal. She was a graduate of West Virginia State College [now West Virginia State University] and the University of Kentucky. For more see J. Hewlett, "Educator, volunteer Arnetta O'Neal dies," Lexington Herald-Leader, 03/10/1984, Obituaries section, p.D10.
Subjects: Education and Educators, Scouts (Boys and Girls), Grade Schools & High Schools in Kentucky, Blind, Visually Impaired
Geographic Region: Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky / Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
O'Rourke, James Ralph , Sr.
Birth Year : 1913
Death Year : 1999
In 2008, it was discovered that James R. O'Rourke, Sr. was the first African American graduate of the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science. He graduated in 1957. Prior to his enrollment, O'Rourke had been named head librarian at Kentucky State University (KSU), a position he held from 1949-1975. Before coming to Kentucky, O'Rourke was a history instructor and served as head librarian of Stillman Junior College [now Stillman College]. O'Rourke was a 1935 graduate of Stillman Junior College, a 1947 sociology and economics graduate of Talladega College, and a 1947 graduate of Atlanta University [now Clark Atlanta University], where he earned a B.S. in Library Science. He had owned a drug store and a shoe repair shop. He had been a singer, an actor, a barber, a Pullman Porter, and shoe shiner. In Kentucky, he was a library leader. O'Rourke was the author of several articles and co-authored the Student Library Assistants of Kentucky (SLAK) Handbook, which was distributed throughout the United States and to some foreign countries. O'Rourke and C. Elizabeth Johnson, Central High School Librarian, had co-organized SLAK in 1952; it was the only state-wide organization of its kind in the United States. The organization was created to spark students' interest in library science and provided scholarship opportunities to seniors who planned to go to college. O'Rourke also led an annual workshop to assist public library employees in getting certification, and he provided library training. He was one of the first African American members of the Kentucky Library Association (KLA). He also held several positions in community organizations. He was a civil rights advocate and served as presiding chairman of the National Conference of Christians and Jews in Lexington, KY, 1966-67. He was a member of the Governor's Planning Committee on Libraries, 1967-68, and co-chairman of the Lexington (KY) Librarians Association. O'Rourke was the last chairman of the Librarian's Conference of the Kentucky Negro Educational Association, 1952-1956. He was a member of the American Library Association, the Southeastern Library Association, and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. He was a member of the Kentucky Black History Committee of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, and was a co-contributor to the Commission's publication, Kentucky's Black Heritage. He left Kentucky a few years after his retirement from KSU in 1975 and settled in North Carolina. James R. O'Rourke, Sr. was born in Tuscaloosa, AL, the oldest child of Sally Reese and Timothy R. O'Rourke. He was the husband of George M. Wright O'Rourke [also a UK Library School graduate, 1966], and the great-grandson of Evalina Love and Shandy Wesley Jones. Shandy Jones was a slave who was freed in 1820 and later became an Alabama Legislator, 1868-1870 [see Descendants of Shandy Wesley Jones and Evalina Love Jones by Pinkard and Clark]. This information comes from the vita and the memorial tribute to James R. O'Rourke, Sr., provided by Dr. James R. O'Rourke, Jr. In 2009, the University of Kentucky Libraries and the School of Library and Information Science nominated James R. O'Rourke for the Lyman T. Johnson Torch Bearer Award (posthumously) for his work and dedication to librarianship in Kentucky. The award was received by his son, Dr. James R. O'Rourke, Jr.
Subjects: Activists, Civil Rights, Actors, Actresses, Authors, Barbers, Education and Educators, Librarians, Library Collections, Libraries, Musicians, Opera, Singers, Song Writers, Pullman Porters, Fraternal Organizations, Pharmacists, Pharmacies, Shoes: Finishers, Makers, Repairers, Shiners, Stores
Geographic Region: Tuscaloosa, Alabama / Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky / Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky / North Carolina
Our Colored Citizens (Maysville newspaper)
Start Year : 1900
End Year : 1915
About the middle of December, 1900, the Daily Public Ledger newspaper in Maysville, KY, had a column entitled "Our Colored Citizens." The column was dedicated to brief notes about African Americans in the city. On page one of the December 15, 1900, issue is a request for submissions; the first sentence of the column reads, "Send in news if you want it printed." The column can be found on any of the four pages of the various newspaper issues, and in the last available papers, published in 1912, the column was still called "Our Colored Citizens." The Daily Public Ledger was a four-page Republican newspaper that was founded in 1892. Thomas A. Davis was one of the eight original owners, and he would become the sole owner until 1907, when the paper was sold to Arthur F. Curran [sources: Chronicling America information website and A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians, vol. 3, by E. P. Johnson]. In 1912, Daily Public Ledger was changed to Public Ledger, and the column "Our Colored Citizens" was continued in the retitled newspaper at least through December of 1915. Issues of the Daily Public Ledger and Public Ledger are available online at Kentucky Digital Library - Newspapers. Issues of the Daily Public Ledger are also available at Chronicling America.
Subjects: Journalists, Newspapers, Magazines, Book Publishers, Music Publishers, Colored Notes in Kentucky Newspapers
Geographic Region: Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
"Our Old Kentucky Home" (Performance)
Start Year : 1898
The Civil War drama production, written by John E. Bruce and Henrietta Vinton Davis, opened in 1898 and played in northern cities. Davis (1860-1941, born in Maryland) was an elocutionist and considered a premier African American actor. She later became a political activist. Davis directed the staging of Our Old Kentucky Home and had the principle role of the Creole slave, Clothilde. For more see A History of African American Theatre, by E. Hill.
