Kings legacy respected, reinterpreted by new activists
Thats from Letter from Birmingham Jail, written at a time when King, facing defeat in his desegregation campaign, risked sending the civil rights movements children out against police dogs and fire hoses. The nation was stunned; the bet paid off.
Selmas Missing Rabbi
Martin Luther King, his inner circle of advisors, local grassroots activists, and the many other crusaders who traveled to this rural town to draw attention to the need for a voting rights bill in 1965. Although Selma was nominated for an Oscar for.
Daughters of the civil rights era say watching Selma was.
In the foyer of Donzaleigh Abernathys childhood home hung a photograph of her father, the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, with Martin Luther King Jr., Walter Fauntroy and President Lyndon Johnson. So she said it was ���difficult��� for��.
The Post-Sharpton Sharpton
The Rev. Al Sharpton was wandering the halls of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, his hair combed neatly behind his ears, a three-piece, pinstriped suit hanging loosely from his bulbous frame, a cell phone to one ear and an aide at his back. This was a hearing day for President Bushs cabinet nominees on Capitol Hill, so the halls of the Congressional office buildings were bustling with television crews and reporters, which Sharpton had anticipated, and they all rushed over as soon as they saw him, which Sharpton had also anticipated. Another news conference done, this one denouncing John Ashcrofts nomination to be attorney general, Sharpton turned back up the hallway when he, quite unexpectedly, found himself chest to chest with Gen. Colin L. Powell, there for his confirmation hearings to become the nations first black secretary of state. Powell is one of the few black political figures who are actually better known than Al Sharpton today, though the two men could hardly have taken more different paths to their places in life. Sharpton invokes Powell, though not necessarily by name, as an example of the way black leaders should not act; the general is the kind of person Sharpton has in mind with a mocking riff he does on stuffy, conservative, upper-class blacks who tilt their head a little and talk out of the right side of their mouth and who look down on people like a certain New York organizer and agitator who keeps an office in Harlem and calls himself just Rev. Fittingly enough, Powells escort is Senator Jesse Helms, Republican of North Carolina, who, upon spotting Sharpton, blanches and then stares vacantly away from the scene that is unfurling before him.. Adam Nagourney profiles Rev Al Sharpton, ambitious black political leader who has managed to endure, more than 13 years afer he embraced cause of Tawana Brawley, case that made him at once indelibly famous and, in many circles, politically toxic; comments on Sharptons relentless campaign for redemption and his tireless handling of media; photos (L)
Archivist finds long-lost recording of Martin Luther King Jr.s.
UCLA. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at UCLA about a month after his triumphant march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, that made civil rights history. While Kings speech became part of campus lore, an audio��.
THE IMPACT OF JESSE JACKSON
Ronald Smothers, a Times reporter, has been covering the Jesse Jackson campaign. THE REV. JESSE JACKSON STOOD QUIETLY in the rear of his chartered campaign plane, his hands pushing lightly against the cabins ceiling. For the moment, the campaign was at rest and the plane sat on the runway waiting to take off into the foggy February night from Manchester, N.H., for Providence, R.I. It was a rare moment of calm in Jacksons frenetic campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination, but the calm was deceptive. The day before, Jackson had decided to go to Rhode Island. The state hardly figures prominently in the Presidential primaries, but Jackson wanted to pick up Frances Crowe, a white, 64-year-old peace activist from Northampton, Mass., who is co-founder of one of his support committees in Massachusetts. Mrs. Crowe, a popular figure in New Englands antiwar and antinuclear movements, was being released from a Rhode Island state prison after serving 30 days for painting, along with other protesters, Thou Shalt Not Kill on Trident missile casings in Quonset.
Jesse Jackson: I Am. Audience: I Am. Jesse: Somebody Audience: Somebody; Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson: I Am. Audience: I Am. Jesse: Somebody Audience: Somebody; Jesse Jackson
Oscars 2015: How American Sniper leaped over Selma
But outside of a nomination for its original song, that was it for DuVernays civil-rights drama. How did Sniper elbow its way past Selma and into the hearts of academy members? Demographics offer a partial explanation. A 2013 Los Angeles Times survey.
