Str8 No Chaser is an album from Detroit’s finest entertainer Eeyanjae. This album is his life story meaning that the Str8 No Chaser album is an autobiography of his life. Eeyanjae went the Prince route in the liner notes explaining the message behind this album. The album has sound similar to the “Motown sound”. This album blends the musical genres of hip hop/rap, jazz, R&B/soul, and rock.
Detroit’s Finest is about how and exactly why Eeyanjae is Detroit’s finest entertainer. He does not hold back while explaining in this song. Detroit’s finest entertainer Eeyanjae is one of the most underrated rappers from Detroit who is often overlooked with many others.
1st 2 Switch is about betrayal. It’s funny and scary how you never know which of your friends will be the first to switch their personalities by becoming different in a cold way because it’s a cold world. The mood for this song is cold hence a cold vibe along with a theme of betrayal. That is why this Eeyanjae song has such coldness.
Role Playa is about learning what life has to offer. Eeyanjae takes the listener(s) on a journey through life on this song of his. At some point in life we all have to be a role player. It’s funny how that works. Life is funny that way sometimes.
Cold World has a cold mood hence the cold vibe. That is why this Eeyanjae song has such coldness. The song is about surviving in a cold world. My Therapy is a song about how Eeyanjae uses music as his therapy.
The biggest concern of his is wanting to know his destiny until his future is clear. Eeyanjae searches for an answer to a clear future with no bleak outlook on the song I Wanna Know.
I rate this album, Str8 No Chaser, 5/5*****!
Friday, August 31, 2018
Thursday, August 30, 2018
El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke ran 10k from US to Mexico.
In early 2018, Congressman Beto O’Rourke from El Paso, Texas ran 10k from US to Mexico as a symbol of unity. All this is to gain the Hispanic vote across the United States. He does want to work in our economy. Beto O’Rourke is also running for US Senate against Ted Cruz.
History of Robertson Hill School in Austin, Texas explained and examined. (Revisited)
Robertson Hill School is one of the many forgotten schools of Austin, Texas from the 19th century and 20th century. Only old timers of Austin known about this school and history. Not many people today know about the history of this school. Robertson Hill School was home to both Robertson Hill Elementary School and Robertson Hill High School. The school itself was designated by Austin ISD as a “negro school”.
Austin Public Schools (now Austin ISD) allocated funds for a negro school to be built for black students living in East Austin in March 1883. Construction for this school to all summer to complete. At first, Robertson Hill School consisted of two rooms and later expanded to include four rooms inside of a two story building. It was a shotgun styled house.
Robertson Hill School opened on the southeast corner of 11th Street & San Marcos Street in 1883. Teachers taught students in grades 1 through 8 at Robertson Hill School during the first 5 years from 1883 to 1888. Hightower Theodore Kealing was the first principal of Robertson Hill School from 1883 to 1888. He served as a teacher was well.
Heating for Robertson Hill School was provided by old potbelly stoves. Janitors would come fill the old potbelly stoves with coal and they would get red-hot. This proved to be a fire hazard as the school burned on several occasions.
Tax records indicate that the school owned Lots 1-5 of Block 8 by 1885. (Ref: Austin City Lot Register 1885: 130).
This description of the Robertson Hill School by A. P. Wooldridge, superintendent of Austin Public Schools, was published in the Austin Daily Statesman in 1887.:
Our Public Schools: Their Condition and Their Wants.
“I said in my former article that the state of the colored schools "was a condition rather than a progress." This is in part an exact truth, for while we have a frame building on Robinson Hill neatly furnished, the house is not painted on the interior, and the grounds are unfenced; this is the only colored school building in really good condition.
Exactly the same state of affairs (children crowded onto backless benches) exists in Miss Beaulah Gibbs room on Robertson Hill. In these rooms the children are rather packed or penned than seated, to the great detriment of heath as well as manners. A. P. Woolridge”
(Ref: Austin Daily Statesman, June 2, 1887).
Robertson Hill School included high school grades their school in 1889 which were 9th grade and 10th grade. By then elementary school classes were held on the first floor and high school classes were held on the second floor. In 1896, the school had an enrollment of 84 students. (Ref: Brewer 1940:33).
At one point during the 19th century, Robertson Hill High School was the only high school for black people in Austin. Robertson Hill School served as an elementary school and high school for black students in Austin. Enrollment for this high school was very low as the student population was never or never went past 600 students. It was usually around 100 students to 200 students.
The initial location of Robertson Hill High School was in an area with at least 4 surrounding Black communities. White residents continually complained about the effects of the school (high school) on their quality of life beginning in the early 20th century.
In 1902, White Austinites implored the school board to build the black high school in Gregorytown. Their argument rested on the notion that the school should be in the center of the black community and not in an area populated by whites as well as blacks. (Ref: Austin Statesman: Gregorytown Gets the New Colored High School, 1902)
Despite efforts to relocate the school, further complaints culminated into a meeting between a committee of concerned white citizens and the school board on September 14, 1905. These citizens requested that the board find a more suitable location for the high school, arguing that on many occasions the police station had to be called on for protection”. Many white families lived in the neighborhood of the high school and argued that the school board should find a different location for it within a black neighborhood. (Ref: Austin Statesman, Removal of Robertson Hill School a Problem, 1905)
At one point during the early 20th century, Robertson Hill High School and L.C. Anderson High School were the only high schools for black people in Austin at the time. By 1904 the number had risen to 177 students. (Ref: Brewer 1940:33). Enrollment for Robertson Hill School was 105 students in 1905.
Robertson Hill High School was renamed to L.C. Anderson High School in 1907 to honor educator L.C. Anderson. This caused Robertson Hill School to remove Robertson Hill High School students from its building into a newly built building located at Olive Street and Curve Street in the Robertson Hill neighborhood of East Austin.
Robertson Hill School burned in 1938. Robertson Hill School was an elementary school when it burned. The school burned down due to red-hot coal in the old potbelly stoves. Heating for Robertson Hill School was still provided by old potbelly stoves and not central A/C heating as the white schools were. Janitors would come fill the old potbelly stoves with coal and they would get red-hot. This proved to be a fire hazard as the school burned on several occasions.
Robertson Hill School was located the junction of 11th Street & San Marcos Street, Austin, Texas, US 78702.
Austin Public Schools (now Austin ISD) allocated funds for a negro school to be built for black students living in East Austin in March 1883. Construction for this school to all summer to complete. At first, Robertson Hill School consisted of two rooms and later expanded to include four rooms inside of a two story building. It was a shotgun styled house.
Robertson Hill School opened on the southeast corner of 11th Street & San Marcos Street in 1883. Teachers taught students in grades 1 through 8 at Robertson Hill School during the first 5 years from 1883 to 1888. Hightower Theodore Kealing was the first principal of Robertson Hill School from 1883 to 1888. He served as a teacher was well.
Heating for Robertson Hill School was provided by old potbelly stoves. Janitors would come fill the old potbelly stoves with coal and they would get red-hot. This proved to be a fire hazard as the school burned on several occasions.
Tax records indicate that the school owned Lots 1-5 of Block 8 by 1885. (Ref: Austin City Lot Register 1885: 130).
This description of the Robertson Hill School by A. P. Wooldridge, superintendent of Austin Public Schools, was published in the Austin Daily Statesman in 1887.:
Our Public Schools: Their Condition and Their Wants.
“I said in my former article that the state of the colored schools "was a condition rather than a progress." This is in part an exact truth, for while we have a frame building on Robinson Hill neatly furnished, the house is not painted on the interior, and the grounds are unfenced; this is the only colored school building in really good condition.
Exactly the same state of affairs (children crowded onto backless benches) exists in Miss Beaulah Gibbs room on Robertson Hill. In these rooms the children are rather packed or penned than seated, to the great detriment of heath as well as manners. A. P. Woolridge”
(Ref: Austin Daily Statesman, June 2, 1887).
Robertson Hill School included high school grades their school in 1889 which were 9th grade and 10th grade. By then elementary school classes were held on the first floor and high school classes were held on the second floor. In 1896, the school had an enrollment of 84 students. (Ref: Brewer 1940:33).
At one point during the 19th century, Robertson Hill High School was the only high school for black people in Austin. Robertson Hill School served as an elementary school and high school for black students in Austin. Enrollment for this high school was very low as the student population was never or never went past 600 students. It was usually around 100 students to 200 students.
The initial location of Robertson Hill High School was in an area with at least 4 surrounding Black communities. White residents continually complained about the effects of the school (high school) on their quality of life beginning in the early 20th century.
In 1902, White Austinites implored the school board to build the black high school in Gregorytown. Their argument rested on the notion that the school should be in the center of the black community and not in an area populated by whites as well as blacks. (Ref: Austin Statesman: Gregorytown Gets the New Colored High School, 1902)
Despite efforts to relocate the school, further complaints culminated into a meeting between a committee of concerned white citizens and the school board on September 14, 1905. These citizens requested that the board find a more suitable location for the high school, arguing that on many occasions the police station had to be called on for protection”. Many white families lived in the neighborhood of the high school and argued that the school board should find a different location for it within a black neighborhood. (Ref: Austin Statesman, Removal of Robertson Hill School a Problem, 1905)
At one point during the early 20th century, Robertson Hill High School and L.C. Anderson High School were the only high schools for black people in Austin at the time. By 1904 the number had risen to 177 students. (Ref: Brewer 1940:33). Enrollment for Robertson Hill School was 105 students in 1905.
Robertson Hill High School was renamed to L.C. Anderson High School in 1907 to honor educator L.C. Anderson. This caused Robertson Hill School to remove Robertson Hill High School students from its building into a newly built building located at Olive Street and Curve Street in the Robertson Hill neighborhood of East Austin.
Robertson Hill School burned in 1938. Robertson Hill School was an elementary school when it burned. The school burned down due to red-hot coal in the old potbelly stoves. Heating for Robertson Hill School was still provided by old potbelly stoves and not central A/C heating as the white schools were. Janitors would come fill the old potbelly stoves with coal and they would get red-hot. This proved to be a fire hazard as the school burned on several occasions.
Robertson Hill School was located the junction of 11th Street & San Marcos Street, Austin, Texas, US 78702.
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,526
That Throwed Yung Playa album by Yungstar was pretty much a compilation disguised and promoted as an album by Straight Profit Records and Epic Records in 2000. Yungstar can't hold down his own lyrical weight or solo tracks on an album by himself. He can’t hold down his own weight on an album by himself.
He only rapped on tracks such as Knockin’ Pictures Off Da Wall, Out Of Sight Out Of Mind, I’m Still A Baller, TYP, Gots To Be Everything, and Keep It Real. He barely rapped on any of this album. Just maybe a verse here and there. Or a few verses. The album features 21+ different rappers from the Houston area. 18 of which were from Southwest Houston. 2 from Missouri City (Mo City).
However the album does have its standout moments and highlight tracks such as Knockin’ Pictures Off Da Wall, Out Of Sight Out Of Mind, I’m Still A Baller, TYP, Gots To Be Everything, and Keep It Real. Music collectors have cherished and purchase this album for years. However they only purchase this album for replay value and for completion sake.
To sum it all up, the album is 50% gibberish and 50% features vice versa. The album is mainly a collectors item for completionists. Despite the downsides this album is a classic! This album is energetic but not too hedonistic.
The intro is where Yungstar comments on the importance of keeping his name in the rap game. At the time he was riding high on the success of Lil' Troy's Wanna Be a Baller song. He was in his prime back then.
Lil Flip and C-Note go on a lyrical freestyle for Grippin’ Grain. Lil Flip takes control of verses for the first 1/4th of the duration for this track. C-Note takes control halfway. The track samples Tony! Toni! Toné! - It Never Rains In Southern California. Solo D was responsible for production and musical arrangements. Grippin Grain is about money and living the high life.
TYP is a Straight Profit posse cut with Lil Flex, Black 1, and Slikk Breeze. TYP samples Michael Jackson - PYT hence the inspiration and title for this track. The track is laced with a dance pop sound over nonchalant hip hop beats and rap lyrics.
Knockin Pictures Off Da Wall was the hit single that caught a buzz over the radio stations in Houston, Texas. It was played continuously on the radio in 1999 and early 2000s. Yungstar held down his own weight lyrically on this song with Lil Flex providing background vocals. Knockin Pictures Off Da Wall was a Yungstar/Lil Flex duo cut.
I’m Still A Baller is where Yungstar revisits Lil Troy’s smash hit from 1998 called Wanna Be A Baller. Yungstar rode high on the success of that Lil Troy song. I’m Still A Baller picks up where Wanna Be A Baller left off. It’s cool how Yungstar incorporated the lyrics of his used in Wanna Be A Baller without using any samples. The song itself is a perfect Yungstar original. The song is a tale of materialism and gloss. It’s about money and living the high life. This is where he does floss.
Keep It Real is another Straight Profit posse cut. The song was produced by H-Town legendary producer Jhiame. R&B group Deep Threat provides backing as that soulful chorus you hear. Keep It Real samples Bills, Bills, Bills by Destiny’s Child.
Out Of Sight Out Of Mind has a banging bass line that you will surely remember. Lil Flex and Yungstar hold down the weight for most of the track. Particularly 1/4 of the track.
June 27 was the 18 minute freestyle that was included on the original 1999 pressing. This freestyle was originally created by DJ Screw. It was not included on the 2000 re-release due to sample clearance issues which is why Epic left the 18 minute freestyle off the nationwide release.
I rate this album, Throwed Yung Playa, 3/5***!
He only rapped on tracks such as Knockin’ Pictures Off Da Wall, Out Of Sight Out Of Mind, I’m Still A Baller, TYP, Gots To Be Everything, and Keep It Real. He barely rapped on any of this album. Just maybe a verse here and there. Or a few verses. The album features 21+ different rappers from the Houston area. 18 of which were from Southwest Houston. 2 from Missouri City (Mo City).
However the album does have its standout moments and highlight tracks such as Knockin’ Pictures Off Da Wall, Out Of Sight Out Of Mind, I’m Still A Baller, TYP, Gots To Be Everything, and Keep It Real. Music collectors have cherished and purchase this album for years. However they only purchase this album for replay value and for completion sake.
To sum it all up, the album is 50% gibberish and 50% features vice versa. The album is mainly a collectors item for completionists. Despite the downsides this album is a classic! This album is energetic but not too hedonistic.
The intro is where Yungstar comments on the importance of keeping his name in the rap game. At the time he was riding high on the success of Lil' Troy's Wanna Be a Baller song. He was in his prime back then.
Lil Flip and C-Note go on a lyrical freestyle for Grippin’ Grain. Lil Flip takes control of verses for the first 1/4th of the duration for this track. C-Note takes control halfway. The track samples Tony! Toni! Toné! - It Never Rains In Southern California. Solo D was responsible for production and musical arrangements. Grippin Grain is about money and living the high life.
TYP is a Straight Profit posse cut with Lil Flex, Black 1, and Slikk Breeze. TYP samples Michael Jackson - PYT hence the inspiration and title for this track. The track is laced with a dance pop sound over nonchalant hip hop beats and rap lyrics.
Knockin Pictures Off Da Wall was the hit single that caught a buzz over the radio stations in Houston, Texas. It was played continuously on the radio in 1999 and early 2000s. Yungstar held down his own weight lyrically on this song with Lil Flex providing background vocals. Knockin Pictures Off Da Wall was a Yungstar/Lil Flex duo cut.
I’m Still A Baller is where Yungstar revisits Lil Troy’s smash hit from 1998 called Wanna Be A Baller. Yungstar rode high on the success of that Lil Troy song. I’m Still A Baller picks up where Wanna Be A Baller left off. It’s cool how Yungstar incorporated the lyrics of his used in Wanna Be A Baller without using any samples. The song itself is a perfect Yungstar original. The song is a tale of materialism and gloss. It’s about money and living the high life. This is where he does floss.
Keep It Real is another Straight Profit posse cut. The song was produced by H-Town legendary producer Jhiame. R&B group Deep Threat provides backing as that soulful chorus you hear. Keep It Real samples Bills, Bills, Bills by Destiny’s Child.
Out Of Sight Out Of Mind has a banging bass line that you will surely remember. Lil Flex and Yungstar hold down the weight for most of the track. Particularly 1/4 of the track.
June 27 was the 18 minute freestyle that was included on the original 1999 pressing. This freestyle was originally created by DJ Screw. It was not included on the 2000 re-release due to sample clearance issues which is why Epic left the 18 minute freestyle off the nationwide release.
I rate this album, Throwed Yung Playa, 3/5***!
Brian McAnally found dead in Philadelphia group home. (Revisited)
On the date of July 28, 2016, Brian McAnally passed away in the group home he was living in. At the time of death, Brian was found dead in his dorm at the group home he was living in at the time. It was due to conditions regarding his health that he passed away. His mania had taken a turn for the worst despite getting emotional healing through therapy. Brian attended meetings with a behavior therapist and counselor on a regular basis. Despite all that, Brian was thriving in his group home better than he did at Eastern State School. Brian McAnally was 51. He left several family members behind whom he hadn’t seen for years.
In 1983 (after Brian McAnally turned 18), he was moved to a brand new group home which was located 4 blocks away from his fathers home in Kensington, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after living in Eastern State School for 4 years. Brian was thriving and doing pretty well in his group home better than he did at Eastern State School. He wasn’t as anxious or aggressive despite having been diagnosed with mania and schizophrenia earlier in his life. Later on, he was diagnosed with mental retardation.
In 1983 (after Brian McAnally turned 18), he was moved to a brand new group home which was located 4 blocks away from his fathers home in Kensington, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after living in Eastern State School for 4 years. Brian was thriving and doing pretty well in his group home better than he did at Eastern State School. He wasn’t as anxious or aggressive despite having been diagnosed with mania and schizophrenia earlier in his life. Later on, he was diagnosed with mental retardation.
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,525
This is Michael Mixerr. I am reviewing George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice.
George Michael was at the peak of his solo career when he released the Listen Without Prejudice Interview album in 1991. This album has a more acoustic vibe due to its instrumentation. He reflects on his music with such intensity. It was a complete departure from the sound off his debut album earlier in 1987. The album was platinum over several times in various countries across the world.
However it wasn’t all glamour for this solo star. He faced several challenges with Sony when recording the Listen Without Prejudice album. He claimed Sony did not promote his albums properly and was holding him back. Coincidentally it did not hinder the album from becoming another success surprisingly of course.
Despite the several challenges he faced with Sony when recording the Listen Without Prejudice album, the rewards and benefits turned out great. Recording this album to him was considered awarding.
Freedom is an upbeat dance track with an upbeat vibe. Of course the song is a ballad as George Michael is known for his ballads. Freedom samples Soul II Soul - Back To Life. The song received a great deal of play in the posh clubs of the United Kingdom.
Soul Free is a song that incorporates elements of soul music and dance music all into one song. The vibe is fairly upbeat and so is the sound.
I rate this album, Listen Without Prejudice, 4/5****.
George Michael was at the peak of his solo career when he released the Listen Without Prejudice Interview album in 1991. This album has a more acoustic vibe due to its instrumentation. He reflects on his music with such intensity. It was a complete departure from the sound off his debut album earlier in 1987. The album was platinum over several times in various countries across the world.
However it wasn’t all glamour for this solo star. He faced several challenges with Sony when recording the Listen Without Prejudice album. He claimed Sony did not promote his albums properly and was holding him back. Coincidentally it did not hinder the album from becoming another success surprisingly of course.
Despite the several challenges he faced with Sony when recording the Listen Without Prejudice album, the rewards and benefits turned out great. Recording this album to him was considered awarding.
Freedom is an upbeat dance track with an upbeat vibe. Of course the song is a ballad as George Michael is known for his ballads. Freedom samples Soul II Soul - Back To Life. The song received a great deal of play in the posh clubs of the United Kingdom.
Soul Free is a song that incorporates elements of soul music and dance music all into one song. The vibe is fairly upbeat and so is the sound.
I rate this album, Listen Without Prejudice, 4/5****.
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,524
This is Michael Mixerr. Today I am going to review The Dayton Family – Dope Dayton Ave. EP!
Dope Dayton Ave. was a demo pressed on cassette released on GrayT Records (GreyT Records) in 1994. The Dayton Family had this tape circulating around Flint, Michigan. Only 500 copies were ever made and released. This demo tape is extremely and hard to come by or even find in retail stores. This album was released only in Flint. This demo cassette became a cult classic and a fan favorite in the underground scene of Flint rap amongst TDF fans. This tape was sold at Wyatt Earp’s Store in Flint also.
Some tracks from their demo cassette were from the albums FBI and What’s On My Mind. Most of these tracks are the demo versions which are different from the studio versions seen or heard from the albums FBI and What’s On My Mind. This demo is realistically more of an EP than an actual full length album due to its short duration.
This version of Dope Dayton Ave. is quite similar to the 1995 version of Dope Dayton Ave. heard on the What’s On My Mind album. Only the sound is a lot less polished and unmastered in terms of production and sound quality. This version of Dope Dayton Ave. has a more ghetto underground sound. The beats are raw. This is where The Dayton Family gets real raw. They are constantly aggressive on the track.
Dope Dayton Ave. is named after the infamous Dayton Avenue, is known as one of the most crime-ridden streets in Flint, Michigan. Bootleg, Shoestring, and Backstabba rap about coming up from their own upbringings living in the hardest conditions of the United States of America. The trio’s name is derived from Dayton Avenue in Flint.
This was the first track The Dayton Family had ever recorded. Dope Dayton Ave. was recorded in 1991 and released on a cassette single that was a demo with Ghetto Thang included. Dope Dayton Ave. was re-recorded in 1994 with Mark Taylor and J Robinson producing the track. The group began working with local producer Steve Pitts and formed The Dayton Family later.
Backstabba gets hardcore and aggressive. The track is known for its patterns of aggressiveness. Read his verses used in the lyrics of Dope Dayton Ave.:
nobody fucks me
especially on Dayton Avenue
because all I do is smoke weed, sell crack, and screw
brew too
Ghetto Thang is a demo of Ghetto from the FBI album that dropped in 1996. This version of Ghetto is very much different from the version of Ghetto on the FBI album. Ghetto Thang samples Art of Noise - Moments in Love while Ghetto on the FBI album samples The Floaters - Float On.
The lyrics are very much different from each other but have the same concept of living in a cycle of poverty. However Ghetto Thang has some similar lyrics to Ghetto from the FBI album. K-Mill (R.I.P.) of Raw Deal speaks at the end of Ghetto Thang.
Ghetto Thang provides emotional insight showcasing the life cycle of poverty. The mood is sad and mournful. The lyrics are very much different from each other but have the same concept of living life in a cycle of poverty. It's about survival. Hustling and trying to have a normal life in an impossible environment.
This version of FBI is much different from the version found on the 1996 FBI album. This version uses samples while the 1996 version does not. This version of FBI was produced by Mark Taylor instead of Steve Pitts FBI samples The Isley Brothers - For The Love Of You and Ludwig van Beethoven - Für Elise. The beats have different arrangements, persuasion selection, samples, filters, rhythm, and sound from the 1996 version of FBI. Mark Taylor used equal temperament while producing the track. Its enharmonic sound is quite notable. J Robinson laid down the arrangements.
Ludwig van Beethoven - Für Elise is the most the notable sample that used throughout the track being that the sample is looped itself over as the background music. Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (WoO 59, Bia 515) for solo piano, commonly known as Für Elise, is the highlight sample for this track.
The piece is in A minor and is set in at 3|8 time. The song does not lack atonality (lacks a tonal center or key). Left-hand arpeggios are delayed by a 16th note with extra bars in the B section and finally last is the rising A minor arpeggio figure. It begins with an A minor theme marked Poco moto (little movement), with the left hand playing arpeggios alternating between A minor and E major. Then the pitch shifts to the C note (C major) descending into the A note (A minor).
The sample is played in A minor with pitch shifting to B using the ABA scale such as follows.: A-B-A
The ABA scale is the most noticeable music scale used on FBI. A brief section is based around C major and A minor. C major descends into A minor. The structure is A–B–A–C–A in rondo form.The structure is A–B–A–C–A in rondo form much of which is looped throughout the track.
FBI takes ride through one of the worst ghettos of in the United States of America with such gruesome imagery and powerful narratives. FBI is a classic without a doubt. The track itself is a cult classic for Dayton Family fans.
Musical arrangements and beats for the demo version of Flint Town are much different from the version of Flint Town that appeared on the What’s On My Mind album. The lyrics are slightly different with alternative verses not heard of the What’s On My Mind album. Treble is reduced on the demo version of this track as well. Mark Taylor produced the demo version while Steve Pitts produced the 1994 version. Flint Town samples the beat of Run DMC - Rock Box.
Flint Town is the track that made The Dayton Family a legendary rap ground in the streets of Flint, the state of Michigan, and throughout the Midwest US. This is the absolute highlight track for this demo!
The Dayton Family refutes the notion that race does not matter in American society. Flint is not a prosperous scenic town inhabited by celebrities. Michael Jackson says “Black or white, it shouldn’t matter.”. This is a reference to Michael Jackson - Black Or White where Michael Jackson says race shouldn’t matter. Clearly Michael Jackson was living in an idealistic, magical place like Hollywood, California. Flint is a place where things are very rough and race matters. The Dayton Family feels there isn’t any way out of a bleak environment.
The movie industry pays no attention to the plight of Flint. Although, however, Michael Moore’s 1989 documentary Roger and Me shed light on the deindustrialization situation that hurt Flint severely.
Bootleg tried to go to college but didn’t feel he could fit in anyway due to his social, economic, and racial background. This indicates life in Flint is difficult and there is limited opportunity to receive higher education. There are several colleges in the area such as the University of Michigan – Flint, and Kettering University Bootleg makes commentary on discrimination in the college admissions process. University of Michigan’s Affirmative Action policies are often racist. This has been a big issue and still is.
Flint keeps people trapped in an impoverished environment. It is so hard to escape the drugs and violence that plague Flint. He refuses to work hard at a fast food franchise and still be poor. He can’t live in a nice condo as he would still be in the hood.
What’s On My Mind is another track that made The Dayton Family a legendary rap ground in the streets of Flint, the state of Michigan, and throughout the Midwest US. The Dayton Family discusses to the listeners what’s on their mind while not holding back of course. The Dayton Family comes with a “no holds barred attitude” in aggressive form on this track and several other tracks of theirs. Any fan of hardcore gangsta rap will enjoy this track!
The Dayton Family does not hold back for anything! For example, read these verses to the lyrics of What’s On My Mind.:
What's on my mind is a rape in progress
I got my dick in between some bitch’s breasts
What's on my mind is a knife at a hoe’s throat
I took her gold, her pussy, and her mink coat
Fantasies is a track that was recorded by The Dayton Family in 1991. The demo version of Fantasies samples The Isley Brothers - For The Love Of You. The demo version of Fantasies has more added flavor than the studio version. The demo version of Fantasies is a totally different version than the studio version of Fantasies.
Fantasies is a track perfect for a vacation on a tropical island or a long cruise down the road while traveling. But most definitely Fantasies is song perfect for a vacation on a tropical island for sunny weather or the summer season.
Jake The Flake is a hidden bonus track included on the Dope Dayton Ave. demo. The track is a Jake The Flake solo. The track Jake The Flake is both an underground classic and a Flint rap classic amongst Jake The Flake. Good hardcore shit right here. The track Jake The Flake was recorded in 1992 around the time his debut Time To Go Legit EP dropped. The bass is quite heavy with pultruding bass lines with different musical notes. Mark Taylor arranged the heavy bass lines.
I rate this EP, Dope Dayton Ave., 5/5*****!!
Dope Dayton Ave. was a demo pressed on cassette released on GrayT Records (GreyT Records) in 1994. The Dayton Family had this tape circulating around Flint, Michigan. Only 500 copies were ever made and released. This demo tape is extremely and hard to come by or even find in retail stores. This album was released only in Flint. This demo cassette became a cult classic and a fan favorite in the underground scene of Flint rap amongst TDF fans. This tape was sold at Wyatt Earp’s Store in Flint also.
Some tracks from their demo cassette were from the albums FBI and What’s On My Mind. Most of these tracks are the demo versions which are different from the studio versions seen or heard from the albums FBI and What’s On My Mind. This demo is realistically more of an EP than an actual full length album due to its short duration.
This version of Dope Dayton Ave. is quite similar to the 1995 version of Dope Dayton Ave. heard on the What’s On My Mind album. Only the sound is a lot less polished and unmastered in terms of production and sound quality. This version of Dope Dayton Ave. has a more ghetto underground sound. The beats are raw. This is where The Dayton Family gets real raw. They are constantly aggressive on the track.
Dope Dayton Ave. is named after the infamous Dayton Avenue, is known as one of the most crime-ridden streets in Flint, Michigan. Bootleg, Shoestring, and Backstabba rap about coming up from their own upbringings living in the hardest conditions of the United States of America. The trio’s name is derived from Dayton Avenue in Flint.
This was the first track The Dayton Family had ever recorded. Dope Dayton Ave. was recorded in 1991 and released on a cassette single that was a demo with Ghetto Thang included. Dope Dayton Ave. was re-recorded in 1994 with Mark Taylor and J Robinson producing the track. The group began working with local producer Steve Pitts and formed The Dayton Family later.
Backstabba gets hardcore and aggressive. The track is known for its patterns of aggressiveness. Read his verses used in the lyrics of Dope Dayton Ave.:
nobody fucks me
especially on Dayton Avenue
because all I do is smoke weed, sell crack, and screw
brew too
Ghetto Thang is a demo of Ghetto from the FBI album that dropped in 1996. This version of Ghetto is very much different from the version of Ghetto on the FBI album. Ghetto Thang samples Art of Noise - Moments in Love while Ghetto on the FBI album samples The Floaters - Float On.
The lyrics are very much different from each other but have the same concept of living in a cycle of poverty. However Ghetto Thang has some similar lyrics to Ghetto from the FBI album. K-Mill (R.I.P.) of Raw Deal speaks at the end of Ghetto Thang.
Ghetto Thang provides emotional insight showcasing the life cycle of poverty. The mood is sad and mournful. The lyrics are very much different from each other but have the same concept of living life in a cycle of poverty. It's about survival. Hustling and trying to have a normal life in an impossible environment.
This version of FBI is much different from the version found on the 1996 FBI album. This version uses samples while the 1996 version does not. This version of FBI was produced by Mark Taylor instead of Steve Pitts FBI samples The Isley Brothers - For The Love Of You and Ludwig van Beethoven - Für Elise. The beats have different arrangements, persuasion selection, samples, filters, rhythm, and sound from the 1996 version of FBI. Mark Taylor used equal temperament while producing the track. Its enharmonic sound is quite notable. J Robinson laid down the arrangements.
Ludwig van Beethoven - Für Elise is the most the notable sample that used throughout the track being that the sample is looped itself over as the background music. Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (WoO 59, Bia 515) for solo piano, commonly known as Für Elise, is the highlight sample for this track.
The piece is in A minor and is set in at 3|8 time. The song does not lack atonality (lacks a tonal center or key). Left-hand arpeggios are delayed by a 16th note with extra bars in the B section and finally last is the rising A minor arpeggio figure. It begins with an A minor theme marked Poco moto (little movement), with the left hand playing arpeggios alternating between A minor and E major. Then the pitch shifts to the C note (C major) descending into the A note (A minor).
The sample is played in A minor with pitch shifting to B using the ABA scale such as follows.: A-B-A
The ABA scale is the most noticeable music scale used on FBI. A brief section is based around C major and A minor. C major descends into A minor. The structure is A–B–A–C–A in rondo form.The structure is A–B–A–C–A in rondo form much of which is looped throughout the track.
FBI takes ride through one of the worst ghettos of in the United States of America with such gruesome imagery and powerful narratives. FBI is a classic without a doubt. The track itself is a cult classic for Dayton Family fans.
Musical arrangements and beats for the demo version of Flint Town are much different from the version of Flint Town that appeared on the What’s On My Mind album. The lyrics are slightly different with alternative verses not heard of the What’s On My Mind album. Treble is reduced on the demo version of this track as well. Mark Taylor produced the demo version while Steve Pitts produced the 1994 version. Flint Town samples the beat of Run DMC - Rock Box.
Flint Town is the track that made The Dayton Family a legendary rap ground in the streets of Flint, the state of Michigan, and throughout the Midwest US. This is the absolute highlight track for this demo!
The Dayton Family refutes the notion that race does not matter in American society. Flint is not a prosperous scenic town inhabited by celebrities. Michael Jackson says “Black or white, it shouldn’t matter.”. This is a reference to Michael Jackson - Black Or White where Michael Jackson says race shouldn’t matter. Clearly Michael Jackson was living in an idealistic, magical place like Hollywood, California. Flint is a place where things are very rough and race matters. The Dayton Family feels there isn’t any way out of a bleak environment.
The movie industry pays no attention to the plight of Flint. Although, however, Michael Moore’s 1989 documentary Roger and Me shed light on the deindustrialization situation that hurt Flint severely.
Bootleg tried to go to college but didn’t feel he could fit in anyway due to his social, economic, and racial background. This indicates life in Flint is difficult and there is limited opportunity to receive higher education. There are several colleges in the area such as the University of Michigan – Flint, and Kettering University Bootleg makes commentary on discrimination in the college admissions process. University of Michigan’s Affirmative Action policies are often racist. This has been a big issue and still is.
