Dennis Volkert: When a holiday ship comes in Oct 13, 2009
Let s see: civil rights activist, U.S. presidents, military heroes, the Son of God. I guess there s room there for an Italian-born ship guy. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Navy ship to bear Evers' name Oct 10, 2009
Honor announced for slain civil rights activist. Elizabeth Crisp elizabeth. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Detroit churches save souls - and a golf course Oct 9, 2009
It hosted the funeral of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who lived in Detroit and died in 2005. The church was founded 82 years ago and has moved through various Detroit locations over the years. (CNN -- Money)
Josephine Baker's rainbow tribe Oct 8, 2009
Josephine Baker -- the bisexual revue star, darling of gays and drag queens, civil rights activist -- banished her son because he loved men. When asked whether he has forgiven her, Jarry Baker waves his hand dismissively and says: "Yes, who cares. She didn't want us to grow. Maybe she was afraid that we would out-grow her." At times he seems almost thankful for having been rejected by his mother. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Filmmaker calls on public, FBI to solve murders Oct 7, 2009
When Keith Beauchamp saw the photograph of Emmett Till's brutally beaten face, run ran on the cover of a 1964 Jet Magazine, he became a civil rights activist. Till, a black boy from Chicago, Ill. (Daily Orange, NY)
Questions surround start of new Supreme Court term Oct 5, 2009
Will it be the Latina civil rights activist concerned with defendants' rights, or the former big-city prosecutor concerned with helping the system fight crime and protect victims. Thomas Goldstein, a lawyer who has often argued before the Supreme Court, says the departure of Mr. Souter and potential retirement of Justice Stevens could result in the court being nudged to the right. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Amid upheaval, still much work remains at the T Oct 4, 2009
Civil rights activist plans march from State House ... Craig Dias, a longtime civil rights activist who works at the T, wants to make sure no one forgets. (Boston Globe)
Hawai'i Women's Political Caucus announces new officers, board Sep 26, 2009
Michelle Kidani as outstanding freshman legislator, attorney Jo-Ann Adams for her leadership as a civil rights activist, and Debbie Shimizu for her social work advocacy. The reception drew elected officials, community leaders and activists. (Honolulu Advertiser)
'Freedom's Orator,' by Robert Cohen Sep 24, 2009
Born in 1942, and a fledgling 1960s civil rights activist, Mario Savio seems like a rabble-rousing figure of the 18th century ... 95) Born in 1942, and a fledgling 1960s civil rights activist, Mario Savio seems like a.. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The similarities between "Saint" Kwame Nkrumah and Saint Joan of Arc. Sep 21, 2009
He was also influenced through his amity with Black American sociologist and writer W. E. B. DuBois, E.W. Blyden, Leopold Senghor, Sekou Toure, Jomo Kenyatta, and American actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson. These associations will account for Nkrumah's undertakings in the Pan-African Congress aimed at instigating West African independence. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Racially charged killing ignites Rockford Sep 20, 2009
In this photo taken Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson joins a march down in Rockford, Ill. The march was to honor Mark Anthony Barmore, an unarmed 23-year-old man, who was fatally shot by two police officers inside a church-run daycare filled with children. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Saving Face: Marina Spies on Her Husband's Trampy Girlfriend Sep 19, 2009
And yet although he was himself a dedicated feminist and civil rights activist, after a few years of solo dinners with a good book and an apartment still decorated in milk crates, he'd had enough. Or maybe she'd had enough of him having enough. (Slate)
Texas activists: Chavez, Marshall must be taught Sep 18, 2009
Does civil rights activist Cesar Chavez belong alongside Benjamin Franklin as an example of a model American citizen. Should Texas schoolchildren be require 00001C97 d to identify Rush Limbaugh. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
A new life comes to Mad Men Sep 15, 2009
Turns out little Sally shoved a fat girl into the water fountain and she won't stop obsessing over the details of civil rights activist Medgar Evers' brutal murder. We already know that Miss Farrell played somewhat clumsily by Abigail Spencer is a bit twirly-headed after her romp around the maypole. (MSNBC -- Television)
Mourners remember Harvey Adams Jr. Sep 13, 2009
In a funeral that blended military ritual, gospel music and political reminiscences -- along with frequent doses of laughter -- civil rights activist and law enforcement official Harvey Adams Jr. was remembered yesterday as a "lion" of a man, a trailblazer and a friend. Mr. Adams, who died Monday at age 80, helped calm Pittsburgh during the 1968 race riots while also changing the face of the city's all-white police force to one reflecting its diverse community, mourners recalled. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hugo Chavez, Movie Mogul Sep 8, 2009
It's hardly unusual that Chavez would want to promote such an anti-imperialist story nor is it surprising that the man who will make the film is African-American Hollywood star and civil rights activist Danny Glover, a close friend of Chavez and of former left-wing Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide (who was overthrown and forced into exile in South Africa three years ago). So is Chavez, who has used his petro-largesse to build a raft of global alliances, now exploiting the big screen to... (Time.com)
Controversy over past remarks leads Obama adviser to resign Sep 7, 2009
Jones, well known in the environmental movement, was a civil rights activist in California before shifting his attention to environmental and energy issues. He is known for laying out a broad vision of a green economy. (Boston Globe)
Embattled Obama adviser resigns Sep 6, 2009
Page last updated at 08:14 GMT, Sunday, 6 September 2009 09:14 UK. Van Jones said he wanted to avoid being a distraction for the White House. (BBC News)
Profile: John Ashcroft Sep 5, 2009
Judith Schaefer, civil rights activist ... "John Ashcroft is an extremist; he has a record of insensitivity, if not outright hostility towards women and minorities," is the way civil rights activist Judith Schaefer has described him. (BBC News -- Americas)
In church and streets, one theme Aug 30, 2009
A ragged-looking man, Kevin Turvis, said he has been living on the streets but that he was there for his mother, a civil rights activist who once worked with Kennedy. Now in a nursing home, she couldn t attend. (Boston Globe)
Powerful gather in homage, gratitude Aug 29, 2009
I feel, as a civil rights activist and leader, a keen sense of debt and obligation and responsibility to be here, said Jackson, now 67, calling Kennedy one of the founding fathers of a new America. Picking up after the too-brief careers of brothers John and Robert, Kennedy became a vocal and resolute advocate, Jackson said, for minorities, for the poor, for women, for those with disabilities, and for people who lacked health care, well before such causes defined what the civil rights leader... (Boston Globe)
Bayview residents torn over library options Aug 25, 2009
The sculpture marked the Bayview's climb out of the social chaos and violence that consumed the neighborhood, and the children dedicated it to Medgar Evers, the slain civil rights activist. What happens to that sculpture is still in question as plans move forward to demolish the old library and open the new branch, as part of a $105. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Debbie Schlussel: She Takes Pride in Being Second in "Popularity" only to Ann Coulter. Hmm. Aug 23, 2009
All of the menespecially lead Don Draperare boozy, smoking lecherous, womanizing, cheating, bigoted jerks (exceptper leftist orthodoxythe closeted gay and the civil rights activist), and the womeneven the ones who sleep aroundare the sympathetic victims. I always assumed the shows writers were women or gay men. (The American Conservative)
Civil rights activist will visit local church Aug 20, 2009
Civil rights activist the Rev. Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, will be in Athens on Saturday and Sunday to speak on justice and his work on California's Proposition 8. Perry's visit is part of a 10th anniversary celebration for Our Hope Metropolitan Community Church in Athens. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Indian rights activists blast baby-dropping ritual Aug 1, 2009
"This shows the complete failure of the local administration to prevent this practice and to create awareness about children's health," said Ranjana Kumari, a civil rights activist in New Delhi. "It is also a reflection of the lack of access to health services, that forces people to behave in this irrational manner," Kumari told the AP.. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Alabama man receives nation's highest honor Aug 1, 2009
(WSFA) - An Alabama man and civil rights activist receives America's highest honor for a civilian. Dr. Joseph Lowery will be honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (WSJA.com, AL)
Obama to honor tennis great King, Rep. Kemp Jul 31, 2009
Other names on the list are: Race for the Cure founder Nancy Brinker, physicist Stephen Hawking, and civil rights activist Rev. Joseph Lowery. Former Rep. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Colin Powell endorses NYC mayor's re-election bid Jul 29, 2009
Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton has endorsed Bloomberg's leading opponent, Democrat William Thompson Jr.. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
Another Human Rights Activist Dead in Russia Jul 25, 2009
Just days after the kidnapping and murder of prominent human rights activist , another civil rights activist in Russia has been buried after being found dead ... Just days after the kidnapping and murder of prominent human rights activist Natalya Estemirova, another civil rights activist in Russia has been buried after being found dead. (ABC News)
American Shias struggle with their future Jul 24, 2009
An African-American civil rights activist, Musa said he converted to Islam while incarcerated in the Leavenworth, Kan. federal prison. (North County Times)
Police raid offices of Jackson's doctor Jul 23, 2009
I gave him some medicine,'" family friend and civil rights activist Jesse Jackson said. "(Murray) owes it to the family and to the public to say, 'These were the last hours of Michael's life and here's what happened. That's a reasonable expectation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Culver 'very troubled' by allegations against Burt Jul 23, 2009
(return of) joe wrote on Jul 22, 2009 2:12 PM:" rooster...Name your black civil rights activist, either historically or in the present day, that republicans have not tried to destroy.ML King Jr, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Jeremiah Wright, just to name a few. ". wlooguy wrote on Jul 22, 2009 4:27 PM:" Joe, republicans didn't try to destroy ML King. ML King was an outstanding individual respected by many people. Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and Jeremiah Wright are not even in the same league with... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Bob Grant and Richard Bey Return to the Broadcasting World on UBATV Jul 23, 2009
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa and civil rights activist Al Sharpton currently broadcast a daily live video simulcast of their shows on the site as well. To schedule an interview with Mr. Grant, Mr. Bey or Mr. Tabacco or for any further information, please contact. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Gates' arrest stirs concerns over race in Cambridge Jul 22, 2009
Even the Rev. Al Sharpton, a New York minister and vocal civil rights activist, has chimed in on Gates arrest. I ve heard of driving while black, and I ve heard of shopping while black. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Museum to pay off King papers loan Jul 21, 2009
The Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection contains personal papers, sermons and books of the late civil rights activist. The collection is intended to become the cornerstone of The Center for Civil and Human Rights, to be built in downtown Atlanta and open in 2012. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Maloney regrets use of N-word Jul 21, 2009
Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton criticized Maloney for using the term. Maloney issued her apology before Sharpton raised objections. (Albany Times Union)
/C O R R E C T I O N -- SIRIUS XM Radio/ Jul 18, 2009
Madison is recognized as a human and civil rights activist, abolitionist against slavery in Sudan and genocide in Darfur, television commentator, columnist, lecturer, labor and corporate spokesman, musician, and athlete. Mark Thompson is the host of Make it Plain, a live daily call-in show on SIRIUS XM's liberal channels on which he speaks passionately about political, social and economic issues from an African-American perspective. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Audience gets glimpse into life of Josephine Baker Jul 18, 2009
She was a Civil Rights activist, a World War II heroine and France s biggest star. Baker began by talking about her tough childhood. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Ghana After Obama Jul 18, 2009
Yes Obama- the first African-American president to visit a sub-Saharan African country, laid hands on the arch of history when he made reference to a young civil rights activist- Martin Luther King- whose conviction in the ultimate triumph of justice", as Obama reminded the Ghanaian, was renewed when he travelled here in Accra, to watch the Union Jack come down and the Ghanaian flag go up- and which, as Obama puts it, must be won once more, and by the Ghanaians, particularly, the young... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Genuine Stasi files turn up at film set Jul 17, 2009
"It's just unbelievable that something like this could happen," CDU politician and former East German civil rights activist Vera Lengsfeld told Reuters. "This must be cleared up right away.". (Yahoo News)
All Eyes Focus on Sotomayor Jul 13, 2009
and a handful of other Republicans have picked apart Sotomayor s record as a lawyer, civil rights activist and judge. Sotomayor currently serves on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and, if confirmed, would serve as the high court s first Latina justice. (Roll Call)
President Clinton Inducted Into Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Jul 11, 2009
Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), a long-time member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. responded, "I am so pleased and delighted that President Bill Clinton has accepted membership in my fraternity. As a true servant-leader it is fitting for him to join the ranks of civil rights activist and labor leader A. Philip Randolph, Atlanta businessman Herman Russell, former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige, former NAACP Leader James Weldon Johnson and renowned scientist George Washington Carver. My... (PR Newswire)
Donors to Atlanta mayoral candidates include familiar names Jul 11, 2009
Evelyn Lowery, civil rights activist and wife of Rev. Joseph Lowery: $500. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General: $300. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
KIRO 7 Eyewitness News InColor Turns Ignorance Into Enlightenment Jul 11, 2009
James Washington was a painter, sculptor, gardener and civil rights activist with hundreds of sculptures in private and public collections throughout the country, yet is often forgotten in his own backyard. Not for long: his studio and home are being preserved to share his artistic vision. (KIRO TV, WA)
Talking Points Jul 9, 2009
REV. AL SHARPTON, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST: Those young kids grew up from being teenage comfortable fans of Michael to being 40 years old and being comfortable to vote for a person of color to be the president of the United States of America. Michael did that. (Fox News)
MJ 'best father ever', says daughter Jul 8, 2009
Coming at the end of a largely scripted tribute to Jackson that included such fiery orators as civil rights activist Al Sharpton, observers quickly predicted that Paris' simple, impromptu eulogy to her father would be long remembered. "Nobody was prepared for that. That will be one of the iconic moments from today's service," said media historian Ron Simon, who compared it to the salute to slain President John F Kennedy by his son John during his 1963 funeral. (India Times, India)
Littleton Mitchell, civil rights activist Jul 8, 2009
- Delaware civil rights activist Littleton Mitchell died in a crash Monday near his Delaware City home ... - Delaware civil rights activist Littleton Mitchell died in a crash Monday near his Delaware City home. (Athens Banner-Herald)
House approves marker on role of slaves in Capitol Jul 8, 2009
a noted civil rights activist during the 1960s. The vote was 399-1. (USA Today -- News)
Michael: Fare thee well Jul 8, 2009
One of his children described him as "the best father you could ever imagined" while the civil rights activist, the Reverend Al Sharpton said while many had come to bid Michael Jackson goodbye, he had come to say to him: "Thank you!" For breaking barriers. For giving humanity hope. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Obituaries in the news Jul 8, 2009
(AP) - Littleton Mitchell, a Delaware civil rights activist, died Monday. He was 90. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
4 decades later, freedom rider returns to Miss. Jul 4, 2009
Civil rights activist Joan Trumpauer Mulholland shows on May 12, 2009 in Jackson, Miss. a City of Jackson Police Department booking photograph, left, of her taken after she was arrested with other Freedom Riders on June 8, 1961. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Freedom Rider recalls scary moment Jul 4, 2009
Civil rights activist Joan Trumpauer Mulholland shows her 1961 jail booking photo. AP Photo/Jackson Daily News, Fred Blackwell. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Voice of the People | July 3, 2009 Jul 4, 2009
Mr. Howerton also states he is a civil rights activist and hopes that SLED, our state security division, investigates how The State newspaper got possession of the governors emails. Mr. Howerton doesn't say whether he is a Democrat, Republican, or what, which would be interesting as was his point of view. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Roots-reggae pioneer keeps it ‘Real’ Jul 3, 2009
