Thursday, February 28, 2013

RATHSI Publishing features its Name Sake!!

The staff of RATHSI Publishing, LLC, would like to congratulate its name sake, Ishtar Muhammad, on completing her books entitled, Your Saviours' Day Coloring and Sketch book ( Jr. MGT & Jr. FOI).



These inspirational and timely books allow children to celebrate the annual convention of Saviours' Day by coloring themed images. Additionally, Ishtar adds a twist to the traditional coloring books by allowing the children to sketch themselves into the images throughout the book. This unique, added, exclusive style is based off words heard by Ishtar from The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, "Every time you as an individual look at a photo, the first thing you look for is your image in the photo." Likewise, in "Your Saviours' Day Coloring and Sketch Book", Ishtar gives every child the opportunity to see themselves in every picture.


Congratulations Ishtar, the whole RATHSI Publishing team wishes you success.

Order your copy today by visiting, www.ishtarsboutique.com or by calling (404) 671-6739

Saturday, February 9, 2013

RATHSI Publishing releases historical book with Abdul Allah Muhammad


This book is dedicated to Abdul Allah Muhammad, also known as John Shabazz, by his wife, Aishah S. Muhammad. He is a journalist by trade and has written many articles for a variety of books, magazines and many newspapers for over 58 years of his life.  These articles were previously published on page 5 Titled “Eleven Fifty-Five” of the Nation of Islam’s Final Call Newspaper, where he was an editor and served as Chairman to the Board.
He, unfortunately, didn’t get around to writing his own book before Alzheimer disease overtook his life.  He always said if he did any good in his life, someone would write about him. (Smile).  This book is also dedicated to all the believers who are continuing to ask for his tapes and writings.
To put these articles in book form is a privilege for me after being his wife for forty years.  I pray to Allah this book will ease some minds that have waited so long for a book from Abdul Allah Muhammad.
To purchase the limited edition autographed book, you can send $24.95 if you would like to pick it up at our booth during Saviours' Day. Send $30 if you could like it shipped to you after Saviours' Day. Please send all funds through PayPal (muhammad-a@att.net). There will be a limited number of books produced that will be autographed. 
If you would like to call in and place an order, you can call Sis. Sandy (770) 906-6193.
Thank You to Bro. Patrick and his family, Bro. David, The Final Call Staff, and The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan for making my husband's desires a reality. 
May Allah Bless Us All and Happy Saviours' Day
As Salaam Alaikum

Sunday, February 3, 2013

PSM Enterprises welcomes Malcolm Airbrush McCrae to the RATHSI Publishing Family

Known for signing the most progessive and productive authors in the country, RATHSI Publishing continues to add powerful individuals to its published team. Meet new author Malcolm "Airbrush Assassin" McCrae.

Who is Malcolm McCrae?

Mr.Malcolm McCrae is a leading authority on increasing the achievement and creativity of today’s students through art. 
He is a full time artist that embraces creativity and art as a lifestyle. He has been a recognized  internationally as a leading airbrush artist . With a culturally relevant approach towards closing the achievement gap. He is known for his dynamic interactive presentations to teachers, parent’s, and especially “at-risk” youth. 

Mr. McCrae has 14 years of art and educator experience and has produced a number of instructional videos and books. Recently, he was selected and featured on national television to express the urgency and need of art in the education of youth today. He is committed and dedicated to youth mentoring and leadership.  McCrae is frequently called upon by  civic and social organizations to speak about  education and cultural knowledge through art. He is building a facility in MO where people can learn, share, and be inspired. 

Believing inspiration has the opportunity and power to change lives, McCrae says the most important aspects of what he does is not only to create, but to educate.  He is currently instructing workshops and classes teaching the next generation of artists. Malcolm says "I'm one of those people who can honestly say that, "There have been many instances in my life growing up in an urban environment,  where I was that at-risk youth that  everyone talks about, but the art and creativity saved my life."



WOW!!!  Look at what conference organizers, principals, and other educators are saying about Malcolm McCrae.
Malcolm’s interactive workshop lifted
the spirits of the children participating and
 the adults witnessing  your creative magic
 that fascinates and inspires
.
Your presence and presentation
birthed collaboration with other non-profits to
provide additional fine arts related opportunities for
the youth of our community.

Thank you for sharing your blessed gift.
Renola S. Lightfoot, Ed.D- Educational Program
Director- Fort Worth ,TX  ROSCON Foundation. 
           


McCrae is a gifted artist and educator. He is
              a very successful advocate for visual art and has a natural
             connection with young people.”


