Podcasts about Little Rock Central High School

In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawed segregation in public education. Ernest Green was the first African American to graduate from Little Rock Central High School (May, 1958). In celebration of Black History Month, revisit Ryan's 2023 conversation with Ernest Green from 2023 about his experience as one of the first African-American students to integrate at Little Rock Central High School in 1957, why we should strive to disprove backwards thinking, how we must change as a country, and more.Ernest Green is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Green was the first African-American to graduate from the school in 1958. In 1999, he and the other members of the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bill Clinton.

America's Leadership Authority” Dr. Derrick Noble has been helping business leaders take their leadership and communication skills to the next level of excellence for two decades. His passion has led him to support those from all walks of life to become more influential leaders and more confident communicators.Throughout his youth, Noble endured years of speech therapy for a severe stutter and speech impediment. Once quoted as stating he was “the least likely person to be a professional speaker,” Dr. Noble has since gone on to become an award-winning TEDx speaker, speech coach, and trainer. He now famously quips “At first, I couldn't talk, and now they can't shut me up!”Noble works directly with leaders, speakers, business owners, CEOs, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies. His clients throughout the years include The United States Air Force, The United States Navy, The United States Forestry Service, The FBI, the City of Los Angeles, and so many more. In 2020, Noble was one of only 12 Black entrepreneurs admitted into the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce's prestigious Business Evolution Program – an intense 12-month program in which he was personally mentored by some of the most successful Black entrepreneurs in the city. In 2021, he was featured in the Los Angeles Business Journal as an influential African American business leader. He currently serves as the featured Leadership Expert for BizTV, a national broadcast network for entrepreneurs and business owners, and he hosts “The Dr. Derrick Noble Show” on KGGR of Dallas, TX – the largest Black-owned radio station in the US.In December 2022, Noble released his highly anticipated first book, Leadership Launch: Essential Skills for New Leaders.  It quickly became an international best seller, and was designated as the #1 new business book worldwide within its first two weeks of availability. The book includes a foreword by Civil Rights hero Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who were the first to integrate Little Rock Central High School.Noble has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English - with a double minor in Speech Communication and Psychology - from Angelo State University (1994), a Master of Divinity degree from Morehouse School of Religion (1997 Class Valedictorian), a Doctor of Ministry degree from Ashland Theological Seminary (2008 Class Valedictorian), and completed Ph.D. coursework in Educational Curriculum at Emory University. Noble is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Clippers, Lakers and Dodgers; of classic jazz (particularly John Coltrane, Art Tatum, and Miles Davis), and also plays the jazz trombone himself. In addition, he is an ardent golfer, and loves watching classic martial arts movies.

Informativo de primera hora de la mañana, en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio. Hoy se cumplen 924 días del cruel ataque e invasión de Rusia a Ucrania. Hoy es miércoles 4 de julio de 2024. Buenos días Ucrania, Gaza e Israel. Día Mundial de la Salud Sexual. El 4 de septiembre se celebra el Día Mundial de la Salud Sexual, una jornada promovida por la Asociación Mundial para la Salud Sexual (WAS, por sus siglas en inglés). Este día busca generar conciencia sobre la importancia de la salud sexual y los derechos sexuales como elementos fundamentales para el bienestar y la calidad de vida de las personas. Cada año, el Día Mundial de la Salud Sexual se centra en un tema específico para promover debates, educación y acciones en torno a la salud sexual a nivel global. La jornada también se enfoca en derribar tabúes y estigmas relacionados con la sexualidad, y en fomentar una visión inclusiva, equitativa y respetuosa de la diversidad sexual. 476: El último emperador del Imperio romano de Occidente, Rómulo Augústulo, es depuesto por el líder germánico Odoacro, marcando tradicionalmente el fin del Imperio Romano de Occidente. 1520: Carlos I de España, quien también sería coronado como Carlos V del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico, parte desde La Coruña hacia Inglaterra para encontrarse con Enrique VIII. Este viaje formó parte de los esfuerzos diplomáticos del joven emperador para consolidar su poder en Europa. 1870: En Francia, se proclama la Tercera República tras la derrota de Napoleón III en la Guerra Franco-Prusiana y su captura en la batalla de Sedán. 1886: En Estados Unidos, el líder apache Gerónimo se rinde al general Nelson Miles, poniendo fin a las Guerras Apaches. 1936: Durante la Guerra Civil Española, Francisco Franco es nombrado Generalísimo de los Ejércitos y jefe del gobierno del Estado por la Junta de Defensa Nacional, consolidando su poder en el bando sublevado. 1942: Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, un submarino alemán U-83 torpedea y hunde el buque español Castillo de Olite en el Mediterráneo. El incidente generó tensiones diplomáticas entre España y Alemania. 1957: En Arkansas, Estados Unidos, la Guardia Nacional es desplegada por el gobernador Orval Faubus para impedir la integración racial en la escuela secundaria Little Rock Central High School, un evento clave en el movimiento por los derechos civiles. 1970: En Chile, Salvador Allende gana las elecciones presidenciales, convirtiéndose en el primer presidente marxista en llegar al poder a través de elecciones democráticas en América Latina. Patrocinio del santo de cada día por gentileza de la Casa de las Imágenes, en la calle Obispo Perez Cáceres, 17 en Candelaria. Santoral del 4 de Septiembre: Santa Rosalía de Palermo: Una eremita siciliana del siglo XII, muy venerada en Palermo, donde se le atribuye la protección de la ciudad durante una epidemia de peste en 1624. San Moisés profeta: Figura central del Antiguo Testamento, considerado uno de los más grandes líderes y profetas de Israel. San Bonifacio I: Papa entre 418 y 422, conocido por defender la autoridad de la Iglesia romana y su independencia frente a los poderes temporales. San Marcelino de Cartago: Mártir en el siglo V durante las persecuciones en África. Un ataque con misiles rusos mata a 50 personas y hiere a 200 en la ciudad ucraniana de Poltava. Isabel Perelló será la primera mujer en presidir el CGPJ y el Tribunal Supremo. El empleo sufre con el fin del verano: agosto cierra con 193.704 afiliados menos y 21.884 parados más. Feijóo acusa al Gobierno de "intentar controlar" el Banco de España si elige a Escrivá como gobernador. Alegría cree que Canarias "se equivoca" al iniciar un proceso judicial contra el Gobierno por el reparto de menores. El paro baja en agosto en Canarias y alcanza la cifra más baja en este mes desde hace 17 años. El Archipiélago acumula cuatro meses consecutivos de descensos en el desempleo. El incremento del precio de la vivienda en Canarias durante agosto casi duplica al nacional. Las mayores subidas se han vivido en Santa Cruz de Tenerife donde las expectativas de los vendedores han subido un 18,6%, seguida de Las Palmas (14,3%). Canarias pone en marcha un programa pionero de viajes para mayores de 55 años. El 4 de septiembre tiene un significado especial en el mundo de la música gracias a "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" de Beyoncé. Aunque no fue lanzada en esta fecha, Beyoncé, una de las artistas más influyentes de la música pop contemporánea, celebra su cumpleaños el 4 de septiembre. Beyoncé ha dejado una huella indeleble en la música con numerosos éxitos a lo largo de su carrera, y su influencia va más allá de las listas de éxitos, impactando la cultura popular y el empoderamiento femenino. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", lanzada en 2008, es uno de sus temas más emblemáticos, conocido por su coreografía icónica y su mensaje de independencia y empoderamiento. El 4 de septiembre es, por tanto, una fecha significativa en la música por ser el cumpleaños de Beyoncé, una de las figuras más importantes del entretenimiento mundial.