Flint keeps people trapped in an impoverished environment. It is so hard to escape the drugs and violence that plague Flint. He refuses to work hard at a fast food franchise and still be poor. He can’t live in a nice condo as he would still be in the hood.
What’s On My Mind is another track that made The Dayton Family a legendary rap ground in the streets of Flint, the state of Michigan, and throughout the Midwest US. The Dayton Family discusses to the listeners what’s on their mind while not holding back of course. The Dayton Family comes with a “no holds barred attitude” in aggressive form on this track and several other tracks of theirs. Any fan of hardcore gangsta rap will enjoy this track!
The Dayton Family does not hold back for anything! For example, read these verses to the lyrics of What’s On My Mind.:
What's on my mind is a rape in progress
I got my dick in between some bitch’s breasts
What's on my mind is a knife at a hoe’s throat
I took her gold, her pussy, and her mink coat
Fantasies is a track that was recorded by The Dayton Family in 1991. The demo version of Fantasies samples The Isley Brothers - For The Love Of You. The demo version of Fantasies has more added flavor than the studio version. The demo version of Fantasies is a totally different version than the studio version of Fantasies.
Fantasies is a track perfect for a vacation on a tropical island or a long cruise down the road while traveling. But most definitely Fantasies is song perfect for a vacation on a tropical island for sunny weather or the summer season.
Jake The Flake is a hidden bonus track included on the Dope Dayton Ave. demo. The track is a Jake The Flake solo. The track Jake The Flake is both an underground classic and a Flint rap classic amongst Jake The Flake. Good hardcore shit right here. The track Jake The Flake was recorded in 1992 around the time his debut Time To Go Legit EP dropped. The bass is quite heavy with pultruding bass lines with different musical notes. Mark Taylor arranged the heavy bass lines.
I rate this EP, Dope Dayton Ave., 5/5*****!!
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,523
This is Michael Mixerr. Today I am going to review The Dayton Family – Dope Dayton Ave. single!
This was the first track The Dayton Family had ever recorded. Dope Dayton Ave. was recorded in 1991 and released on a cassette single that was a demo with Ghetto Thang included. Dope Dayton Ave. was re-recorded in 1994 with Mark Taylor and J Robinson producing the track. The group began working with local producer Steve Pitts and formed The Dayton Family later.
Backstabba gets hardcore and aggressive. The track is known for its patterns of aggressiveness. Read his verses used in the lyrics of Dope Dayton Ave.:
nobody fucks me
especially on Dayton Avenue
because all I do is smoke weed, sell crack, and screw
brew too
Ghetto Thang is a demo of Ghetto from the FBI album that dropped in 1996. This version of Ghetto is very much different from the version of Ghetto on the FBI album. Ghetto Thang samples Art of Noise - Moments in Love while Ghetto on the FBI album samples The Floaters - Float On. The lyrics are very much different from each other but have the same concept of living in a cycle of poverty. However Ghetto Thang has some similar lyrics to Ghetto from the FBI album. K-Mill (R.I.P.) of Raw Deal speaks at the end of Ghetto Thang.
Ghetto Thang provides emotional insight showcasing the life cycle of poverty. The mood is sad and mournful. The lyrics are very much different from each other but have the same concept of living life in a cycle of poverty. It's about survival. Hustling and trying to have a normal life in an impossible environment.
I rate this single, Dope Dayton Ave., 5/5*****!!
This was the first track The Dayton Family had ever recorded. Dope Dayton Ave. was recorded in 1991 and released on a cassette single that was a demo with Ghetto Thang included. Dope Dayton Ave. was re-recorded in 1994 with Mark Taylor and J Robinson producing the track. The group began working with local producer Steve Pitts and formed The Dayton Family later.
Backstabba gets hardcore and aggressive. The track is known for its patterns of aggressiveness. Read his verses used in the lyrics of Dope Dayton Ave.:
nobody fucks me
especially on Dayton Avenue
because all I do is smoke weed, sell crack, and screw
brew too
Ghetto Thang is a demo of Ghetto from the FBI album that dropped in 1996. This version of Ghetto is very much different from the version of Ghetto on the FBI album. Ghetto Thang samples Art of Noise - Moments in Love while Ghetto on the FBI album samples The Floaters - Float On. The lyrics are very much different from each other but have the same concept of living in a cycle of poverty. However Ghetto Thang has some similar lyrics to Ghetto from the FBI album. K-Mill (R.I.P.) of Raw Deal speaks at the end of Ghetto Thang.
Ghetto Thang provides emotional insight showcasing the life cycle of poverty. The mood is sad and mournful. The lyrics are very much different from each other but have the same concept of living life in a cycle of poverty. It's about survival. Hustling and trying to have a normal life in an impossible environment.
I rate this single, Dope Dayton Ave., 5/5*****!!
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Star Bird by LFSB was the first product of San Antonio hip hop and rap to have ever been released. LFSB was the Leroy Franklin Starbird Band. Leroy Franklin created a group in 1980 called the Leroy Franklin Starbird Band. He gathered 3 or 4 member to compose the group. The group only lasted a couple of years however.
LFSB, 2 Hard 2 Hype (Too Hard Too Hype), and PKO were the first hip hop and rap acts out of San Antonio, Texas. LFSB, 2 Hard 2 Hype, PKO, RCR, Big Tim, Born Fresh Posse, Nexus Mutants, and Black Asiatic were the only ones putting down any weight in San Antonio. There was really no on else.
LFSB - Star Bird was released on 45 vinyl in 1981 from Star Records. Now the Star Bird jam is uptempo song. The tempo follows a funky guitar riff. Leroy Franklin tells us a cautionary tale about how drugs are no joke. Drugs make you do the things you do.
I rate this single, Star Bird, 4/5****!
LFSB, 2 Hard 2 Hype (Too Hard Too Hype), and PKO were the first hip hop and rap acts out of San Antonio, Texas. LFSB, 2 Hard 2 Hype, PKO, RCR, Big Tim, Born Fresh Posse, Nexus Mutants, and Black Asiatic were the only ones putting down any weight in San Antonio. There was really no on else.
LFSB - Star Bird was released on 45 vinyl in 1981 from Star Records. Now the Star Bird jam is uptempo song. The tempo follows a funky guitar riff. Leroy Franklin tells us a cautionary tale about how drugs are no joke. Drugs make you do the things you do.
I rate this single, Star Bird, 4/5****!
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,521
Renaizzance released a sophomore album called Renaizzance after the trio managed to gain a minor cult following with their debut album Rebirth of Soul. Soulful tunes, sultry sounds, romantic songs, and slow jams are what compromise the content for this album. Some of their previous songs from their debut album such as Slow Jam, Intimate Thoughts, and Gotta Get My Groove On among a few others appear on this album. This album is one of the many lost albums of 90s R&B/soul music many music fans and listeners overlooked.
The R&B trio Renaizzance from Cincinnati, Ohio released an album called Renaizzance on All Net Records and Provocative Records in 1996. R&B group Renaizzance consisted of Charles Reese Jr., Mark Scott, and Kermit Quinn II.
Intoxicate Me is an old school soul jam. This is the exact type of harmony in what today's R&B/soul is missing. It’s a breath of fresh air from today’s music played on the radio. The song is perfect for both genders.
Slow Jam is a cover song of Midnight Star - Slow Jam. This song is perfect for the ladies. The song was recorded at the beginning of 1996. It’s a rare soul gem. Intimate Thoughts is an original song by Renaizzance that also serves as a cover version of Midnight Star - Slow Jam. The song is a slow tempo slow jam with a soulful touch. It’s another rare soul gem.
Gotta Get My Groove On is very much similar to Zapp due to presence of a vocoder being used. Gotta Get My Groove On is perfect to dance to or groove. The song was recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio at the beginning of 1996.
I rate this album, Renaizzance, 4/5****!!
The R&B trio Renaizzance from Cincinnati, Ohio released an album called Renaizzance on All Net Records and Provocative Records in 1996. R&B group Renaizzance consisted of Charles Reese Jr., Mark Scott, and Kermit Quinn II.
Intoxicate Me is an old school soul jam. This is the exact type of harmony in what today's R&B/soul is missing. It’s a breath of fresh air from today’s music played on the radio. The song is perfect for both genders.
Slow Jam is a cover song of Midnight Star - Slow Jam. This song is perfect for the ladies. The song was recorded at the beginning of 1996. It’s a rare soul gem. Intimate Thoughts is an original song by Renaizzance that also serves as a cover version of Midnight Star - Slow Jam. The song is a slow tempo slow jam with a soulful touch. It’s another rare soul gem.
Gotta Get My Groove On is very much similar to Zapp due to presence of a vocoder being used. Gotta Get My Groove On is perfect to dance to or groove. The song was recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio at the beginning of 1996.
I rate this album, Renaizzance, 4/5****!!
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,520
The Rebirth of Soul album is a renaissance and rebirth of R&B/soul music. The trio called Renaizzance gives R&B/soul music a revival of both new school neo-soul sounds and retro old school soul sounds. Renaizzance does get deep and delves into the retro soul sound. In fact the front cover has a retro artwork design of the R&B trio on stage in front of an audience. This album is one of the many lost albums of 90s R&B/soul music many music fans and listeners overlooked.
The R&B trio Renaizzance from Cincinnati, Ohio released an album called Rebirth of Soul and All Net Records on Provocative Records in 1995. R&B group Renaizzance consisted of Charles Reese Jr., Mark Scott, and Kermit Quinn II.
Friends driven by a barrage of live drums and electronically processed production. The beats are thick. The instrumentation and arrangements are laid out perfectly. Feelings get strong on this song. The song suggests let’s be friends before we’re lovers. It’s that type of song. They say the love ain’t going nowhere. The song has an overall romantic vibe. Friends is a “if we can’t be lovers, we can be friends” type of song.
Committed has an old school 80s soul sound similar to what you would expect to hear from Ready For The World, Shalamar, or Zapp. Committed is about real love and being in a real relationship. The funky guitar notes flow perfectly with the mid-tempo pace. The soulful chorus sings in an midtempo harmony similar to new school neo-soul.
Slow Jam is a cover song of Midnight Star - Slow Jam. This song is perfect for the ladies. The song was recorded at the beginning of 1996. It’s a rare soul gem.
Intimate Thoughts is an original song by Renaizzance that also serves as a cover version of Midnight Star - Slow Jam. The song is a slow tempo slow jam with a soulful touch. It’s another rare soul gem.
Gotta Get My Groove On is very much similar to Zapp due to presence of a vocoder being used. Gotta Get My Groove On is perfect to dance to or groove. The song was recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio at the beginning of 1996.
I rate this album, Rebirth of Soul, 4/5****!!
The R&B trio Renaizzance from Cincinnati, Ohio released an album called Rebirth of Soul and All Net Records on Provocative Records in 1995. R&B group Renaizzance consisted of Charles Reese Jr., Mark Scott, and Kermit Quinn II.
Friends driven by a barrage of live drums and electronically processed production. The beats are thick. The instrumentation and arrangements are laid out perfectly. Feelings get strong on this song. The song suggests let’s be friends before we’re lovers. It’s that type of song. They say the love ain’t going nowhere. The song has an overall romantic vibe. Friends is a “if we can’t be lovers, we can be friends” type of song.
Committed has an old school 80s soul sound similar to what you would expect to hear from Ready For The World, Shalamar, or Zapp. Committed is about real love and being in a real relationship. The funky guitar notes flow perfectly with the mid-tempo pace. The soulful chorus sings in an midtempo harmony similar to new school neo-soul.
Slow Jam is a cover song of Midnight Star - Slow Jam. This song is perfect for the ladies. The song was recorded at the beginning of 1996. It’s a rare soul gem.
Intimate Thoughts is an original song by Renaizzance that also serves as a cover version of Midnight Star - Slow Jam. The song is a slow tempo slow jam with a soulful touch. It’s another rare soul gem.
Gotta Get My Groove On is very much similar to Zapp due to presence of a vocoder being used. Gotta Get My Groove On is perfect to dance to or groove. The song was recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio at the beginning of 1996.
I rate this album, Rebirth of Soul, 4/5****!!
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,519
This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will review Nicole Wray - Advance 4 Track EP from 2004.
The Advance 4 Track EP was an album sampler that came out on vinyl for the Lovechild album that was supposed to be released in 2005 from Rocafella Records but that album wasn't ever released due to lack of sales, business conflicts, the Jay-Z vs. Dame Dash feud/beef, and internal business politics. Only 500 copies were pressed onto vinyl. This vinyl is very much mixed with rock, pop, soul, and Blues sounds.
Bling Bling is one of those club songs to groove your body to and dance to. Bling Bling is a fast paced pop-soul oriented song with hyphy beats that are off the hook. In fact you can hear some heavy bass notes with that edge rock sound. Other than that, Bling Bling is a very pop oriented song.
This song is for the ladies to get their girls to and get iced up to go to the club! This is a song to move your body body and throw your hands up to! A song to party to all night long! So toast to the good life!
Some hardcore Nicole Wray fans claim and say that Bling Bling was a leftover song from the Elektric Blue album that dropped in 2001. However Bling Bling was a song for the Lovechild album that was supposed to be released in 2005. The song Bling Bling was also a demo song for 3LW and later on was used by The Cheetah Girls as well. So Bling Bling was NOT a track for Elektric Blue at all.
Act A Fool is an upbeat soul song with a fast tempo making the pace very uptempo. The song is upbeat as a typical Nicole Wray song usually is. The song has both a Spanish flair and Latin music flair to it due to the rhythmic guitar used and Spanish flamenco beats. You will love the Spanish/Latin rhythmic guitar used on this song. Upbeat and uptempo are two words that can best describe this song.
Sound quality for the song Act A Fool is fairly low but good enough for you to enjoy at home or traveling on the road. Act A Fool has a low production sound and vibe to it.
She often fusses and fights with her lover over the way she acts. Nicole acts like a fool which still trying to be a background singer in the music industry. Still Nicole Wray manages to make it through her days. Sometimes she just does want to act like a damn fool as the song portrays.
Where I'm From is a sad heartfelt song about where Nicole Wray is from. Nicole Wray came from an area where crime and poverty was commonplace. Nicole didn’t exactly come from a middle class upbringing.
Nicole Wray is from the slums. The area Nicole Wray is from is where people ain't got no money and people look real funny. Dogs roam behind each other because they have no shelter or home. Young guys on the corner be pushin' real hard from Monday to Sunday regardless of the legality of the product or not. Whether it's legal or illegal. People ain't got no money but they all have a lot of love to share and give with each other.
Where I'm From will remind you of a sad Blues song. You will think of rock and Blues when you listen to Where I'm From. The song has a bluesy touch and feel. Nicole has a bluesy touch and feel in her vocals for this song.
The songs such as Ain't Nobody, Fire, Child Of The King, Walk Right Up, You Ain’t Shit To Me, and So Sexy should have been included on this vinyl. But definitely Ain't Nobody and Fire.
I rate this EP, Nicole Wray - Advance 4 Track EP, 4/5****.
The Advance 4 Track EP was an album sampler that came out on vinyl for the Lovechild album that was supposed to be released in 2005 from Rocafella Records but that album wasn't ever released due to lack of sales, business conflicts, the Jay-Z vs. Dame Dash feud/beef, and internal business politics. Only 500 copies were pressed onto vinyl. This vinyl is very much mixed with rock, pop, soul, and Blues sounds.
Bling Bling is one of those club songs to groove your body to and dance to. Bling Bling is a fast paced pop-soul oriented song with hyphy beats that are off the hook. In fact you can hear some heavy bass notes with that edge rock sound. Other than that, Bling Bling is a very pop oriented song.
This song is for the ladies to get their girls to and get iced up to go to the club! This is a song to move your body body and throw your hands up to! A song to party to all night long! So toast to the good life!
Some hardcore Nicole Wray fans claim and say that Bling Bling was a leftover song from the Elektric Blue album that dropped in 2001. However Bling Bling was a song for the Lovechild album that was supposed to be released in 2005. The song Bling Bling was also a demo song for 3LW and later on was used by The Cheetah Girls as well. So Bling Bling was NOT a track for Elektric Blue at all.
Act A Fool is an upbeat soul song with a fast tempo making the pace very uptempo. The song is upbeat as a typical Nicole Wray song usually is. The song has both a Spanish flair and Latin music flair to it due to the rhythmic guitar used and Spanish flamenco beats. You will love the Spanish/Latin rhythmic guitar used on this song. Upbeat and uptempo are two words that can best describe this song.
