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Print Long-time Escondido library volunteer Virgina Abushanab doesn’t like what she sees when she looks at the racks of shelving in the city library. Perhaps more to the point, she’s not thrilled about what she doesn’t see — books. “Over the past four years, ever since the company LS&S took over, there has been a relentless purging of our library shelves,” Abushanab wrote last month in a letter to the Escondido City Council, the library board of trustees, the library director and de...

Last month, Major League Baseball announced that it would honor Lou Gehrig, the famous New York Yankees first baseman, on June 2. The date has a double meaning in Gehrigs life: In 1925, it marked his first game starting at first base; 16 years later, on June 2, 1941, Gehrig would pass away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fast-moving neurodegenerative disease for which there remains no cure. Lou Gehrig Day will be a special one for two groups of people: baseball fans who still marvel at th...

MAD-AS-HELL IN THE HOUSE — GUTIERREZ SWIPES AT FOXX — MEDDLING COMMISSIONERS Presented by CVS Health Good Monday morning, Illinois. Oscar stunner: Chadwick Boseman didnt win best actor, but Anthony Hopkins, who did, offered a tribute. TOP TALKER With a little more than five weeks before state lawmakers wrap up their spring legislative session, there’s still a lot of heavy lifting to be done on the state budget, redistricting, ethics reform, and an energy package. They’re all issues imp...

Elise Italiano Ureneck By Elise Italiano Ureneck • Catholic News Service • Posted April 23, 2021 Last month, Major League Baseball announced that it would honor Lou Gehrig, the famous New York Yankees first baseman, on June 2. The date has a double meaning in Gehrig’s life: In 1925, it marked his first game starting at first base; 16 years later, on June 2, 1941, Gehrig would pass away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fast-moving neurodegenerative disease for which there remains no...

Embed iframe src "https://www.npr.org/player/embed/971770447/971844125" width "100%" height "290" frameborder "0" scrolling "no" title "NPR embedded audio player" DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Im Dave Davies, in for Terry Gross. The film "One Night In Miami" is an imagined account of the evening in 1964 in which Sam Cooke, Jim Brown, Malcolm X and Cassius Clay have gathered to celebrate Clays victory over Sonny Liston to become the world heavyweight boxing champion. The four were fr...

In the new movie “One Night in Miami,” Muhammad Ali , Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown challenge racism and one another. This is what happened to them after that night.

Michael Ochs ArchivesGetty Images Nobody gave Cassius Clay a hope in hell, but Malcolm X had faith. Why wouldnt he? Not only had the young upstart been training harder than his rival, World Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, but he also had Allah in his corner. “This fight is the truth,” Malcolm told his protégé in the days before the 1964 title bout. “It’s the Cross and the Crescent fighting in the prize ring for the first time. It’s a modern Crusades – a Christian and a Muslim ...

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of 2012. >> youve done forensic anthropology, writing books for almost done with. whats next for you? >> rest. [laughter] >> in the program from the booktv archives, jonathan fellows jackie robinsons first season in major league baseball which marks the integration of the game. jackie robinson signed a contract with the brooklyn dodgers on october 30th, 1945. this is about one hour. >> i have the pleasure of introducing him to years ago when he was discussing luckiest man the life and ...