Programa de actualidad con información, formación y entretenimiento conectando directamente con los oyentes en La Diez Capital radio. Dirigido y presentado por Miguel Ángel González Suárez. www.ladiez.es Informativo de primera hora de la mañana, en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital Radio. Hoy se cumplen 924 días del cruel ataque e invasión de Rusia a Ucrania. Hoy es miércoles 4 de julio de 2024. Buenos días Ucrania, Gaza e Israel. Día Mundial de la Salud Sexual. El 4 de septiembre se celebra el Día Mundial de la Salud Sexual, una jornada promovida por la Asociación Mundial para la Salud Sexual (WAS, por sus siglas en inglés). Este día busca generar conciencia sobre la importancia de la salud sexual y los derechos sexuales como elementos fundamentales para el bienestar y la calidad de vida de las personas. Cada año, el Día Mundial de la Salud Sexual se centra en un tema específico para promover debates, educación y acciones en torno a la salud sexual a nivel global. La jornada también se enfoca en derribar tabúes y estigmas relacionados con la sexualidad, y en fomentar una visión inclusiva, equitativa y respetuosa de la diversidad sexual. 476: El último emperador del Imperio romano de Occidente, Rómulo Augústulo, es depuesto por el líder germánico Odoacro, marcando tradicionalmente el fin del Imperio Romano de Occidente. 1520: Carlos I de España, quien también sería coronado como Carlos V del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico, parte desde La Coruña hacia Inglaterra para encontrarse con Enrique VIII. Este viaje formó parte de los esfuerzos diplomáticos del joven emperador para consolidar su poder en Europa. 1870: En Francia, se proclama la Tercera República tras la derrota de Napoleón III en la Guerra Franco-Prusiana y su captura en la batalla de Sedán. 1886: En Estados Unidos, el líder apache Gerónimo se rinde al general Nelson Miles, poniendo fin a las Guerras Apaches. 1936: Durante la Guerra Civil Española, Francisco Franco es nombrado Generalísimo de los Ejércitos y jefe del gobierno del Estado por la Junta de Defensa Nacional, consolidando su poder en el bando sublevado. 1942: Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, un submarino alemán U-83 torpedea y hunde el buque español Castillo de Olite en el Mediterráneo. El incidente generó tensiones diplomáticas entre España y Alemania. 1957: En Arkansas, Estados Unidos, la Guardia Nacional es desplegada por el gobernador Orval Faubus para impedir la integración racial en la escuela secundaria Little Rock Central High School, un evento clave en el movimiento por los derechos civiles. 1970: En Chile, Salvador Allende gana las elecciones presidenciales, convirtiéndose en el primer presidente marxista en llegar al poder a través de elecciones democráticas en América Latina. Patrocinio del santo de cada día por gentileza de la Casa de las Imágenes, en la calle Obispo Perez Cáceres, 17 en Candelaria. Santoral del 4 de Septiembre: Santa Rosalía de Palermo: Una eremita siciliana del siglo XII, muy venerada en Palermo, donde se le atribuye la protección de la ciudad durante una epidemia de peste en 1624. San Moisés profeta: Figura central del Antiguo Testamento, considerado uno de los más grandes líderes y profetas de Israel. San Bonifacio I: Papa entre 418 y 422, conocido por defender la autoridad de la Iglesia romana y su independencia frente a los poderes temporales. San Marcelino de Cartago: Mártir en el siglo V durante las persecuciones en África. Un ataque con misiles rusos mata a 50 personas y hiere a 200 en la ciudad ucraniana de Poltava. Isabel Perelló será la primera mujer en presidir el CGPJ y el Tribunal Supremo. El empleo sufre con el fin del verano: agosto cierra con 193.704 afiliados menos y 21.884 parados más. Feijóo acusa al Gobierno de "intentar controlar" el Banco de España si elige a Escrivá como gobernador. Alegría cree que Canarias "se equivoca" al iniciar un proceso judicial contra el Gobierno por el reparto de menores. El paro baja en agosto en Canarias y alcanza la cifra más baja en este mes desde hace 17 años. El Archipiélago acumula cuatro meses consecutivos de descensos en el desempleo. El incremento del precio de la vivienda en Canarias durante agosto casi duplica al nacional. Las mayores subidas se han vivido en Santa Cruz de Tenerife donde las expectativas de los vendedores han subido un 18,6%, seguida de Las Palmas (14,3%). Canarias pone en marcha un programa pionero de viajes para mayores de 55 años. El 4 de septiembre tiene un significado especial en el mundo de la música gracias a "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" de Beyoncé. Aunque no fue lanzada en esta fecha, Beyoncé, una de las artistas más influyentes de la música pop contemporánea, celebra su cumpleaños el 4 de septiembre. Beyoncé ha dejado una huella indeleble en la música con numerosos éxitos a lo largo de su carrera, y su influencia va más allá de las listas de éxitos, impactando la cultura popular y el empoderamiento femenino. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", lanzada en 2008, es uno de sus temas más emblemáticos, conocido por su coreografía icónica y su mensaje de independencia y empoderamiento. El 4 de septiembre es, por tanto, una fecha significativa en la música por ser el cumpleaños de Beyoncé, una de las figuras más importantes del entretenimiento mundial. - Sección de actualidad con mucho sentido de Humor inteligente en el programa El Remate de La Diez Capital radio con el periodista socarrón y palmero, José Juan Pérez Capote, El Nº 1. - Sección en La Diez Capital radio con el maestro, José Figueroa, facilitador de crecimiento personal y especialista en medicina holística y tradiciones ancestrales. - Entrevista al profesor y Doctor en Cirugía; Antonio Alarcó. Nos relata su viaje a Brasil como ponente del I Congreso Internacional de Artes, Ciencias y Tecnologías en la Universidad CET de Teresina en el estado de Piauí. - Entrevista a Christoph Kiessling, Presidente de la Fundación Loro Parque. Loro Parque Fundación celebrará una gran cena benéfica por su 30 aniversario Los beneficios de la misma irán destinados al proyecto CanBio, que tiene el fin de establecer una red de monitorización del cambio climático que ayudará preservar las especies y ecosistemas de nuestro archipiélago Loro Parque Fundación celebrará, el próximo 11 de septiembre, una cena de gala benéfica con motivo de su 30 aniversario. Los beneficios irán destinados a proyectos de protección de la biodiversidad. El evento tendrá lugar en los emblemáticos jardines del Hotel Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden. “Con esta cena reuniremos a amantes de la naturaleza cuya aportación contribuirá a frenar la severa degradación que está sufriendo nuestro planeta a consecuencia de la acción humana”, explica Christoph Kiessling, presidente de Loro Parque Fundación. Los beneficios irán destinados a CanBio, una iniciativa que cuenta con 8 proyectos para proteger a las especies canarias amenazadas y sus ecosistemas. CanBio tiene el fin de establecer una red de monitorización del cambio climático, la acidificación oceánica, el ruido marino, y sus efectos sobre la biodiversidad de Canarias. Además, se dedica al estudio del hábitat de especies en peligro crítico de extinción. El valor de esta colaboración se basa en el compromiso de todos los participantes para proteger la biodiversidad, resultando en un logro significativo: el 100% de los beneficios de la cena se destina a su conservación y recuperación, en un contexto donde la sexta extinción masiva amenaza la vida de millones de animales. “Cada grano de arena cuenta. Vivimos en un escenario de emergencia global, donde la puesta en marcha de estas acciones nunca había sido tan importante, pero no lo podemos hacer solos, necesitamos de nuestros donantes y patrocinadores para llevarlas a cabo”, asevera Kiessling. Un macroproyecto para salvar la biodiversidad canaria CanBio pretende convertirse en una fuente de datos para los modelos de cambio climático en la Macaronesia. Una recopilación de información que aporta el conocimiento necesario sobre la biodiversidad marina y terrestre en Canarias y la necesidad de medidas de protección y recuperación. De esta manera, se busca contribuir a frenar la severa degradación que está sufriendo la biodiversidad de las Islas: más del 50% de las especies críticamente amenazadas de España, 101 de las 149 del territorio nacional, se encuentran en nuestro archipiélago. 30 años protegiendo a los animales Este año, Loro Parque Fundación cumplirá 30 años de trabajo por la preservación de las especies y sus hábitats. El esfuerzo sostenido por parte de la ONG ha logrado salvar a 12 especies de loros de la extinción y ha mejorado el estado de conservación de muchas otras, con 276 proyectos de conservación en más de 40 países. “Los humanos somos los principales culpables de la difícil situación que viven los animales, pero también podemos ser los principales actores para revertirla. Y esto es algo que hemos demostrado tras 3 décadas de exitoso trabajo protegiéndolos”, concluye Christoph Kiessling Estos hitos de conservación no se hubiesen logrado sin el apoyo de donantes y patrocinadores, gracias a los cuales se ha dedicado casi 28 millones de dólares a estos trabajos de protección de la naturaleza. Loro Parque Fundación cuenta con su portal de donantes para todos aquellos que quieran hacer una aportación en su página web. - Entrevista en el programa el Remate al ex presidente de la preautonomía de Canarias, Alfonso Soriano. - Entrevista en el programa El remate al ex secretario del PP en Canarias, Manolo Fernández.

