Community discussion on the lack of diversity in the Oscar nominations and subsequent boycott
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Black Protest Politics: An Assessment
Juliet Hooker on whether it’s fair to expect Blacks who protest police violence to act in an exemplary, law-abiding manner.
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How Black Women Led Birth of N.O.W. Daisy Bates speaks during the Aug. 23, 1963, March on Washington. Bates, mentor to the Little Rock Nine, was the only woman to speak at the event 50 years ago in which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. Source Times Record: … Continued
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Rock en Rebelión – January 17, 2016
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Tributo a David Bowie y continuación del recuento de los mejor del 2015.
This weekend the radical legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King is inspiring actions across the country in honor of Dr. King’s birthday. We talk with Bill Fletcher Jr. ALSO: Planned Parenthood is suing the makers of the heavily-edited videos that have fueled the most recent attempts to kill the organization. PLUS: a young Bay Area … Continued
Today on Flashpoints: We spend the hour looking back at the life and times of rebel reporter, John Ross and discuss a new book based on his life.
This is a special encore edition. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th 1963, Martin Luther King Jr delivered one of the most famous speeches of all time. But it nearly didn’t happen. On this special edition of Making Contact for MLK Day, Gary Younge, author of The Speech talks about Martin … Continued