Tracy Brooks
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Home of the Brave
Initially, a poem, Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner (originally named "The Defence of Fort M'Henry"), was put to music in 1814. It was not until 1931 when President Wilson declared the song to be a song to become the nation's national anthem at all official events.
By Tracy Brooks4 years ago in Humans
Who Really Has The Right To Define Beauty?
As a little girl blossoming into a teen to a young woman and a few years beyond, I knew everything there was to know about beauty pageants. I favored Miss America over Miss USA primarily for the creative aspects. The beautiful gowns, extraordinary singing voices, baton twirling, tap dancing, and piano playing caught my eye in the beginning. As I got older, my perspectives grew with me. I began to listen to the responses of the women. I began to look at how they interacted with one another. I began to see how many non-White women joined the ranks of what America deemed "beautiful."
By Tracy Brooks4 years ago in Humans