          Michael W. Faris, Art Instructor
         Shawnee College, IL

Malcolm McCrae's innovate approach to teaching young people about the influence
of Art in Hip-Hop, History and the humanities, has provided them
with encouragement to
discover there true interest and abilities.

We look forward to continuing this partnership.
Warren T.Jackson, Jr, President & CEO Jackson Initiative,Inc.


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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Today, my toughest day as Principal

The fact that you have made it to this word in this post means one simple fact, you can read. Because you can read, you don't have to exert effort in reading text that you are presented with. Gone are the days we you saw letters as individual shapes, your a reader so you don't see letters, you see and read words.

Today, my emotions over ran me in a casual conversation with one of my frequent flyers to my office. I have known all year that he had deficients in reading. I have put in place extra tutorial during the day and often spend time during lunch to help. But today, it was just overwhelming.

After his second visit to my office today for misbehaving (he averages about 4 trips per day) I had begun to give him the riot act and my Joe Clark sermons. I was letting him have it, with love of course. I then broke my cardinal rule and asked about his dad...........................

As a young principal, I made this mistake out of lack of experience and was often shocked my the responses students would give. I quickly adjusted my tactics and would preferences my Joe Clark rants with, " Who do you live with?" After their response, then I knew how to prepare my subsequent questions.

When you break your own rules, get ready!

So my student answered, " I think his name is ..." I heard he lives.... He gave me $130 for Christmas when I was 3 (the boy is 11 now).

Me: Do you know his name? " I think its....., I think my middle name is his first name.....I don't know his last name....

At this point, I emotionally boiling, crying, furious, saddened. Just a basket case. My day declines from there and I can even share with my AP the conversation without being overcome with emotions.

Why? This 11 year old, black male, who has perfect attendance, CANNOT READ HIS OWN NAME!!!!!!! HE DOES NOT KNOW THE 26 LETTERS IN THE ALPHABET WITHOUT SINGING THE SONG. This is a condemnation upon the educational system of not so foreign country but the one I live in. Further, his father (whom I'm trying to reserve judgment at the moment) apparently only lives 3-4 exits from my school.

Do you know what this student said when I asked him about does his dad work? "He be working by that convenient store they call the TRAP" Ok, really, this absentee, mirage of a father son's only knowledge of his father is that he works at the TRAP. Di you hear me say that when this student sees a word like " brown", he starting sounding the word out by starting with " ah-bb-caca". Yes he goes through the whole alphabet trying to match a sound that he thinks is the sound of the first letter, which he has no clue of what it is.

There are so many emotions I experienced today dealing with this travesty. I just had to get this out.

And you know me. I called his momma, I got dad's name. I rode the area. I put the word out to the trap boys. I'm gonna find.....
If I have to pick him up from the TRAP everyday so he can see the pain that his boy is experiencing from his absence. I'm not talking about no adult relationship issues, I really care less about what momma did he did, don't care. This child is beyond neglect. He is the poster child for the next evening news segment about kicking in doors, robbing people on the train, stealing cars, smash and grabs, etc.

Do you understand the joy I get after a hard day of work and as soon as I crack the door i hear the pitter pat of my children running to the door to give me a hug or kiss.

My boy at school has NEVER had a hug, kiss, movie, piece of candy, good joke, NOTHING from his father. This man is not dead, but in this child's life he does not exist.

Pardon the non structure of this post. It just really hit hard today. But guess what, in my building, I can repeat this same story over at least 175+ times. It is a shame, a pain, and a travesty.

No matter, I'm gonna save them all one at a time. I'm gonna teach this boy how to read, how to excel, how to dream and how to make his reality real.

Life is the best teacher because everyday the is a lesson or two or three to learn.

I Can, I Must, I Will.

Mom's love your children. Dad's Be their Hero.

See you in the TRAP

Saturday, January 19, 2013

PSM Enterprises spotlights Author Anthony " Death Row" Chambers

NEVER AGAIN


January 19, 2013 is a special day for RATHSI Publishing Author, Anthony "Death Row" Chambers. Today marks 10 years of uninterrupted freedom from behind the penal system bars after serving 22 years in the Florida Prison System.
















Death Row has completely changed his life to become a productive citizen and lives by the daily mantra of " Never Again."
Since his release from prison, Death Row has achieved many unexpected accomplishments and beat the odds of many convicted felons and expectations of the penal system. This in part to the success of his book, " Men Behind Bars."








PSM Enterprises and RATHSI Publishing sat down with Death Row on this historic anniversary and discussed the past 10 Years and the forthcoming release of his new book, "Fighting For The Growth of Our Youth."