The Madison community gathered again this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the 39th Annual Madison & Dane County King Holiday Observance, live from the Overture Center for the Arts in the Capitol Theater and presented by the Madison/Dane County King Coalition.This event featured a presentation of the Madison-Dane County 2024 Humanitarian Awards, performances from the MLK Community Choir, and a keynote speech from Dr. Terrence Roberts, who volunteered to desegregate Little Rock Central High School and made history as one of the “Little Rock Nine.”WORT carried the observance live on the air, and we present it to you for further reflection.Click this link to view the program booklet. Originally broadcast on WORT on January 15, 2024. Our thanks to the King Coalition and Overture Center staff for making this event and broadcast possible. Find more about the King Coalition, and volunteer to get involved, at mlkingcoalition.org.

In October 2022, The Equity Project Alliance brought to Pensacola  Elizabeth Eckford, a member of the Little Rock Nine, to Pensacola. She came on my show to recount her experience as she and eight other students integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. 

The Little Rock Nine is a remarkable story of courage and more when nine black students in the 1960's, who defied white authority and became the first to racially integrate Little Rock Central High School. Here's the story of Melba Pattilo Beals, who now lives in the Bay Area....

In this episode of High Theory, Erin Pineda talks about decolonizing praxis. Black American activists in the 1950s and 1960s used strategies of civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action as part of a broader anticolonial movement, and reading their story in an international context can help us rethink the narrative of the US civil rights movement enshrined in American political theory. In the episode Erin references Jack Halberstam's concept of “low theory” which derives from the work of Stuart Hall, and appears in the book, The Queer Art of Failure (Duke UP 2011). She also references several mainstream liberal political philosophers who set the terms of the debate about “civil disobedience” in the US academy in the 1970s, John Rawls Theory of Justice (Harvard UP, 1971), Hugo Bedau, “On Civil Disobedience” (Journal of Philosophy 58, no. 21 (1961): 653-665) and Carl Cohen, Civil Disobedience: Conscience, Tactics, and the Law (Columbia University Press, 1971). Pineda writes against this tradition. The American activists she studies developed a different set of theoretical commitments to civil disobedience that are a bit less polite, and have a bit more potential for actual revolution. Erin Pineda is the Phyllis Cohen Rappaport '68 New Century Term Professor of Government at Smith College. She teaches courses in the history of political thought, democratic theory, race and politics, social movements and American political thought. Her research interests include the politics of protest and social movements, Black political thought, race and politics, radical democracy and 20th-century American political development. If you want to learn more about the topics she discusses in this episode, read her book! It's called Seeing Like an Activist: Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement (Oxford UP, 2021). The image for this episode is a famous photograph of Black student Elizabeth Eckford being jeered by white student Hazel Bryan as she attempts to enter Little Rock Central High School, taken by Will Counts on 4 September 1957, one of the more famous images of school desegregation from the US Civil Rights Movement. This digital version came from wikimedia commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

In this episode of High Theory, Erin Pineda talks about decolonizing praxis. Black American activists in the 1950s and 1960s used strategies of civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action as part of a broader anticolonial movement, and reading their story in an international context can help us rethink the narrative of the US civil rights movement enshrined in American political theory. In the episode Erin references Jack Halberstam's concept of “low theory” which derives from the work of Stuart Hall, and appears in the book, The Queer Art of Failure (Duke UP 2011). She also references several mainstream liberal political philosophers who set the terms of the debate about “civil disobedience” in the US academy in the 1970s, John Rawls Theory of Justice (Harvard UP, 1971), Hugo Bedau, “On Civil Disobedience” (Journal of Philosophy 58, no. 21 (1961): 653-665) and Carl Cohen, Civil Disobedience: Conscience, Tactics, and the Law (Columbia University Press, 1971). Pineda writes against this tradition. The American activists she studies developed a different set of theoretical commitments to civil disobedience that are a bit less polite, and have a bit more potential for actual revolution. Erin Pineda is the Phyllis Cohen Rappaport '68 New Century Term Professor of Government at Smith College. She teaches courses in the history of political thought, democratic theory, race and politics, social movements and American political thought. Her research interests include the politics of protest and social movements, Black political thought, race and politics, radical democracy and 20th-century American political development. If you want to learn more about the topics she discusses in this episode, read her book! It's called Seeing Like an Activist: Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement (Oxford UP, 2021). The image for this episode is a famous photograph of Black student Elizabeth Eckford being jeered by white student Hazel Bryan as she attempts to enter Little Rock Central High School, taken by Will Counts on 4 September 1957, one of the more famous images of school desegregation from the US Civil Rights Movement. This digital version came from wikimedia commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this episode of High Theory, Erin Pineda talks about decolonizing praxis. Black American activists in the 1950s and 1960s used strategies of civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action as part of a broader anticolonial movement, and reading their story in an international context can help us rethink the narrative of the US civil rights movement enshrined in American political theory. In the episode Erin references Jack Halberstam's concept of “low theory” which derives from the work of Stuart Hall, and appears in the book, The Queer Art of Failure (Duke UP 2011). She also references several mainstream liberal political philosophers who set the terms of the debate about “civil disobedience” in the US academy in the 1970s, John Rawls Theory of Justice (Harvard UP, 1971), Hugo Bedau, “On Civil Disobedience” (Journal of Philosophy 58, no. 21 (1961): 653-665) and Carl Cohen, Civil Disobedience: Conscience, Tactics, and the Law (Columbia University Press, 1971). Pineda writes against this tradition. The American activists she studies developed a different set of theoretical commitments to civil disobedience that are a bit less polite, and have a bit more potential for actual revolution. Erin Pineda is the Phyllis Cohen Rappaport '68 New Century Term Professor of Government at Smith College. She teaches courses in the history of political thought, democratic theory, race and politics, social movements and American political thought. Her research interests include the politics of protest and social movements, Black political thought, race and politics, radical democracy and 20th-century American political development. If you want to learn more about the topics she discusses in this episode, read her book! It's called Seeing Like an Activist: Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement (Oxford UP, 2021). The image for this episode is a famous photograph of Black student Elizabeth Eckford being jeered by white student Hazel Bryan as she attempts to enter Little Rock Central High School, taken by Will Counts on 4 September 1957, one of the more famous images of school desegregation from the US Civil Rights Movement. This digital version came from wikimedia commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In this episode of High Theory, Erin Pineda talks about decolonizing praxis. Black American activists in the 1950s and 1960s used strategies of civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action as part of a broader anticolonial movement, and reading their story in an international context can help us rethink the narrative of the US civil rights movement enshrined in American political theory. In the episode Erin references Jack Halberstam's concept of “low theory” which derives from the work of Stuart Hall, and appears in the book, The Queer Art of Failure (Duke UP 2011). She also references several mainstream liberal political philosophers who set the terms of the debate about “civil disobedience” in the US academy in the 1970s, John Rawls Theory of Justice (Harvard UP, 1971), Hugo Bedau, “On Civil Disobedience” (Journal of Philosophy 58, no. 21 (1961): 653-665) and Carl Cohen, Civil Disobedience: Conscience, Tactics, and the Law (Columbia University Press, 1971). Pineda writes against this tradition. The American activists she studies developed a different set of theoretical commitments to civil disobedience that are a bit less polite, and have a bit more potential for actual revolution. Erin Pineda is the Phyllis Cohen Rappaport '68 New Century Term Professor of Government at Smith College. She teaches courses in the history of political thought, democratic theory, race and politics, social movements and American political thought. Her research interests include the politics of protest and social movements, Black political thought, race and politics, radical democracy and 20th-century American political development. If you want to learn more about the topics she discusses in this episode, read her book! It's called Seeing Like an Activist: Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement (Oxford UP, 2021). The image for this episode is a famous photograph of Black student Elizabeth Eckford being jeered by white student Hazel Bryan as she attempts to enter Little Rock Central High School, taken by Will Counts on 4 September 1957, one of the more famous images of school desegregation from the US Civil Rights Movement. This digital version came from wikimedia commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of High Theory, Erin Pineda talks about decolonizing praxis. Black American activists in the 1950s and 1960s used strategies of civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action as part of a broader anticolonial movement, and reading their story in an international context can help us rethink the narrative of the US civil rights movement enshrined in American political theory. In the episode Erin references Jack Halberstam's concept of “low theory” which derives from the work of Stuart Hall, and appears in the book, The Queer Art of Failure (Duke UP 2011). She also references several mainstream liberal political philosophers who set the terms of the debate about “civil disobedience” in the US academy in the 1970s, John Rawls Theory of Justice (Harvard UP, 1971), Hugo Bedau, “On Civil Disobedience” (Journal of Philosophy 58, no. 21 (1961): 653-665) and Carl Cohen, Civil Disobedience: Conscience, Tactics, and the Law (Columbia University Press, 1971). Pineda writes against this tradition. The American activists she studies developed a different set of theoretical commitments to civil disobedience that are a bit less polite, and have a bit more potential for actual revolution. Erin Pineda is the Phyllis Cohen Rappaport '68 New Century Term Professor of Government at Smith College. She teaches courses in the history of political thought, democratic theory, race and politics, social movements and American political thought. Her research interests include the politics of protest and social movements, Black political thought, race and politics, radical democracy and 20th-century American political development. If you want to learn more about the topics she discusses in this episode, read her book! It's called Seeing Like an Activist: Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement (Oxford UP, 2021). The image for this episode is a famous photograph of Black student Elizabeth Eckford being jeered by white student Hazel Bryan as she attempts to enter Little Rock Central High School, taken by Will Counts on 4 September 1957, one of the more famous images of school desegregation from the US Civil Rights Movement. This digital version came from wikimedia commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

In this episode of High Theory, Erin Pineda talks about decolonizing praxis. Black American activists in the 1950s and 1960s used strategies of civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action as part of a broader anticolonial movement, and reading their story in an international context can help us rethink the narrative of the US civil rights movement enshrined in American political theory. In the episode Erin references Jack Halberstam's concept of “low theory” which derives from the work of Stuart Hall, and appears in the book, The Queer Art of Failure (Duke UP 2011). She also references several mainstream liberal political philosophers who set the terms of the debate about “civil disobedience” in the US academy in the 1970s, John Rawls Theory of Justice (Harvard UP, 1971), Hugo Bedau, “On Civil Disobedience” (Journal of Philosophy 58, no. 21 (1961): 653-665) and Carl Cohen, Civil Disobedience: Conscience, Tactics, and the Law (Columbia University Press, 1971). Pineda writes against this tradition. The American activists she studies developed a different set of theoretical commitments to civil disobedience that are a bit less polite, and have a bit more potential for actual revolution. Erin Pineda is the Phyllis Cohen Rappaport '68 New Century Term Professor of Government at Smith College. She teaches courses in the history of political thought, democratic theory, race and politics, social movements and American political thought. Her research interests include the politics of protest and social movements, Black political thought, race and politics, radical democracy and 20th-century American political development. If you want to learn more about the topics she discusses in this episode, read her book! It's called Seeing Like an Activist: Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement (Oxford UP, 2021). The image for this episode is a famous photograph of Black student Elizabeth Eckford being jeered by white student Hazel Bryan as she attempts to enter Little Rock Central High School, taken by Will Counts on 4 September 1957, one of the more famous images of school desegregation from the US Civil Rights Movement. This digital version came from wikimedia commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

In this episode of High Theory, Erin Pineda talks about decolonizing praxis. Black American activists in the 1950s and 1960s used strategies of civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action as part of a broader anticolonial movement, and reading their story in an international context can help us rethink the narrative of the US civil rights movement enshrined in American political theory. In the episode Erin references Jack Halberstam's concept of “low theory” which derives from the work of Stuart Hall, and appears in the book, The Queer Art of Failure (Duke UP 2011). She also references several mainstream liberal political philosophers who set the terms of the debate about “civil disobedience” in the US academy in the 1970s, John Rawls Theory of Justice (Harvard UP, 1971), Hugo Bedau, “On Civil Disobedience” (Journal of Philosophy 58, no. 21 (1961): 653-665) and Carl Cohen, Civil Disobedience: Conscience, Tactics, and the Law (Columbia University Press, 1971). Pineda writes against this tradition. The American activists she studies developed a different set of theoretical commitments to civil disobedience that are a bit less polite, and have a bit more potential for actual revolution. Erin Pineda is the Phyllis Cohen Rappaport '68 New Century Term Professor of Government at Smith College. She teaches courses in the history of political thought, democratic theory, race and politics, social movements and American political thought. Her research interests include the politics of protest and social movements, Black political thought, race and politics, radical democracy and 20th-century American political development. If you want to learn more about the topics she discusses in this episode, read her book! It's called Seeing Like an Activist: Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement (Oxford UP, 2021). The image for this episode is a famous photograph of Black student Elizabeth Eckford being jeered by white student Hazel Bryan as she attempts to enter Little Rock Central High School, taken by Will Counts on 4 September 1957, one of the more famous images of school desegregation from the US Civil Rights Movement. This digital version came from wikimedia commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

In this episode of High Theory, Erin Pineda talks about decolonizing praxis. Black American activists in the 1950s and 1960s used strategies of civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action as part of a broader anticolonial movement, and reading their story in an international context can help us rethink the narrative of the US civil rights movement enshrined in American political theory. In the episode Erin references Jack Halberstam's concept of “low theory” which derives from the work of Stuart Hall, and appears in the book, The Queer Art of Failure (Duke UP 2011). She also references several mainstream liberal political philosophers who set the terms of the debate about “civil disobedience” in the US academy in the 1970s, John Rawls Theory of Justice (Harvard UP, 1971), Hugo Bedau, “On Civil Disobedience” (Journal of Philosophy 58, no. 21 (1961): 653-665) and Carl Cohen, Civil Disobedience: Conscience, Tactics, and the Law (Columbia University Press, 1971). Pineda writes against this tradition. The American activists she studies developed a different set of theoretical commitments to civil disobedience that are a bit less polite, and have a bit more potential for actual revolution. Erin Pineda is the Phyllis Cohen Rappaport '68 New Century Term Professor of Government at Smith College. She teaches courses in the history of political thought, democratic theory, race and politics, social movements and American political thought. Her research interests include the politics of protest and social movements, Black political thought, race and politics, radical democracy and 20th-century American political development. If you want to learn more about the topics she discusses in this episode, read her book! It's called Seeing Like an Activist: Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement (Oxford UP, 2021). The image for this episode is a famous photograph of Black student Elizabeth Eckford being jeered by white student Hazel Bryan as she attempts to enter Little Rock Central High School, taken by Will Counts on 4 September 1957, one of the more famous images of school desegregation from the US Civil Rights Movement. This digital version came from wikimedia commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura A. Miller, Superintendent of Hot Springs National Park dives deep into the National Park Service's presence and history in Arkansas. She gives us a behind the scenes look at how National Park Sites are set up and created (namely Little Rock Central High School and President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home), talks about the unique aspects of Hot Springs National Park, with thermal water at 140 degrees and a history as a medicinal "treatment" facility, highlights all the exciting ways for people to recreate at Buffalo River and shares a little of her heart on why Hot Springs means so much to her.Hot Springs National Park, established in 1832 as the oldest park land set aside by the federal government for public use, is located in Arkansas and combines the grand architecture of historic bath houses with mountain views, ancient thermal springs, hikes and a rich geology.You can follow Who Runs This Park on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook or YouTube, can email us at info@whorunsthispark.com or check us out online at whorunsthispark.com. Who Runs This Park is hosted and produced by Maddie Pellman, with music by Danielle Bees.Sponsors:Granarly (Instagram): Go to granarly.com & use code WRTP15 to get 15% your next online purchase

In September of 1957, Bing Crosby, now fifty-four years old, was gearing up to host the Edsel TV special and generating praise for his recent dramatic role as Earl Carlton in Man On Fire. He'd won an Academy Award, had his own radio show since 1931, and championed the widespread use of Prime Time, network transcription. The Ford Road Show featuring Bing Crosby debuted on September 2nd, 1957. It aired five days per week on CBS for five minutes. These were taped segments edited by Murdo MacKenzie and written and produced by Bill Morrow The just-heard John Scott Trotter conducted the orchestra. It included an opening theme, one or two songs by Bing and commercials by Ken Carpenter. This episode aired on September 24th. Ford's Agency of Record J. Walter Thompson saturated radio with five-minute segments. They also sponsored a show with Rosemary Clooney, a chit chat by Arthur Godfrey and news by Edward R. Murrow. Earlier in this episode we spoke about The Civil Rights Act of 1957 and the Hattie Cotton Elementary School bombing in Nashville, Tennessee. With forced integration underway, federal troops needed to be called out to Little Rock, Arkansas where a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School were stopped from attending by the state's governor. On September 27th CBS Radio ran a special report on the progress, or lack thereof, in southern school integration in the three years following Brown vs. The Board of Education.

