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Articles tagged "civil rights" Sound AffectsVerse-Chorus-Verse: Nina Simoneby PC Muñoz[17.Aug.09] :. Pop Heroism, One Song at a Time NewsNew book on the Black Panthers shows revolutionaries’ humanityby Laura Casey [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][5.Aug.09] :. OAKLAND, Calif. — It was the summer of 1968. Oakland was the epicenter of the Black Panther Party movement, and its members were fighting for the release of party co-founder Huey P. Newton,... Channel SurfingKinship & Collective Fate in Heroesby Diepiriye Kuku[16.Jun.09] :. Each one, teach one goes the ole African adage. This gets reflected in many unconventional ways in Heroes. NewsJesse Jackson, improbably, struggles to find a place in civil rights movementby David Greising [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][22.Aug.08] :. For most of Jesse Jackson’s life, his trademark declaration - “I am somebody!” - has been self-evident. But not so much anymore. The rise of Barack Obama and a surge of young...  NewsThousands protest treatment of ‘Jena 6’by Howard Witt [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][21.Sep.07] :. JENA, La.—Drawn by the disturbing symbol of three lynching nooses dangling from a tree and greeted by Confederate flags displayed along their route, tens of thousands of African Americans... NewsNAACP seeks to unite old, new generations in civil rights missionby Ruby L. Bailey and Suzette Hackney [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][9.Jul.07] :. DETROIT—It was the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People that sent workers deep into the hostile South to ensure that African Americans weren’t made to pay fees, pass... Can varied voices have one leader?by Suzette Hackney and Ruby L. Bailey [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][9.Jul.07] :. DETROIT—Who speaks for black America today? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X captured the hearts and minds of millions in the 1960s—King while speaking of justice through passive... Courting Equality by Patricia A. Gozemba and Karen Kahnby Megan Milks[28.Jun.07] :. The gay community is by no means united on the importance or prioritization of marriage rights. Billy Jack, the Original Blockbusterby Bill Gibron[5.Jun.07] :. Through the era-defining "Billy Jack" character, director Tom Laughlin pushed the outlandish, over-the-top event movie into the motion picture mainstream. Boys on the Bus #4by Joe Tacopino[26.Apr.07] :. The Reverend Al Sharpton held the annual conference for his National Action Network last week in New York. The event, affectionately dubbed the Sharpton Primary by the press, addressed many issues... |
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