This is an emotional time for me. I have never been out of the penal system this long. My father and mother suffered a lot of pain from me in those years prior to prison, the years in prison, but now, I bring them joy. I have my health, sanity, dignity, but most of all, I have my freedom. Can you imagine, walking into prison and believing that you will NEVER get out--alive. My mother got a chance to see me free, that make me emotional.

Now, I'm an author, a home owner, a husband, and a productive citizen. I can't vote, but I'm active in the community with the youth and the church.

These next 10 years, I want to dedicate to reaching the youth and letting them know the real stories that this hip hop music and urban legends don't really share. The life behind bars that they should not be running towards. I want to use my life as a roadmap that they don't have to follow, but can be a deterrent for them. I am the example, the poster child of the past. Now, I'm hope for the future.

It's time to let "Death Row" go and time for Anthony L. Chambers to live.

More more information, speaking engagements and books, contact Anthony L. Chambers, email: rowstatees@yahoo.com


Thursday, January 17, 2013

PSM Enterprises spotlights Author Angeline Dean

PSM Enterprises spotlights RATHSI Publishing Author Angeline Dean. Angeline Dean has been called a “life saver” and a “breath of fresh air” for her ability to bring different perspectives to challenging situations. With over two decades of managerial and operational experience, she has developed a sharp eye for how operations get bloated with cross-purposes and miscommunication – and how they can retool for a sleeker, smoother, strategically focused organization.

She is an entrepreneur who is not afraid to take risks and possesses a keen sense of recognizing and responding to the call for the empowerment and education of the underprivileged and under represented populations. Additionally, her for profit consulting business, Dynasty, was launched in 2010 and her first children’s book was released in March 2012. Her book …Not Just A Slave was an answer to her fourteen-year-old cousins question as well as so many other minority children- “Am I just a slave?”

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Science and is in the Master’s program at Thomas Edison studying Community/Economic Development in her bid to continue to be effective and innovative, specifically to raise the standards and eliminate the status quo by dealing with the root issues rather than simply addressing symptoms. She substitutes teaches, teaches in the federal prison system, and serves as a community activist/liaison.

She is a member of the Burlington County Child Placement Review Board, and has been an active participant in the Eagleton Institute of Politics-Rutgers University. She has been elected Committeewoman of District 2, and most recently appointed Burlington County Co-Chair for The Citizens’ Campaign.

Ms. Dean launched out when asked to host her own radio show-Straight Talk, Real Talk, Let’s Talk with Angeline Dean- an inspirational show dealing with Christian issues. She has been a featured speaker on the ‘Words to Action’ an online TV program, WTMR and WIMG radio programs, as well as a featured guest speaker and mentor in many venues. Angeline is now embracing the opportunity that was afforded her and developing her own TV program based upon the book …Not Just A Slave which will be featured first in on PCTV 21 in the Pittsburgh area mid to late January, 2013. Ms. Dean has been a lifelong New Jersey resident and is currently a resident of Burlington County.


To purchase, ...Not Just A Slave or contact Angeline, email:
ang1dean@yahoo.com

Monday, January 14, 2013

The Choir Harmonizes, but the Individual Sings a Solo.


It’s always a beautiful sound to hear
a choir harmonizing to that beautiful
song. When they are in tune, all of the
voices sound as if they were one voice,
a melodious miracle.
As principal, the choir is not
often a melodic sound you want to hear.
The choir in this instance represents
the collection of like minded staff,
parents, stakeholders, etc. that have
unified to come against your school goals
or agenda. They all have come together
for one main purpose, to oppose you.
This could become your demise if
not acted upon swiftly and with a plan.
To win over the choir, offer the soloist
a part. Take the time to meet with the
choir members one at a time. While this
may become time consuming, you will
get a chance to hear directly from the
individuals in a setting where there is
no one around for the choir member to
impress or gain strength from. The choir
harmonizes, but the individual sings a
solo. Confession- 25 Use this technique,
and you will be able to diffuse issues
quicker than if you go after the choir
as a whole.

“If you don’t stand sincere
by your words how sincere can
the people be? Take great care
over words, treasure them.”
-Lao-Tzu

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Confessions of a Black Male



How do you feel when you get in your car for a normal ride to run errands for the family? Ideally, you should make this quick journey with no fret of your eventual return. But as a black male, nothing we do, not do, or perceived have done is viewed like another male on the planet. Our ordinary is not ordinary. Our lives are always threaten while performing the simplest of task.  Is it of a fault of our own? Is it a curse or is it a blessing in disguise? However it is, it’s a feeling that the black male has daily no matter his socioeconomic, educational level, geographic location, or even chronological age. The only proven way to escape has been through our eventual demise. A concept we don’t willing run to, but unconsciously have succumbed to.