On this day in legal history, September 12, 1958 the Supreme Court unanimously rejected Kansas' challenge to the court's authority to desegregate schools. The decision was authored by all nine justices – the only time that had happened to that point or since. The Cooper v. Aaron case, decided on September 12, 1958, was a significant milestone in the civil rights movement in the United States. Following the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), which declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional, there were numerous attempts by state governments to resist the implementation of desegregation.In this context, the state of Arkansas openly defied the federal mandate to desegregate public schools. The Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, even used the National Guard to prevent African American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, from attending Little Rock Central High School, a previously all-white institution.This led to the Cooper v. Aaron case, where the Supreme Court reaffirmed its commitment to the principle of supremacy of federal law, as established in the Constitution. The court unanimously asserted that states could not pass legislation or enact policies that contradicted federal law, and that state officials were bound by the court's decisions. This case reinforced the court's authority and the federal government's power over the states, making it clear that state governments could not resist or undermine the implementation of federal court rulings.The ruling in Cooper v. Aaron was seen as a powerful affirmation of the federal judiciary's role in protecting civil rights and ensuring the implementation of desegregation policies across the United States. It underscored the Supreme Court's commitment to upholding the principles of justice and equality, as enshrined in the Constitution–if only in that one facet, in that one moment. Burford Capital stands to gain a substantial return of over 37,000% on its initial investment, potentially receiving around $6.2 billion from a $16 billion award ordered by a US judge against Argentina, pertaining to the 2012 seizure of oil company YPF SA. However, Argentina has vowed to appeal this decision, terming it as "unprecedented and erroneous", which might delay or even prevent the payment. Burford Capital's CEO, Christopher Bogart, and CIO, Jonathan Molot, both have prestigious backgrounds and have expressed a conciliatory stance towards Argentina, understanding the financial challenges the country is currently facing.Burford, which specializes in identifying and investing in undervalued legal claims, has already spent about $50 million in lawyer fees for this case and sold a significant portion of its interest to large hedge funds for $236 million. Despite facing criticism and a significant dip in share price in 2019, the company has managed to sustain by adapting its business structure. The recent court ruling rejected Argentina's argument that Burford's involvement would result in an undeserved windfall, emphasizing that the award amount was a consequence of Argentina's actions. The final judgment on the award is pending as is the final word on the broader question of litigation financing. Burford Eyes 37,000% Return in $16 Billion Argentina Award (1)Microsoft has promised to defend its customers from copyright infringement lawsuits stemming from its Copilot artificial intelligence tools. The company believes its systems are unlikely to produce content that so closely copies its source material that it violates copyright. And legal professionals largely agree that the risk of customers facing a copyright infringement suit related to AI's outputs is low.Microsoft is extending indemnification to protect commercial customers of its Copilot tools when they're sued for copyright infringement based on outputs. This means that Microsoft will defend the customer and pay any adverse judgments or settlements. The move aims to quell fears among potential customers that using generative AI-derived content will expose them to copyright suits.The indemnification doesn't take pressure off the most critical legal questions about generative AI and intellectual property. Lawsuits so far haven't targeted end-users of generative AI, and users shouldn't be liable for how AI companies train their machines. However, the real issue is whether the models were trained by scraping vast quantities of data across the internet, including materials that are under copyright. Ongoing litigation will decide whether that constitutes copying under copyright law, and if so, whether it's fair use.Microsoft has built features into the models designed to reduce purely duplicative outputs that could raise copyright concerns. For example, they have natural language filters that try to limit the number of verbatim outputs that can be included in any particular response. The company would rather control the litigation than have their customers control it.While Microsoft's announcement may reassure customers, bigger legal questions still remain, including ones that extend beyond copyright. The legal environment for generative AI is still in its early stages, and it's unclear how the courts will ultimately rule on these issues. However, Microsoft's move is a positive step in the right direction, and it should help to encourage the development and use of generative AI.Microsoft Sees Low Risk for Customers in AI Copyright LawsuitsThe U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), established to counter predatory lending practices post the 2008 financial crisis, is facing a significant threat to its existence due to a pending Supreme Court case, which will review the constitutionality of its funding structure. This case is instigated by two trade groups representing the payday loan industry and is set to be heard on October 3, with a ruling anticipated by end-June. The challenge hinges on the fact that the agency is funded through the Federal Reserve, not congressional appropriations, potentially violating the Constitution's "appropriations clause".Throughout its existence from 2012 to 2022, the CFPB has initiated over 300 enforcement actions, recovering approximately $16 billion for American consumers. However, the agency has been criticized by conservatives and pro-business groups for fostering an "administrative state" with excessive regulations and perceived abuses of power. They have long sought to dismantle the CFPB, asserting it imposes undue burdens on financial institutions.The Biden administration has contested a lower court ruling that sided with the challengers, emphasizing the potential repercussions if the CFPB's existing rules and protections are invalidated. Consumer advocacy groups warn that this could expose consumers to deceptive and exploitative practices from lenders and debt collectors. They underscore the potential for market disruption and a recurrence of issues that necessitated the CFPB's inception. The case initiated in 2018 primarily targets a 2017 CFPB rule that aimed to limit "unfair" and "abusive" actions by certain high-interest lenders.Former critics of the agency, including Mick Mulvaney and over 130 Republican lawmakers, have joined in urging the Supreme Court to dismantle the CFPB. They maintain that the agency, since its creation in 2010, has lacked transparency and demonstrated potential for abuse. The Supreme Court's verdict could potentially influence the funding and structure of other federal agencies with similar financial arrangements.Conservatives hope Supreme Court defangs US consumer watchdog | ReutersIn my column this week, I discuss the forthcoming Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit initiative by the IRS, which aims to incentivize clean energy investments in low-income and tribal communities. I emphasize that the focus should be on creating the most efficient strategies for generating renewable energy, rather than merely situating clean energy facilities in these communities. I thus advocate for the centralization of Category 4 facilities, which are designed to economically benefit underserved communities, regardless of their geographical location.I also highlight the current administrative hurdles associated with applying for similar programs, suggesting that the process needs to be streamlined to avoid favoring applicants with more substantial financial and administrative resources. I then propose a collaborative approach involving various stakeholders, including state and local governments, the private sector, and community leaders, to develop guidelines that best meet the needs of individual communities.Furthermore, I encourage the fostering of public-private partnerships and ongoing community engagement to ensure the success of these projects. I would caution against making assumptions about the motivations of low-income communities and stress the importance of engaging with these communities to understand their needs and motivations better.Energy Credits for Low-Income Taxpayers Should Be Easy to Get Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Carlotta Walls LaNier was a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1957. She reflects on civil rights as teaching Black history comes under attack in Arkansas and other states. Then, keeping Garden of the Gods a welcoming place to visit. And Colorado wonders about the sounds of insects.

Carlotta Walls LaNier was a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1957. She reflects on civil rights as teaching Black history comes under attack in Arkansas and other states. Then, keeping Garden of the Gods a welcoming place to visit. And Colorado wonders about the sounds of insects.