The flawed history of Selma
Ava DuVernay Is Directing History, proclaims New York magazine in its recent article on the directors new film, Selma, the story of Martin Luther King Jr.s 1965 campaign that led to the passage of the historic Voting Rights Act... Perhaps.
conscience of the U.S. Congress - LA Now
I know youve spent a good deal of time talking about what the future holds for the African American community, and the United States of America as a whole. Ive been. It had been several years since Selma and Montgomery, since Dr. Martin Luther King told America of his dream, all culminating in the passage of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. The founders of this. Weve ended our combat mission in Iraq, and welcomed home nearly 100,000 troops.
At The Movies 1.16.15
Show times and information are available at www.carmike.com and www.malco.com. Opening. The investigation takes them from Chicago to Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Jakarta.. Paddington ��� Searching for his home, a young Peruvian bear journeys to.
The British Say They Arent Prejudiced; The Brit And Prejudice The police say the coloreds are no noisier than the Irish
THEYRE not like you, sir. Youre an American. Its not that theyre black, so much -- they cant help that, I suppose. But if youll pardon me, sir, theyre filthy dirty. Most of them have tuberculosis. They spit in the street and they have venereal disease. Up in Birmingham and some other places, why, theyre taking over the country.. Prof C E Lincoln article on Brit prejudices against colored immigrants despite claim they are not prejudiced; notes there are over 1 million coloreds in GB, including some 535,000 Indians and Pakistanis and 660,000 West Indians; illus
Selma - Political Insider blog
The son said Donzaleigh Abernathy, a sister who is an actress in Los Angeles, had obtained a copy of the script and sent it to Atlanta.. Some adjustments were made, the Abernathy family says, yet they remain dissatisfied.. But save West Hunter, and you preserve the biggest piece of physical evidence that, while Martin Luther King Jr. was unquestionably the star of the Civil Rights movement, there were significant supporting actors who ought not be reduced to the��.
The Selma-to-Montgomery March: A peaceful protest that changed history
Adelman, a photographer who chronicled the Civil Rights era, said it began to rain as the thousands made their way to the outskirts of Montgomery, the Alabama capital where a black woman named Rosa Parks had refused to surrender her seat to a white .
Film Review: Selma | CAPITAL and MAIN
Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo). The issue was voting rights for African Americans whose disenfranchisement had been vividly exposed through the organizing work of student civil rights workers in conjunction with local black activists in the Deep South. Grassroots. Selma focuses on the role of Dr. King as an electrifying moral voice and strategist who led the critical marches that ultimately broke the backs of segregationists on the voting rights issue. Critics��.
American Idol talks of working with Empire
Then they will be taken to a showcase at the House of Blues in Los Angeles so the judges can get a sense of how they are as performers. If it makes them better performers, it makes a better show, said David Hill, News Corp. senior vice president, who .
MEEKS: Remembering Selma
The main thing that strikes me about this film is the manner in which this director has managed to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. into a human being. History has done such a fine job of making him into a larger-than-life hero. Though his heroism is.
Reconsidering Selma: Teaching the Stories Behind a.
There are so many moments throughout history whose untold and overlooked stories make them much more fascinating than the versions that are typically taught or talked about in the classroom. The 1965 civil rights. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Hosea Williams���all came together to create the conditions that allowed American President Lyndon Baines Johnson to rally popular and political support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. What is so often lost in the��.
A look at awards problem for Selma
LOS ANGELES ��� The Oscars were ���Selmas��� last hope. The civil rights drama from director Ava DuVernay seemed, upon its first screening in November, like it could sweep awards season and make history in the process.. DuVernays portrait of Martin.
How big of a We were the Jews in We shall overcome?
LOS ANGELES (JTA) ��� Since the release of ���Selma��� a week before the national holiday commemorating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., I have wondered about the extent of Jewish participation in the civil rights movement. Was it just the Selma marches.
5 things we learned from the Oscar nods
Fifty years after the event it portrayed, Selma is (again) a flashpoint. The highly praised movie about a key period in the civil-rights movement stars David Oyelowo as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and was directed by relative newcomer Ava DuVernay.