Subjects: Activists, Civil Rights, Actors, Actresses
Geographic Region: Kentucky
Our Women and Children
Start Year : 1888
End Year : 1890
This women's magazine was established in the 1880s by William J. Simmons sometime after he had established the American National Baptist Convention at State University (Simmons University, Louisville, KY). The magazine was published by the American Baptist, the state Baptist newspaper. The staff consisted of women associated with State University. The magazine coverage included African American juvenile literature and the work of women in the denomination and in journalism. Some of the women writers and contributors were Mary V. Cook-Parrish, Lucy Wilmot Smith, Ione E. Woods, Lavinia B. Sneed, and Ida B. Wells. The magazine had a national reputation and readership. When William Simms died in 1890, so did the magazine. For more see Black Higher Education in Kentucky, 1879-1930, by L. H. Williams.
Subjects: Education and Educators, Journalists, Newspapers, Magazines, Book Publishers, Music Publishers, Ministers, Pastors, Preachers, Religion & Church Work, Women's Groups and Organizations
Geographic Region: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Owen County (KY) Slaves, Free Blacks, and Free Mulattoes,1850-1870
Start Year : 1850
End Year : 1870
Owen County, located in north-central Kentucky, was formed in 1819 from portions of Franklin, Gallatin, and Scott Counties. It is bordered by five counties, and was named for Abraham Owen, an early Kentucky Legislator who was killed in 1811 during the Battle of Tippecanoe. The county seat is Owenton, which was also named for Abraham Owen. In 1820, the county population was 305 [heads of households], according to the U.S. Federal Census, and the population increased to 11,535 by 1860, excluding the slaves. Below are the number of slave owners, slaves, free Blacks, and free Mulattoes for 1850-1870.
1850 Slave Schedule
- 367 slave owners
- 1,220 Black slaves
- 294 Mulatto slaves
- 48 free Blacks [most with last name Lucas]
- 2 free Mulattoes [Palina Skilman and Benjamin Yancey]
- 398 slave owners
- 1,299 Black slaves
- 361 Mulatto slaves
- 46 free Blacks
- 23 free Mulattoes
- 995 Blacks
- 174 Mulattoes
- About 26 U.S. Colored Troops listed Owen County, KY, as their birth location.
Subjects: Slave Owners, Slaves, Free Blacks, Free Mulattoes in Kentucky, 1850-1870 [by county N-Z]
Geographic Region: Owen County, Kentucky
Owens, Darryl T.
Birth Year : 1937
Born in Louisville, KY, Darryl T. Owens was the first African American assistant prosecutor in Louisville police court, the first African American Assistant Kentucky General, and the first African American president of the Louisville Legal Aid Society. In 2005, he was elected to the Kentucky General Assembly for House District 43 (Jefferson County). He wrote the forward for Louisville in World War II. Owens is a graduate of Louisville Central High School, Central State University (B.A.), and Howard University School of Law. For more contact the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission; and see M. Williams, "The Honorable Darryl T. Owens" in Who's Who of Black Louisville, 3rd ed., p.59.
See photo image of Darryl T. Owens on his Kentucky Legislature website.
Subjects: Lawyers, Politicians, Politics, Appointments & Elections, Legislators, Kentucky
Geographic Region: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Owens, Edward, III
Birth Year : 1957
In 1984, Owens was the first African American to be appointed Assistant Commonwealth Attorney in Fayette County, KY. Owens was born in Lexington, KY, the son of Ollie Bell and Ed Owens, Jr. He is a 1984 graduate of the University of Kentucky Law School and also earned his undergraduate business degree at the school. Owens had worked with the law firm of Shirley Cunningham and John Merchant, located on Georgetown Street, prior to his appointment to the Commonwealth Attorney's Office. Owens had also been in private practice. In 1987, Owens left the Commonwealth Attorney's Office. He was suspended from practicing law in 1988 due to the mishandling of a real estate deal when he was in private practice. Owens would leave Kentucky and become senior vice-president of affordable housing with American Residential Mortgage. He was a commissioned examiner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. In 2003, he became the director of community affairs with Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, OH, and in 2005 was named Senior Vice President of Fifth Third Bancorp. For more see M. Davis, "Prosecutor takes nothing for granted," Lexington Herald-Leader, 12/26/1984, City/State section, p. B1; T. Toliver, "Ex-Fayette Prosecutor suspended from practicing law," Lexington Herald-Leader, 01/28/1988, City/State section, p. B5; "Owens heads Fifth Third Department," The Cincinnati Post, 03/01/2003, Business section, p. B8; and "Fifth Third promotes Ed Owens III," The Cincinnati Post, 11/05/2005, Business section, p. B8.
Subjects: Bankers, Banks, Finance, Financial Advisors, Lawyers, Migration North, Court Cases, Housing, Fair Housing, Open Housing, Housing Agencies
Geographic Region: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky / Cincinnati, Ohio
Owensboro Area Obituary Index
Start Year : 1890
This database is not exclusively African American in focus; it has been added to this site as a source for locating obituary information. The database is an online index of obituaries taken from the Owensboro Messenger and the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. The index was developed by and is maintained by the Daviess County Public Library in Owensboro, KY. Presently, the online database covers the time periods: 1842-1919, 1920-1989, and 1990-present.