    As a black male, I have lived with the internal adage of not becoming another statistic that will negatively effect my brothers all over the world. Every robbing spree, drug bust, championship, domestic violence, murder, election, or scandal where the leading character is a black male, all of us are subjected to that positive or negative badge. Even if we have the misunderstanding that we have so -called escaped because we have attained some level of success as an individual, it is impossible to escape what you are linked to by fate.

    Now what! In the quiet of our being, we must understand who and what we are individually and collectively. Now what do we do about it. In this book, Confessions of a Black Male, we will have a candid conversation to begin the dialogue that is necessary for our existence, sustenance, and success.


Confessions of a Black Male
Coming Soon, February 1, 2013

Black History Month

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Patrick S. Muhammad speaking Appetizer

Are you looking for a professional speaker to engage your audience at that next event, program, commencement, workshop? Check out this speaking appetizer of Mr. Patrick S. Muhammad.
http://youtu.be/exWirEC_ZS0

Friday, December 28, 2012

PSM Enterprises spotlights Glenn Toby

" Be Careful how you entertain strangers in your midst, you may be entertaining angels unaware!"


On an unassuming evening in October 2011, I ran into a gentlemen in one of the offices I frequented. The person was not there for business with me, but after a few moments we engaged in conversation. Initially, I had no idea who this person was only to the aforementioned introduction of "G". As the evening concluded we exchanged information and agreed to meet in the near future to discuss mutual opportunities.

Before I go further, let me address the opening quote. An angel according to Webster is:


a : a spiritual being superior to humans in power and intelligence; especially : one in the lowest rank in the celestial hierarchy b plural : an order of angels — see celestial hierarchy 1. an attendant spirit or guardian 2. a person like an angel (as in looks or behavior) 3. Christian Science : inspiration from God 4. one who aids or supports with money or influence.


Now, I am not saying Glenn Toby has descended from Heaven with affixed wings or floated in and out of the third dimension to bestow miracles on assuming people. However, I want to share what I have experienced in and out of his presence. 

Over the past year and a few months, I have witnessed Mr. Toby extend his hand to bless those around him, knowingly and unknowingly. Take for instance, last Thursday in New York City, he along with some celebrity friends went into the heart of the NYC boroughs to aid people who he has never met and may never meet again with clothing, food, and other resources. This was the 10th year in a row where he goes into his own pocket to fund these efforts through his non-profit organization, The Book Bank Foundation. 

This past April, I contacted Glenn regarding a school in Atlanta that was struggling with a group of male students. The students were determined to fit the description of any major city evening news segments featuring the criminal underworld. Glenn stepped in, captured their interest, and gave them paths to pursue in fulfilling their destiny.


I can truly say, this gentlemen makes no importance of himself, and puts his energies in empowering others. Even down to the children's book project we worked on together. Lil G' faces the Brooklyn Bully. This is a semi-biography and motivational book geared for the young minds of today. With this project, Glenn has pledged for every book purchased, he will give a book away to a child in need, thus fulfilling the desires of The Book Bank Foundation, to rid the world of illiteracy, one child at a time.

It is from these experiences and witness moments that I encourage all that I influence to purchase and support this noble project today. Log onto http://www.meetlilg.com and purchase 1, 2 5, 10, 100 or more. Each book you purchase, Glenn will give one away. Let's make a child smile with our efforts and be an angel in their midst!


To Purchase http://www.meetlilg.com

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Be Open to Whatever Emerges

The wise leader does not impose a personal agenda or value system on the group. The leader follows the group's lead and is open to whatever emerges. The leader judges no one and is attentive to both good and bad people. It does not even matter whether a person is telling the truth or lying.
Being open and attentive is more effective than being judgmental. This is because people naturally tend to be god and truthful when they are being received in a good and truthful manner.
Perhaps the leader seems naive and childlike in this noncritical openness to whatever emerges. But openness is simply more potent than any system of judgments ever devised.
-John Heider

Monday, December 24, 2012

Courageous Conversations


I would like to thank you for
purchasing and reading this collections
of principles that have shaped my
leadership style, my confessions. This
book is dedicated to those like you and
I that sincerely want to be the best
in the role we have been appointed to
serve in. This Principalship is such a
rewarding job, however, if you don’t work
to become the best, this same job can be
detrimental. You have what it takes to
lead the next generation of leaders and
this is just a guide to encourage you to
feel comfortable tapping into the inner
voice you hear daily that guides your
leadership.
The last confession is called
courageous conversation. Confession- 30
Throughout the book, you read these words
a few times, courageous conversation. In
the other sections, those mentionings
were in regards to conversations with
others. The courageous conversations
I sharing with you now are those
conversations with your self.
Principals, be that leader that
you would want to meet at your child’s
school. Be that leader that you would
like your mom to visit. Be that principal
that remembers your name when you see
them in the grocery store. Be that
principal that shows up at the little
league games and graduations. Be that
principal that you can look in the mirror
and see a smile.
When you don’t see that principal
we just mentioned above, have that
courageous conversation with yourself.
Challenge yourself, analyze yourself,
evaluate yourself, confess to yourself,
and correct yourself.
You are the best, you are the
brightest, you are the chosen.
Congratulations, you are The
Principal.
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Monday, December 17, 2012

