Daily guide to television and radio Sep 26, 2009
Malcolm X 9:15 p.m. (44). Biopic about the civil-rights activist (Denzel Washington). (Boston Globe)
Tupacs writings to join MLK, Jackson papers at AUC Sep 26, 2009
No Malcolm X in my history text, why s that. Cause he tried to educate and liberate all blacks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
X-Men Review Sep 20, 2009
Disc one is packed with classics like the two-parter titled, "Sanctuary." It's a great serialized story that, once again, uses as a metaphor for Malcolm X and his movement. There's also the four-art saga, "Beyond Good and Evil" (a fan favorite), which sees the return of the villain in his most exciting adventure yet. (IGN FilmForce)
School test results bring confusion Sep 17, 2009
(09-15) 20:44 PDT -- After six long years being tagged as a failure by federal standards, Malcolm X Academy was recast Tuesday as an unmitigated success story ... During the next couple of years, Malcolm X is likely to be among the hundreds of schools in California that fail to meet the escalating demands required by the No Child Left Behind laws ... In short, the state cares about progress at schools like Malcolm X, while the feds care only about the finish line. (San Francisco Chronicle)
ANOTHER TAKE ON TORONTO: The 'Arizona Republic's Goodyblog Sep 12, 2009
" (And rightly so; it's much better in 'Basterds.') "A Change Is Gonna Come" in "Malcolm X." "Everybody's Talkin' " from "Midnight Cowboy. " "I'm Easy" from Nashville. "The whole soundtrack to 'O Brother Where Art Thou. (USA Today -- Life)
Many listen; some districts tune out Sep 9, 2009
At Morse School in Cambridge, where posters of Langston Hughes and Malcolm X hang from the wall, English teacher Latrice Bates asked the middle-schoolers what Obama had said. He said that it doesn t matter where you come from, you can still go to college, said Grace McCabe. (Boston Globe)
Obama Pushes GM Foods on Ghana, Africa Sep 5, 2009
I am an African born in America, and I am an admirer and follower of Kwame Nkrumah, Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X. Therefore, this article caused me to have much concern about the direction in which Ghana is moving. President Obama wishes to introduce the Rockefeller and Gates supported Green Revolution to Africa. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Where Did We Go Wrong Aug 30, 2009
much like Dr. King and Malcolm X did. to stop being lazy, pull themselves out of the gutter, and earn respect by earning a living. (New Iberia, LA)
Emmett Till's Casket Headed to Smithsonian Aug 29, 2009
"And this is an incident that really reawakened the civil rights movement. Bunch said he heard about the casket's damage the same way everyone else did: When news broke that it was found at Burr Oak Cemetery, a historic black cemetery in Alsip, just outside Chicago. He said he initially called the Till family to offer any help. He soon realized that not only did the casket need to be preserved, but that the best place for it was the Smithsonian's African American museum that is scheduled to open... (CBS News)
Groups ask Obama to nix local police pacts Aug 28, 2009
Other groups signing the letter include the National Immigration Law Center, Legal Defense Fund, , Code Pink Arizona, the , Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Unitarian Universalist churches and the for Human Rights. The San Francisco-based Ella Baker Center was founded by Van Jones, special adviser for green jobs at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
From stage to screen, ‘Passing Strange’ plays on Aug 26, 2009
That would be Spike Lee, the director of Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X, whose cinematic version of the play, Passing Strange: The Movie opened in New York on Friday and is available on-demand on the Sundance Selects channel starting today. Melding the storytelling traditions of musical theater with the raw power of a rock concert, Passing Strange was hailed for its inventiveness. (Boston Globe)
What the Radical Left Doesn't Want You to Know About the 60's Aug 25, 2009
Civil rights took center stage during the era, and icons like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X addressed the racial inequalities swirling through the still young nation ... Historians eagerly strip away some of Malcolm X less savory actions, but they also neglect to mention how a liberal hero like Cesar Chavez stood for the government deporting illegal aliens. (Human Events Online)
Adams Morgan Day Festival: 'A Global Community of Diverse Cultures.' Aug 24, 2009
The interactive Dance Plaza, features an exciting lineup, such as the Malcolm X Drummers and folkloric & Latin troupes that perform and encourage audience participation. Adams Morgan Main Street Group, an umbrella nonprofit, organizes the Festival and strives to maintain Adams Morgan's eclectic, vibrant multicultural character and strengthen and promote its small businesses via year-round activities to improve facades, appearance, accessibility, and promotion. (PR Newswire)
Media Watch- Summer reading Aug 20, 2009
By high school, the suggested titles encompass The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Bringing Down the House, the true saga of those six MIT students who made a fortune in Las Vegas by engaging in sophisticated card counting. It s important to note that even though hundreds of titles sit on the Suggested Reading Lists, students have the ability and are, in fact, encouraged to read nearly any age-and-content-appropriate book for their summer reading. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
11th Annual Pageant of the Masters Gala Benefit on August 29, 2009 Hosted by Angela Bassett Aug 19, 2009
She received an Oscar nomination and won a Golden Globe Award for her role as singer "Tina Turner" in Touchstone Picture's WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT. Some of her most popular roles have been in feature films such as NOTORIOUS, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, MEET THE BROWNS, WAITING TO EXHALE, MEET THE ROBINSONS, AKEELAH AND THE BEE, MR 3000, HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK, and MALCOLM X. In television she is also well known for her role of "Dr. Cate Banfield" in the hit medical drama ER.. This... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Three ticketed for distributing racist fliers Aug 12, 2009
danielle12321 wrote on Aug 11, 2009 3:16 PM:" ridiculous, this is what Malcolm X was talking about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRSgUTWffMQ&feature=relatedmodeling ". Skooby wrote on Aug 11, 2009 3:18 PM:" Brandenburg v. Ohio, 1969, United States Supreme Court - The government may punish inflammatory speech if it does incite imminent lawless action. Absolute free speech? Sounds more like a limit on the First Amendment to me. But maybe not to those who skipped class the day they were teaching... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Obama Turns to Web to Defend Health Plan Aug 11, 2009
No statue of Malcolm X in the Mall yet. What kind of change is this. (CBS News)
Iconic Revelations Aug 11, 2009
An unsmiling Marilyn Monroe, weary after a daylong shoot; an inscrutable Malcolm X; a storky Lew Alcindor (before he became basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) -- all these iconic portraits are now hanging at MoMA, which recently acquired more than three dozen Avedon works. On Friday, 20 of them went on display, along with a new cache of 19th-century photos and works by many of Avedon's contemporaries -- Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Garry Winogrand -- that are part of the museum's collection but... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Affirmative action dies in multi-racial U.S. Aug 8, 2009
That is just one aspect of the racial unfairness that brought together an all-white Senate with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X to support a Civil Rights Act aimed at ending discrimination. Presidents across political lines, beginning with Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon, also embraced the idea. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Fiction review: Michael Muhammad Knight books Aug 6, 2009
Here's the saga: In "Impossible Man," Knight and his mother escape an abusive, mentally ill and racist father; Public Enemy and Malcolm X convert him to Islam, with his mother's somewhat anxious support, and he turns up in a Wahhabi madrassa in Pakistan and seriously considers jihad before pulling back. "Blue-Eyed Devil" traces his subsequent (spiritual/literal) odyssey, in quest of a history and a place to belong: "My story with Islam is like one of those terrible relationships that never... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Nat Hentoff's Unorthodox Libertarianism Aug 6, 2009
He also kept company with Eldridge Cleaver and Malcolm X. He describes the latter as very thoughtful and insists that he was moving toward a mainstream integrationist position at the time of his assassination. But Hentoff was no Tom Hayden radical. (The American Conservative)
Taking Our Cues From Martin Jul 31, 2009
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is arrested by Cambridge police officer Sgt. James Crowley. Friday, July 31, 2009. (Slate)
Officer suspended for Gates slur in e-mail... Jul 30, 2009
" Posted by drjaywalker July 29, 09 07:56 PM CONGRATULATIONS! They finally got to hang some cop! The real racists in this fiasco were Gates and Obama. It only took the MSM 10 days to divert attention away from them. Posted by fantum July 29, 09 07:58 PM What I'm reading here in the comments is that if one police officer uses a racial slur, that means all police officers are racist. Very enlightening. That must mean that all Harvard professors are racist, too. Posted by KPinAZ July 29, 09 07:58... (The Drudge Report)
White House picks Bud Light for Harvard sit down Jul 30, 2009
White House's brew: Bud Light -- report: The Swamp. Posted July 29, 2009 12:25 PM. (FOX61, CT)
DC Launching 13 "Catalyst Schools" Jul 29, 2009
-- Malcolm X Elementary School (Ward 8). -- Whittier Education Campus (Ward 4). (W-USA News, DC)
A festival of island pageantry and pride Jul 27, 2009
Starting at noon, the parade proceeded from Malcolm X Boulevard and Tremont Street to the festival at Franklin Park. An estimated 12,000 people listened and danced to live music and tasted a variety of authentic Puerto Rican food. (Boston Globe)
Chair of Florida Public Broadcasting named Jul 25, 2009
His interview subjects have included Fidel Castro, Robert Kennedy, Mickey Mantle, Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Barbra Streisand and The Beatles, a release said. Lobo was previously vice chair of the FPBS board and has served as chair of its legislative affairs committee. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Click to read: Walter Cronkite Dies Jul 18, 2009
" will never be the same and those words will go unmatched into the chronicles of history. by james2night July 17, 2009 8:52 PM EDT i remember you back in the 70's walter.....i was only a little boy back then who loved star trek and the six million dollar man. but you know what? back then i kinda liked you.so as the years passed.....indeed i must say, that you eventually became one of my favorite news guys ever.you will forever be missed.....you were the GREATEST!RIPJames S. - Los Angeles, CA by... (CBS News)
Odd baby name linked to later bad behavior Jul 18, 2009
Along with Baldwin and Hemingway, theres pop singer-songwriter Garland Jeffries, film director Ivan Reitman, basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, actors Luke Wilson and Luke Perry, black leader Malcolm X, legendary filmmaker Preston Sturges, Olympic gold medal boxer Tyrell Biggs, and a host of Walters from Walter Cronkite to Walt Disney to Sir Walter Scott. Video. (MSNBC -- Health)
Obamas Visit To Ghana And The Promotion Of African American Roots Tourism Jul 15, 2009
Kwame Nkrumahs efforts at making Ghana the territorial base of the Pan African movement coupled with the development of Ghanas traditional arts endeared him to some prominent blacks in the Diaspora, prompting people like Maya Angelou, Malcolm X, Richard Wright, Sylvia Boone, Julian Mayfield and W.E.B Dubois to visit and stay in the country. Kwame Nkrumah positioned Ghana as the black star of Africa Some state resources were branded with the black star label proposed by Marcus Garvey;... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
'Stormy Weather,' by James Gavin Jul 9, 2009
Once uncaged, her anger was such that she counted herself a follower of Malcolm X and was less than convinced by Martin Luther King Jr.'s more passive response to prejudice. Civil disappointments. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Literary Boston neighborhoods Jul 5, 2009
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965). So I went gawking around the neighborhood - the Waumbeck and Humboldt Avenue Hill section of Roxbury. (Boston Globe)
What freedom means Jul 3, 2009
Search Local Business Listings. The Times of Trenton EditorialsStories on crime, politics & more. (NJ.com -- Times)
A story worth telling Jun 30, 2009
It is slated to appear in a total of 10 metropolitan locations over four years and features artifacts including the typewriter Alex Haley used to write Roots, personal effects of Malcolm X, and sports memorabilia from Michael Jordan, Arthur Ashe and Muhammad Ali. America I Am, organizers say, is designed to present a historical continuum of pivotal moments in courage, conviction and creativity that solidifies the undeniable imprint of African Americans across the nation and around... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Court Rules For Firefighters In Ricci Case Jun 30, 2009
For many years the "whites' have been in control in much of the economy, and staying within their circles....creating a stale relationship with the minority races..Dont deny it....150 years after the black race was freed and the Native American race was practically exterminated....only affirmative action has moved the minority forward which would not have happened without it...........and only after great men had paid with their lives....King, Macolm X...both from opposing views which helped... (CBS News)
'Do The Right Thing' still asks burning questions Jun 30, 2009
The first, from Martin Luther King Jr., preached nonviolence: "The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind." The second, from Malcolm X, advocated self-defense against "bad people" who block racial progress: "I don't even call it violence when it's self-defense, I call it intelligence.". "It got misconstrued that it had to be either Dr. King or Malcolm," Lee said. (FOX 11, AZ)
Spike Lee Remembers Michael Jackson Jun 28, 2009
In 1996, Spike Lee director of films from Do the Right Thing to Malcolm X to the recent documentary Kobe Doin' Work traveled to Brazil with Michael Jackson to produce the music video for his controversial song "They Don't Care About Us." He talked to TIME about his experiences, Michael Jackson's legacy and having the Gloved One as a houseguest. Related. (Time.com)
Relief, protest greet opening of mosque in Roxbury Crossing Jun 27, 2009
A handful of protesters stood on the other side of Malcolm X Boulevard holding signs reading Prayer, Yes. Extremism, No. (Boston Globe)
Laboy’s bumpy road Jun 26, 2009
Dec. 2007: Tells janitors to paint over student mural of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, calling it ghetto art. Dec. 2008: Denies charges that he was using his special assistant as a chauffeur. (Boston Globe)
Bonnies land Houston transfer McGloster Jun 24, 2009
McGloster completed his high school career at Malcolm X Shabazz in his hometown of Newark, N.J. where he was a two-time Watchung Conference Player of the Year. As a senior in 2005-06, McGloster averaged 21 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks per game for head coach Lou Grimsley. (Gobonnies.com)
An Intimate Look at Hip-Hops Jihad Jun 23, 2009
Citing influences such as Malcolm X and Pedro Albizu Campos, Hamza and his brother, Suliman, bring together the best of who they are. They use hip-hop in the great music traditions of the African Diaspora. (Slate)
Breakfast With ...Gwen Ifill Jun 22, 2009
Well, John Hope Franklin was very concerned about this idea that we anoint single leaders and that if that leader goes away we throw our hands up and say, "Oh, well, that's it." That somehow if that person (Martin Luther King, Malcolm X or Bobby Kennedy) is suddenly and violently removed from the scene, our disappointment is such that we give up on all the issues they represented. He was able to see before he died that even though Barack Obama was someone a lot of people wanted to put up on a... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
10 Questions for Spike Lee Jun 20, 2009
The next one would be Malcolm X; the pressure was on Denzel Washington, who played the title character and me to do that. We didn't have a lot of money to do it. (Time.com)
The U.S. Department of Injustice Jun 6, 2009
But the ebony-clad thugs were members of the New Black Panther Party who had been dispatched by Malcolm X wannabe Malik Shabazz to "guard" the polls. Translation: Protect them from scrutiny. (Human Events Online)
Obama's speech hits right note with Mass. Muslims Jun 5, 2009
Obama's speech hits right note with Mass. Muslims - The Boston Globe. (Boston Globe)
Door To Door Storage Partners with City Year Boston for May 30 Serve-a-thon May 29, 2009
Containers will be on-site in the Roxbury and Jamaica Plain neighborhoods at Marcella Park, Malcolm X Park and at the Crawford Street Playground in Boston. From the revitalization of outdoor classrooms to the transformation of a former dormitory into a new food pantry, the Serve-a-thon will greatly enrich the community with the efforts of its volunteers. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Famed Director Spike Lee Goes One-on-One with Award-Winning Journalist Ed Gordon to Deliver a No-Holds-Barred Interview on Movies, Politics, Black Genocide, Stereotypes, and Tyler Perry May 29, 2009
If you look at how we dealt with that in Do The Right Thing, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X [etc. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Council supports ex-con employment May 26, 2009
Councilor Charles Yancey (Dorchester, Mattapan) noted that Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X all made notable contributions to society after being imprisoned, as he expressed his approval of the measure yesterday. "People who pay their debt to society with dignity and respect need to hear the message that they will not be institutionalized forever," Yancey said. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
King film has challenges May 24, 2009
There s also the nagging question of why, more than 40 years after his assassination in Memphis, King has yet to receive the prestigious Ghandi, Malcolm X or Johnny Walk the Line Cash treatment ... Director Spike Lee offered his version of it in Malcolm X, suggests Brandeis Doherty. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Welcome Message May 10, 2009
The ISB is on Malcolm X Boulevard. Malcolm X was the first major Muslim leader in America. (Boston Globe)
Bay Area schools closed for swine flu to reopen May 7, 2009
Berkeley's Malcolm X Elementary School will also resume classes Wednesday, according to the city's public health division. Across the Bay Area, educators noted they would remain vigilant for signs of flu among the student body. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
The King of the Lindy May 6, 2009
He taught Denzel Washington how to dance the Lindy for his role in Spike Lees Malcolm X. ... Three years later, he tutored Denzel Washington and appeared in in Malcolm X. Washington said of his then 78-year-old mentor, We were all just trying to keep up with him. (Slate)
Swine flu closes more Bay Area schools May 5, 2009
The latest closures were announced Sunday: Tamalpais High in Mill Valley, Ruskin Elementary in San Jose and Berkeley's Malcolm X Elementary ... Nobody at Malcolm X has tested positive for Influenza Type A, subtype H1N1 ... Malcolm X Elementary, Berkeley. (San Francisco Chronicle)
5th Case Of H1N1 Flu Suspected In MoCo May 5, 2009
In the latest closures announced Sunday, officials in Berkeley closed the Malcolm X Elementary school, after the Berkeley Public Health Division reported that an unidentified parent has a probable case of the flu. Officials said the school will be closed for at least seven days. (KSBW 8, CA)
Swine flu forces 14 school closures in Bay Area May 5, 2009
In Alameda County, Malcolm X Elementary School is closed and county officials know of two confirmed instances and one probable case of the virus, said Alameda County Public Health spokeswoman Sherri Willis. The new probable case is an adult, but Willis said health workers are examining a 26-page printout of test results for about 50 additional specimens. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
2 probably swine flu in Berkeley, school closed May 4, 2009
The Berkeley Public Health Division reports that a probable case of the H1N1 flu virus was identified in a student at Malcolm X Elementary school, and that student's parent. Classes at Malcolm X will be closed for at least seven days, and up to two weeks. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
'Please Step Back,' by Ben Greenman May 4, 2009
He talks about Malcolm X, writes socially engaged songs and speaks out from the concert stage against the police response to the Newark riots. But that strand of the story never really develops. (San Francisco Chronicle)
FIU's Thomas signs four junior college players Apr 30, 2009
In addition, the Miami Herald reported that Phil Gary Jr., a point guard at Chicago Malcolm X Community College, will join FIU.. a 6-10 center, and point guard have indicated they will leave FIU, according to the Herald. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Frankie Manning, 94; was dancer, Lindy Hop pioneer Apr 30, 2009
He also taught the Lindy Hop to actor Denzel Washington in the Spike Lee film "Malcolm X.". Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Jamal Boykin to Showcase President Obama Drawings Apr 30, 2009
Donations will be encouraged to raise money for art supplies for students at Malcolm X Elementary School. This is the first of a series of shows that will also take place in Los Angeles and Washington D.C. Refreshments will be served. (Calbears.com)
Griffin: A son recounts a world of change in a letter to his father Apr 30, 2009
One was Malcolm X, the other, Martin Luther King. And he adds, There were many good white people, since died, who helped us to get our civil rights. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
'Harry Potter' among those missing from e-library Apr 30, 2009
Grove/Atlantic Inc., which has published William Burroughs, Samuel Beckett and Malcolm X, expects many of its older works to become available. "We're getting less resistance every day," says Grove associate publisher Eric Price. (USA Today -- Tech)
The Wire gives a lift to many gifted black actors Apr 28, 2009
Pierce appeared briefly in Malcolm X, Bulworth and on the series Third Watch; while Peters played roles like Homeless Vet in K-PAX, and Helix Actor in one of Julia Roberts's films-within-the-film Notting Hill. Now they're co-starring in a much-buzzed-about new HBO series called Treme (pronounced Treh-may), about life in post-Hurricane-Katrina New Orleans. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Tuskegee men visit York to open exhibit Apr 28, 2009
Tuesday April 28, 2009. Appearing at York College to celebrate the opening of a new exhibit on their history were Tuskegee Airmen Julius Freeman, left, Spann Wattson, William Wheeler, Victor Terrelonge, Bill Johnson, Ed Monroe and Richard Braithwaite. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Hidden kingdom Apr 18, 2009
At Medina's office, only four pictures hang on the walls - one of Bob Marley, one of Kunta Kinte (from the Alex Haley novel, Roots), one of Malcolm X and one of Martin Luther King. A few years ago the Afro-Bolivians started to develop links with other black communities on the continent to try to get international recognition. (BBC News -- Americas)
