Lorna Simpson
In Lorna Simpson’s video Corridor, two women perform the mundane rituals of life in two different period homes. Projected side by side, the images might simply be voyeuristic if it weren’t for our...
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The History of the Civil Rights Movement and the Women Who Inspired It
Consider the history of the civil rights movement, but set aside for a moment the well-known stories from men: those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Emmett Till, Medgar Evers and Andrew Goodman. If we...
View ArticleFreedom Rides at 50
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the “freedom rides” by civil rights activists to protest segregation in the southern United States. Two original freedom riders, Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA)...
View ArticleCivil Rights Worker Befriends KKK Grand Dragon: True Story, New Play
Celeste Headlee is broadcasting from the studios of our partner, WGBH, today. She's in Boston to speak at the National Race Amity Conference this weekend. Tonight, a new play called "Xernona and the...
View ArticleRosa Parks' Essay on Rape Sheds Light on Her Legacy
Over the weekend, the AP gained access to a six-page essay handwritten by Rosa Parks, recounting details of a white man attacking and attempting to rape his black housekeeper. It’s unclear whether the...
View ArticleAfrican-American Identity in the Age of Obama
In a new book, Professor Michael Eric Dyson explains how he described Barack Obama's attitude toward African-American identity during the 2008 election. "[W]hat I've noticed is that he's proud of his...
View ArticleWhat Do Students Know About the Civil Rights Movement?
Here's what SchoolBook is reading in the newspapers and blogs this morning:Seven Long Island students are charged with cheating on the SAT in 2010 and 2011, and six were arrested on Tuesday on...
View ArticleCivil Rights Advocate Fred Shuttlesworth Dies at 89
Fred Shuttlesworth, a civil rights leader who helped bring Birmingham, Alabama to the forefront of the civil rights movement. Shuttlesworth worked alongside Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died on...
View ArticleAnticipating M.L.K. Day
What will you do to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?The federal holiday is on Jan. 16, when New York schools are closed, and a multitude of events will take place in the city throughout the...
View ArticleLooking at Education as a Civil Right
Lessons about the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are presumably going on in classrooms all over the city this week, in anticipation of the holiday on Monday to honor Dr. King. Or maybe...
View ArticleRemembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, people across the country will honor the civil rights leader's memory and legacy in myriad ways. However, this is the first year when crowds seeking to give tribute can...
View ArticleTeachers Trade Ideas on Keeping M.L.K. Fresh
WNYCRoundtable on Teaching MLK LessonsSix teachers from a range of city schools recently gathered around the microphones in a WNYC studio to talk about teaching the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
View ArticleEquity and Quality Debated at M.L.K. Event
The "Brian Lehrer Show" hosted a gathering of hundreds of New Yorkers Sunday to celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and to discuss whether education is a civil right.John A. Stokes,...
View ArticleNewly-Discovered Recordings Shed Light on a Young Malcolm X
In 1961 Malcolm X came to Brown University to publicly rebut an article published in the school newspaper that criticized the Nation of Islam. Fast-forward to 2011. A Brown University student was...
View ArticleThe Civil Rights Movement Comes of Age
On Monday, ground will be broken on the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. This $500 million project is just one of the many being erected in major cities...
View ArticleCharlayne Hunter-Gault's Journey Through the Civil Rights Movement
Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks about being one of two black students who forced the University of Georgia to integrate in 1961, and about her new book, To the Mountaintop: My Journey Through the Civil...
View ArticleRace Dialogue Should Be Less About Conflict, More About Peace
Celeste Headlee, co-host of The Takeaway, speaks at the National Race Amity Conference in Boston today. Richard Thomas, professor emeritus of history at Michigan State University is also talking at the...
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Previously Unreleased Interviews with The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On November 22, 1961 a radio reporter named Eleanor Fischer* interviewed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta. She was producing a documentary series on Dr. King and that southern city for the CBC...
View ArticleTaylor Branch on The King Years
The Civil Rights era still reverberates in national politics, and Taylor Branch tells the stories of everyday heroes who achieved miracles and yet poignantly fell short. His book The King Years:...
View ArticleEuropean Union Ends Syrian Arms Embargo, Congressman Cole on Oklahoma's...
European Union Ends Arms Embargo on Syrian Rebels | Congressman Tom Cole on Oklahoma's Recovery | 54 Years Later: A High School Diploma | Women Investors Push Back on Claim that Mothers Can't be...
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