Would M. L. King Be Allowed To Speak At Today's "Dream" Speech Commemoration?
Marchers carry signs in remembrance of Trayvon Martin during the 50th anniversary commemoration of the March on Washington, August 24, 2013. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan***The following article and...
View ArticleDiane Rehm Show: "Fifty Years After The March On Washington"
LISTENCOMMENTS (20)Alan: This audio file may not be accessible until August 29, 2013.Wednesday, August 28, 2013 http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-08-28/fifty-years-after-march-washingtonThe Rev....
View Article"The Warmth Of Other Suns: The Epic Story Of America's Great Migration,"
August 28, 2013 by Isabel WilkersonEnlarge coverRate this book1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 starsThe Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migrationby Isabel...
View Article"Black, Gay, Badass Pacifist Mastermind of the March on Washington" Mother Jones
—By Lauren Williams| Tue Aug. 27, 2013 Bayard Rustin at a March on Washington news briefing in 1963. Warren K. Leffler/Library of CongressBayard Rustin was for years one of the least known and...
View Article"You Have The Right To Remain Dead," Mark Lukovich Cartoon
The Collapse of Civilization:Now we can legally kill people if we "feel" threatened by them.***"Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence...
View Article"A Great Democracy Does Not Make It Harder To Vote Than To Buy An Assault...
"A great democracy does not make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon."50th Anniversary of The March on Washington Speech
View ArticleMartin Luther's King's Keenest Insight (in the view of Jimmy Carter)
At the 50th Anniversary Celebration for The March On Washington, Jimmy Carter opined that King's keenest insight was expressed in his Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech:Nonviolence is the answerto the...
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr: "Approaching Spiritual Death"
A nation that continues year after yearto spend more money on military defensethan on programs of social upliftis approaching spiritual death.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos...
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr: "As Abhorrent As Eating Another's Flesh"
Man was born into barbarismwhen killing his fellow manwas a normal condition of existence.He became endowed with a conscience.And he has now reached the daywhen violence toward another human beingmust...
View ArticleDeath Penalty For Fort Hood Killer Announced During March On Washington...
Fort Hood shooter sentenced to deathA jury of 13 military officers sentenced Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan to death on Wednesday for the murder of 13 people and attempted murder of dozens more in...
View ArticleMy Favorite Martin Luther King Jr. Quote
“The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the...
View Article50th Anniversary March On Washington: Obama's Speech - Text And Video
Video: Watch President Obama’s full speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.By Washington Post Staff, Updated: Wednesday, August 28,...
View ArticleThe 50th Anniversary Of The March On Washington: PBS Coverage
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washingtonhttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/08/celebrating-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-march-on-washington.html
View ArticleThe Monstrosity Of Gender Correct Language
Used to beBut they're all amateurs now.***On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Fred Owens <froghospital911@gmail.com> wrote:Dear Alan,“I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons...
View ArticleMarginal Dislike For Obamacare. Major Dislike For Defunding It. Washington Post
By Chris Cillizza and Sean Sullivan, Published: August 28 at 6:30 amTwo things are true about Obamacare. First, the law has been broadly unpopular for the last several years. Second, the idea of...
View ArticleHistorical Revision: King's "Dream" Not Mentioned In Next Day's Washington Post
Strom Thurmondhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_thurmondTwo biographical oddities. Thurmond had an illegitimate black daughter -...
View ArticleHow Segregation Came To An End
Voices from the voting warSTORY HIGHLIGHTSGary May: Court to consider 1965's Voting Rights Act provisionHe says in 1966, Alabama's white attorney general broke ground seeking the black voteHe says...
View ArticleStrom Thurmond's secret biracial daughter dies at 87
Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the mixed-race daughter of late segregationist Senator Strom Thurmond, has died at age 87. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essie_Mae_Washington-Williams***STORY...
View ArticleGöbekli Tepe: 12,000 Year Old Ruins Of A High Civilization Deep In Turkey's...
There are multiple circular structures at Göbekli Tepe where only 5% of the site has been excavated.Göbekli Tepe in eastern Turkey is near the present day city of Urfa.***Friend Ed Myer M.D. brought...
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