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Ervin V. Griffin Sr. Beta Theta: President of West Virginia State College [33] William H. Hale: Beta Kappa: President of Langston University [34] Jaffus Hardrick: Zeta Xi: 14th President of Florida Memorial University [35] G. Lamar Harrison: Beta: President of Langston University [36] Cornelius Henderson: Alpha Phi: President of Gammon ...
Thomas Waterson — police officer who captured Machine Gun Kelly in a Memphis raid in 1933 Luke J. Weathers (1920–2011) — former U.S. Army Air Force officer and member of Tuskegee Airmen [ 6 ] Ida B. Wells — civil rights advocate and women's rights advocate
Ervin died on Nov. 4, at the age of 76. While Ervin's absence will certainly be noticeable at the ministry's Thanksgiving meal today, it will be even more noticeable within the ministry he gave so ...
Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin (born March 30, 1947 [2]) is an American writer, activist, and black anarchist. He is a former member of the Black Panther Party and Concerned Citizens for Justice. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee , and has lived in Memphis, Tennessee , since 2010.
The town of Erwin received its name by a mail mishap. On December 5, 1879, the name of the town was Ervin, in honor of D.J.N. Ervin, who had donated 15 acres (61,000 m 2) of land for the county seat. A typo made by post office officials caused the name to be recorded as Erwin. The mistake was never corrected.
The Commercial Appeal (also known as the Memphis Commercial Appeal) is a daily newspaper of Memphis, Tennessee, and its surrounding metropolitan area.It is owned by the Gannett Company; its former owner, the E. W. Scripps Company, also owned the former afternoon paper, the Memphis Press-Scimitar, which it folded in 1983.
Ervin was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on April 2, 1980, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 21, 1980, and received his commission on May 23, 1980. Ervin served as Chief Judge of the court from 1989 to 1996.
Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 – August 31, 1970) [1] was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing.