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Tag: civil rights
Cassandra Greene, Pastor, Writer, Director, Activist
- By Melanie Breault
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Cassandra Greene is a pastor, writer, director, producer, teacher, civil rights activist, domestic violence advocate…and… INSPIRATION. For more than a dozen years, she has directed the re-enactment of the infamous 1946 lynching murders of 2 black men and their wives on Georgia’s Moore’s Ford Bridge. Her efforts are chronicled in…
Following in Their Footsteps
- By Judy Distler
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The 1960’s. . . where was I? In Brooklyn, married for a few years, with a baby and toddler. Around us swirled the movements and politics of the time – in the South: bus rides, sit-ins, peaceful protests, and violent responses. My husband and I were frequently glued…
Full Frontal’s Ashley Nicole Black Talks with Civil Rights Activists
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ASHLEY NICOLE BLACK, writer and correspondent on Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, discussed activism with five veterans of the Civil Rights Movement. The Black History Month segment serves as a “practical guide to the resistance.” Watch the…
Nina Simone, Amy Winehouse and the demons of fame and genius
- By Jessica Siegel
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While 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' fills us in on Simone after fame, 'Amy' suggests what might have been.