Sound quality for the song Act A Fool is fairly low but good enough for you to enjoy at home or traveling on the road. Act A Fool has a low production sound and vibe to it.
She often fusses and fights with her lover over the way she acts. Nicole acts like a fool which still trying to be a background singer in the music industry. Still Nicole Wray manages to make it through her days. Sometimes she just does want to act like a damn fool as the song portrays.
Where I'm From is a sad heartfelt song about where Nicole Wray is from. Nicole Wray came from an area where crime and poverty was commonplace. Nicole didn’t exactly come from a middle class upbringing.
Nicole Wray is from the slums. The area Nicole Wray is from is where people ain't got no money and people look real funny. Dogs roam behind each other because they have no shelter or home. Young guys on the corner be pushin' real hard from Monday to Sunday regardless of the legality of the product or not. Whether it's legal or illegal. People ain't got no money but they all have a lot of love to share and give with each other.
Where I'm From will remind you of a sad Blues song. You will think of rock and Blues when you listen to Where I'm From. The song has a bluesy touch and feel. Nicole has a bluesy touch and feel in her vocals for this song.
The songs such as Ain't Nobody, Fire, Child Of The King, Walk Right Up, You Ain’t Shit To Me, and So Sexy should have been included on this vinyl. But definitely Ain't Nobody and Fire.
I rate this EP, Nicole Wray - Advance 4 Track EP, 4/5****.
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,518
This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will do a review on the single called New Born Leader / Let The Horns Blow which was by San Antonio, Texas first Hip Hop/Rap group called 2 Hard 2 Hype with RCR from 1988.
2 Hard 2 Hype was the first Hip Hop/Rap group out of San Antonio, Texas that predated P.K.O. (Poundz Ki'z Ozeez) by a couple of years or so. 2 Hard 2 Hype was formed in 1987 when the Texas Hip Hop/Rap scene was just getting started with the creation and formation of their own music pillars of formation with groups such as Nemesis (Somethin' Fresh aka Something Fresh), Ghetto Boys (now Geto Boys), Bad Mutha Goose, New Def'nition, and Project Crew (ATX) along with many others.
Anyway 2 Hard 2 Hype was the first Hip Hop/Rap group out of San Antonio, Texas to have singles on vinyl pressed up! Only 20 copies of their vinyl single were ever pressed up for JP Productions as the group 2 Hard 2 Hype was a local deal in SA. J.P. Moore owned JP Productions.
2 Hard 2 Hype did a song on the A side called New Born Leader. New Born Leader was a well known hit in San Antonio at the time. New Born Leader has a fresh 80s hip hop sound full of cuts and scratches. The hip hop beat is very much uptempo. The dub instrumental is just as dope as the original song.
Now RCR was another Hip Hop/Rap group from San Antonio, Texas as was 2 Hard 2 Hype. RCR predated P.K.O. as well too. They did a song on the B side called Let The Horns Blow. Now Let The Horns Blow was a selection of horn synths mixed into funk.
I rate this single, New Born Leader/Let The Horns, 5/5*****!
2 Hard 2 Hype was the first Hip Hop/Rap group out of San Antonio, Texas that predated P.K.O. (Poundz Ki'z Ozeez) by a couple of years or so. 2 Hard 2 Hype was formed in 1987 when the Texas Hip Hop/Rap scene was just getting started with the creation and formation of their own music pillars of formation with groups such as Nemesis (Somethin' Fresh aka Something Fresh), Ghetto Boys (now Geto Boys), Bad Mutha Goose, New Def'nition, and Project Crew (ATX) along with many others.
Anyway 2 Hard 2 Hype was the first Hip Hop/Rap group out of San Antonio, Texas to have singles on vinyl pressed up! Only 20 copies of their vinyl single were ever pressed up for JP Productions as the group 2 Hard 2 Hype was a local deal in SA. J.P. Moore owned JP Productions.
2 Hard 2 Hype did a song on the A side called New Born Leader. New Born Leader was a well known hit in San Antonio at the time. New Born Leader has a fresh 80s hip hop sound full of cuts and scratches. The hip hop beat is very much uptempo. The dub instrumental is just as dope as the original song.
Now RCR was another Hip Hop/Rap group from San Antonio, Texas as was 2 Hard 2 Hype. RCR predated P.K.O. as well too. They did a song on the B side called Let The Horns Blow. Now Let The Horns Blow was a selection of horn synths mixed into funk.
I rate this single, New Born Leader/Let The Horns, 5/5*****!
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,517
On The Nile by is a groundbreaking album by Egyptian Lover. The pitch tuned songs, looped speech samples, and bitcrushed percussions are what stand out on this album. Electronic meets hip hop music on this album. Many fans of electro music and hip hop can agree that On The Nile was an album that was ahead of it's time. The album is an epic classic 80s rap album.
Girls is one of his strongest electro tracks for this album! The notes on Girls are pitch tuned at a fine level and position. The bitcrushed percussions help make the song stand out.
Computer Love (Sweet Dreams) was a robotic sounding electro song that was sure ahead of its time when this album was released in 1984. There is no doubt that Computer Love (Sweet Dreams) is a high-tech tune. The robotic sound is distorted and futuristic. The beats are not too thin or very processed.
On The Nile has a very interesting electronic soundscape over an upbeat dance sound akin to Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock from 1982. L.A.-based electro-hoppers instantly fell in love with the song after being played on KDAY Radio and being released as a single.
I rate this album, On The Nile, 5/5*****!!
Girls is one of his strongest electro tracks for this album! The notes on Girls are pitch tuned at a fine level and position. The bitcrushed percussions help make the song stand out.
Computer Love (Sweet Dreams) was a robotic sounding electro song that was sure ahead of its time when this album was released in 1984. There is no doubt that Computer Love (Sweet Dreams) is a high-tech tune. The robotic sound is distorted and futuristic. The beats are not too thin or very processed.
On The Nile has a very interesting electronic soundscape over an upbeat dance sound akin to Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock from 1982. L.A.-based electro-hoppers instantly fell in love with the song after being played on KDAY Radio and being released as a single.
I rate this album, On The Nile, 5/5*****!!
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,516
One Track Mind is an album that showcases the dark side of Egyptian Lover. Freak-A-Holic, One Track Mind, The Dark Side Of Egypt, Los Angeles, and Living On The Nile are the standout tracks. He was a true musical visionary in electro hop (electro hip hop). 1986 was a good solid year for Egyptian Lover somehow.
However One Track Mind did receive as much praise or accolades as its predecessor On The Nile did nor was it as essential. Yet the songs Freak-A-Holic, One Track Mind, Living On The Nile , and The Dark Side Of Egypt were all major hits that helped further expand The Egyptian Lover's audience and helped built his reputation.
The album is epic with an electro hop sound. Electronic meets hip hop music on this album. Of course West Coast rap and 80s rap had that electronic sound in its early stages during its beginning state. This album is a lost classic of 80s rap in general.
I rate this album, One Track Mind, 4/5****.
However One Track Mind did receive as much praise or accolades as its predecessor On The Nile did nor was it as essential. Yet the songs Freak-A-Holic, One Track Mind, Living On The Nile , and The Dark Side Of Egypt were all major hits that helped further expand The Egyptian Lover's audience and helped built his reputation.
The album is epic with an electro hop sound. Electronic meets hip hop music on this album. Of course West Coast rap and 80s rap had that electronic sound in its early stages during its beginning state. This album is a lost classic of 80s rap in general.
I rate this album, One Track Mind, 4/5****.
Friday, August 17, 2018
Lena Coleman. Protecting her child or a case of injustice? (Revisited)
Lena Renae Coleman aka female rapper Da Misses supposedly attempted to kill her ex-boyfriend, David Mitchell aka rapper Ballin’ A$$ Dame for trying to protect herself and her baby in an act of self defense in the year 2003. However that is not the case. Her friends and family state she was only trying to protect herself and her baby while defending her apartment. She was not in any way trying to kill her ex-boyfriend. Friends and family claim her being incarcerated is a case of injustice to her. They demand answers.
Yet, however, the United States District Court Eastern District of California charged Lena Coleman for attempted murder after having Lena Coleman attempted to kill her ex-boyfriend David Mitchell out of jealousy.
According to the US Supreme Court of Northern California, David Mitchell and Lena Renae Coleman began living together in an apartment, but then separated a few months later. They eventually reconciled, but never lived together again.
However, Lena had moved some of David’s belongings back into her apartment. Eventually David decided to end the relationship with Lena and remove his belongings from her apartment. David asked his old girlfriend, Sherry Johnson, and her son, James Dixon, to help him move out of the apartment. David Mitchell dropped Sherry off at a nearby store.
David drove to Lena’s apartment with James. He feared Lena and Sherry would fight if the two met. They walked up to the landing outside the apartment. Lena answered the door and David told her things were not working out and he thought it would be best to move out. Angrily, Lena told James to leave before she did something. So he left. James Dixon left to wait with his mother as she waited at a nearby store.
Lena followed David and told him she did not want him to leave. When Lena tried to prevent him from retrieving his belongings, David pushed her out of the way and went into the bedroom to collect his clothes. Lena was angry boyfriends decision to move out of their apartment.
After David and Lena exchanged angry words at the doorway of their apartment, David pushed his way past her. Lena pulled a gun from her pocket and pointed it at David. He told her he knew the gun was not real and he was leaving. Lena pulled out a gun from her pocket and shot David in the chest after telling him, “If I can't have you, nobody can have you.” Mitchell had been shot in the stomach with a .22 then. David dropped his clothing and left the apartment.
David escaped to the store at which Sherry Johnson and James Dixon were waiting for him. Sherry had called 911 at the store. As he left, he heard another gunshot. He drove to the store where he had left Sherry, stopped the car, and laid down on the ground. David told Sherry he had been shot and asked her to call for an ambulance. Sherry Johnson told the dispatcher, “My husband got shot.” She said David Mitchell had been shot in the stomach with a .22.
After the dispatcher gave Johnson some instructions, the 911 operator asked Sherry Johnson who had shot David Mitchell. Sherry stated it was the woman who lived at Lena’s address and said “They call her Da Misses.”.
Dr. Mark Owens treated David Mitchell in the emergency room. David suffered a gunshot wound in his right chest and bleeding in his right lung. The bullet traveled through his right lung, diaphragm, liver, and stomach. The bullet missed his heart by half an inch. Had the bullet struck Mitchells heart, he would have died before reaching the hospital.
The path of the bullet was right to left and downward, from front to back. The trajectory was consistent with David facing Lena who shot him and bending slightly at the waist. David spent a week in the hospital, and Dr. Owens estimated it would take David around 3 months to make a full recovery.
Police arrived 20 minutes later at the apartment. Deputy Victor Jones went to her apartment to arrest her. Another police officer kicked in the apartment door. Nobody was present in the apartment, but the lights, television, and stereo were on.
During a search of this apartment, Deputy Abbott found the second bullet in the trim board of a window just outside the apartment door. Sheriffs Deputy John Lopes examined the bullet hole found at the crime scene. He determined that the bullet was fired from the living room of defendants apartment. Deputy Lopes did not determine the caliber of the bullet.
10 days after the shooting, Sheriffs Deputy Victor Jones went to the apartment to arrest her. Deputy Jones knocked on the door several times, identifying himself as a deputy. No one responded. The apartment manager gave Deputy Jones a passkey. When Deputy Jones attempted to use the key, he felt resistance on the other side of the door. As he turned the key, Deputy Jones felt it being turned back in the other direction. Deputy Jones called out a warning and kicked in the door. Deputy Jones found Lena Renae Coleman and a man inside the apartment, arrested her, and took her into custody.
During the trial David Mitchell testified that he and Lena Coleman became romantically involved in 2003. Mitchell moved into defendants apartment. It was an argument a few months later that Lena requested David to move out. While at trial, David Mitchell stated he was confused and disappointed about his relationship with Lena Coleman. David Mitchell admitted he was uncomfortable and did not want to testify at trial. He had also received a threat about testifying from one of the defendants relatives.
Sacramento County Sheriffs Deputy Kevin Mickelson testified that he asked David Mitchell who shot him. David Mitchell told him that Da Misses had shot him. David Mitchell had been shot in the stomach with a 22.
A transcript of the 911 call was entered into evidence. Now the 911 call involved only basic information about what had happened and who had committed violence – two topics about which emergency responders should inquire.
James Dixon testified about the shooting. When Lena answered the door, both her and David appeared kind of mad. Lena angrily told David, “You ain’t getting nothing.” She told James Dixon to leave. As James walked back to the store where his mother was, he heard a gunshot.
Deputy Abbott showed James Dixon a photographic lineup, and he identified either defendant or another woman as the person at the apartment. Deputy Abbott showed David a different lineup, and he selected her photograph.
Sheriffs Detective Michael Abbott interviewed David Mitchell in the hospital. David told Detective Abbott Lena had ordered a frightened James Dixon off the landing. Lena pulled a gun out of her pocket that David thought it was a toy. Lena shot David and he heard a second shot, which missed. David told Detective Abbott defendant was known by the nickname Da Misses. David also stated that after the shooting he received a phone call from Lena and was concerned for the safety of his ex-girlfriend and her son.
Further, the Constitution simply ensures that state court criminal proceedings are fundamentally fair and the category of actions which violate this standard is narrow. Because the second bullet did not affect the prosecution's basic argument that defendant shot Mitchell as he attempted to leave.
In 2003, a jury found Lena Coleman guilty of attempted murder and assault with a firearm. She was sentenced to 32 years to life in prison.
Lena accused the court by citing numerous alleged errors during the trial: (1) admission of a tape recording of a 911 call, (2) denying defendants motion for a new trial based on juror misconduct, (3) denying defendants motion for a new trial based on a claim that a ballistics test should have been performed, (4) limiting defendants cross-examination of the victim, (5) failing to instruct on self-defense or voluntary manslaughter, and (6) giving an instruction on evidence of flight. Her defense counsel argued defendant acted in the heat of passion and had not formed the intent to murder Mitchell. It was not out of malice
The trial court denied the defendants motion for a new trial and sentenced her to the middle term of seven years for attempted murder. For the section 12022.53, subdivision (d) firearm enhancement, the court sentenced defendant to a consecutive term of 25 years to life. The court also imposed the middle term of three years for assault with a firearm; a term of three years for the section 12022.5, subdivision (a) enhancement; and a term of four years for the section 12022.7, subdivision (e) enhancement. The sentences for assault were stayed pursuant to section 654. Defendants sentence in case No. 04F02937 is 32 years to life.
The trial court correctly decided not to grant Petitioner’s motion for a new trial. In sum, the trial court did everything constitutionally required in these circumstances because no federal issue is alleged nor was any federal law violated.
In 2004, the district attorney filed a motion for an order revoking defendants probation. Lena admitted being on probation at the time of the offenses against David. The court found Lena in violation of probation and sentenced her to be served concurrently. Lena Coleman was admitted to Chowchilla Female Prison on the date of July 7, 2005 as inmate X12620.
A motion for a rehearing was denied by US District Judge Terry J. Hatter, Jr. on the date of September 18, 2013 after finding she not presented the court with newly discovered evidence. She was unable to afford the costs of suit as a petitioner for her court case.
At this present moment, she is serving a life sentence in Chowchilla Female Prison in Chowchilla, California.
Yet, however, the United States District Court Eastern District of California charged Lena Coleman for attempted murder after having Lena Coleman attempted to kill her ex-boyfriend David Mitchell out of jealousy.
According to the US Supreme Court of Northern California, David Mitchell and Lena Renae Coleman began living together in an apartment, but then separated a few months later. They eventually reconciled, but never lived together again.
However, Lena had moved some of David’s belongings back into her apartment. Eventually David decided to end the relationship with Lena and remove his belongings from her apartment. David asked his old girlfriend, Sherry Johnson, and her son, James Dixon, to help him move out of the apartment. David Mitchell dropped Sherry off at a nearby store.
David drove to Lena’s apartment with James. He feared Lena and Sherry would fight if the two met. They walked up to the landing outside the apartment. Lena answered the door and David told her things were not working out and he thought it would be best to move out. Angrily, Lena told James to leave before she did something. So he left. James Dixon left to wait with his mother as she waited at a nearby store.
Lena followed David and told him she did not want him to leave. When Lena tried to prevent him from retrieving his belongings, David pushed her out of the way and went into the bedroom to collect his clothes. Lena was angry boyfriends decision to move out of their apartment.
After David and Lena exchanged angry words at the doorway of their apartment, David pushed his way past her. Lena pulled a gun from her pocket and pointed it at David. He told her he knew the gun was not real and he was leaving. Lena pulled out a gun from her pocket and shot David in the chest after telling him, “If I can't have you, nobody can have you.” Mitchell had been shot in the stomach with a .22 then. David dropped his clothing and left the apartment.