A year before Arkansas' Little Rock Central High School was desegregated, 12 Black students in Clinton, Tennessee, enrolled, by court mandate, in Clinton High School's 1956 Fall semester. Historian Rachel Louise Martin, author of "A Most Tolerant Little Town," talks about the experiences of the students who desegregated the first school in the south following Brown v. Board of Education and the violent reaction by the extremist White Citizens Council and others in town who championed a segregated America.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A year before Arkansas' Little Rock Central High School was desegregated, 12 Black students in Clinton, Tennessee, enrolled, by court mandate, in Clinton High School's 1956 Fall semester. Historian Rachel Louise Martin, author of "A Most Tolerant Little Town," talks about the experiences of the students who desegregated the first school in the south following Brown v. Board of Education and the violent reaction by the extremist White Citizens Council and others in town who championed a segregated America.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since Chris is on vacation this week, we're re-sharing one of our favorite episodes. “I went because they didn't want me there,” says Minnijean Brown-Trickey. It's been more than 60 years since she made history. At 16-years-old, she and eight other black students found an angry mob and the national guard blocking their entry to Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. Backed by 1,200 soldiers, they eventually made it inside for their first full day of class. White students threw hot food at them, called them names and even sprayed some of them with acid. One day, a white kid hit Minnijean with a purse. She responded by calling the student “white trash.” For that, she was expelled, which profoundly affected her trajectory. She ended up finishing her education in New York City and went on to become a civil rights activist and speaker. Minnijean joins WITHpod for a moving conversation about how she channeled the trauma she experienced into a life of activism, the continued fight for racial equality and more.

“I went because they didn't want me there,” says Minnijean Brown-Trickey, our guest this week. It's been more than 60 years since she made history. At 16-years-old, she and eight other black students found an angry mob and the national guard blocking their entry to Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. Backed by 1,200 soldiers, they eventually made it inside for their first full day of class. White students threw hot food at them, called them names and even sprayed some of them with acid. One day, a white kid hit Minnijean with a purse. She responded by calling the student “white trash.” For that, she was expelled, which profoundly affected her trajectory. She ended up finishing her education in New York City and went on to become a civil rights activist and speaker. Minnijean joins WITHpod for a moving conversation about how she channeled the trauma she experienced into a life of activism, the continued fight for racial equality and more.

In 1957, young Jerry Jones was standing by while a racial protest took place at Little Rock Central High School. Well, 65 years later a picture of this has surfaced and Jerry is being hammered for it. It's absurd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seems like the more things change the more they stay the same.Racially-motivated events of the 1960s that for so many decades appeared to be isolated to that era never really went away. That has never been more apparent than the last five to ten years where civil unrest has become a focal point, driven by the highly-justified Black Lives Matter movement.With that said, any dialogue that is designed and constructed to unite rather than divide is always welcome. And a powerful and timely new biopic about a former racist firefighter-turned-pastor in the height of the 1960s Civil Right movement serves just that purpose.The name Paul Holderfield Sr. may not be a household name but his message of racial harmony is a story that needs to be told. A new movie called “Paul's Promise" chronicles Holderfield's life. In the 1950s, during the Little Rock Central High School crisis, Holderfield was a local fireman and remembers turning his back on a black man, hoping he would not recognize him. But he did. Even worse, it was his childhood best friend who approached him for a handshake. But Holderfield refused to shake his hand and ultimately turned his back on him. Holderfield was later convicted by his actions, in an event that would change his life forever. In that unforgettable moment, he ultimately decided there and then that he would never treat a human being that way again. This led to Holderfield founding Friendly Chapel and FLAME (Feeding and Loving All Men Equally), spending the rest of his life giving back to anyone in need, especially those afflicted by racial inequality.Actor Ryan O'Quinn, who portrays Holderfield in “Paul's Promise”, joins us on the Crossmap Podcast to talk about whether today's racial challenges are unique to this generation or whether they mirror what was happening during the 1960s. Listen as he shares why he is so passionate about this critical topic and how it was so important for this to be the first movie produced by his production company, Damascus Road Productions.Links to Ryan O'Quinn Paul's Promise - Movie Website Ryan O'Quinn Website Ryan on YouTube Ryan on Facebook Ryan on Twitter Links to Crossmap Crossmap Website Crossmap Facebook

DEAN CAIN BIODean Cain was born July 31, 1966 and is known for his role as Clark Kent/Superman in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.Immediately after graduating, Cain signed on as a free agent with the Buffalo Bills, an NFL football team, but a knee injury during training camp ended his football career before it began. With little hope of returning to sports, he turned to screenwriting and then acting, shooting dozens of commercials and appearing on popular television shows like Grapevine, A Different World and Beverly Hills 90210. In 1993, Cain took on his biggest role to date as Superman in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, which ran until 1997.In 1998, Cain started the Angry Dragon Entertainment production company, which produced the TBS Superstation television series Ripley's Believe It or Not!. He has also starred in several films, including The Broken Hearts Club (2000), Out of Time (2003) and Bailey's Billions (2004). In 2004, he portrayed Scott Peterson in the fact-based made for television movie The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story. He has also appeared in a recurring role as Casey Manning in the television series Las Vegas. Cain guest-starred in a seventh season episode of Smallville as the immortal Dr. Curtis Knox. He's #33 on VH1s 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s. Cain has also made an appearance in the comical Internet Explorer 8 commercials.ABOUT PAUL'S PROMISE, IN THEATERS OCTOBER 21stDamascus Road Productions, Uptone Pictures, and SaltShaker Media announce the upcoming theatrical release of "Paul's Promise". The inspiring biopic of hope, faith and racial reconciliation is slated to open in 200+ markets on Oct. 21 through Integrity Releasing with Home Entertainment release to launch on Dec. 6. The film stars Linda Purl, Nancy Stafford, Ryan O'Quinn, Shari Rigby, Josef Cannon and Dean Cain."Paul's Promise" is the debut project to be released under the newly-announced Damascus Road multi-picture pact with film executive, producer and financier Mike Ilitch, Jr., who has committed to a slate of films, many already in the production and distribution process, with a broad forthcoming slate to also soon be announced."Inspiring audiences through entertainment has always been a goal for our companies," said Ilitch. "This true story of one man's journey of transformation that impacted generations fits perfectly with our brand and the stories we are sharing with the world."Hollywood veterans Ryan O'Quinn and Heather O'Quinn of Damascus Road Productions and Uptone Pictures' Michael Davis lead the charge in producing "Paul's Promise," a powerful and timely biopic about the former racist firefighter-turned-pastor in the height of the 1960s Civil Rights movement. Nick Logan and Ty Nsekhe also serve as executive producers."It is truly a highlight of my career to bring this story to the big screen," says O'Quinn. "One man's decision to serve God and stand up to injustice continues to make a huge impact on his community to this day."The film chronicles Paul Holderfield, Sr.'s life, who was raised poor and knew what it was like to go to bed hungry and hear his mother pray at night for food for her children.In the 1950's, during the Little Rock Central High School crisis, Holderfield was a North Little Rock fireman and remembers turning his back on a Black man, hoping he would not recognize him, but he did. His childhood best friend Jimmy Lipkin approached Paul for a handshake, but Holderfield put his hands in his back pockets and refused to shake Lipkin's hand.Later convicted by his actions, Holderfield told his wife Barbara that he would never again treat a human being that way. Ultimately, Holderfield started Friendly Chapel and F.L.A.M.E. (Feeding and Loving All Men Equally) to help others and spent the rest of his life giving back to anyone in need. As he put it: "We came into the neighborhood when they did not want us and stayed until they could not do without us."Fully dedicated to meeting people's needs, Holderfield built an organization that has been serving others for 30+ years, meeting the nutritional (through a soup kitchen/food pantry) emotional, physical (clothing, shelter), spiritual and health needs of others 24/7, 365 days a year."'Paul's Promise' shares the hope and healing of Holderfield's life during a troubled time in our Nation's history," says Executive Producer Nick Logan. "His life's work continues to this day through his family and his son, Paul Holderfield, Jr."Damascus Road Productions, Uptone Pictures and SaltShaker Media are entertainment and media production companies dedicated to producing and distributing high-quality content across all platforms.For more information, please visit www.paulspromisemovie.comHere's the trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ-sZfI1ItA