Are Oscar Nominations Moving in the Wrong Direction.
Sections Home Search Skip to content. ���On paper, this is a serious Oscar contender: Its a movie about Martin Luther King Jr. (played by David Oyelowo), directed by a talented up-and-comer (Ava DuVernay, who helmed the acclaimed indie Middle of Nowhere), shot by a. And he writes that the homogeneity of the Oscar voters (a 2012 Los Angeles Times study found that 94 percent of those voters were white, and 77 percent were male) is only part of the problem.
A look at Selmas awards problem - New Jersey 101.5
David Oyelowo portrays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a scene from ���Selma.��� (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Atsushi Nishijima). The civil rights drama from director Ava DuVernay seemed, upon its first screening in November,��.
A look at Selmas awards problem - seattlepi.com
The civil rights drama from director Ava DuVernay seemed, upon its first screening in November, like it could sweep awards season and make history in the process. [.. DuVernays portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. became a quick critical favorite for its depiction of the months-long campaign leading up to the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The guilds,. 22, 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Study of Dr. Kings Death Finds No Links to F.B.I.; An Inquiry Into Dr. Kings Assassination Finds No Connection to the F.B.I Preconceptions Denied We Had to Solve It Delay on Identification
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31--For nearly eight years the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has puzzled many private citizens and even some Government officials who.
Selma brings pivotal civil rights moment to the screen.
Its been nearly 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a procession of protesters from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to secure the right to vote for black Americans who, despite the 15th Amendment, were denied that. But in todays climate of racial unrest and protest, the civil rights movement is more relevant than ever.. The film, which opens in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., on Dec.. She was a very different woman by this time.
A look at Selmas awards problem
22, 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.. The civil rights drama from director Ava DuVernay seemed, upon its first screening in November, like it could sweep awards season and make history in the process.. DuVernays portrait of Martin.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Selma, and the moral scarcity in.
. and Streaming Video �� Home Politics Commentary Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Selma, and the moral scarcity in modern-day.. LOS ANGELES, January 15, 2015���Today is the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s. The non-violent protests of the Civil Rights era were engineered for maximum effect: to show the brutality of a racist power structure, and to secure the rights already inherent in the Constitution for a race long-denied those rights. This required courage of��.
Selma: MLKs Powerful Bio-Epic Opens in LA in advance of.
by Tom Nguyen I caught an advance screening of Selma at Hammer Museum last Tuesday and it was a full house. I gave my. a full house. I gave my extra ticket to someone who had waited 2.5 hours in line after a long drive from Orange County.. The film is the first time Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., played by David Oyelowo, is depicted on the big screen and focuses on his efforts to secure black voting rights with the 1965 Memphis to Montgomery march in Alabama.
Slain ministers family recalls his role in 1965 Selma protests
The movie is about the civil rights movement in the South, specifically Alabama, when the Rev.. Its cast includes Oprah Winfrey and David Oyelowo (who plays Martin Luther King Jr.), along with an actor named Jeremy Strong, who portrays the slender.
Casper family recalls James Reeb in civil rights movement
The movie is about the civil rights movement in the South, specifically Alabama, when Martin Luther King Jr. pushed for voting rights for blacks, culminating in a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The family was at the. Six months ago, she.
Watching Selma with 103-year-old matriarch of the movement
Now, on this day in December, 103-year-old Amelia Boynton Robinson is hosting a private screening of a new movie in which her role as a civil rights matriarch immortalizes her again. She was too frail to travel to Los Angeles for a special advance.
Atlanta Is Burning
The real question is whether Atlanta sold its Southern soul to get where it is, or whether it had one in the first place. Forget Tara. Atlanta is what you would have if Detroit got its act together. The reality of Atlanta is that it has become the ultimate American city, born of a marriage of outsize boosterism and hard-nosed business. It may be in Georgia, but with every passing day it is less and less of Georgia. The Atlanta that is about to become the most watched city in the world, as 1.4 million athletes, spectators and journalists descend on it for the 1996 Olympic Games, is a place that has invented itself in what can only be called a stunning combination of civic determination and public relations hype. The city has trained for this moment in its history with as much focus, and as much tenacity, as any athlete has prepared for the Games.
