A Bit of Knowldge About Another Person

By David Cowan
Knowledge Beat

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Feb. 27, 2008)-The man sitting across from me is tall and obviously an athlete. He seems to smile not with his mouth so much as with his eyes that shine out against his dark skin.

"I’m trying to get a music deal with a major record company, and deciding if I want to go back to playing basketball," said Kael Ramsey-Ackerson a 22-year-old Journalism major from Sacramento. "Maybe go over seas and (I’m) deciding if I want to pursue this career in journalism."

Ramsey-Ackerson, a server at Olive Garden and dedicated fraternity brother has a lot to talk about when it comes to getting where he is now including a great deal of loss.

"My grandmother passed away almost two years ago...she was the one who taught me to be who I am," said Ramsey-Ackerson. "I’ve been on my own ever since, struggling to get ahead, struggled in school, and [struggling] in life."

As hard as life has been, he lost his father at age 12, Ramsey-Ackerson retains a positive outlook on life and tries to think about others more than himself, he said.
His body is prominently adorned with different types of tattoos, each with a special memory and meaning.

"The first (tattoo) I got because of my dad," said Ramsey-Ackerson. "I wanted something to remember him, so I got this tattoo on my arm."

Various other design cover his body. A set of aces cards, reminiscent of his days as a semi-professional poker player. The last names of his mother and father and two friend s who died in car crashes within weeks of each other.

"(There’s) one on my chest, it’s prayer hands letting go of a dove which in the Christian religion signifies the holy spirit," said Ramsey-Ackerson. "It’s for two of my best friend that passed away in car accidents a month after each other, and I have their names."
In the end Ramsey-Ackerson sums up his life simply.

"I think through life you find, through dark you find light and I found a lot of light in my life."






Interviewer:
David Cowan
dcagent1@yahoo.com


Interviewee:
Kael Ramsey-Ackerson
playboypinky@tmail.com