65 years ago, on September 24th, 1957, Little Rock Central High School was integrated. A process, one that began more than three years earlier with the United States Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, finally reached its initial goal…thanks in part to the invocation of a law that was 150 years old. Coming up, we'll hear from special guest Brian Schwieger, Chief of Interpretation at the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, as he shares the story of the integration of the school on what will be the 65th anniversary of the historical event this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Olivia and Raven talk about the children who were instrumental in protests against segregation. They dive into the stories of Ruby Bridges, The Little Rock Nine, the Leesburg Stockade Girls, the Burmingham Children's March of 1963, the Peace Ponies, and an NAACP Youth Council member.   Email us! intersectionalinsights@gmail.com. Follow us!  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/isquaredpodcast/ Twitter @I_squaredpod https://twitter.com/I_SquaredPod Facebook page http://www.fb.me/ISquaredPod   Discussion Summary: 01:10: Topic intro, and what led civil rights leaders to involve children in the movement. 05:54: Ruby Bridges's role in integrating New Orleans schools. 18:18: The Little Rock Nine and desegregating Little Rock Central High School. 32:55: The Leesburg Stockade Girls, imprisoned for violating Jim Crow laws when purchasing theater tickets. 36:57: The Children's March of 1963 in Burmingham, Alabama, and personal anecdotes from children who participated. 47:24: The Civil Rights History Project, and the importance of such a project centering Black history education. 53:04: Outro.   Episodes Referenced: The Resistance In Our Blood: Challenging Segregated Buses Didn't Start With Rosa Parks https://isquared.podbean.com/e/the-resistance-in-our-blood-challenging-segregated-buses-didn-t-start-with-rosa-parks/ Black Beauty Highlight: Carlotta Walls LaNier https://isquared.podbean.com/e/black-beauty-highlight-carlotta-walls-lanier/ Was Abraham Lincoln the Savior of Black-Americans? https://isquared.podbean.com/e/was-abraham-lincoln-the-savior-of-black-americans/   Learn More! Ruby Bridges https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ruby-bridges How Youth Activists Impacted the Civil Rights Movement https://www.biography.com/news/african-american-youth-civil-rights-movement Hidden Herstory: The Leesburg Stockade Girls https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/hidden-herstory-leesburg-stockade-girls 'I Gave Up Hope': As Girls, They Were Jailed In Squalor For Protesting Segregation https://www.npr.org/2019/01/18/685844413/i-gave-up-hope-as-girls-they-were-jailed-in-squalor-for-protesting-segregation Children as Civic Agents during the Civil Rights Movement https://www.socialstudies.org/system/files/publications/articles/yl_27045.pdf Youth in the Civil Rights Movement https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-rights-history-project/articles-and-essays/youth-in-the-civil-rights-movement/

BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for May 27.Ernest Green Graduates from Little Rock.He was the first African-American to graduate from Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1958.As a child, Green participated in church activities and was a member of the Boy Scouts of America, eventually earning the rank of Eagle Scout.He attended segregated Dunbar Junior High School and graduated after ninth grade, at which time he was assigned to Horace Mann High School, a new high school for African-Americans.At the end of his junior year at Horace Mann, Green volunteered to attend the all-white Little Rock Central High School in the fall of 1957 and help desegregate one of the nation's largest schools.Green became the only senior among the nine African Americans who decided to integrate Central High that fall.In 1999, he and the other members of the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bill Clinton.Learn black history, teach black history at blackfacts.com

Guest Bio: Hillary McCree, affectionally referred to as "Hill" by those who know and love her, was born and raised in Little Rock. She is a Little Rock Central High School graduate and holds a BS in Health Science and a MEd in Adult Education. Prior to entering the teaching profession ten years ago through a non-traditional route, she was a Respiratory Therapist. Hillary is married and has two 2 sons. For More Information: To learn more about the host, this show or for scheduling inquiries, contact Stacey McAdoo at www.stillstacey.com or follow her at @2019atoy on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stacey-mcadoo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stacey-mcadoo/support

On the morning of the 25th September, 1957, nine African-American teenagers climbed the steps into Little Rock Central High School, faced by a teaming mass of hostility and hatred. They were hit, shouted at, spat on, and tripped up. Only one of them would eventually graduate from the school; the rest would be driven out by daily aggressions and racial abuse. The experience of the Little Rock Nine would become one of the pivotal moments in the modern Civil Rights Movement and we're very lucky to have ex-student, pastor, local historian and acquaintance of the nine students on today's episode, Ryan Davis. Subscribe to the Crowd Stories channel for ad-free versions of this show. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, of the Little Rock Nine, joins Pat Thurston to share her experience being 1 of 9 Black teens that desegregated Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1957.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, of the Little Rock Nine, joins Pat Thurston to share her experience being 1 of 9 Black teens that desegregated Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1957.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Reference Desk, Katie is bewitched by the incredible story of Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine.Following the landmark Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education, all school districts were instructed to begin integrating public buildings. But in Little Rock, Arkansas, the resistance to integration became a national spectacle. As Governor Orval Faubus went to extreme lengths to keep Little Rock's Central High segregated, nine brave African American students stepped up to confront him. The teenagers were selected and aided by Civil Rights activist Daisy Bates, local NAACP president, newspaper owner, and all-around champion for change. Together, Bates, the Little Rock Nine, and their courageous families changed the American education system. But since the 1980s, American schools have started to become more segregated. We explore the factors surrounding the complicated issue and examine how the education of Black children in America has been shaped throughout our history. Links: Still Separate, Still Unequal: Teaching About School Segregation and Educational Inequality (NYT article Katie mentions)U.S. school segregation in the 21st centuryLittle Rock Nine: the day young students shattered racial segregationDaisy Bates and the Little Rock NineInside the Rosenwald SchoolsLittle Rock Nine FoundationNice White Parents podcastWhat we are reading: Katie: Apples Never Fall by Liane MoriartyHailee: Songteller by Dolly PartonRecommended this week: see our Bookshop affiliate page for all of our recommendation or to purchase a title!A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LanierWarriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo BealsThe Worst First Day: Bullied While Desegregating Central High by Elizabeth EckfordThe Lost Education of Horace Tate by Vanessa Siddle WalkerChildren of the Dream: Why School Integration Works by Rucker C. Johnson and Alexander NazaryanThe Long Ride by Marina BudhosWhat's Mine and Yours by Naima CosterQueenie by Candice Carty-WilliamsBlack Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon JamesMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettBlack Buck by Mateo AskaripourThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisSupport the show

In this episode of The Reference Desk, Katie is bewitched by the incredible story of Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine.Following the landmark Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education, all school districts were instructed to begin integrating public buildings. But in Little Rock, Arkansas, the resistance to integration became a national spectacle. As Governor Orval Faubus went to extreme lengths to keep Little Rock's Central High segregated, nine brave African American students stepped up to confront him. The teenagers were selected and aided by Civil Rights activist Daisy Bates, local NAACP president, newspaper owner, and all-around champion for change. Together, Bates, the Little Rock Nine, and their courageous families changed the American education system. But since the 1980s, American schools have started to become more segregated. We explore the factors surrounding the complicated issue and examine how the education of Black children in America has been shaped throughout our history. Links: Still Separate, Still Unequal: Teaching About School Segregation and Educational Inequality (NYT article Katie mentions)U.S. school segregation in the 21st centuryLittle Rock Nine: the day young students shattered racial segregationDaisy Bates and the Little Rock NineInside the Rosenwald SchoolsLittle Rock Nine FoundationNice White Parents podcastWhat we are reading: Katie: Apples Never Fall by Liane MoriartyHailee: Songteller by Dolly PartonRecommended this week: see our Bookshop affiliate page for all of our recommendation or to purchase a title!A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LanierWarriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo BealsThe Worst First Day: Bullied While Desegregating Central High by Elizabeth EckfordThe Lost Education of Horace Tate by Vanessa Siddle WalkerChildren of the Dream: Why School Integration Works by Rucker C. Johnson and Alexander NazaryanThe Long Ride by Marina BudhosWhat's Mine and Yours by Naima CosterQueenie by Candice Carty-WilliamsBlack Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon JamesMy Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettBlack Buck by Mateo AskaripourThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisSupport the show