Subjects: Undertakers, Cemeteries, Coroners, & Obituaries
Geographic Region: Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky
Owensboro Black Expo
The 33rd Black Expo was held in Owensboro, KY, in July 2005 after a two year hiatus due to low participation. The outdoor festival included a parade, pageants, and basketball games. The event raises scholarship money and awareness in the African American community. For more see D. Blackburn, "Black Expo returns after two year absence," Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, 07/29/2005; and J. Campbell, "Four-day Black Expo kicks off Thursday," Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, 07/26/2005.
Subjects: Colored Fairs, Black Expos, and Chautauquas
Geographic Region: Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky
Owensboro (KY) Negro Chautauqua
Start Year : 1906
End Year : 1930
Often said to be one of the first of its kind, the Owensboro Negro Chautauqua was established by A. O. Gutherie and Samuel Barker [source: "Black Chautauqua" in Kentucky Humanities, Fall 2012, pp.12-13]. The chautauqua events were part of a national movement to promote literacy and higher education along with music and art, all for the social advancement of the people. In 1907, the Owensboro Negro Chautauqua was held at the fairgrounds located at E. 18th Street. Tobe Brown's Louisville orchestra provided the music; Tobe Brown was a Shelbyville native. Also present was speaker Miss Vera Lee Moore, a teacher at Walden University, the historically black college that was located in Nashville, TN from 1865-1925 [source: "Owensboro Chautauqua," The Nashville Globe, 08/09/1907, p.1]. Vera Lee Moore spoke on August 2, 1907, Woman's Day, and there were about 1,000 persons in attendance. The actual starting date for the Owensboro Negro Chautauqua was probably 1906, according to the article "Kentucky's greatest entertainment: Eight Annual session of the Owensboro Negro Chautauqua..." in The Freeman newspaper dated July 11, 1914. Special train fares were arranged for those attending the chautauqua, as with the colored fairs in Kentucky; in 1909, the fare from Cloverport to Owensboro was $1.35 round trip "good to return three days from date of sale [source: The Breckenridge News, 06/23/1909, p.5, bottom of 2nd column]. Ida B. Wells was the featured speaker in 1910; she drew a crowd of 1,200. There were also professional colored baseball exhibition games. The 1910 Owensboro Negro Chautauqua was announced in Lyceumite & Talent: the lyceum magazine dated June 10, 1910, on page 82, along with the mention of the Kansas City Chautauqua for Negroes [online at Google Books]. The Owensboro Negro Chautauqua organization was incorporated in 1914 and that year the annual event was held July 18-26. The music was performed by the Hamilton Military Band from Lexington, KY. The 1915 chautauqua was held August 8-15 and the Hamilton Military Band from Lexington, KY, provided the music again [source: "Negro Chautauqua," Hopkinsville Kentuckian, 07/29/1915, p.4; and "Owensboro Negro Chautauqua" in The New York Age, 08/26/1915, p.7]. The overall chautauqua movement ended in the early 1930s. For more information see Music in the Chautauqua Movement: from 1874 to the 1930s by P. Lush; The Chautauqua Movement: an episode in the continuing American revolution by J. E. Gould; see p.647 for information about "Negro Chautauqua" within the article "Durham, North Carolina: a city of Negro enterprise" by B. T. Washington, Independent, v.70, pp.642-670 [article within Black Thought and Culture database by Alexander Street Press]; and see "Chautauqua Movement" by S. Birden within the Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education by E. F. Provenzo Jr. and A. B. Provenzo [Online Sage Publication].
Subjects: Colored Fairs, Black Expos, and Chautauquas
Geographic Region: Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky
Owsley County (KY) Slaves, Free Blacks, and Free Mulattoes, 1850-1870
Start Year : 1850
End Year : 1870
Owsley County, located in eastern Kentucky, was formed in 1843 from portions of Breathitt, Clay, and Estill Counties. It is surrounded by five counties and was named for William Owsley, a Kentucky governor who also served in the Kentucky House and Senate, and was Kentucky Secretary of State. The county seat is Booneville, named for Daniel Boone. The 1850 county population was 3,956, according to the U.S. Federal Census, and the population increased to 5,223 by 1860, excluding the slaves. Below are the number of slave owners, slaves, free Blacks, and free Mulattoes for 1850-1870.
1850 Slave Schedule
- 41 slave owners
- 114 Black slaves
- 22 Mulatto slaves
- 7 free Blacks [last names Orchard, 1 Jenkins, 1 Butcher]
- 15 free Mulattoes [last names Butcher, Ross, 1 Clark, 1 Ferey, 1 Goosey]
- 29 slave owners
- 77 Black slaves
- 35 Mulatto slaves
- 3 free Blacks [last names Hornsby, 1 Buford]
- 15 free Mulattoes [last names Goosey, Ross, 2 Norman, 1 Smith, 1 Ward]
- 26 Blacks [last names Cawood, Guess, Minter, 1 Pendleton, 1 Ambrose]
- 17 Mulattoes [last names Cawood, Ross, 3 Ambrose, 1 Bowman, 1 Clark, 1 Minter]
- At least one U.S. Colored Troop listed Owsley County as his birth location [Allen Jett].
