CIVIL RIGHTS: ’50 Years is Not a Long Time’
Oct. 21, 2005 — Montgomery, Ala., the so-called birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, struggles to reconcile its past on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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COMIC BOOK ACTIVISM: Slaying Demons
Oct. 11, 2005 — Activist and comic book creator Alonzo Washington uses his latest character — POPSICLE, the Hip-Hop Demon Slayer — to bridge the gap between the hip-hop generation and old school values.
SIGNING AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Nancy Kay signing the word “unity” which is her “sign slogan” for her company “Simple Signing”.
FORD MODEL “USES BRAINS AND BEAUTY”
Super model Datari, who left the sports world due to a knee injury, can be seen in Abercrombie & Fitch campaigns, Sketchers Footwear, Tommy Hilfiger sportswear, eyewear, and jeans campaigns, and campaigns for Sean John and Banana Republic.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
UPDATE : KOMEN GREATER LANSING AFFILIATE SELECTS LOCAL HEROES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER
LANSING MAN RECALLS HIS EXPERIENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS ICON ROSA PARKS
By Joe S. Black
Born in the aftermath of integration and white-flight in Detroit, I remember being taught how great Martin Luther King was and Malcolm X being spoken of as his hate mongering nemesis. Times have changed and the perceptions of civil rights leaders have evolved…
Timeless Love Opera “La Boheme” Arrives at the Wharton
EAST LANSING, MI — La Boheme, composed by Italian born Giacomo Puccini and based upon the libretto based on the French novel Scenes from Bohemian Life by Henri Munger, will be gracing the Wharton Center stage.
TALK TO KIDS ABOUT… Responding to Racist Comments
Parenting columnist Dana Williams describes how, even at a family event like the county fair, parents can’t always shield kids from racist comments.