David escaped to the store at which Sherry Johnson and James Dixon were waiting for him. Sherry had called 911 at the store. As he left, he heard another gunshot. He drove to the store where he had left Sherry, stopped the car, and laid down on the ground. David told Sherry he had been shot and asked her to call for an ambulance. Sherry Johnson told the dispatcher, “My husband got shot.” She said David Mitchell had been shot in the stomach with a .22.
After the dispatcher gave Johnson some instructions, the 911 operator asked Sherry Johnson who had shot David Mitchell. Sherry stated it was the woman who lived at Lena’s address and said “They call her Da Misses.”.
Dr. Mark Owens treated David Mitchell in the emergency room. David suffered a gunshot wound in his right chest and bleeding in his right lung. The bullet traveled through his right lung, diaphragm, liver, and stomach. The bullet missed his heart by half an inch. Had the bullet struck Mitchells heart, he would have died before reaching the hospital.
The path of the bullet was right to left and downward, from front to back. The trajectory was consistent with David facing Lena who shot him and bending slightly at the waist. David spent a week in the hospital, and Dr. Owens estimated it would take David around 3 months to make a full recovery.
Police arrived 20 minutes later at the apartment. Deputy Victor Jones went to her apartment to arrest her. Another police officer kicked in the apartment door. Nobody was present in the apartment, but the lights, television, and stereo were on.
During a search of this apartment, Deputy Abbott found the second bullet in the trim board of a window just outside the apartment door. Sheriffs Deputy John Lopes examined the bullet hole found at the crime scene. He determined that the bullet was fired from the living room of defendants apartment. Deputy Lopes did not determine the caliber of the bullet.
10 days after the shooting, Sheriffs Deputy Victor Jones went to the apartment to arrest her. Deputy Jones knocked on the door several times, identifying himself as a deputy. No one responded. The apartment manager gave Deputy Jones a passkey. When Deputy Jones attempted to use the key, he felt resistance on the other side of the door. As he turned the key, Deputy Jones felt it being turned back in the other direction. Deputy Jones called out a warning and kicked in the door. Deputy Jones found Lena Renae Coleman and a man inside the apartment, arrested her, and took her into custody.
During the trial David Mitchell testified that he and Lena Coleman became romantically involved in 2003. Mitchell moved into defendants apartment. It was an argument a few months later that Lena requested David to move out. While at trial, David Mitchell stated he was confused and disappointed about his relationship with Lena Coleman. David Mitchell admitted he was uncomfortable and did not want to testify at trial. He had also received a threat about testifying from one of the defendants relatives.
Sacramento County Sheriffs Deputy Kevin Mickelson testified that he asked David Mitchell who shot him. David Mitchell told him that Da Misses had shot him. David Mitchell had been shot in the stomach with a 22.
A transcript of the 911 call was entered into evidence. Now the 911 call involved only basic information about what had happened and who had committed violence – two topics about which emergency responders should inquire.
James Dixon testified about the shooting. When Lena answered the door, both her and David appeared kind of mad. Lena angrily told David, “You ain’t getting nothing.” She told James Dixon to leave. As James walked back to the store where his mother was, he heard a gunshot.
Deputy Abbott showed James Dixon a photographic lineup, and he identified either defendant or another woman as the person at the apartment. Deputy Abbott showed David a different lineup, and he selected her photograph.
Sheriffs Detective Michael Abbott interviewed David Mitchell in the hospital. David told Detective Abbott Lena had ordered a frightened James Dixon off the landing. Lena pulled a gun out of her pocket that David thought it was a toy. Lena shot David and he heard a second shot, which missed. David told Detective Abbott defendant was known by the nickname Da Misses. David also stated that after the shooting he received a phone call from Lena and was concerned for the safety of his ex-girlfriend and her son.
Further, the Constitution simply ensures that state court criminal proceedings are fundamentally fair and the category of actions which violate this standard is narrow. Because the second bullet did not affect the prosecution's basic argument that defendant shot Mitchell as he attempted to leave.
In 2003, a jury found Lena Coleman guilty of attempted murder and assault with a firearm. She was sentenced to 32 years to life in prison.
Lena accused the court by citing numerous alleged errors during the trial: (1) admission of a tape recording of a 911 call, (2) denying defendants motion for a new trial based on juror misconduct, (3) denying defendants motion for a new trial based on a claim that a ballistics test should have been performed, (4) limiting defendants cross-examination of the victim, (5) failing to instruct on self-defense or voluntary manslaughter, and (6) giving an instruction on evidence of flight. Her defense counsel argued defendant acted in the heat of passion and had not formed the intent to murder Mitchell. It was not out of malice
The trial court denied the defendants motion for a new trial and sentenced her to the middle term of seven years for attempted murder. For the section 12022.53, subdivision (d) firearm enhancement, the court sentenced defendant to a consecutive term of 25 years to life. The court also imposed the middle term of three years for assault with a firearm; a term of three years for the section 12022.5, subdivision (a) enhancement; and a term of four years for the section 12022.7, subdivision (e) enhancement. The sentences for assault were stayed pursuant to section 654. Defendants sentence in case No. 04F02937 is 32 years to life.
The trial court correctly decided not to grant Petitioner’s motion for a new trial. In sum, the trial court did everything constitutionally required in these circumstances because no federal issue is alleged nor was any federal law violated.
In 2004, the district attorney filed a motion for an order revoking defendants probation. Lena admitted being on probation at the time of the offenses against David. The court found Lena in violation of probation and sentenced her to be served concurrently. Lena Coleman was admitted to Chowchilla Female Prison on the date of July 7, 2005 as inmate X12620.
A motion for a rehearing was denied by US District Judge Terry J. Hatter, Jr. on the date of September 18, 2013 after finding she not presented the court with newly discovered evidence. She was unable to afford the costs of suit as a petitioner for her court case.
At this present moment, she is serving a life sentence in Chowchilla Female Prison in Chowchilla, California.
Remembering the Colorado Mexican School.
Colorado Mexican School is one of the many forgotten schools and institutions of Austin and Del Valle that have faded away with time and from people's memories. This news article explains the history behind Colorado Mexican School
The Colorado Mexican School was constructed in 1934 as a one-room school facing south of the Colorado White School (Colorado School). The Colorado Mexican School was built on Old Del Valle Road near US 183 & Highway 71. Blacks student had sometimes attended the Colorado Mexican School. The school educated students in grades 1 through 7.
Average daily attendance was 26 to 30 students on daily basis. The attendance rate still remained low as it historically was and has been. Almost 100 students attended this school.
Prior to the opening of Colorado Mexican School, Hispanic students attended the Colorado White School before a separate school for Hispanics became available. Hispanic students were not required to attend school. Hispanic students had either attended the negro schools or white schools.
Of course racial segregation was implemented by law in Texas and southern United States, so schools were separated by race. Separate schools were built for white, black, and Hispanic students. Black students attended separate schools from white students. White students attended separate schools from black students. That is the reason why the "Colorado White School", "Colorado Mexican School", and "Colorado Negro School" existed.
Although the Colorado School had an Austin address, it served students from the communities of Del Valle, Austin, Montopolis, Bergstrom Village, Glenbrook, and Colton.
By the 1940s, the Colorado White School and Colorado Mexican School received indoor plumbing with 2 separate toilets inside the brick building. Water pipes were upgraded and fixed.
The Colorado Mexican School eventually became combined into one school by 1942. Roof replacement was installed in the same year. The Colorado Mexican School had a daily attendance rate of 100 students in 1944. 100 students was the average on a daily basis. A huge increase from the 1930s attendance rate. The rate remained the same even in 1945.
By the late 1940s, the segregated Colorado Mexican School experienced extreme overcrowding. Colorado Common School District was 1 of 4 school districts listed as a defendant in the 1948 court case of Delgado v. Bastrop ISD. Colorado School was listed as a prime example of racial segregation in the lawsuit against the state of Texas. LULAC brought suit against several school districts for denying Hispanic students the use of school facilities and educational services. The suit claimed Hispanic students were separated and segregated from white students even though under state law they were considered "White" or "Caucasian".
Although US Court found both the Colorado Mexican School and Colorado Common School District to be operating within the terms of the decree, overcrowding of the school witnessed would contradict the provision for “equal school instruction.”
By the late end of 1948, the school was closed due to overcrowding conditions. Travis County Schools Superintendent Irving W. Popham described conditions at Colorado Mexican School as “the worst Travis County has ever known.” Travis County Schools, Austin Independent School District (then Austin Public Schools which is now known as Austin ISD) and Colorado Common School District deemed the Colorado School unfit and inadequate for a learning environment due to overcrowding from a lack of space and growth in enrollment. Overcrowding was extreme. Travis County government officials determined the Colorado School deemed to be unfit and antiquated.
The Nuestra Senora La Luz Catholic Mission Church in Montopolis offered the use of its chapel for 53 first-grade students. The remaining 40 students stayed at the Colorado Mexican School until the school district finally closed down the school. Its students were shipped to other schools.
From 1948 to 1950, the Colorado Mexican School was used as a community center and church. As part of the land agreement with Travis County and City of Austin, the school was to be zoned as a church and community if in the event the school were to close down due to overcrowding, structural error, or declining enrollment. Colorado School held religious services during operation as a church.
(Ref: Austin American Statesman, Crowded Rural Schools Lack Pioneer Facilities, January 26, 1947)
(Ref: Austin American Statesman, Latin-American school segregation outlawed, June 15, 1948)
(Ref: Handbook of Texas Online, V. Carl Allsup, "Delgado v. Bastrop Isd”)
In 1950, the old Colorado Mexican School was all but abandoned by the school district. Grass was kept untrimmed. Windows and window panels were boarded with thin plywood. Vegetation had sprawled all over.
The Colorado Common School District along with Travis County Schools & TEA were consolidating school districts & schools in Southeastern Travis County in the 1950s in an effort to collect more on property taxes, declining enrollment, and lack of funding. Schools and school districts that were consolidated into Colorado Common School District were Elroy, Creedmoor, Pilot Knob, Dry Creek, Hornsby-Dunlap, Maha, and Garfield.
1950 is also when the Del Valle schools became slowly integrated. Some schools were no longer separated by race or ethnicity.
1952 is the year when the city of Austin began annexing portions of the Colorado Common School District in both Austin and Del Valle. The Colorado Mexican School was within the city limits causing confusion with Austin ISD and Del Valle ISD school district boundaries. Because the Colorado Mexican School was within he Austin city limits, the school district had to find a new location for its own schools.
In 1958, grass vegetation took over the driveways as Colorado Mexican School was totally abandoned. The buildings were still standing by then. 1958 is also the year when the Del Valle schools became integrated. Schools were no longer separated by race or ethnicity. Integration was slow to come to liberal Austin and Del Valle, but it came easy as the racial integration process went smooth with no trouble.
In 1958, Austin Public Schools (Austin Independent School District bka Austin ISD) sold the land to United States Government as the school was located dangerously close in a flight path being near Bergstrom Air Force Base. Davidson tract was located outside the former Bergstrom Air Force Base.
In 1964, the Colorado Mexican School was demolished after years of being abandoned. All that remained in 1965 was a gravel pit located on site of the former Colorado Mexican School. That gravel pits sat out there for years before becoming overgrown by vegetation. All outbuildings have been demolished. No traces of the school or cistern remain today.
Schools such as this one should be preserved as a museum, converted to a dance studio, bank, or revitalized into government offices. This can be listed as an example of priorities placed in the wrong place. Historic preservation should be a secondary priority for a school district.
Something needs to be done to commemorate the Colorado Mexican School as a part the 1948 Federal Court ruling on Delgado v. Bastrop ISD. People don't recognize how LULAC fought for equal school instruction, services, and facilities. Efforts of LULAC also need to be brought to attention.
Colorado Mexican School was located at 1601 Old Del Valle Road, Austin, Texas, US 78742.
*Colorado Common School District was known to Travis County Schools officials and civilians as Colorado Common School District No. 36 or as School District No. 36.
*The Colorado School was simply just called "Colorado School" at one point in history.
*Colorado School had an Austin address despite being zoned to Del Valle ISD.
*Colorado School was adjacent to 2 other schools before the schools became molded into one school called "Colorado School" due mainly to racial integration following 1948. Thus Colorado Mexican School and Colorado Negro School were eventually combined into the Colorado White School.
*Old Del Valle Road was also known as Old Austin-Del Valle Road, Austin-Del Valle Road, and Del Valle Road.
The Colorado Mexican School was constructed in 1934 as a one-room school facing south of the Colorado White School (Colorado School). The Colorado Mexican School was built on Old Del Valle Road near US 183 & Highway 71. Blacks student had sometimes attended the Colorado Mexican School. The school educated students in grades 1 through 7.
Average daily attendance was 26 to 30 students on daily basis. The attendance rate still remained low as it historically was and has been. Almost 100 students attended this school.
Prior to the opening of Colorado Mexican School, Hispanic students attended the Colorado White School before a separate school for Hispanics became available. Hispanic students were not required to attend school. Hispanic students had either attended the negro schools or white schools.
Of course racial segregation was implemented by law in Texas and southern United States, so schools were separated by race. Separate schools were built for white, black, and Hispanic students. Black students attended separate schools from white students. White students attended separate schools from black students. That is the reason why the "Colorado White School", "Colorado Mexican School", and "Colorado Negro School" existed.
Although the Colorado School had an Austin address, it served students from the communities of Del Valle, Austin, Montopolis, Bergstrom Village, Glenbrook, and Colton.
By the 1940s, the Colorado White School and Colorado Mexican School received indoor plumbing with 2 separate toilets inside the brick building. Water pipes were upgraded and fixed.
The Colorado Mexican School eventually became combined into one school by 1942. Roof replacement was installed in the same year. The Colorado Mexican School had a daily attendance rate of 100 students in 1944. 100 students was the average on a daily basis. A huge increase from the 1930s attendance rate. The rate remained the same even in 1945.
By the late 1940s, the segregated Colorado Mexican School experienced extreme overcrowding. Colorado Common School District was 1 of 4 school districts listed as a defendant in the 1948 court case of Delgado v. Bastrop ISD. Colorado School was listed as a prime example of racial segregation in the lawsuit against the state of Texas. LULAC brought suit against several school districts for denying Hispanic students the use of school facilities and educational services. The suit claimed Hispanic students were separated and segregated from white students even though under state law they were considered "White" or "Caucasian".
Although US Court found both the Colorado Mexican School and Colorado Common School District to be operating within the terms of the decree, overcrowding of the school witnessed would contradict the provision for “equal school instruction.”
By the late end of 1948, the school was closed due to overcrowding conditions. Travis County Schools Superintendent Irving W. Popham described conditions at Colorado Mexican School as “the worst Travis County has ever known.” Travis County Schools, Austin Independent School District (then Austin Public Schools which is now known as Austin ISD) and Colorado Common School District deemed the Colorado School unfit and inadequate for a learning environment due to overcrowding from a lack of space and growth in enrollment. Overcrowding was extreme. Travis County government officials determined the Colorado School deemed to be unfit and antiquated.
The Nuestra Senora La Luz Catholic Mission Church in Montopolis offered the use of its chapel for 53 first-grade students. The remaining 40 students stayed at the Colorado Mexican School until the school district finally closed down the school. Its students were shipped to other schools.
From 1948 to 1950, the Colorado Mexican School was used as a community center and church. As part of the land agreement with Travis County and City of Austin, the school was to be zoned as a church and community if in the event the school were to close down due to overcrowding, structural error, or declining enrollment. Colorado School held religious services during operation as a church.
(Ref: Austin American Statesman, Crowded Rural Schools Lack Pioneer Facilities, January 26, 1947)
(Ref: Austin American Statesman, Latin-American school segregation outlawed, June 15, 1948)
(Ref: Handbook of Texas Online, V. Carl Allsup, "Delgado v. Bastrop Isd”)
In 1950, the old Colorado Mexican School was all but abandoned by the school district. Grass was kept untrimmed. Windows and window panels were boarded with thin plywood. Vegetation had sprawled all over.
The Colorado Common School District along with Travis County Schools & TEA were consolidating school districts & schools in Southeastern Travis County in the 1950s in an effort to collect more on property taxes, declining enrollment, and lack of funding. Schools and school districts that were consolidated into Colorado Common School District were Elroy, Creedmoor, Pilot Knob, Dry Creek, Hornsby-Dunlap, Maha, and Garfield.
1950 is also when the Del Valle schools became slowly integrated. Some schools were no longer separated by race or ethnicity.
1952 is the year when the city of Austin began annexing portions of the Colorado Common School District in both Austin and Del Valle. The Colorado Mexican School was within the city limits causing confusion with Austin ISD and Del Valle ISD school district boundaries. Because the Colorado Mexican School was within he Austin city limits, the school district had to find a new location for its own schools.