Subjects: Slave Owners, Slaves, Free Blacks, Free Mulattoes in Kentucky, 1850-1870 [by county N-Z]
Geographic Region: Owsley County, Kentucky


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Tamerlan Tsarnaev Heard Voices: Report
(NEWSER) – The Boston Globe yesterday published the results of its five-month investigation that delved into Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and the very first line of the 18,000-word piece presents an attention-grabbing claim: That Tamerlan "started hearing the voice as a young man. ... It frightened him, as the voice inside grew more insistent. It may in the end have directed him." The Globespoke to a close friend who says the voice told Tamerlan to do certain unnamed things; he reportedly told his mother "that he felt there were two people living inside of him." But the piece is much more than just this revelation: It suggests that much of what we believe we know about the Tsarnaevs and their motivation is incorrect. Among its claims:
- The Globe suggests the Tsarnaevs did not flee to America because they were persecuted in Kyrgyzstan; rather, it indicates that father Anzor's tobacco trading business stepped on the turf of Russian gangsters, who possibly threatened him. A former co-worker of mother Zubeidat heard a different story: that Anzor "tried to prosecute" Russian mobsters over illegal trading; members of their group allegedly kidnapped Anzor and tortured him for a week, then severed the family dog's head and left it on their doorstep.

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Pearl Jam, NIN, Cure headlining Voodoo Fest
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Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, and the Cure will all be in the Big Easy this weekend for the 2013 edition of the Voodoo Music and Arts Experience. They're set to headline the New Orleans event, which gets under way today.
Eddie Vedder and company will top the Day One bill, which also includes acts like Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and Calvin Harris.
Nine Inch Nails will take the stage on Saturday, as will Paramore, the Gaslight Anthem, Alkaline Trio, Cults, and many more.
Sunday's lineup features Kid Rock, Bassnectar, Matt and Kim, Dr. John and a slew of others, with the Cure scheduled to bring it all to a close that night.
The full 2013 Voodoo lineup and other details about the festival are available at WorshipTheMusic.com.
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Casey Kasem to Be Buried ... in Norway
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(NEWSER) – It looks like Casey Kasem will finally be laid to rest, though in a head-scratcher of a location—Norway. A newspaper there reports that wife Jean Kasem is shipping the DJ's remains to Oslo for burial, according to the Hollywood Reporter and the BBC. Does Kasem have Norwegian roots? Nope. Nor apparently does his wife. Casey Kasem's kids, who have been feuding with Jean Kasem for decades, think she's trying to make it difficult to have the body exhumed to dodge their abuse accusations.
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'Gestapo tactics': Yellowstone park rangers held tour group captive
A Yellowstone tour guide accused the National Park Service of using "Gestapo tactics" while shutting down the park, after armed rangers locked a group of terrified senior citizens inside their hotel for many hours to prevent them from visiting nearby attractions.
The Lawrence, Massachusetts Eagle-Tribune reports that the rangers also prevented the group from taking pictures of wildlife and from stopping at a rest facility during their departure, forcing seniors to wait well over two hours before using the restroom.
"We've become a country of fear, guns and control," said Pat Vaillancourt, a Massachusetts resident who was on the tour last week. "It was like they brought out the armed forces."
When the government shutdown took effect on October 1, Vaillancourt's group of about four dozen senior citizens had just arrived at Yellowstone. Although many tourists were already being shuttled out of the park, rangers allowed the tour a two-day extension due to their prepaid hotel reservations. What looked like a generous exception, however, soon turned into a nightmare.
As the bus made its way into the park, the group stopped to take pictures of a large bison herd passing nearby. Vaillancourt said that a ranger quickly appeared, ordering the tourists to stop "recreating" and return to the bus.
When the group's tour guide protested, the ranger became angry. "She responded and said, 'Sir, you are recreating,' and her tone became very aggressive," Vaillancourt said.
"We paid a lot to get in," said tour guide Gordon Hodgson, who was interviewed by the local Livingston Enterprise. "All these people wanted to do was take some pictures."
The seniors were sent to the Old Faithful Inn, a ritzy hotel located next to the famous Old Faithful geyser. Immediately upon their arrival, armed rangers locked the inn's doors and stood guard outside to prevent the group from visiting the geyser, which was already barricaded.
"They looked like Hulk Hogans, armed," Vaillancourt said. "They told us you can't go outside. Some of the Asians who were on the tour said, 'Oh my God, are we under arrest?' They felt they were criminals."
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Kellie Pickler & Lady A to perform on 'Dancing' finale
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Kellie Picker is back on "Dancing With the Stars" - as a musical guest.
OnTheRedCarpet.com says the country star, who captured the mirrorball trophy back in the spring, will be launching the two-night season finale Monday night with a performance of her new song "Little Bit Gypsy."
But she's not the only country artist taking part in the festivities. Lady Antebellum is on board for Tuesday's show, and will sing their latest hit, "Compass."
In addition, Blue Collar Comedy star Bill Engvall is among the four celebrities still in the competition. He's vying for the mirrorball trophy along with Amber Riley, Corbin Bleu, and Jack Osbourne.
The "Dancing With the Stars" finale will begin on ABC Monday night at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
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Playoff picture: Niners' win shakes things up
If the season ended now:
AFC first-round byes: (1) Broncos, (2) Patriots. NFC: (1) Seahawks, (2) Panthers
AFC wild card: (6) Dolphins at (3) Bengals; (5) Chiefs at (4) Colts
NFC wild card: (6) Saints at (3) Eagles; (5) 49ers at (4) Bears
How wild is Week 16? The Dolphins got shut out, but they moved from outside to inside the top six in the AFC. And a game between two eliminated teams, the Browns and Jets, helped keep the Steelers alive.
