By Any Means Necessary: The FBI vs. Civil Rights
This new documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at the agencyâs dirty war against the âBlack Messiah.â
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and its director for nearly half a century, J. Edgar Hoover, had a carefully groomed image, cultivated by fawning pop culture and news reporting. The agency and its employees were seen as crime fighters busting the mob and Cold Warriors investigating âcommies.â But
MLK/FBI, a new documentary by director Sam Pollard, exposes the sinister role that Hoover and his G-Men played as foot soldiers in another holy war: opposing the struggle for Black equality.
THE MIDDLETOWN SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE OF GREATER MIDDLETOWN.
THE MIDDLETOWN SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE OF GREATER MIDDLETOWN PRESENTS VIRTUAL SERVICE ON ZOOM IN HONOR OF THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021 AT 12:30 P.M.
Who was the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Why do we honor him with a national holiday? Dr. King was a civil rights leader who championed equal rights for all and that “All men are created equal,” according to the article “Martin Luther King, Jr. Day” from the Department of Defense Education Activity(https://www.dodea.edu/dodeaCelebrates/MLK.cfm) website. He began his quest for civil rights in 1955 with the Montgomery Bus Boycott and continued his path for social justice during the turbulent 1960’s until he was assassinated in 1968 according to the article “Martin Luther King, Jr.” from U.S. History.org.
By MITCHELL SCHMIDT | The Wisconsin State Journal | Published: December 30, 2020 MADISON, Wis. (Tribune News Service) The electric watch went on sale, the Montgomery Bus Boycott ended, future NBA legend Larry Bird was born and Fred Risser started a record-breaking run in elected office. On Monday, 64 years later, Risser, D-Madison, will depart from state politics, capping the longest tenure of any state or federal legislator in the country s history. Risser, 93, will leave the state Senate after being elected to that body in 1962 after six years in the Assembly. In addition to more than six decades in office, Risser is also the last World War II veteran to serve in the state or nation s legislatures.
It was a good year to read a book: Steve Pfarrer’s favorite reads of 2020
Published: 12/30/2020 9:29:52 AM
I jumped on that “Best of” bandwagon a few years ago when I started compiling my 10 favorite books of the year for the Gazette. But in 2020, the list has grown: With the pandemic shutting down many other entertainment options, I ended up reading more than usual.
And with regional libraries my primary source of new books shuttered a good chunk of the year, I also turned to my own collection to investigate titles I’d never gotten to. So this list, which is in no particular order, includes books from 2020, a few from more recent years, and others from a good bit further back.