The Inauguration of YOU

An inauguration is a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's term of office. An example is the ceremony in which the president of the United States officially takes the oath of office.
The most common usage of the term is in the context of a formal investiture (what does that mean, don't worry, I got you) whereby an individual assumes an office or position of authority or power. The term is usually used in reference to a politician's assumption of the duties of head of state or head of government (e.g. the President's inauguration).

Investiture, from the Latin (preposition in and verb vestire, 'dress' from vestis 'robe') is a rather general term for the formal installation of an incumbent (heir, elect of nominee) in public office, especially by taking possession of its insignia. The term is normally reserved for formal offices of state, aristocracy and church.

Have you been inaugurated and not aware? Has there been a formal ceremony for you in which you were deemed the heir, head of state, president, & reflector?

As the world stood still and watched CNN on January 20th, 2009, we all witnessed the conferring of Barack Hussein Obama as the President of this United States of America. At that moment he became the chief decision maker for the affairs of the citizens of America.

What about you? Have you become the chief decision maker for the affairs of you? Are you working as the head of your state of mind to ensure your vested interest, your well being, is maintained? Haven't you been conferred by God to assume all responsibility for the life he gave you? Start today and govern yourself. If the President doesn't perform his job, the government can impeach him. If you don't perform your job, God can..........

Take charge of this life, God is counting on you.

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Who is Patrick S. Muhammad?


Patrick S. Muhammad, was born and raised in East St. Louis, IL, in June of 1975 to Robert W. Smoot, Jr. and M. Catherine Smoot. Patrick’s siblings, Deidra Denise Smoot- Green and Robyn Kaye Smoot (1999), all excelled in academics and athletics. The inner city entrepreneurial version of the “Cosby” family, their two parent home was a centerpiece of the block and a gathering place for the children.


The upbringing in E. St. Louis also known as “East Boogie” is where Patrick attributes his tenacity and wherewithal.  In elementary school, Patrick made his mark on the city during a routine science project through a balloon release at Dunbar Elementary. His balloon, filled with a card only addressed with his first name and the school mailing address traveled from Tudor Avenue to Ontario, Canada, landing his story in the cities only newspaper, The East St. Louis Monitor.
Excelling in sports, Patrick was an early standout baseball player at the historical Jackie Robinson Khory League.  His ability to cover the field as a speedy shortstop and switch-hitting bunter phenomena led him all the way to the Lincoln High School Varsity team.  However, it was at Lincoln, that his talents as a ferocious point guard and smart floor general overshadowed his early sport success in baseball. Under the tutelage of legendary coach Bennie Lewis, Patrick’s basketball talents landed him a scholarship to Kentucky State University and a ticket out of East Boogie. This 1993 Homecoming King, Student Athlete of the Year, and Most Likely to Succeed kid from Vogel Place was stepping out with a city on his back and a focus on a new horizon.