In 1958, grass vegetation took over the driveways as Colorado Mexican School was totally abandoned. The buildings were still standing by then. 1958 is also the year when the Del Valle schools became integrated. Schools were no longer separated by race or ethnicity. Integration was slow to come to liberal Austin and Del Valle, but it came easy as the racial integration process went smooth with no trouble.
In 1958, Austin Public Schools (Austin Independent School District bka Austin ISD) sold the land to United States Government as the school was located dangerously close in a flight path being near Bergstrom Air Force Base. Davidson tract was located outside the former Bergstrom Air Force Base.
In 1964, the Colorado Mexican School was demolished after years of being abandoned. All that remained in 1965 was a gravel pit located on site of the former Colorado Mexican School. That gravel pits sat out there for years before becoming overgrown by vegetation. All outbuildings have been demolished. No traces of the school or cistern remain today.
Schools such as this one should be preserved as a museum, converted to a dance studio, bank, or revitalized into government offices. This can be listed as an example of priorities placed in the wrong place. Historic preservation should be a secondary priority for a school district.
Something needs to be done to commemorate the Colorado Mexican School as a part the 1948 Federal Court ruling on Delgado v. Bastrop ISD. People don't recognize how LULAC fought for equal school instruction, services, and facilities. Efforts of LULAC also need to be brought to attention.
Colorado Mexican School was located at 1601 Old Del Valle Road, Austin, Texas, US 78742.
*Colorado Common School District was known to Travis County Schools officials and civilians as Colorado Common School District No. 36 or as School District No. 36.
*The Colorado School was simply just called "Colorado School" at one point in history.
*Colorado School had an Austin address despite being zoned to Del Valle ISD.
*Colorado School was adjacent to 2 other schools before the schools became molded into one school called "Colorado School" due mainly to racial integration following 1948. Thus Colorado Mexican School and Colorado Negro School were eventually combined into the Colorado White School.
*Old Del Valle Road was also known as Old Austin-Del Valle Road, Austin-Del Valle Road, and Del Valle Road.
Peter Nic to leave Australia to promote the Late Night Transmitter album in late 2018.
Peter Nic is planning on leaving the country of Australia later in 2018 in order to promote the Late Night Transmitter album. Peter has expressed desire to extend his roots in the United States as an effort of promoting his 4th studio album towards American audiences. He wants to push the details of this album over the internet. Late Night Transmitter will also be an internet album available online.
The album Late Night Transmitter has an R&B/pop vibe to it with a fairly deep level of production. The production and sound are very high definition. Australian artist Peter Nic is going on a different musical route for this album. Peter Nic is an artist from the country of Australia.
The album Late Night Transmitter has an R&B/pop vibe to it with a fairly deep level of production. The production and sound are very high definition. Australian artist Peter Nic is going on a different musical route for this album. Peter Nic is an artist from the country of Australia.
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,515
Homage: I Love Hip-Hop is the long-awaited special EP from L-Storm, where he pays homage to hip hop's musical and lyrical pioneers in freestyle form. The EP was released digitally on his bandcamp page on January 4, 2018. Homage: I Love Hip-Hop was produced By Damien White & Professor DLC.
Drunken Zoo Style pays homage and tribute to deceased Wu-Tang Clan rapper O.D.B. in lyrical form. The song of course has that East Coast hip hop sound, vibe, and flavor. Drunken Zoo Style is also a freestyle as well. So expect the madd drunk O.D.B. style of rap.
The World is Yours pays homage and tribute to New York rapper Nas hence its upbeat mid tempo nature, sound, and vibe. Enter The Storm homage and tribute to 90s rap group Black Moon hence the dark eeriesound and vibe.
I rate this EP, Homage: I Love Hip-Hop, 5/5*****!
Drunken Zoo Style pays homage and tribute to deceased Wu-Tang Clan rapper O.D.B. in lyrical form. The song of course has that East Coast hip hop sound, vibe, and flavor. Drunken Zoo Style is also a freestyle as well. So expect the madd drunk O.D.B. style of rap.
The World is Yours pays homage and tribute to New York rapper Nas hence its upbeat mid tempo nature, sound, and vibe. Enter The Storm homage and tribute to 90s rap group Black Moon hence the dark eeriesound and vibe.
I rate this EP, Homage: I Love Hip-Hop, 5/5*****!
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,514
This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will review Mia X - Sista Stories 2007.
Sista Stories showcased the raw sista side of Mia X which was written from a sista's point of view and perspective. Mia X shares her experience about womanhood in form of rap. Tales of conflict and tales of confusion are told. It's also about dealing with pain during the struggle of life. For those who don't know, Sista Stories picks up where Unladylike left off which is what Mia X intended. In fact, Sista Stories revisits Unladylike in a more explicit manner.
This No Limit album is different as there are not as many radio friendly tracks on this album. Only 3 of the 17 tracks that were on this album are radio friendly. Mia X decided to take a more darker explicit approach when recording this album. While album seems to have a Burlesque theme, Mia X might have been inspired by R. Kelly during the time. She brought out that raw uncut hip hop sound with this album.
Sista Stories did not get an official release but a few promo copies were pressed up for record company executives and radio stations instead. However a lot of songs from this album had leaked about 10 years ago. Mia X leaked songs from her old twitter account in 2007. That is one of the reasons why this album from No Limit did not receive an official release to the public.
Mia X did a remake of the 1987 Cover Girls hit Show Me. Show Me was one of the 3 radio friendly cuts that were on the album. The remake is filled with rawness as Master P lent a hand in production of course. Mia X did a good job.
Somethin New featured Devin The Dude and No Limit Top Dog Snoop Dogg when he was in his prime. Somethin New was a funky smooth cut with the loopy Devin The Dude to add in with the quirkiness.
The Feel Good Song has an upbeat reggae vibe to it. The piano used in this song helps give the mood an upbeat reggae vibe. The song is dedicated to family and friends. The song also sheds light on enjoying the company of your favorite people you love and cherish.
After The Pain is a Mix A remake of the Betty Wright song After The Pain. This version is cover song laced over updated beats produced by KLC with a fresh new sound.
I rate this album, Sista Stories 2007, 4/5****!
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,513
This is Michael Mixerr. Today I will review Geza X - We Need More Power.
Geza X is a forefather of the underground LA punk rock scene. He is known for his production work with Black Flag and Dead Kennedys. This sound is reminiscent of experimental rock rather than punk rock. However We Need More Power isn’t the best rock album. In fact, We Need More Power is a mediocre rock album with song that are too short in terms of timespan and duration. Most of the lyrics seem to have been written by a middle school student rather than an actual rock musicians.
We Need More Power is a revolutionary cry and call for an evolutionary leap. Civilization is in deep. Society wants to win, but the price is too steep to pay. So metaphorically in the song, society is backed into a corner. We have got make an evolutionary leap. The future has a grim outlook as out moral ethics are in shambles. History is in shambles. But there’s a problem. We Need More Power!
Mean Mr. Mommy Man is a grotesque song with violent lyrics describing how a doctor had a deal with “Mean Mr. Mommy Man” to cut the worms out of Geza X’s head.
I rate this album, We Need More Power, 3/5***.
Geza X is a forefather of the underground LA punk rock scene. He is known for his production work with Black Flag and Dead Kennedys. This sound is reminiscent of experimental rock rather than punk rock. However We Need More Power isn’t the best rock album. In fact, We Need More Power is a mediocre rock album with song that are too short in terms of timespan and duration. Most of the lyrics seem to have been written by a middle school student rather than an actual rock musicians.
We Need More Power is a revolutionary cry and call for an evolutionary leap. Civilization is in deep. Society wants to win, but the price is too steep to pay. So metaphorically in the song, society is backed into a corner. We have got make an evolutionary leap. The future has a grim outlook as out moral ethics are in shambles. History is in shambles. But there’s a problem. We Need More Power!
Mean Mr. Mommy Man is a grotesque song with violent lyrics describing how a doctor had a deal with “Mean Mr. Mommy Man” to cut the worms out of Geza X’s head.
I rate this album, We Need More Power, 3/5***.
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,512
This is Michael Mixerr. This afternoon I will review Partners In Rhyme - Push N Pull.
One would expect Partners In Rhyme to be a hip hop super group from an East Coast state in the US such as New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania. However that’s not the case. Partners In Rhyme hails from Tusla, Oklahoma surprisingly. One would have never thought or expected a group such as this one to hail from Oklahoma State with a group name such as Partners In Rhyme. Partners In Rhyme can be cited as early pioneers of Oklahoma hip hop/rap and Tulsa rap.
Push N Pull was released a single on 12 inch vinyl in 1990 on Northland Records. The single itself is filled with super dope funky fresh rhymes with funky dope beats. High powered heavy bass is accompanied by the rap especially on the tracks Push N Pull and Cold Chillin' In The Middle.
Push comes to shove on Push N Pull. The song itself is filled with super dope funky fresh rhymes with funky dope beats. And of course high powered bass. Cold Chillin' In The Middle is a funky hip hop song with a touch of East Coast flavor.
I rate this single, Push N Pull, 5/5*****!
One would expect Partners In Rhyme to be a hip hop super group from an East Coast state in the US such as New York, New Jersey, or Pennsylvania. However that’s not the case. Partners In Rhyme hails from Tusla, Oklahoma surprisingly. One would have never thought or expected a group such as this one to hail from Oklahoma State with a group name such as Partners In Rhyme. Partners In Rhyme can be cited as early pioneers of Oklahoma hip hop/rap and Tulsa rap.
Push N Pull was released a single on 12 inch vinyl in 1990 on Northland Records. The single itself is filled with super dope funky fresh rhymes with funky dope beats. High powered heavy bass is accompanied by the rap especially on the tracks Push N Pull and Cold Chillin' In The Middle.
Push comes to shove on Push N Pull. The song itself is filled with super dope funky fresh rhymes with funky dope beats. And of course high powered bass. Cold Chillin' In The Middle is a funky hip hop song with a touch of East Coast flavor.
I rate this single, Push N Pull, 5/5*****!
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Mixerr Album Reviews #1,511
The album Mortal Combat by L-Storm is a mixture of storytelling and comedy over hot beats fresh from New York State. 99% percent of this album is filled with hip hop beats fresh for 2018. The album itself is a hip hop journey similar to Da Youngstas, Necro, Jeru Da Damaja, Shyhiem, or Biz Markie. The album was released digitally on his bandcamp page on February 22, 2017.
It’s That Life begins with the usage of an old school soul song sample with a jazzy punch. The violin arrangements are perfectly fitting for this track as they fit in appropriately with the sampled song. This one is for all the real Hip-Hop heads out there.
L-Storm gets very personal on It's This Life as this song he wrote himself was written straight from the heart. When L-Storm laughs when he thinks about the past. He has improved his craft of rapping. Countless MC’s did it. The ones called friends turned their backs on him. This was once he started staring facts. These were true facts. Some people just can’t handle the truth. L-Storm brings back the classic sound of East Coast hip hop on It’s That Life.
Who's Ya Top 5 begins with a single flute for the woodwind selection. The beats and bass are bangin’ and will rattle your speakers! L-Storm brings back the boom bap sound on this song. Arrangements for the samples used for this track are laid out perfectly. The song was produced by Iron Wind.
Not only does L-Storm bring back the boom bap sound on this song, but he brings back the classic sound of East Coast hip hop. Who's Ya Top 5 is for all the real Hip-Hop heads out there. Who's Ya Top was written straight from the heart.
Blood Reign is a dark hip hop song that is an original L-Storm song. This is where Storm brings back the classic sound of East Coast hip hop. The album’s mood transitions into a dark mood with this song of his.
Severe Thirst To Kill is too low quality as the treble is reduced too low. The treble in the vocals is reduced too much. You can hardly hear the sample used in the background. However the vocal quality is up to standard.
The sound quality for Guess What I'm Thinking is subpar and up to quality standard. The vocals, treble, and bass are reduced way too low. Much work could have been done to improve the track.
Rollercoasters is a song that discusses the ups and downs of life. Life brings smiles and frowns. We all have ups and downs.
Mortal Combat is a lyrical freestyle rap song that brings back that classic East Coast hip hop sound. The bass is definitely phat! L-Storm goes to war against fake emcees on Mortal Combat. Overall Mortal Combat is a dark hip hop song.
Beast Coast Warning is similar to a song you would hear from Method Man, Necro, Run The Jewels, Black Moon, or Jean Grae. Beast Coast Warning is a dark hip hop song with dark sounds.
I rate this album, Mortal Combat, 4/5****.
It’s That Life begins with the usage of an old school soul song sample with a jazzy punch. The violin arrangements are perfectly fitting for this track as they fit in appropriately with the sampled song. This one is for all the real Hip-Hop heads out there.
L-Storm gets very personal on It's This Life as this song he wrote himself was written straight from the heart. When L-Storm laughs when he thinks about the past. He has improved his craft of rapping. Countless MC’s did it. The ones called friends turned their backs on him. This was once he started staring facts. These were true facts. Some people just can’t handle the truth. L-Storm brings back the classic sound of East Coast hip hop on It’s That Life.
Who's Ya Top 5 begins with a single flute for the woodwind selection. The beats and bass are bangin’ and will rattle your speakers! L-Storm brings back the boom bap sound on this song. Arrangements for the samples used for this track are laid out perfectly. The song was produced by Iron Wind.
Not only does L-Storm bring back the boom bap sound on this song, but he brings back the classic sound of East Coast hip hop. Who's Ya Top 5 is for all the real Hip-Hop heads out there. Who's Ya Top was written straight from the heart.
Blood Reign is a dark hip hop song that is an original L-Storm song. This is where Storm brings back the classic sound of East Coast hip hop. The album’s mood transitions into a dark mood with this song of his.
Severe Thirst To Kill is too low quality as the treble is reduced too low. The treble in the vocals is reduced too much. You can hardly hear the sample used in the background. However the vocal quality is up to standard.
The sound quality for Guess What I'm Thinking is subpar and up to quality standard. The vocals, treble, and bass are reduced way too low. Much work could have been done to improve the track.
Rollercoasters is a song that discusses the ups and downs of life. Life brings smiles and frowns. We all have ups and downs.
Mortal Combat is a lyrical freestyle rap song that brings back that classic East Coast hip hop sound. The bass is definitely phat! L-Storm goes to war against fake emcees on Mortal Combat. Overall Mortal Combat is a dark hip hop song.
Beast Coast Warning is similar to a song you would hear from Method Man, Necro, Run The Jewels, Black Moon, or Jean Grae. Beast Coast Warning is a dark hip hop song with dark sounds.
I rate this album, Mortal Combat, 4/5****.
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
History pertaining to the small Colorado School long forgotten revisited.
History about the Colorado School in Austin, Texas has been long forgotten as the Colorado School is one of the many forgotten educational institutions of Austin that have faded away with time. Only longtime Austinites from generations ago may remember the Colorado School located in rural Travis County. Colorado School is one of the many schools in Austin/Travis County that did not receive a Texas Historic Landmark plaque or was revitalized to house school district offices. Colorado School is also historically significant and important because the Colorado School was listed as a defendant in the 1948 court case of Delgado v. Bastrop ISD regarding racial segregation in public schools. That court case declared segregation illegal in Texas public schools.
A short history of this school and Colorado School date back to the 1830s. Possibly around 1837. When the school first opened in 1837, it solely relied on county funding. The school was located in a log cabin near the Colorado River near a grove of trees and a cold spring. Colorado School educated students in grades 1 through 8.
The Colorado School was one of Del Valle's earliest schools as it was the oldest school in the Del Valle ISD school district at one point in time. Colorado School was the first school operated by Del Valle ISD. Years of operation for Colorado School ran from 1837 to 1948. The Colorado School itself was located at the present day intersections of US 183 & SH 71 near Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA).
The Colorado Common School District in Austin was established in 1874. A school house was needed. Land where Colorado School was located on land owned by the Martin Family and Andrew M. Davidson. Enoch Martin, Sarah Elizabeth Martin, and Andrew M. Davidson deeded land to S.G. Sneed, Travis County, and the Colorado Common School District for a school house to be built on in the year of 1874 along with land for a city cemetery which would later become the Greenwood Cemetery. 5.6 acres of land were deeded to Colorado Common School District in the same year by F.A. Maxwell and Andrew M. Davidson. Colorado School was located on the Davidson tract named after Andrew M. Davidson.
Martin Family Cemetery had preceded the small school by a couple of years as their cemetery was plotted in 1874. The Colorado School was to be located north of the Martin Family Cemetery as a part of a land agreement with Travis County and City of Austin. Cemeteries called Martin Family Cemetery and Greenwood Cemetery were plotted south of the Colorado School.