All four teams in contention for the No. 6 seed in the AFC need help to make the playoffs. The Dolphins currently have the lead, but the Ravens get the nod if all four teams lose (Miami plays host to the Jets and Baltimore visits the Bengals). The Chargers lose all the tiebreakers but have the Chiefs at home, and Kansas City is locked into the No. 5 seed. The Steelers get in with a win against the Browns and losses by the other three contenders.
Also in the AFC, every division title has been secured. The Broncos won the West and earned a first-round bye, but the Patriots still have a shot at No. 1 (or could fall to No. 3 or 4). The Chiefs are the top wild card.
In the NFC, the Bears squandered their chance to become the conference's first division champion but will play host to the Packers in one of two winner-take-all games next week. The Eagles visit the Cowboys for the East title in the late game.
Earlier, the 49ers and Saints could have clinched playoff berths and the Seahawks the West title and No. 1 seed if the Cardinals had lost in Seattle, but Arizona won. Even 11-5 might not be good enough for the Cardinals. The Panthers clinched a playoff berth but not the division title by beating the Saints earlier.
Here's the updated playoff picture after the 49ers clinched a spot by beating the Falcons (x-clinched playoff berth; y-clinched division title):
1. y-Denver Broncos (12-3, West champion; at Raiders [4-11], 4:25 ET)
- 1 seed: Win/tie at the Raiders or Patriots loss/tie to the Bills
- 2: Loss at the Raiders + Patriots win
2. y-New England Patriots (11-4, East champion, vs. Bills [6-9], 4:25 ET)
- 1: Win vs. the Bills + Broncos loss at the Raiders
- 2: Tie; or win + Broncos win/tie; or loss + Bengals loss/tie to Ravens + Colts loss/tie to Jaguars
- 3: Loss + either Bengals loss/tie or Colts loss/tie
- 4: Loss + Bengals win + Colts win
3. y-Cincinnati Bengals (10-5, North champion; vs. Ravens [8-7], 1 ET)
- 2: Win vs. the Ravens + Patriots loss to the Bills (later)
- 3: Win + Patriots win/tie, or loss/tie + Colts loss to the Jaguars
- 4: Loss + Colts win/tie
4. y-Indianapolis Colts (10-5, South champion; vs. Jaguars [4-11], 1 ET)
- 2: Win vs. the Jaguars + Patriots loss to the Bills + Bengals loss to the Ravens
- 3: Win + either Patriots loss or Bengals loss
- 4: Loss, or win + Patriots win/tie + Bengals win
5. x-Kansas City Chiefs (11-4, clinched playoff berth; at Chargers [8-7], 4:25 ET)
- Will be the No. 5 seed and open the playoffs at the No. 4 seed Colts, Bengals or Patriots
6. Miami Dolphins (8-7, 7-4 conf, 2-3 div; vs. Jets [7-8, 2-3 div], 1 ET)
- Would clinch a playoff berth with a win + Ravens loss at the Bengals and/or Chargers loss to the Chiefs (later)
7. Baltimore Ravens (8-7, 6-5 conf, 3-2 div; at Bengals [10-5], 1 ET)
- Would clinch a playoff berth with a win + Dolphins loss to Jets and/or Chargers loss to Chiefs
- Would clinch a playoff berth with a Dolphins loss + Chargers loss + Steelers loss to the Browns
8. San Diego Chargers (8-7, 5-6 conf; vs. Chiefs [11-4], 4:25 ET)
- Would clinch a playoff berth with a win vs. the Chiefs + Dolphins loss to the Jets (earlier) + Ravens loss at the Bengals (earlier)
9. Pittsburgh Steelers (7-8, 5-6 conf, 3-2 div; vs. Browns [4-11], 1 ET)
- Would clinch a playoff berth with a win vs. the Browns + Dolphins loss to the Jets + Ravens loss at the Bengals + Chargers loss to the Chiefs (later)
1. x-Seattle Seahawks (12-3, clinched playoff berth; vs. Rams [7-8], 4:25 ET)
- 1 seed: Win/tie vs. the Rams or 49ers loss/tie at the Cardinals
- 5: Loss + 49ers win
- 1: Win at the Falcons + Seahawks loss to the Rams (later) + 49ers win at the Cardinals (later)
- 2: Loss + Saints loss/tie to the Buccaneers; or win + either Seahawks win/tie or 49ers loss/tie
- 5: Loss + Saints win + 49ers loss
- 6: Loss + Saints win + 49ers win
3. Philadelphia Eagles (9-6, at Cowboys [8-7], 8:30 ET)
- Would clinch the East and No. 3 seed with a win/tie at the Cowboys.
4. Chicago Bears (8-7, vs. Packers [7-7-1], 4:25 ET)
- Would clinch the North with a win/tie vs. the Packers. Eliminated with a loss.
- 3: Win vs. the Packers + Eagles loss at the Cowboys
- 4: Tie; or win vs. the Packers + Eagles win/tie
5. x-San Francisco 49ers (11-4, clinched playoff berth; at Cardinals [10-5], 4:25 ET)
- 1: Win at the Cardinals + Seahawks loss to the Rams + Panthers loss/tie at the Falcons
- 2: Win + Seahawks loss + Panthers win
- 5: Win + Seahawks win/tie; or Loss/tie + Saints loss/tie to Buccaneers
- 6: Loss + Saints win
6. New Orleans Saints (10-5; vs. Buccaneers [4-11], 4:25 ET)
- Would clinch a playoff berth with a win vs. the Buccaneers or Cardinals loss to the 49ers.