Kentucky State University nestled in the little town of Frankfort became the ideal place for Patrick to tap into his inner spirit and actualize his budding potentials. He stood out early on campus through his Midwest speech and the respected notoriety of his upbringing in East Boogie.  On the basketball court, it was the same. Five games into his freshman season, the senior point guard and the coach’s feud led to the senior leaving the team in the middle of a game. Down the bench, Coach William Byrd Graham placed his trust in his little floor general, best known as, “Smoooooooooot.” From that night to his senior year, Patrick led the Thoroughbreds as the starting point guard. Finishing his basketball career as the assist leader and the William Exum Student of the year, number (4) left is mark on the KSU campus. However, it was off the court that Patrick was transforming as a man.
Sitting in Integrated Studies (IGS) class, a gifted wordsmith named Dr. Patricia Muhammad, confounded Patrick through her knowledge of history and world affairs. Her class caused Patrick to spend all his hours off the court burning the midnight oil studying and searching the libraries for the source of the information Dr. Patricia eloquently delivered. This quest and thirst for more knowledge led to the newly elected Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc., president to convince his fraternity brothers to hop on a bus and attend the historical (1995) Million Man March. It was on that day the lifelong athlete transformed into the lifelong scholar.
Upon graduation from Kentucky State University in May 1997, the East Boogie native, loaded up his truck and headed to Atlanta, GA to further his quest for knowledge and continue his dreams. With only his sister Robyn for family in Atlanta, Patrick quickly made a name for himself on the speaking circuit. From churches, mosques, recreation centers, and schools, the floor general was controlling audiences not with his passing of the ball but his parsing of words.
In 1998, while in search of part time work, his career choice was cemented. An offering to teach school by Dr. Percy Mack placed him in a Decatur, GA school. The same tenacity he applied to the field, court and his studies, propelled him to quickly rise in the field of education. In the fall of 2001, with his Master’s in Education Leadership from Georgia State University behind him, Patrick began his administrative career as an Assistant Principal. Nine years later (2010) he moved into the Principalship were he currently serves.
Over the past fifteen years, Patrick has evolved into a noted education leader and scholar. As a lone proponent of single-gender classes in public schools, his students have excelled above the national averages. It is during this same time he honed his skills as a author and publisher.
Under his parent company, PSM Enterprises, he has developed RATHSI Publishing, Black Book Warehouse, Father-Nonymous and a non-profit Reaching Back 4U. To date Patrick has written five books, Little Librarian Girl, Wear My Shoes Please, Mom Where’s My Dad, Confessions of a 1st Year Principal, and Confessions of a Black Male. He is set to release two more books in the first quarter of 2013. Additionally, through his publishing company, RATHSI Publishing, LLC, over 200 authors are now in print.
Now as a highly sought after professional speaker, Patrick travels the country telling his story and sharing his vision. With East Boogie still on his back, he has dedicated his life to inspiring all that he can touch with his motto, “Remember, the only way to achieve success, is to reach back and take someone with you!”
(Youngest Son Not In Photo)
Patrick is married to Ishtar Muhammad and the proud father of one daughter, Ishlah, and two sons, Ishijah and Ishstafah. They currently reside outside of Atlanta, GA.

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Sunday, December 16, 2012

School Shootings, Do they JUST happen?

School Shootings, do they just happen? As the country mourns the loss of life in Newton, Connecticut, we have to look more intensely at the minds and motives of those who act out these heinous crimes. Look at the timeline and images of the killers.

Stay tuned for the book, School Shootings, do they just happen?
(Timeline and Images are retrieved 12/16/12 through google.com)

See if you can match the pictures to the crime timeline.

Stay tuned.



































Feb. 2, 1996
Moses Lake, Wash.
Two students and one teacher killed, one other wounded when 14-year-old Barry Loukaitis opened fire on his algebra class.
Feb. 19, 1997
Bethel, Alaska
Principal and one student killed, two others wounded by Evan Ramsey, 16.
Oct. 1, 1997
Pearl, Miss.
Two students killed and seven wounded by Luke Woodham, 16, who was also accused of killing his mother. He and his friends were said to be outcasts who worshiped Satan.
Dec. 1, 1997
West Paducah, Ky.
Three students killed, five wounded by Michael Carneal, 14, as they participated in a prayer circle at Heath High School.
Dec. 15, 1997
Stamps, Ark.
Two students wounded. Colt Todd, 14, was hiding in the woods when he shot the students as they stood in the parking lot.
March 24, 1998
Jonesboro, Ark.
Four students and one teacher killed, ten others wounded outside as Westside Middle School emptied during a false fire alarm. Mitchell Johnson, 13, and Andrew Golden, 11, shot at their classmates and teachers from the woods.
April 24, 1998
Edinboro, Pa.
One teacher, John Gillette, killed, two students wounded at a dance at James W. Parker Middle School. Andrew Wurst, 14, was charged.
May 19, 1998
Fayetteville, Tenn.
One student killed in the parking lot at Lincoln County High School three days before he was to graduate. The victim was dating the ex-girlfriend of his killer, 18-year-old honor student Jacob Davis.
May 21, 1998
Springfield, Ore.
Two students killed, 22 others wounded in the cafeteria at Thurston High School by 15-year-old Kip Kinkel. Kinkel had been arrested and released a day earlier for bringing a gun to school. His parents were later found dead at home.
June 15, 1998
Richmond, Va.
One teacher and one guidance counselor wounded by a 14-year-old boy in the school hallway.
April 20, 1999
Littleton, Colo.
14 students (including killers) and one teacher killed, 23 others wounded at Columbine High School in the nation's deadliest school shooting. Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, had plotted for a year to kill at least 500 and blow up their school. At the end of their hour-long rampage, they turned their guns on themselves.
May 20, 1999
Conyers, Ga.
Six students injured at Heritage High School by Thomas Solomon, 15, who was reportedly depressed after breaking up with his girlfriend.
Nov. 19, 1999
Deming, N.M.
Victor Cordova Jr., 12, shot and killed Araceli Tena, 13, in the lobby of Deming Middle School.
Dec. 6, 1999
Fort Gibson, Okla.
Four students wounded as Seth Trickey, 13, opened fire with a 9mm semiautomatic handgun at Fort Gibson Middle School.
Feb. 29, 2000
Mount Morris Township, Mich.
Six-year-old Kayla Rolland shot dead at Buell Elementary School near Flint, Mich. The assailant was identified as a six-year-old boy with a .32-caliber handgun.
March 10, 2000
Savannah, Ga.
Two students killed by Darrell Ingram, 19, while leaving a dance sponsored by Beach High School.
May 26, 2000
Lake Worth, Fla.
One teacher, Barry Grunow, shot and killed at Lake Worth Middle School by Nate Brazill, 13, with .25-caliber semiautomatic pistol on the last day of classes.
Sept. 26, 2000
New Orleans, La.
Two students wounded with the same gun during a fight at Woodson Middle School.
Jan. 17, 2001
Baltimore, Md.
One student shot and killed in front of Lake Clifton Eastern High School.

