The first time race played a major part in Tracy's life was at the age of 7, when he became aware of the racism leveled by his white friends toward dark-skinned children, and that he escaped similar treatment because they thought that Marrow was white because of his lighter skin.

In 1982, Marrow met producer William Strong from Saturn Records, who recorded his first single, " Cold Wind Madness ", also known as " The Coldest Rap ", which became an underground success, becoming popular even though radio stations did not play it due to the song's hardcore lyrics.

Marrow decided to adopt Schoolly D's style, and wrote the lyrics to his first gangsta rap song, " 6 in the Mornin '", in his Hollywood apartment, and created a minimal beat with a Roland TR-808.

The first winner was Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation founder Jay Feinberg.

The Canadian Blood and Marrow Transplant Group is currently conducting the first randomised trial in cGVH using an even lower dose of rabbit ATG ( 4. 5 mg / kg ) in an attempt to confirm these observations.

A total of 50, 417 first hematopoietic stem cell transplants were reported as taking place worldwide in 2006, according to a global survey of 1327 centers in 71 countries conducted by the Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

In 2002, the Library of America added a major collection of Chesnutt's fiction and non-fiction to its important American authors series, under the title Stories, Novels And Essays: The Conjure Woman, The Wife of His Youth & Other Stories of the Color Line, The House Behind the Cedars, The Marrow of Tradition, Uncollected Stories, Selected Essays ( Werner Sollors, ed.

Tracy Marrow ( born February 16, 1958 ), better known by his stage name Ice-T, is an American musician and actor.

The American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation states that public donation of cord blood is encouraged where possible, the probability of using one's own cord blood is very small, and therefore storage of cord blood for personal use is not recommended, and family member banking ( collecting and storing cord blood for a family member ) is recommended when there is a sibling with a disease that may be treated successfully with allogeneic transplant.

The Marrow of Tradition ( 1901 ) is a historical novel by the African American author Charles Chesnutt, set at the time and portraying a fictional account of the Wilmington Race Riot in North Carolina in 1898.

Set in the fictional town of Wellington, The Marrow of Tradition features several interweaving plots that encompass the poles of the racially segregated society of the American South at the turn of the century.

The most comprehensive and outspoken criticisms directed against the tenets of the " Lost Cause " before the First World War were put forth by African American writers who grew up in the South, most famously by Charles W. Chesnutt in his novels The House Behind the Cedars ( 1900 ) and The Marrow of Tradition ( 1901 ).

" Clever Sleazoid " appears as a re-recording on the album The Marrow of a Bone, its music video has been featured on American television.

After the May 24, 1841 battle between Texas General Edward H. Tarrant ( Tarrant County is named for him ) and Native Americans of the Village Creek settlement, a trading post was established at Marrow Bone Spring in present-day Arlington ( historical marker at ).

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Ice-T was born Tracy Marrow, son of Solomon and Alice Marrow, in Newark, New Jersey.

Relating this incident to his mother, she told him " Honey, people are stupid "; her advice and this incident taught Marrow to control the way the negativity of others affected him.

Marrow attended Palms Junior High, which was predominately made up of white students, and included black students bussed in from South Central.

Marrow stood out from most of his friends because he did not drink alcohol, smoke tobacco, or use drugs.

Marrow and other Crips wrote and performed " Crip Rhymes ", long before the advent of hip hop and recorded rapping.

Marrow sold cannabis and stole car stereos for money, but was not making enough money to support his girlfriend and daughter, leading him to join the United States Army for the financial benefits ; he served for four years in the 25th Infantry Division.

Marrow was in a group that were jailed for the theft of an infantry rug.

Marrow became interested in hip hop music while serving in the army.

The music, however, did not fit his lyrics or form of delivery, which ultimately led Marrow to develop his own personalized skills as a rapper.

As a squad leader at Schofield Barracks, Marrow met a real-life pimp named Mac in Hawaii, where prostitution was not a heavily prosecuted crime.

Because Mac admired that Marrow could quote Iceberg Slim, he taught Marrow how to pimp.

Marrow was also able to purchase stereo equipment cheaply in Hawaii, including two Technics turntables, a mixer, and large speakers.

Towards the end of his time in the army, Marrow learned from his commanding officer that he could receive an honorable discharge because he was a single father, so he left four months ahead of schedule.

During an episode of the Adam Carolla Podcast that aired on June 6th, 2012, Marrow admitted that after being discharged from the army, he began a career as a bank robber.

Using combat skills allegedly acquired in army Ranger School, Marrow claimed he and some associates began conducting take-over bank robberies, "... like the film Heat.

" Marrow then elaborated, explaining, " Only punks go for the drawer, we gotta go for the safe.