- 2: Win vs. the Buccaneers + Panthers loss at the Falcons
- 5: Win + Panthers win/tie + 49ers loss at the Cardinals
- 6: Win + Panthers win/tie + 49ers win/tie; or Loss/tie + Cardinals loss
7. Arizona Cardinals (10-5, vs. 49ers [11-4], 4:25 ET)
- Would clinch a playoff berth and the No. 6 seed with a win vs. the 49ers + Saints loss/tie to the Buccaneers; or tie + Saints loss. Eliminated with a loss or Saints win.
8. Dallas Cowboys (8-7, vs. Eagles [9-6], 8:30 ET)
- Would clinch the East with a win vs. the Eagles. Eliminated with a loss/tie.
- 3: Win vs. the Eagles + Bears loss/tie vs. the Packers
- 4: Win + Bears win
9. Green Bay Packers (7-7-1, at Bears [8-7], 4:25 ET)
- Would clinch the North and No. 4 seed with a win at the Bears.


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Clippers losing sponsors over Donald Sterling's racist comments
(Los Angeles, CA) -- Alleged racist remarks from Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling are starting to hit the team in the pocketbook. Both State Farm and CarMax have announced they are pulling out as advertising sponsors of the team. State Farm officials say Sterling's comments are offensive to say the least. They've decided to suspend their relationship with the team until all the facts can be sorted out.
Sterling has been under fire since TMZ released an audio recording over the weekend in which he allegedly tells his girlfriend not to associate with Magic Johnson and not to bring African-Americans to Clippers games.


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Richie Sambora considering return to Bon Jovi
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Richie Sambora says there's "no malice" between him and the rest of Bon Jovi. The guitarist, who abruptly left the group during their tour back in April, tells "The Hollywood Reporter" that he "for sure" would "think about" returning to the group next year.
He says stories that he left the band over money are "baloney." Sambora explains that "the currency of love and happiness is more important than the currency of money," and he just wasn't happy. He says he felt a need to reconnect with his daughter, because after 30 years with Bon Jovi he "missed so much" of his child's life.
Along with spending time with his daughter Richie has been taking care of his mother, who recently suffered a hip fracture. And it's not just his own family Sambora is looking after. He says back in September, when drummer Tico Torres was hospitalized twice for appendix and gallbladder surgeries, they "texted each other all the time." He adds that now Torres' mother is ill, so he "said 'Dude, I'm here. What can I do for you."
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LISTEN: Jimmy Fallon's Truck Playlist On iHeartRadio
Listen to Jimmy Fallon's Truck Playlist on iHeartRadio
Jimmy Fallon recently purchased a brand new Ford F150 King Ranch, and he soon realized that he needed some great music to blast while driving his truck. iHeartRadio to the rescue!
On Friday night's "Tonight Show," Jimmy revealed that fans can listen to his truckin' tunes on his very own iHeartRadio station, Jimmy Fallon's Truck Playlist. The station is perfect for truckin' - it features country music chosen by Fallon fans who tweeted him using #TruckPlaylist.
With your help, Jimmy created his Truck Playlist! Check it out! #TruckPlaylist #FallonTonight http://t.co/ByiAowCUSf pic.twitter.com/9wUqp3u5Zh
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Listen to Jimmy Fallon's Truck Playlist on iHeartRadio, where you'll hear "songs like Tim McGraw's "Truck Yeah," Kip Moore's "Somethin' 'Bout A Truck," Willie Nelson's "On The Road Again," Grateful Dead's "Truckin'," Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" and more!
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Voters sour on Obama, warm to GOP congress
(NEWSER) – President Obama's approval rating has sunk to a new low, and a majority of the public would now prefer that Republicans control Congress as a check on his power, a new Washington Post/ABC News poll reveals. Obama's approval dropped 5 points to 41%, his lowest ever by one point, and those who "strongly disapprove" outnumber those who "strongly approve" by 17 points. Voters say they prefer a Republican-controlled Congress by a 53-39 margin. The Post notes that split mirrors the response it got to the same question in September 2010, in advance of the GOP's big win.
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Hasta la vista, baby: high school Spanish teacher who posed for Playboy now sacked
The Daily Caller's favorite Spanish teacher, Cristy Nicole Deweese, told Inside Edition late last week that she has been fired by the Dallas Independent School District.
Deweese, 21, posed nude for Playboy photos and videos when she was a college student. She was Playboy's "Coed of the Month" in February 2011.
This year, she was a first-year Spanish teacher at Rosie M. Collins Sorrells School of Education and Social Services. Her presence generated quite a buzz among students ever since they discovered her collegiate exploits saved for posterity on YouTube. (RELATED: Teacher is the centerfold: Dallas high school teacher posed nude on Playboy website)
On Thursday, the stunning brunette sent Inside Edition a three-word text: "They fired me!"
Deweese had apparently just turned 18 when she posed nude for the illustrious men's magazine. She was not employed by the Dallas Independent School District at the time.
In Playboy's online videos and photos, Deweese goes by the much sexier name, Cristy Nicole.