March 5, 2001
Santee, Calif.
Two killed and 13 wounded by Charles Andrew Williams, 15, firing from a bathroom at Santana High School.
March 7, 2001
Williamsport, Pa.
Elizabeth Catherine Bush, 14, wounded student Kimberly Marchese in the cafeteria of Bishop Neumann High School; she was depressed and frequently teased.
March 22, 2001
Granite Hills, Calif.
One teacher and three students wounded by Jason Hoffman, 18, at Granite Hills High School. A policeman shot and wounded Hoffman.
March 30, 2001
Gary, Ind.
One student killed by Donald R. Burt, Jr., a 17-year-old student who had been expelled from Lew Wallace High School.
Nov. 12, 2001
Caro, Mich.
Chris Buschbacher, 17, took two hostages at the Caro Learning Center before killing himself.
Jan. 15, 2002
New York, N.Y.
A teenager wounded two students at Martin Luther King Jr. High School.
October 28, 2002
Tucson, Ariz.
Robert S. Flores Jr., 41, a student at the nursing school at the University of Arizona, shot and killed three female professors and then himself.
April 14, 2003
New Orleans, La.
One 15-year-old killed, and three students wounded at John McDonogh High School by gunfire from four teenagers (none were students at the school). The motive was gang-related.
April 24, 2003
Red Lion, Pa.
James Sheets, 14, killed principal Eugene Segro of Red Lion Area Junior High School before killing himself.
Sept. 24, 2003
Cold Spring, Minn.
Two students are killed at Rocori High School by John Jason McLaughlin, 15.
March 21, 2005
Red Lake, Minn.
Jeff Weise, 16, killed grandfather and companion, then arrived at school where he killed a teacher, a security guard, 5 students, and finally himself, leaving a total of 10 dead.
Nov. 8, 2005
Jacksboro, Tenn.
One 15-year-old shot and killed an assistant principal at Campbell County High School and seriously wounded two other administrators.
Aug. 24, 2006
Essex, Vt.
Christopher Williams, 27, looking for his ex-girlfriend at Essex Elementary School, shot two teachers, killing one and wounding another. Before going to the school, he had killed the ex-girlfriend's mother.
Sept. 13, 2006
Montreal, Canada
Kimveer Gill, 25, opened fire with a semiautomatic weapon at Dawson College. Anastasia De Sousa, 18, died and more than a dozen students and faculty were wounded before Gill killed himself.
Sept. 27, 2006
Bailey, Colo.
Adult male held six students hostage at Platte Canyon High School and then shot and killed Emily Keyes, 16, and himself.
Sept. 29, 2006
Cazenovia, Wis.
A 15-year-old student shot and killed Weston School principal John Klang.
Oct. 3, 2006
Nickel Mines, Pa.
32-year-old Carl Charles Roberts IV entered the one-room West Nickel Mines Amish School and shot 10 schoolgirls, ranging in age from 6 to 13 years old, and then himself. Five of the girls and Roberts died.
Jan. 3, 2007
Tacoma, Wash.
Douglas Chanthabouly, 18, shot fellow student Samnang Kok, 17, in the hallway of Henry Foss High School.
April 16, 2007
Blacksburg, Va.
A 23-year-old Virginia Tech student, Cho Seung-Hui, killed two in a dorm, then killed 30 more 2 hours later in a classroom building. His suicide brought the death toll to 33, making the shooting rampage the most deadly in U.S. history. Fifteen others were wounded.
Sept. 21, 2007
Dover, Del.
A Delaware State Univesity Freshman, Loyer D. Brandon, shot and wounded two other Freshman students on the University campus. Brandon is being charged with attempted murder, assault, reckless engagement, as well as a gun charge.
Oct. 10, 2007
Cleveland, Ohio
A 14-year-old student at a Cleveland high school, Asa H. Coon, shot and injured two students and two teachers before he shot and killed himself. The victims' injuries were not life-threatening.
Feb. 8, 2008
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A nursing student shot and killed two women and then herself in a classroom at Louisiana Technical College in Baton Rouge.
Feb. 11, 2008
Memphis, Tennessee
A 17-year-old student at Mitchell High School shot and wounded a classmate in gym class.
Feb. 12, 2008
Oxnard, California
A 14-year-old boy shot a student at E.O. Green Junior High School causing the 15-year-old victim to be brain dead.