" Although Marrow may have been using some artistic license in describing his bank robbing exploits, he also stated he was glad the United States justice system has a statute of limitations, which had likely expired when Marrow admitted to his involvement in multiple Class 1 Felonies in the early-to mid-1970s.

After leaving the Army, Marrow wanted to stay away from gang life and violence and instead make a name for himself as a disc jockey.

As a tribute to Iceberg Slim, Marrow adopted the stage name Ice-T.

While performing as a DJ at parties, he received more attention as a rapper, which led Marrow to pursue a career as a rapper.

At the same time, however, the murder of several Russians under Bering's command by native tribesmen prompted him to send armed men to the north, with orders not to use force if it could be avoided.

The last public hanging in West Virginia took place in Ripley in 1897, when John Morgan was hanged for murder ; the spectacle prompted the West Virginia Legislature to ban public executions soon after.

In 1994, the murder of a young Norwegian girl by three of her young friends prompted Swedish-owned TV3 to pull MMPR from its broadcast schedule in all of its market countries.

Many passion plays historically blamed the Jews for the death of Jesus in a polemical fashion, depicting a crowd of Jewish people condemning Jesus to crucifixion and a Jewish leader assuming eternal collective guilt for the crowd for the murder of Jesus, which, The Boston Globe explains, " for centuries prompted vicious attacks — or pogroms — on Europe's Jewish communities ".

Since the death penalty's abolition in 1965, there have been continued public and media calls for its reintroduction, particularly prompted by high profile murder cases.

Adam's kidnapping and murder prompted John Walsh to become an advocate for victims rights and helped to spur the formation of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ( NCMEC ).

In 1949 city officials gave eviction notices to seven hundred people when a typhoid scare and a grisly murder prompted the city to remove the shantytown.

Like many in her family, Michelle went mad, in this case after descending into a cycle of melancholy prompted by the murder of her father-in-law John the Fearless in 1419, the very event that elevated her to the rank of Duchess of Burgundy.

The series of attacks on Indonesian authority has prompted deployments of more personnel to Papua in the wake of a local officer ’ s murder, allegedly orchestrated by separatists in the region.

A spate of newspaper-driven Hollywood scandals during the early 1920s included Taylor's murder, the Roscoe Arbuckle trial and the drug-related deaths of such stars as Olive Thomas, Wallace Reid, Barbara La Marr, and Jeanne Eagels, which prompted Hollywood studios to begin writing contracts with " morality clauses " or " moral turpitude clauses ", allowing the dismissal of contractees who breached them.

Shortly thereafter, prompted by the murder of HIV-positive activist Gugu Dlamini, HIV-positive and HIV-negative members of the new group began wearing the group's now-famous T-shirts with the words " HIV Positive " printed boldly in front, a strategy inspired by the apocryphal story of the Danish king wearing the yellow star marking Jews under Nazi occupation.

There is evidence, though, that his murder may have been prompted by the caliph's resentment at the terms and language that Ibn al-Muqaffa had used in drawing up a guarantee of safe passage for the caliph's rebellious uncle, Abdullah b. Ali ; the caliph found that document profoundly disrespectful to himself, and it is believed Ibn al-Muqaffa paid with his life for the affront to al-Mansur.

These highly publicised enquiries were prompted by the surprise defeat of Pakistan in the Cup by Ireland and the subsequent murder investigation into the sudden death, straight after the match, of Pakistan's head coach Bob Woolmer.

Giancana's murder supposedly prompted Roselli ( whose own power base disappeared with Giancana's death ) to permanently leave Los Angeles and Las Vegas for Miami, Florida.

Dalyell raised the issue in the Commons again in June 1985, having originally been prompted to take an interest in the murder by an anonymous phone call asking him to read an article by Judith Cook in the New Statesman of 9 November 1984, which discussed the case.

The murder of Julius Nepos in 480 ( Glycerius may have been among the conspirators ) prompted Odoacer to invade Dalmatia, annexing it to his Kingdom of Italy.

They discuss the recent murder of the Deryni Lord Rannulf, a crime that that has prompted King Imre to seize fifty of Camber's human peasants in an attempt to force the murderer to come forward.

This prompted Byrne and Dan Kelly to murder Sherritt as an informer on 26 June 1880.

In the chaos following Mystra's murder by Cyric, Shar restored Netheril, which prompted the revelation that Amaunator did not die, but rather, became Lathander.

International protests from human rights organizations prompted some Saudi officials within the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington D. C. to unofficially imply that their kingdom will only use the death penalty when someone has been convicted of child molestation, rape, sexual assault, murder or engaging in anything deemed to be a form of political advocacy.