by admin | Jun 8, 2013 | MUSIC
by Anne Tedards I would be fooling myself,” Marian Anderson once wrote, “to think that I was meant to be a fearless fighter; I was not meant to be a soprano instead of a contralto.” Nevertheless, in the spring of 1939, Anderson found herself in the...
by admin | Jun 8, 2013 | HUMAN RIGHTS
The Legacy of the Voting Rights Campaign of 1965 by Congressman John Lewis In March of 1965, before a Joint session of Congress, President Lyndon Johnson pledged support for federal voting rights legislation with prophetic words: “At times history and fate meet...
by admin | Jun 8, 2013 | BUSINESS
Poverty: How Can We End It? by Jennifer Fisher Southside Chicago, 10 PM. A 15-year-old Black girl returns to her home in a dilapidated housing project after working all day at a fast food restaurant. Her ten month old baby is waiting for her, because his father, a...
by admin | Jun 7, 2013 | FILM, Uncategorized
The Interview by Bill Singleton Q: When did you decide to be a comedian? AH: When I was a senior in high school, a comedian named Franklin Ajaye came to my school to promote the film “Car Wash.” After seeing him, I said to myself, that’s the first...
by admin | Jun 7, 2013 | BUSINESS
The Interview William Singleton: could you tell us a little about yourself and what influenced your life? Terrie Williams: I was born and raised in Mt. Vernon New York. My parents have a very strong work ethic and that philosophy was passed on to me. I was thought of...