Feb. 14, 2008
DeKalb, Illinois
Gunman killed five students and then himself, and wounded 17 more when he opened fire on a classroom at Northern Illinois University. The gunman, Stephen P. Kazmierczak, was identified as a former graduate student at the university in 2007.
Nov. 12, 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
A 15-year-old female student was shot and killed by a classmate at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale.
Feb. 5, 2010
Madison, Alabama
At Discovery Middle School, a ninth-grader was shot by another student during a class change. The boy, whose name was not released, pulled out a gun and shot Todd Brown in the head while walking the hallway. Brown later died at Huntsville Hospital.
Feb. 12, 2010
Huntsville, Alabama
During a meeting on campus, Amy Bishop, a biology professor, began shot her colleagues, killing three and wounding three others. A year earlier, Bishop had been denied tenure.
March 9, 2010
Columbus, Ohio
A man opens fire at Ohio State University, killing two employees and wounding one other. The shooter had recently received an "unsatisfactory" job evaluation and was going to be fired on March 13.
Jan. 5, 2011
Omaha, Nebraska
Two people were killed and two more injured in a shooting at Millard South High School. Shortly after being suspended from school, the shooter returned and shot the assistant principal, principal, and the school nurse. The shooter then left campus and took his own life.
Jan. 8, 2011
Tuscon, Arizona
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in an assassination attempt. At least 17 others are shot by a gunman, identified as Jared Lee Loughner, who opened fire on the congresswoman's constituent meeting outside a local grocery store. Six people are fatally wounded, including U.S. District Court Judge John Roll, and a young girl.
Jan. 5, 2011
Houston, Texas
Two people opened fire during a Worthing High School powder-puff football game. One former student died. Five other people were injured.
May 10, 2011
San Jose, California
Three people were killed in a parking garage at San Jose State University. Two former students were found dead on the fifth floor of the garage. A third, the suspected shooter, died later at the hospital.
Dec. 8, 2011
Blacksburg, Virginia
A Virginia Tech police officer was shot and killed by a 22-year old student of Radford University. The shooting took place in a parking lot on Virginia Tech's campus.
Feb. 10, 2012
Walpole, New Hampshire
A 14-year-old student shot himself in front of 70 fellow students.
Feb. 27, 2012
Chardon, Ohio
At Chardon High School, a former classmate opened fire, killing three students and injuring six. Arrested shortly after the incident, the shooter said that he randomly picked students.
March 6, 2012
Jacksonville, Florida
Shane Schumerth, a 28-year-old teacher at Episcopal High School, returned to the campus after being fired and shot and killed the headmistress, Dale Regan, with an assault rifle.
April 2, 2012
Oakland, Calif.
One Goh, a 43-year-old former student at Oikos University, a Christian school populated by mostly Korean and Korean-Americans, opened fire on the campus, killing seven people and wounding several others.
July 20, 2012
Aurora, Colo.
During a midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises, a gunman opens fire on the crowded theater. At least 12 people are killed and 38 others are wounded. The suspect, James Holmes, set off a smoke device in the front of the theater before opening fire. Directly after the incident, Holmes, age 24, was arrested in a parking lot behind the theater.
August 5, 2012
Oak Creek, Wis.
A gunman opens fire at a Sikh temple, killing six people and wounding three. Police shot and killed the suspect, Wade Michael Page, after the attack. Page, a neo-Nazi, served in the U.S. Army from 1992 to 1998.
December 14, 2012
Newtown, Conn.

Adam Lanza, 20, armed with a .223-caliber rifle and other weapons killed 20 children and six others at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lanza committed suicide after the rampage. 
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