Q. As a civil rights activist and now a US resident, how did it feel for you watching Barack Obama become president. A. Oh, it s good. (Boston Globe)
Shameless Joe Jackson Jul 1, 2009
I see a civil rights activist, a community leader who has been there since the time of Martin Luther King Junior and has continued to speak up against racism while arguing wherever possible for the right of African Americans to be treated with dignity and equality; but even here, I find people referring to this man as if he is something of a hate figure and as a black man, I feel somewhat puzzled and a little bit disappointed to see someone, who in my opinion, has been a champion of black rights... (Slate)
Your reaction to the death of pop singer Michael Jackson Jun 29, 2009
"We are out of our joy. He is out of his pain. ... He was constantly challenged in the press and all he really wanted to be was the greatest entertainer and he was that." -- Politician and civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who counseled Michael Jackson at his Neverland ranch while the pop star was defending himself against molestation charges. "He broke barriers, he changed radio formats. With music, he made it possible for people like Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama to impact the... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Pollution experts: Save fish from drugs in water Jun 26, 2009
The civil rights activist reminisces in Harlem about the. Yahoo. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Singer Michael Jackson dies at 50 Jun 26, 2009
Speaking outside New York's historic Apollo theatre, civil rights activist Rev Al Sharpton paid tribute to his friend. "I knew him 35 years. When he had problems he would call me," he said. (BBC News)
King of Pop dead: Mississippians recall stories of music icon Jun 26, 2009
Civil rights activist Charles Evers was head of the Mississippi chapter of the NAACP in the mid-1960s when The Jackson 5 came to the capital city to play a local club. Hotels were not integrated and the group had not yet hit it big. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Jackson: 'Consummate entertainer' Jun 26, 2009
The Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights activist: "A friend of Michael's for the last 35 years, I call on people around the world to pray for him and his family in the hour. I have known Michael since we were both teens, worked with him, marched for him, hosted him at our House of Justice headquarters in New York, and we joined together to eulogize our mutual idol, James Brown. I have known him at his high moments and his low moments and I know he would want us to pray for his family.". Brooke... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Famous Missourians coming to Bonne Terre Jun 17, 2009
Her current portrayals include Josephine Baker, an African American international star, civil rights activist and World War II heroine; Mary Elizabeth Bowser, a Union spy in the Confederate White House; Sally Hemings, who sacrificed her freedom from slavery for the love of President Thomas Jefferson; Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad conductor, army scout, and suffragist; Madame C.J. Walker, an entrepreneur, millionaire and philanthropist; and Josephine Wilson Bruce, the first African... (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Silver Spring welcomes SilverDocs Jun 16, 2009
Scheduled to take part in that post-screening discussion are the directors, NBC4 s Jim Vance and Tom Sherwood, Civil Rights activist Lawrence Guyot, political analyst Jonetta Rose Barras and Barry himself. All told, this year s festival will feature 122 films selected out of 1,983 submissions ranging from 58 different countries. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
St. Augustine Amphitheatre packs them in Jun 16, 2009
The amphitheatre in March hosted the Southern Exposure Music and Heritage Festival, which featured civil rights activist and author Stetson Kennedy. COMING SOON. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
Today in History Jun 6, 2009
Civil rights activist Roy Innis is 75. Singer-songwriter Gary "U.S." Bonds is 70. (Yahoo News)
B.B. King making appearances in Indianola, Jackson Jun 4, 2009
For 46 years, since civil rights activist Medgar Evers was gunned down outside his home, King has performed a concert in his honor ... Charles Evers, brother of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, is the general manager of WMPR 90. (The Clarion-Ledger)