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Book: Obama Claimed to Be 'Really Good at Killing People'
(NEWSER) – A new book on the 2012 election has President Obama making a rather brutal claim, particularly, as Michael Kelley notes at Business Insider, for a Nobel Peace laureate: The president said to aides that he's "really good at killing people." The quote comes fromDouble Down, by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, and it's mentioned briefly in Peter Hamby's Washington Postreview. (Hamby gives it as an example of the book having "click-bait aplenty.") Kelley, for his part, observes that Obama's comment is quite accurate.


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Students Under Investigation Over... Snowball Attack
(NEWSER) – Students from the University of Oregon are under investigation after a video of what some are calling a "snowmassacre" went viral. This video posted to YouTube shows students surrounding a vehicle, pelting it with snowballs, and then, wait for it ... a huge bucket of snow. The man in the video is Sherwin Simmons, a professor. When Simmons got out of the car to confront the students, the snowballs kept coming. The Oregon athletic department confirmed some of the students involved were football players and says disciplinary action is coming; police are also considering criminal charges, though Simmons says he is not pressing charges. Newsy reports:


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Hernandez Charged With Murder
(Attleboro, MA) -- Now-former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is being charged with first-degree murder in connection with a homicide that occurred near his home. Hernandez was arraigned today in Attleboro, Massachusetts, hours after his arrest from his home. Hernandez had been investigated for days in connection with the shooting death of semi-pro player Odin Lloyd. Lloyd's body was found about a mile from Hernandez's home. Hernandez appeared in court handcuffed with a white T-shirt and showed no emotion during the proceeding. He was ordered held without bail.
The prosecutor in the case said Hernandez and Lloyd were seen on surveillance video in the minutes before Lloyd's death. He added that video also showed Hernandez holding a gun upon returning to his home. Police allegedly retrieved shell casings and tire impressions that connect the homicide to Hernandez. The prosecutor in the case said it's believed Hernandez was upset with Lloyd on the night Lloyd died and sent a text saying that he can't trust anyone.


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Dierks Bentley... planning a Kanye moment for the Grammys?
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The Grascals better watch out for Dierks Bentley, who might pull a Kanye West at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
The band is up for Best Bluegrass Album for Life Finds a Way, which lists Dierks as a co-writer on the title track. Although "Home" scored a Best Country Solo Performance nomination, Dierks doubts his smash single will win, claiming that the Grascals have a better shot at winning their category. So he's going to bring his running shoes and be ready to storm the stage, just in case.
"The Grascals are nominated for Album of the year and I said, 'If you guys win, can I rush up there with you?' Because it's a good year for them. If they win, I am running up there so I can say I did it because it's a tough thing to win one, I've found out."
Dierks is a 12-time Grammy nominee. He'll perform with tour mate Miranda Lambert on the show, which airs live February 10th on CBS.
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Bruce Springsteen working on next album
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A new Bruce Springsteen album is in the works. The Boss tells "Rolling Stone" he has a lot of material for his follow up to 2012's Wrecking Ball. Bruce adds that the band has already hit the studio.
They already allegedly recorded some material earlier this year during their Australian tour - which was a first for the band. Springsteen explains that prior to this year the group has never had a recording session during a tour. But he says he had a couple of things he wanted to put down, and adds that it was very exciting. They recorded the songs with Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, who was filling in for Steven Van Zandt.
Springsteen won't say much else about his next album. But he implies that he'll be returning to the studio once the band wraps up their European tour in late July. He explains that once the band gets off the road, they stop the performing for awhile, because they need a break from that level of intensity. But he says a week or two later, after stopping, he's in the studio working, making a demo.
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Democrats Can't Accept the Trade Off of a Job-Killing Minimum Wage
When it comes to President Obama's proposed increase in the minimum wage, the White House would like to have its cake, eat it too, and claim that the cake has zero calories.
Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of The White House's proposed $10.10 federal minimum wage, giving credence to Republican claims that the hike might have a negative effect on employment by costing 500,000 jobs. The CBO also estimates $10.10 would lift 900,000 families out of poverty and increase the incomes of more than 16 million low-wage workers.
As with most policy proposals, there are some people who benefit and some who will be harmed by an increase in the minimum wage, and the CBO report seemed to find just that. The New York Times reported that: "Republicans contended the policy would be a job-killer, while Democrats asserted it would help alleviate poverty. Economists said both might be right. And the White House, in an unusual twist, openly disputed the budget office's math."
An unusual twist, but not necessarily a surprising one. One doesn't have to look hard for headlines from the past, declaring "White House Touts CBO Report" on any number of topics. "White House Touts CBO Immigration Report," said one. "CBO: President's Budget Will Bring Down The Deficit," declares a White House press release from 2012 and shortly thereafter, the President's budget would go down with zero "yes" votes in Congress from either party.
When it is convenient, the CBO is the Nonpartisan Arbiter of Absolute Truth. When inconvenient, CBO is—well—pay no attention to that report they just released.
Inconsistency in Washington politics today is the rule, not the exception, and it goes far beyond bill scoring. A filibuster is awful obstructionism, until it is used to stop a bill your side thinks is bad. "Dark shadowy money buying elections" is another person's "important voter education campaign on a key issue." When it's a conservative group spreading the word about the downsides of the Affordable Care Act or the perils of our massive national debt, it's bashed as a perversion of democracy; when the content changes to talking to the public about climate change, suddenly it seems to some like a great act of service to educate the voting public.
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Pope arrives in Rio as police clash with protesters
Hundreds of demonstrators protesting the
The first day of
A photographer was seen with his face bleeding on the ground and at least one demonstrator was detained moments after the pope left the palace where he had spoken alongside the country's president, AFP correspondents said.
