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James Laury Sr.
The Author, James Laury Sr, was born in 1952 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He and his older Brother was raised in a single parent household by his Mother who was educa...lihat lebih banyakThe Author, James Laury Sr, was born in 1952 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He and his older Brother was raised in a single parent household by his Mother who was educated at Upsala College in New Jersey. Opportunities for Black people were very few, so she worked as a housekeeper and a part-time Political Activist. His Brother is a very successful Philadelphia Physician. However, James was part of a series of Government Educational experiments which consisted of multiple Busings to different Schools, which included summers spent in special tutoring programs at Swartmore College { suburb outside of Philadelphia ) and a very short time at the prestious Phillip Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. Nevertheless, His real academic experience began when receiving an academic scholarship to the University of Minnesota . There he was exposed to students from all around the world as classmates. He visited the homes of a few of his classmates in different countries which exposed him to many cultural family differences.
After entering the work force, he worked in many phases of management and customer service. He also spent 8 years in Radio Broadcasting and 10 years working part-time in the Boys and Girls Club system. There he coached children from ages 6 to 17, also chaparoning many, many after school events. Some of those encounters is reflected In this book, solely to help people to avoid some of the horrific pitfalls in Life.lihat lebih sedikit