A cistern was built in 1875 predating the school but not the cemetery. Water was gathered from a cistern from the years of 1875 to 1895 until the cistern got old and needed replacement. The 1875 cistern was built fairly well under a sturdy foundation.
Building a log cabin school was no easy task. It took a few months for the school to open after construction was completed. The log cabin was built and completed in 1876. Local citizens and several businesses donated wood for a log cabin school to be built. Colorado School was built in to serve as a public school which was operated under Colorado Common School District now known as Del Valle Independent School District bka Del Valle ISD. The Colorado School along with the Colorado Common School District itself were named after the Colorado River.
Colorado School was built as a single story log cabin in 1876. The log cabin School was located near Colorado River adjacent to a large group of live oak trees and a clear spring. The school itself was 12 feet tall at maximum height as the school was only 1 story tall. The school was a one room school. Originally grades 1 through 8 were educated there. Later on, grades 1 through 12 were taught at this school.
Average daily attendance was 26 to 30 students for the Colorado School. Some days 30 students attended school at best. Attendance was never very high due to the agricultural lifestyle. Students had to tend to family farms during harvesting season. Students had to pick cotton and work in the fields.
Students had to use outhouses located not too far away from the school as the Colorado School did not receive indoor plumbing until near mid-20th century. 2 separate outhouses were located outside the Colorado School. The wait to use these facilities was long and time consuming. Some students and teachers simply used the forest that surrounded the area.
Of course racial segregation was implemented by law in Texas and southern United States, so schools were separated by race. Separate schools were built for white, black, and Hispanic students. Black students attended separate schools from white students. White students attended separate schools from black students. That is the reason why the "Colorado White School", "Colorado Mexican School", and "Colorado Negro School" existed. The Colorado Mexican School was built adjacent to the Colorado White School.
Despite being racially segregated, black and white students shared the one room School with Hispanic students. Black students were taught alongside with white students here at this school. Some of the other schools were like this. Hispanic students had either attended the negro schools or white schools. Usually Hispanic students attended both the negro schools or white schools.
A new cistern was built to replace the old cistern in 1895. The school district decided to eventually to drill a new water well in 1895. The well had to be drilled away from the cemeteries for sanitary purposes. So this led to a controversy to where the school district would locate the new water well. Another new water well and a cistern were installed in 1905.
1921 was the year the log cabin school was demolished. In 1921, the Colorado School was built on top of a concrete cement slab foundation that was built over an old graveyard. A single story brick building at a height of 12 feet was constructed in to replace the log cabin school to accommodate growth in enrollment as the log cabin school became overcrowded due to lack of space in classrooms. A sign with the words "Colorado School" had been placed on top of the school painted in a blackish brown color.
The Colorado Mexican School was built next to the Colorado White School in 1934 which eventually became combined into one school. Black students had sometimes attended the Colorado Mexican School. Roof replacement was installed in the same year.
Prior to the Colorado Mexican School operating, Hispanic students attended the Colorado White School before a separate school for Hispanics became available. Hispanic students were not required to attend school. Hispanic students had either attended the negro schools or white schools. The Colorado Negro School was added as an additional building to accompany black students.
An additional room was added to the Colorado School in 1935. A number of additional rooms were later added to be expanded. Average daily attendance was 26 to 30 students on daily basis during the 1930s. But the attendance rate still remained low as it historically was and has been.
By the 1940s, the Colorado School received indoor plumbing with 2 separate toilets inside the brick building. Water pipes were upgraded and fixed.
By the late 1940s, both the Colorado Mexican School, Colorado Negro School, and Colorado White School had experienced extreme overcrowding. Extreme overcrowding was common for schools in the Colorado Common School District such as the Elroy School, the Garfield School, Lamar School, Cloud School, and Popham School unfortunately. The Colorado School had a daily attendance rate of 100 students in 1944. 100 students was the average on a daily basis. A huge increase from the 1930s attendance rate. The rate remained the same even in 1945.
Colorado Common School District was 1 of 4 school districts listed as a defendant in the 1948 court case of Delgado v. Bastrop ISD. Colorado School was listed as a prime example of racial segregation in the lawsuit against the state of Texas. LULAC brought suit against several school districts for denying Hispanic students the use of school facilities and educational services. The suit claimed Hispanic students were separated and segregated from white students even though under state law they were considered "White" or "Caucasian". Although US Court found both the Colorado School and Colorado Common School District to be operating within the terms of the decree, overcrowding of the school witnessed would contradict the provision for “equal school instruction.”
By the late end of 1948, the school was closed due to overcrowding conditions. Travis County Schools Superintendent Irving W. Popham described conditions at Colorado School as “the worst Travis County has ever known.” Travis County Schools, Austin Independent School District (then Austin Public Schools which is now known as Austin ISD) and Colorado Common School District deemed the Colorado School unfit and inadequate for a learning environment due to overcrowding from a lack of space and growth in enrollment. Overcrowding was extreme. Travis County government officials determined the Colorado School deemed to be unfit and antiquated.
From 1948 to 1950, the Colorado School was used as a community center and church. As part of the land agreement with Travis County and City of Austin, the school was to be zoned as a church and community if in the event the school were to close down due to overcrowding, structural error, or declining enrollment. Colorado School held religious services during operation as a church.
When the Colorado School was closed, elementary students attended the Popham School while the junior high students attended Del Valle Junior High School. The high school students had attended Del Valle Senior High School which was later Del Valle Junior-Senior High School which had eventually became Del Valle High School. Other students were sent to Austin ISD schools to relieve overcrowding.
In 1950, the old Colorado School was all but abandoned by the school district as students were being shipped to other schools as part the consolidation into Del Valle ISD on part of Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Colorado Common School District. Grass was kept untrimmed. Windows and window panels were boarded with thin plywood. Vegetation sprawled over Colorado School.
The Colorado Common School District along with Travis County Schools & TEA was consolidating school districts & schools in Southeastern Travis County in the 1950s in an effort to collect more on property taxes, declining enrollment, and lack of funding. Schools and school districts that were consolidated into Colorado Common School District were Elroy, Creedmoor, Pilot Knob, Dry Creek, Hornsby-Dunlap, Maha, and Garfield.
1950 is also when the Del Valle schools became slowly integrated. Some schools were no longer separated by race or ethnicity. Integration was slow to come to liberal Austin and Del Valle, but it came easy as the racial integration process went smooth with no trouble.
1952 is the year when the city of Austin began annexing portions of the Colorado Common School District in both Austin and Del Valle. The Colorado School was within the city limits causing confusion with Austin ISD and Del Valle ISD school district boundaries. Because the Colorado School was within the Austin city limits, the school district had to find a new location for its own schools. Although the Colorado School had an Austin address, it served students from the communities of Del Valle, Austin, Montopolis, Bergstrom Village, Glenbrook, and Colton.
Enrollment stood at 600 students in 1952 for the Colorado Common School District. That created a demand for new schools in Del Valle. The new renovated Popham School was open by then. Del Valle High School and Del Valle Junior High were underway.
In 1958, grass vegetation took over the driveways as the school was totally abandoned. The buildings were still standing by then. 1958 is also the year when the Del Valle schools became integrated. Schools were no longer separated by race or ethnicity. Integration was a smooth process for the large Del Valle school district with no hassle or race riots.
In 1958, Austin Public Schools (now Austin ISD) sold the land to United States Government as the school was located dangerously close in a flight path being so close to Bergstrom Air Force Base. Davidson tract was located outside the former Bergstrom Air Force Base. The Colorado Common School District was renamed the Del Valle Independent School District in 1964.
In 1964, the Colorado School was demolished after years of being abandoned. All that remained in 1965 was a gravel pit located on site of the former Colorado School. That gravel pits sat out there for years before becoming overgrown by vegetation. Outbuildings sat in their positions. All outbuildings have been demolished. A portion of an outbuilding for the Colorado School was added to the Del Valle ISD district offices on Shapard Lane in Del Valle, Texas in 1967 which remains there today. To this day, the school district boundaries for Austin ISD and Del Valle ISD remain chaotic.
Colorado School is one of the many forgotten schools and institutions of Austin & Del Valle that have faded away with time and from people's memories unfortunately. Schools such as this one should be preserved as a museum, converted to a dance studio, bank, or revitalized into government offices. This can be listed as an example of priorities placed in the wrong place. Historic preservation should be a secondary priority for a school district.
Something needs to be done to commemorate the Colorado School as a part the 1948 Federal Court ruling on Delgado v. Bastrop ISD. People don't recognize how LULAC fought for equal school instruction and facilities. Efforts of LULAC also need to be brought to attention.
The old Colorado School is was located at 1601 Old Del Valle Road, Austin, Texas, US 78742.
*Colorado Common School District was known to Travis County Schools officials and civilians as Colorado Common School District No. 36 or as School District No. 36.
*The Colorado School was simply just called "Colorado School" at one point in history.
*Colorado School had an Austin address despite being zoned to Del Valle ISD.
*Colorado School was adjacent to 2 other schools before the schools became molded into one school called "Colorado School" due mainly to racial integration following 1948. Thus Colorado Mexican School and Colorado Negro School were eventually combined into the Colorado White School.
*Old Del Valle Road was also known as Old Austin-Del Valle Road, Austin-Del Valle Road, and Del Valle Road.
*The Martin Family Cemetery preceded the Colorado School.
*Popham School bka Popham Elementary School was built in 1948 to relieve overcrowding from other schools located in the Colorado Common School District. From 1952 to 1953, Popham School went under construction during an extensive renovation period. In 1953 the school was finally open to the public again.
As for the Martin Family Cemetery, the Martin Family Cemetery was plotted and constructed in 1874 by Enoch Martin and Andrew M. Davidson when they deeded land to Travis County for a school to be built on and a city cemetery. Many family members from the Martin Family were buried there. Last recorded burial in the Martin Family Cemetery was Walter Martin in 1909.
The Martin Family Cemetery is now behind a secure fence located southeast of the US 183 & SH 71 intersection near the northwest corner of Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA). Martin Family Cemetery is located 140 feet north of Greenwood Cemetery also. Permission must be obtained to view the Martin Family Cemetery due to Homeland Security restrictions. Homeland Security restrictions require visitors to be escorted by ABIA staff to the site.
Enoch Martin, Andrew M. Davidson, and F.A. Maxwell deeded land to Travis County and City of Austin for another cemetery that was to become a city cemetery in 1907. Other acres were purchased in 1910. This cemetery would eventually become Greenwood Cemetery. Austin-Del Valle Road served as the northeast boundary between separating the Martin Family Cemetery from the Greenwood Cemetery. Martin Family members are also buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Greenwood Cemetery operates as a public cemetery owned by the City of Austin to this day. ABIA staff and Homeland Security staff patrol both cemeteries on a daily basis. Greenwood Cemetery is located directly south of the Martin Family Cemetery adjacent near ABIA. Both Greenwood Cemetery and Martin Family Cemetery are located at 1927 Old Lockhart Road, Austin, Texas, US 78742.
*Martin Family Cemetery is located near Old Del Valle Road.
*Also Martin Family Cemetery is located less than 1 acre north of Greenwood Cemetery.
A short history of this school and Colorado School date back to the 1830s. Possibly around 1837. When the school first opened in 1837, it solely relied on county funding. The school was located in a log cabin near the Colorado River near a grove of trees and a cold spring. Colorado School educated students in grades 1 through 8.
The Colorado School was one of Del Valle's earliest schools as it was the oldest school in the Del Valle ISD school district at one point in time. Colorado School was the first school operated by Del Valle ISD. Years of operation for Colorado School ran from 1837 to 1948. The Colorado School itself was located at the present day intersections of US 183 & SH 71 near Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA).
The Colorado Common School District in Austin was established in 1874. A school house was needed. Land where Colorado School was located on land owned by the Martin Family and Andrew M. Davidson. Enoch Martin, Sarah Elizabeth Martin, and Andrew M. Davidson deeded land to S.G. Sneed, Travis County, and the Colorado Common School District for a school house to be built on in the year of 1874 along with land for a city cemetery which would later become the Greenwood Cemetery. 5.6 acres of land were deeded to Colorado Common School District in the same year by F.A. Maxwell and Andrew M. Davidson. Colorado School was located on the Davidson tract named after Andrew M. Davidson.
Martin Family Cemetery had preceded the small school by a couple of years as their cemetery was plotted in 1874. The Colorado School was to be located north of the Martin Family Cemetery as a part of a land agreement with Travis County and City of Austin. Cemeteries called Martin Family Cemetery and Greenwood Cemetery were plotted south of the Colorado School.
A cistern was built in 1875 predating the school but not the cemetery. Water was gathered from a cistern from the years of 1875 to 1895 until the cistern got old and needed replacement. The 1875 cistern was built fairly well under a sturdy foundation.
Building a log cabin school was no easy task. It took a few months for the school to open after construction was completed. The log cabin was built and completed in 1876. Local citizens and several businesses donated wood for a log cabin school to be built. Colorado School was built in to serve as a public school which was operated under Colorado Common School District now known as Del Valle Independent School District bka Del Valle ISD. The Colorado School along with the Colorado Common School District itself were named after the Colorado River.
Colorado School was built as a single story log cabin in 1876. The log cabin School was located near Colorado River adjacent to a large group of live oak trees and a clear spring. The school itself was 12 feet tall at maximum height as the school was only 1 story tall. The school was a one room school. Originally grades 1 through 8 were educated there. Later on, grades 1 through 12 were taught at this school.
Average daily attendance was 26 to 30 students for the Colorado School. Some days 30 students attended school at best. Attendance was never very high due to the agricultural lifestyle. Students had to tend to family farms during harvesting season. Students had to pick cotton and work in the fields.
Students had to use outhouses located not too far away from the school as the Colorado School did not receive indoor plumbing until near mid-20th century. 2 separate outhouses were located outside the Colorado School. The wait to use these facilities was long and time consuming. Some students and teachers simply used the forest that surrounded the area.
Of course racial segregation was implemented by law in Texas and southern United States, so schools were separated by race. Separate schools were built for white, black, and Hispanic students. Black students attended separate schools from white students. White students attended separate schools from black students. That is the reason why the "Colorado White School", "Colorado Mexican School", and "Colorado Negro School" existed. The Colorado Mexican School was built adjacent to the Colorado White School.
Despite being racially segregated, black and white students shared the one room School with Hispanic students. Black students were taught alongside with white students here at this school. Some of the other schools were like this. Hispanic students had either attended the negro schools or white schools. Usually Hispanic students attended both the negro schools or white schools.
A new cistern was built to replace the old cistern in 1895. The school district decided to eventually to drill a new water well in 1895. The well had to be drilled away from the cemeteries for sanitary purposes. So this led to a controversy to where the school district would locate the new water well. Another new water well and a cistern were installed in 1905.
1921 was the year the log cabin school was demolished. In 1921, the Colorado School was built on top of a concrete cement slab foundation that was built over an old graveyard. A single story brick building at a height of 12 feet was constructed in to replace the log cabin school to accommodate growth in enrollment as the log cabin school became overcrowded due to lack of space in classrooms. A sign with the words "Colorado School" had been placed on top of the school painted in a blackish brown color.
The Colorado Mexican School was built next to the Colorado White School in 1934 which eventually became combined into one school. Black students had sometimes attended the Colorado Mexican School. Roof replacement was installed in the same year.
Prior to the Colorado Mexican School operating, Hispanic students attended the Colorado White School before a separate school for Hispanics became available. Hispanic students were not required to attend school. Hispanic students had either attended the negro schools or white schools. The Colorado Negro School was added as an additional building to accompany black students.
An additional room was added to the Colorado School in 1935. A number of additional rooms were later added to be expanded. Average daily attendance was 26 to 30 students on daily basis during the 1930s. But the attendance rate still remained low as it historically was and has been.
By the 1940s, the Colorado School received indoor plumbing with 2 separate toilets inside the brick building. Water pipes were upgraded and fixed.
By the late 1940s, both the Colorado Mexican School, Colorado Negro School, and Colorado White School had experienced extreme overcrowding. Extreme overcrowding was common for schools in the Colorado Common School District such as the Elroy School, the Garfield School, Lamar School, Cloud School, and Popham School unfortunately. The Colorado School had a daily attendance rate of 100 students in 1944. 100 students was the average on a daily basis. A huge increase from the 1930s attendance rate. The rate remained the same even in 1945.
Colorado Common School District was 1 of 4 school districts listed as a defendant in the 1948 court case of Delgado v. Bastrop ISD. Colorado School was listed as a prime example of racial segregation in the lawsuit against the state of Texas. LULAC brought suit against several school districts for denying Hispanic students the use of school facilities and educational services. The suit claimed Hispanic students were separated and segregated from white students even though under state law they were considered "White" or "Caucasian". Although US Court found both the Colorado School and Colorado Common School District to be operating within the terms of the decree, overcrowding of the school witnessed would contradict the provision for “equal school instruction.”
By the late end of 1948, the school was closed due to overcrowding conditions. Travis County Schools Superintendent Irving W. Popham described conditions at Colorado School as “the worst Travis County has ever known.” Travis County Schools, Austin Independent School District (then Austin Public Schools which is now known as Austin ISD) and Colorado Common School District deemed the Colorado School unfit and inadequate for a learning environment due to overcrowding from a lack of space and growth in enrollment. Overcrowding was extreme. Travis County government officials determined the Colorado School deemed to be unfit and antiquated.
From 1948 to 1950, the Colorado School was used as a community center and church. As part of the land agreement with Travis County and City of Austin, the school was to be zoned as a church and community if in the event the school were to close down due to overcrowding, structural error, or declining enrollment. Colorado School held religious services during operation as a church.
When the Colorado School was closed, elementary students attended the Popham School while the junior high students attended Del Valle Junior High School. The high school students had attended Del Valle Senior High School which was later Del Valle Junior-Senior High School which had eventually became Del Valle High School. Other students were sent to Austin ISD schools to relieve overcrowding.
In 1950, the old Colorado School was all but abandoned by the school district as students were being shipped to other schools as part the consolidation into Del Valle ISD on part of Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Colorado Common School District. Grass was kept untrimmed. Windows and window panels were boarded with thin plywood. Vegetation sprawled over Colorado School.
The Colorado Common School District along with Travis County Schools & TEA was consolidating school districts & schools in Southeastern Travis County in the 1950s in an effort to collect more on property taxes, declining enrollment, and lack of funding. Schools and school districts that were consolidated into Colorado Common School District were Elroy, Creedmoor, Pilot Knob, Dry Creek, Hornsby-Dunlap, Maha, and Garfield.
1950 is also when the Del Valle schools became slowly integrated. Some schools were no longer separated by race or ethnicity. Integration was slow to come to liberal Austin and Del Valle, but it came easy as the racial integration process went smooth with no trouble.
1952 is the year when the city of Austin began annexing portions of the Colorado Common School District in both Austin and Del Valle. The Colorado School was within the city limits causing confusion with Austin ISD and Del Valle ISD school district boundaries. Because the Colorado School was within the Austin city limits, the school district had to find a new location for its own schools. Although the Colorado School had an Austin address, it served students from the communities of Del Valle, Austin, Montopolis, Bergstrom Village, Glenbrook, and Colton.
Enrollment stood at 600 students in 1952 for the Colorado Common School District. That created a demand for new schools in Del Valle. The new renovated Popham School was open by then. Del Valle High School and Del Valle Junior High were underway.
In 1958, grass vegetation took over the driveways as the school was totally abandoned. The buildings were still standing by then. 1958 is also the year when the Del Valle schools became integrated. Schools were no longer separated by race or ethnicity. Integration was a smooth process for the large Del Valle school district with no hassle or race riots.
In 1958, Austin Public Schools (now Austin ISD) sold the land to United States Government as the school was located dangerously close in a flight path being so close to Bergstrom Air Force Base. Davidson tract was located outside the former Bergstrom Air Force Base. The Colorado Common School District was renamed the Del Valle Independent School District in 1964.
In 1964, the Colorado School was demolished after years of being abandoned. All that remained in 1965 was a gravel pit located on site of the former Colorado School. That gravel pits sat out there for years before becoming overgrown by vegetation. Outbuildings sat in their positions. All outbuildings have been demolished. A portion of an outbuilding for the Colorado School was added to the Del Valle ISD district offices on Shapard Lane in Del Valle, Texas in 1967 which remains there today. To this day, the school district boundaries for Austin ISD and Del Valle ISD remain chaotic.
Colorado School is one of the many forgotten schools and institutions of Austin & Del Valle that have faded away with time and from people's memories unfortunately. Schools such as this one should be preserved as a museum, converted to a dance studio, bank, or revitalized into government offices. This can be listed as an example of priorities placed in the wrong place. Historic preservation should be a secondary priority for a school district.
Something needs to be done to commemorate the Colorado School as a part the 1948 Federal Court ruling on Delgado v. Bastrop ISD. People don't recognize how LULAC fought for equal school instruction and facilities. Efforts of LULAC also need to be brought to attention.
The old Colorado School is was located at 1601 Old Del Valle Road, Austin, Texas, US 78742.
*Colorado Common School District was known to Travis County Schools officials and civilians as Colorado Common School District No. 36 or as School District No. 36.
*The Colorado School was simply just called "Colorado School" at one point in history.
*Colorado School had an Austin address despite being zoned to Del Valle ISD.
*Colorado School was adjacent to 2 other schools before the schools became molded into one school called "Colorado School" due mainly to racial integration following 1948. Thus Colorado Mexican School and Colorado Negro School were eventually combined into the Colorado White School.
*Old Del Valle Road was also known as Old Austin-Del Valle Road, Austin-Del Valle Road, and Del Valle Road.
*The Martin Family Cemetery preceded the Colorado School.
*Popham School bka Popham Elementary School was built in 1948 to relieve overcrowding from other schools located in the Colorado Common School District. From 1952 to 1953, Popham School went under construction during an extensive renovation period. In 1953 the school was finally open to the public again.
As for the Martin Family Cemetery, the Martin Family Cemetery was plotted and constructed in 1874 by Enoch Martin and Andrew M. Davidson when they deeded land to Travis County for a school to be built on and a city cemetery. Many family members from the Martin Family were buried there. Last recorded burial in the Martin Family Cemetery was Walter Martin in 1909.
The Martin Family Cemetery is now behind a secure fence located southeast of the US 183 & SH 71 intersection near the northwest corner of Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA). Martin Family Cemetery is located 140 feet north of Greenwood Cemetery also. Permission must be obtained to view the Martin Family Cemetery due to Homeland Security restrictions. Homeland Security restrictions require visitors to be escorted by ABIA staff to the site.
Enoch Martin, Andrew M. Davidson, and F.A. Maxwell deeded land to Travis County and City of Austin for another cemetery that was to become a city cemetery in 1907. Other acres were purchased in 1910. This cemetery would eventually become Greenwood Cemetery. Austin-Del Valle Road served as the northeast boundary between separating the Martin Family Cemetery from the Greenwood Cemetery. Martin Family members are also buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Greenwood Cemetery operates as a public cemetery owned by the City of Austin to this day. ABIA staff and Homeland Security staff patrol both cemeteries on a daily basis. Greenwood Cemetery is located directly south of the Martin Family Cemetery adjacent near ABIA. Both Greenwood Cemetery and Martin Family Cemetery are located at 1927 Old Lockhart Road, Austin, Texas, US 78742.
*Martin Family Cemetery is located near Old Del Valle Road.
*Also Martin Family Cemetery is located less than 1 acre north of Greenwood Cemetery.
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Exploring the lost history of Colorado School No. 3 in Del Valle, Texas.
History about Colorado School No. 3 in Del Valle, Texas has been long forgotten as the Colorado School is one of the many forgotten educational institutions of Austin that have faded away with time. Only longtime Austinites from generations ago may remember the Colorado School located in rural Travis County. Colorado Common School District operated Colorado School No. 3 from 1875 to 1957.
Colorado School No. 3 was established as Colorado Negro School No. 3 in 1875. The location for Colorado School No. 3 was located at the junction of where modern day Puebla Street is facing Falwell Lane. Falwell Lane once served as Bastrop Road aka Highway 71 (SH 71) before being realigned in 1960.
Colorado School No. 3 was a negro school that served black students in grades 1 through 8 living in the Del Valle area. The quality of school buildings and equipment followed racial lines. Rural schools for black children were typically between one-room frame buildings to three-room frame buildings.
Colorado School No. 3 went under the names and was referred to as the following names of Colorado Colored School No. 3, Colorado Negro School No. 3, Colorado Colored School #3, and Colorado School #3. (Ref: 1932 Travis County Map)
Colorado School No. 3 had 63 students with an average daily attendance of 48 students. There was one teacher for 63 students. The cost per year was $526 with spending expenditures of $12.52 for student per year. The teacher taught eight grades for 120 days.
On the date of September 9, 1937, a water well was dug by hand. The well was built using top concrete casing and the water well itself was built 2 cubic feet above the ground surface. Its rings were 36 inches in diameter. The water well was hand operated. Texas Water Development Board had the Colorado School water well recorded as Well Number 5851601. Texas Water Development Board has this water well recorded as a “Historical Observation Well”. (Ref: Texas Water Development Board)
By 1957, Colorado School No. 3 was no longer needed as the Lamar School had a newly constructed building open across Highway 71. Colorado Common School District decided to demolish the school and its water well. Colorado School No. 3 was destroyed in 1958. Its students were sent to Lamar School (Lamar Elementary School) effectively.
No traces of Colorado School No. 3 remained by 1960. The water well was paved over and destroyed by TXDot after Highway 71 was realigned. The water well was plugged prior to realignment of Highway 71.
Colorado School No. 3 was located at the junction of Falwell Lane & Puebla Street, Del Valle, Texas, US 78617.
Colorado School No. 3 was established as Colorado Negro School No. 3 in 1875. The location for Colorado School No. 3 was located at the junction of where modern day Puebla Street is facing Falwell Lane. Falwell Lane once served as Bastrop Road aka Highway 71 (SH 71) before being realigned in 1960.
Colorado School No. 3 was a negro school that served black students in grades 1 through 8 living in the Del Valle area. The quality of school buildings and equipment followed racial lines. Rural schools for black children were typically between one-room frame buildings to three-room frame buildings.
Colorado School No. 3 went under the names and was referred to as the following names of Colorado Colored School No. 3, Colorado Negro School No. 3, Colorado Colored School #3, and Colorado School #3. (Ref: 1932 Travis County Map)
Colorado School No. 3 had 63 students with an average daily attendance of 48 students. There was one teacher for 63 students. The cost per year was $526 with spending expenditures of $12.52 for student per year. The teacher taught eight grades for 120 days.
On the date of September 9, 1937, a water well was dug by hand. The well was built using top concrete casing and the water well itself was built 2 cubic feet above the ground surface. Its rings were 36 inches in diameter. The water well was hand operated. Texas Water Development Board had the Colorado School water well recorded as Well Number 5851601. Texas Water Development Board has this water well recorded as a “Historical Observation Well”. (Ref: Texas Water Development Board)
By 1957, Colorado School No. 3 was no longer needed as the Lamar School had a newly constructed building open across Highway 71. Colorado Common School District decided to demolish the school and its water well. Colorado School No. 3 was destroyed in 1958. Its students were sent to Lamar School (Lamar Elementary School) effectively.
No traces of Colorado School No. 3 remained by 1960. The water well was paved over and destroyed by TXDot after Highway 71 was realigned. The water well was plugged prior to realignment of Highway 71.
Colorado School No. 3 was located at the junction of Falwell Lane & Puebla Street, Del Valle, Texas, US 78617.
History of Pilot Knob Negro School visited, explained, and explored.
Pilot Knob Negro School was constructed and built by Dee Gabriel Collins in 1910. The schoolhouse was a single one-story building. At that time Travis County did not want to provide any other schools or teachers to educate black children. African Americans called the school Pilot Knob Schoolhouse.
Pilot Knob Negro educated students in grades 1 through 7. School stopped after 7th grade. Students would attend either Elroy Negro School or transfer to Austin to continue 8th grade.
Colorado Common School District (now Del Valle ISD) operated Pilot Knob Negro School from 1910 to 1956.
The new Pilot Knob Negro School was built in 1930 on two acres of land during the 1930–1931 school year. The Pilot Knob Negro School was a Rosenwald School that replaced a former one-room school house constructed and built by Dee Gabriel Collins. The new Pilot Knob Negro School included two classrooms, a library, and outhouses. The total cost was $3,600 dollars with insurance costing $2,000 dollars.
Pilot Knob Negro School had 41 students during the 1934-1935 school year. Weekly attendance was 30 to 32 students weekly. Daily attendance was 30 to 31 students on average per daily basis. There was one teacher for 41 students. The cost per year was $346. Average spending on each student was $11.53 for student each year. The teacher taught seven grades for 114 days to 120 days and got paid for six months tops.
Pilot Knob Negro School had 42 students during the 1935-1936 school year. The teacher taught all seven grades for 114 days.
Colorado Common School District (Del Valle ISD) closed down the school in 1956 and relocated its students into other schools across the school district. Colorado Common School District closed the school down as an attempt for racial integration of its public schools.
In 1966, Del Valle ISD sold the building and land property to famous Spanish singer Augustine Ramirez. The school had been converted into a residence in 1966. Augustine Ramirez and his family have lived there for years. Mary Ann Ramirez has lived in the house since 1967. (Ref: Daily Dispatch, 2016)
On the date of June 7, 2016, Austin firefighters worked for hours that Tuesday night, battling a two-alarm house fire. The fire began around 7:30 PM at 7902 Dee Gabriel Collins Road.
According to an Austin Fire Department spokesperson, the home on fire was connected to an auto body shop called A & S BODY SHOP located at 8503 Dee Gabriel Collins Road.
Luckily no one was injured in the fired. Mary Ann Ramirez was present in the home when a man ran inside yelling that there was a fire. The smoke from the fire was visible from multiple directions around the city.
Austin Fire Department had to fill trucks with water to extinguish the blaze as hydrants were a good distance from the property.
As firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, the former Pilot Knob Negro School building had unfortunately burned to the ground. Nothing had remained after the fire. It was a total loss for the Ramirez family. The only reminder left of the school building that is visible is the brick chimney which is still standing. (Ref: KXAN, Heroic efforts save family from 2-alarm house fire, June 7, 2016)
Today only the chimney remains standing. Its concrete foundation remains visible from aerial view. Today Augustine Ramirez and Mary Ann Ramirez own the property and still do to this day.
Pilot Knob Negro School was located at 7902 Dee Gabriel Collins Road, Austin, Texas, US 78744.
Pilot Knob Negro educated students in grades 1 through 7. School stopped after 7th grade. Students would attend either Elroy Negro School or transfer to Austin to continue 8th grade.
Colorado Common School District (now Del Valle ISD) operated Pilot Knob Negro School from 1910 to 1956.
The new Pilot Knob Negro School was built in 1930 on two acres of land during the 1930–1931 school year. The Pilot Knob Negro School was a Rosenwald School that replaced a former one-room school house constructed and built by Dee Gabriel Collins. The new Pilot Knob Negro School included two classrooms, a library, and outhouses. The total cost was $3,600 dollars with insurance costing $2,000 dollars.
Pilot Knob Negro School had 41 students during the 1934-1935 school year. Weekly attendance was 30 to 32 students weekly. Daily attendance was 30 to 31 students on average per daily basis. There was one teacher for 41 students. The cost per year was $346. Average spending on each student was $11.53 for student each year. The teacher taught seven grades for 114 days to 120 days and got paid for six months tops.
Pilot Knob Negro School had 42 students during the 1935-1936 school year. The teacher taught all seven grades for 114 days.
Colorado Common School District (Del Valle ISD) closed down the school in 1956 and relocated its students into other schools across the school district. Colorado Common School District closed the school down as an attempt for racial integration of its public schools.
In 1966, Del Valle ISD sold the building and land property to famous Spanish singer Augustine Ramirez. The school had been converted into a residence in 1966. Augustine Ramirez and his family have lived there for years. Mary Ann Ramirez has lived in the house since 1967. (Ref: Daily Dispatch, 2016)
On the date of June 7, 2016, Austin firefighters worked for hours that Tuesday night, battling a two-alarm house fire. The fire began around 7:30 PM at 7902 Dee Gabriel Collins Road.
According to an Austin Fire Department spokesperson, the home on fire was connected to an auto body shop called A & S BODY SHOP located at 8503 Dee Gabriel Collins Road.
Luckily no one was injured in the fired. Mary Ann Ramirez was present in the home when a man ran inside yelling that there was a fire. The smoke from the fire was visible from multiple directions around the city.
Austin Fire Department had to fill trucks with water to extinguish the blaze as hydrants were a good distance from the property.
As firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, the former Pilot Knob Negro School building had unfortunately burned to the ground. Nothing had remained after the fire. It was a total loss for the Ramirez family. The only reminder left of the school building that is visible is the brick chimney which is still standing. (Ref: KXAN, Heroic efforts save family from 2-alarm house fire, June 7, 2016)
Today only the chimney remains standing. Its concrete foundation remains visible from aerial view. Today Augustine Ramirez and Mary Ann Ramirez own the property and still do to this day.
Pilot Knob Negro School was located at 7902 Dee Gabriel Collins Road, Austin, Texas, US 78744.
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