An officer told AFP that the police charged the crowd after someone threw a Molotov cocktail.
The demonstrators were protesting the
The violence marred the end of the pope's first day in
Monday's protesters, whose grievances were directed towards the Brazilian leaders rather than the pope himself, chanted "Go away Cabral, go away Dilma," while a huge banner read: "Down with the fascist state and its anti-people governments".
Rousseff's popularity has plunged amid frustrations with corruption, poor public services and slowing economic growth. The leftist,
After massive protests spiraled into violence in recent weeks, authorities are keen to ensure an incident-free visit for the pontiff, who will attend World Youth Day -- an event initiated in 1985 by
Speaking at the governors palace on the first day of his trip
"I ask permission to come in and spend this week with you. I have neither silver nor gold, but I bring with me the most precious thing given to me:
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Taylor Swift Drops New Song, Video & Announces New Album During Worldwide Live Stream
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Taylor Swift dropped a brand new song, video and announced her upcoming 5th album during her worldwide live stream on Monday.
Minutes into the event, Taylor got up and danced with the studio audience to her upbeat new song, "Shake It Off," which she wrote with producers Max Martin and Shellback. She revealed that the song is her way of reacting to all the things people say about her on a regular basis - she just chooses to shake them off!
She then announced that her new album, titled 1989 (named after the year she was born), will drop on October 27th.
The album was heavily inspired by late 80's pop - another reason for the title - and represents what she calls a "rebirth." Taylor says it's her favorite album she's ever made.
Get all the info. on the album, tour & more at TaylorSwift.com!
The live stream's grand finale came when Taylor dropped the brand new video for "Shake It Off," which includes her dancing like nobody is watching in multiple styles alongside professional dancers and fans alike.
She goes from ballerina to modern dancer to b-girl to cheerleader and more during the video, poking fun at herself for her admittedly unpolished dance moves.
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February 10, 2009 – Xavier de le Rue has won the 2009 Swatch O'Neill Big Mountain Pro after being voted best snowboarder as well as the overall winner of the competition with his signature dynamic and fluid riding.
"I thought coming into this competition that Cody Townsend was going to win the overall competition," said Xavier. "But when we were watching the videos it was so cool that everyone was cheering after my runs. Then I started to think that maybe I could win it."
For taking both prizes, French snowboarder Xavier walks away with $20,000 which he says he will "spend on a nice holiday with my family."
Last year's winner Jeremy Jones who was voted in second place, was happy to see his friend take victory: "It's been an amazing week," said Jeremy. "Xavier's riding is always incredible to watch."
After an intense judging session, the riders are now off to celebrate the end of a successful week of near-perfect riding conditions and incredible snow at "Gosstall" in Saalbach Hinterglem with DJ Gitta Saxx and the Urban Knights from London.
Earlier this morning, the final day of competition was cancelled as the clouds came in earlier than predicted.
"This morning was off because the early morning window closed and the risk of having flat light was too big to hold the contest on that face," said event director Nicolas Hale Woods.
However with four very different competition faces completed in good weather and on amazing snow, this year's Big Mountain Pro has been the best yet for Nicolas and the riders.
"For me it's been the best edition of the Big Mountain Pro for the main reason that we've had very good snow conditions," said Nicolas. "We've been able to make it work with the weather, and we haven't had to drive too much," he said. "We were so welcomed in Austria. And very simply riders are smiling and that is the key."
For Fredrik Evensen it was his first Big Mountain Pro and his first venture into a freeriding competition.
"It's been fun," he said. "I've learnt a lot. It's been a great experience for me."
"The funniest thing has been having to pick a line before I drop in. It's the first time I've ever planned where I'm going. What surprised me the first time dropping in is instead of being four turns as I had thought, it was one. I had to improvise a bit," he said.
"When I do freeestyle riding I don't worry about safety precautions. It's been good to get a reality check," Fredrik said. "My understanding of the mountain has really improved."
"I want to continue freeriding. Freestyle riding is what I do, but I hope it will change. I'm tired of doing the same jump for the last ten years. I want to try something new. I'm not sure I want to do anything too crazy. The tree runs were what I loved. That's my thing."
Watch all the highlights from the 2009 Swatch O'Neill Big Mountain Pro on www.oneilltv.com.
Jeremy Jones
Fredrik Evensen
Mitch Toelderer
Xavier de le Rue
Eric Themel
Thomas Eberharter
What: The most original and innovative freeride contest on the planet
When: February 3 – February 10, 2009
Where: The Alps
Start location: St. Anton, Arlberg range, Austria
Finish location: Saalbach-Hinterglemm in Austria
Who: 12 of the best freeriders in the world – 6 skiers and 6 snowboarders
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Price Pitches Rays Past Rangers, Into Postseason
(Arlington, TX) -- David Price went the distance in leading the Rays to a 5-2 win over the Rangers in the AL tiebreaker game from Arlington. Price allowed two runs and scattered seven hits to improve to 10-and-8 on the season. Evan Longoria went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer for Tampa Bay, which will travel to Cleveland to face the Indians in Wednesday's AL Wild Card Game. Martin Perez allowed three runs in five-and-a-third innings to fall to 10-and-6 for Texas. Ian Kinsler was 2-for-4 with an RBI while Alex Rios doubled in a run but the Rangers came up short for the second straight season in a win-or-go-home game after losing to the Orioles in the Wild Card round last year.