Breaking News - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Announces.
Los Angeles - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a month-long celebration in January honoring civil rights legends who paved the way as we approach the 50th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery marches.. Oyelowo, star of the upcoming feature film Selma, along with the films award-winning director Ava DuVernay, for a conversation about the Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic and that important time in the history of the civil rights movement.
NEW POWERS, NEW POLITICS
Theodore H.Whites most recent book is America in Search of Itself: The Making of the President, 1956-1980. By Theodore H. White AM FLYING FROM CHICAGO TO NEW York, as I have so often. The runway lights of OHare fall away beneath. Then: up and over the lake and, once airborne, I usually drowse. But not tonight, for something is disturbing me - a paradox is unrolling below. Detroit is the same light blur to the north, Cleveland the same ground glow to the south; then over Pennsylvanias dark hills and finally the sea approach to La Guardia, with the carpet of New Yorks lights sparkling in greater splendor than ever before. The spectacle proclaims a robust civilization, alive and thriving, the same as ever, only bigger, better, more beautiful. Except that it is not the same as ever.
A look at Selmas awards problem | Metro
LOS ANGELES, Calif. ��� The Oscars were ���Selmas��� last hope. The civil rights drama from director Ava DuVernay seemed, upon its first screening in November, like it could sweep awards season and make history in the process.. Atsushi Nishijima/Paramount Pictures David Oyelowo, centre, as Martin Luther King in the new drama Selma, which focuses on a 1965 march that was one of the biggest events in the civil rights movement. LOS ANGELES, Calif.
What Have They Done Since They Shot Dillinger?; Incredible as it may seem, the day of Hoovers stepping down is drawing near. His replacement -- not least because of the mythical status and enormous authority he has attained -- will be one of the single most important appointments to be made by a President in this century.
WASHINGTON. FOR many years, experienced Washingtonians watched for one particular signal that spring had come to the nations capital. They knew that one fine morning a limousine that usually stopped at the corner of 10th Street N.W. and Constitution Avenue would stop instead at 14th and Constitution.. T Wicker article on Hoovers 45-yr single-handed control of FBI; anecdotes; article discusses Hoover as master bureaucrat, his reluctance to recognize organized crime and civil rights issues of 60s, his creation of 63 Rev Dr King episode, the FBI files, his stultified views on law enforcement and lack of interest in modern crime situation, his ability to play pol, and issue of who will succeed him; Hoover illus as he approaches 75th birthday; illus in 42; illus with Presidents under whom he served
Watching Selma with 103-year-old matriarch of the movement
Now, on this Sunday in December, 103-year-old Amelia Boynton Robinson is hosting a private screening of a new movie in which her role as a civil rights matriarch immortalizes her again. She was too frail to travel to Los Angeles for a special advance showing of ���Selma��� that was attended by other giants of the movement.. She looks feeble, and its difficult for her at times to articulate and project her words.. Martin Luther King Jr. to focus on Selma in 1965. I listened��.
Holiday Movie Release Schedule
Movies releasing in November and December of the holiday season.
Selma filmmaker Ava DuVernay: So many pieces of history.
. So many pieces of history. An interview with filmmaker Ava DuVernay, whose movie ���Selma��� is focused on the events of spring 1965 in Alabama, a key time in the civil-rights battle.. ���Selma,��� shot last summer, opened Christmas Day in New York and Los Angeles; it opens in Seattle Jan. 9. Its astonishing to think that no theatrical feature film has been made about Martin Luther King Jr. and his role in the civil-rights movement of the 1960s. Among the reasons: The��.
Martin Luther King Jr. Film Selma Snubbed on Oscar 2015 Nominations; Rev. Al.
While the film celebrates the work of Dr. King and the struggle he faced in the early days of the civil rights movement in the 60s, many have pointed out historical innaccuracies that they say could be problematic in the depiction of a movie as.