In this episode award winning Debate Coach and Little Rock Central High School educator, Rosie Valdez Block, talks about what it was like growing up in a family of educators, why she values the process more than the outcome, offers advice on how teachers can "tap in" to join the conversations, and shares why it's necessary to sometimes "buckle up and buck up to advocate for what you know is right". Rosie Valdez Block is a lifelong Little Rocker. She has been a public school educator for 11 years, and is currently the Director of Debate at Little Rock Central High School. Rosie comes from a family of teachers, and feels very lucky to share her my love of communication education with her mother. Before the pandemic, she spent nearly every weekend of her life traveling the country to tournaments with her nationally-ranked debate team. Though our competitions are all virtual now, you can still find her coaching and judging debate every weekend. Mrs. Block is very proud of the resiliency her debaters have shown as the activity they love has had to fundamentally change the last two years. Rosie is a passionate advocate for public education. She was raised in the Little Rock School District, and is a proud alum of Booker Arts Magnet, Horace Mann Middle, and Parkview Arts/Science Magnet. Rosie Valdez Block has served on the executive council of the Arkansas Communication and Theatre Arts Association for five years, and is currently on the executive board of the National Debate Coaches' Association. She was also named National Coach of the Year in 2020 by the NDCA. (FYI - Rosie firmly believes all teachers should watch Ted Lasso AppleTV.) For questions about the podcast or the host, contact Stacey McAdoo at www.stillstacey.com, 2019atoy@gmail.com or @2019atoy on most social media platforms. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stacey-mcadoo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stacey-mcadoo/support

Before nine Black students took their first steps inside Little Rock Central High School in 1957, testing the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling for the first time, the most important educational institutions for Black students in the South were the 4,977 Rosenwald Schools co-founded by philanthropist Julius Rosenwald. According to Robert Stanton, the vice board chair of the Julius Rosenwald National Park Campaign, these Rosenwald schools should be memorialized as national historic sites, just like Little Rock Central High School, so no one can forget their importance. This week, Stanton, who also served as head of the National Park Service, joins Debi Ghate for a conversation about his childhood in segregated Texas, his career in the National Park Service and the courageous parents who pushed for desegregated schools and educational excellence for their children. Follow Debi Ghate (@GhateDebi) on Twitter You can connect with us on social media!Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube 

On today's podcast Ryan talks to Ernest Green about his experience as one of the first African-American students to integrate at Little Rock Central High School in 1957, why we should strive to disprove backwards thinking, how we must change as a country, and more.Ernest Green is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Green was the first African-American to graduate from the school in 1958. In 1999, he and the other members of the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bill Clinton.AppSumo is the best way to automate all of the busywork that comes with running a business, so you can boost your productivity, scale beyond your skillset, and focus on what matters most to you. AppSumo is the leading digital marketplace for entrepreneurs. Now with awesome tools for authors too. Just go to https://social.appsumo.com/ryan-holiday PLUS: Use code ryanholiday at checkout for $20 free credits (limit first 500, new accounts).Ladder makes the process of getting life insurance quick and easy. To apply, you only need a phone or laptop and a few minutes of time. Ladder's algorithms work quickly and you'll find out almost immediately if you're approved. Go to ladderlife.com /stoic to see if you're instantly approved today.DECKED truck bed tool boxes and cargo van storage systems revolutionize organization with a heavy-duty in-vehicle storage system featuring slide out toolboxes. DECKED makes organizing, accessing, protecting, and securing everything you need so much easier. Get your DECKED Drawer System at Decked.com/STOIC and get free shipping.LinkedIn Jobs is the best platform for finding the right candidate to join your business this fall. It's the largest marketplace for job seekers in the world, and it has great search features so that you can find candidates with any hard or soft skills that you need. And now, you can post a job for free. Just visit linkedin.com/STOIC to post a job for free. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://DailyStoic.com/signupFollow us: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, FacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The latest COVID-19 data in Arkansas; A legal challenge against the University of Arkansas System has been dismissed; The parent of a Little Rock Central High School student was allegedly armed on campus; The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received three grants totaling more than $3 million; Camp Robinson has issued a noise alert

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 Victoria French, really is an avid learner. She holds 2 bachelor degrees in the sciences,  a Medical Laboratory Science certification and a Culinary Apprenticeship certificate. She's attending NYU's Culinary Food Studys program with an emphasis on Policy in the fall.  She's definitely not afraid of learning, but we she has had some challenges. We talk today about the things that hold us back from being our authentic self, whether it's fear or people. Victoria challenges herself and us to "live a whole life"- there are so many skills and things to learn. Don't allow others to pigeonhole you into their idea of wealth." She says of herself- I've discovered "it's okay for me to be different" and I agree." Go to: https://www.mypathhaspurpose.com   for Merchandise Episode Resources: Recommends from Victoria: 1. "I Declare War"  by Levi Lusko. 2. "Notes from a Young Black Chef"  by Kwame Onwuachi 3. "Creativity Ink"  by Ed Catmull 4. How to Save A Planet Podcast - Episode Title- Soil, The dirty climate solution Books on The Little Rock Nine: 1. "A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School"-                        by Carlotta Walls LaNier 2. "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High School"- by Melba Pattillo Beals 3. "Elizabeth and Hazel-two women of Little Rock" by David Margolick 4.  The Ernest Green Story- made for television documentary.

College students returning for second year at higher rates than previous years; Active COVID-19 cases fall from Saturday's 47-day high; State organizations filling gap left by closure of Community Mental Health Center; Little Rock Central High School’s Parent Teacher Student Association recognized; Maumelle City Council rejects ordinance on short-term rental properties

For as long as he could remember, Will Davis Campbell wanted to be an evangelical preacher in a small southern church. He was ordained by the elders of the East Fork Baptist Church at the age of seventeen and was attending Louisiana College when the United States entered WWII. Campbell volunteered for the army in 1943 and was assigned to a medical unit in the Pacific. While serving in that capacity he read the historical novel Freedom Road by Howard Fast and his views on race relations were challenged “in a very dramatic and lasting fashion.” After the war, Campbell attended Wake Forest, Tulane, and Yale Divinity School. He graduated and was called to be the pastor at a Baptist church in Taylor, Louisiana, but his progressive views on race and the 1954 Brown vs Board of Education decision inspired him to seek a more academic position. Campbell became Chaplin at the University of Mississippi but again his progress stance on the issue of race generated a great deal of controversy. After two and a half years, he resigned and went to work for the National Council of Churches as a field director for race relations, a role that would thrust him into the national spotlight as the Civil Rights Movement began heating up. 1976 – Will Davis Campbell grew up in the East Fork community with plans of becoming a preacher. In this episode he recalls how his thinking on race relations evolved while serving in the army. Campbell became a field director for the National Council of Churches in 1956. He explains how that position brought him to Civil Rights hotspots throughout the South. In 1957, a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. Campbell recounts escorting the students through the angry mob gathered out front. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference recruited a group of 125 rabbis, priests, and ministers to come to Albany, Georgia in 1963 to be arrested and immediately bailed out of jail. The plan was to shine a national spotlight on the city’s anti-congregation laws. Campbell remembers how Andrew Young allowed the clergymen to remain incarcerated overnight to get the "full activist experience." CAUTION: CONTAINS RACIALLY EXPLICIT LANGUAGE

In this episode, I present the story of The Little Rock Nine a group of African American students that had to endure racism while attending Little Rock Central High School in 1957. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yusuf-hersi/support

The integration of Little Rock Central High School remains one of the most enduring episodes of Arkansas history. This week, Randy Dixon, with the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History , helps us understand that time with a look through the archives.

In this episode, Mrs. Carlotta Walls LaNier, the youngest member of the Little Rock nine, joins The TLS crew to tell us her story and to talk about the progress, if any, she has seen in race relations and educational equality in the U.S. over the past six decades. This is a truly candid conversation about her experiences and her journey through her eyes. The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. Join us at today 4:00 pm ET for this special look at a piece of Black History, using @TLSLiveShow on YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram, or at http://TLSshow.com.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=52QR3YKJZ4PAS)

Imagine showing up for your first day of high school only to be greeted by armed troops and angry mobs. In the second installment of our special 2-part episode, we travel back to 1950’s Arkansas to hear the story of The Little Rock 9 — a group of courageous African American teenagers who challenged the status quo and made history in the process. Featuring Carlotta Walls LaNier. Ooh, You’re In Trouble is a proud member of TRAX from PRX. Listen to the entire series. *A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School *by Carlotta Walls LaNier. Donate to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Imagine showing up for your first day of high school only to be greeted by armed troops and angry mobs. In this special 2-part episode, we travel back to 1950’s Arkansas to hear the story of The Little Rock 9 — a group of courageous African American teenagers who challenged the status quo and made history in the process. Featuring Carlotta Walls LaNier. Ooh, You’re In Trouble is a proud member of TRAX from PRX. Listen to the entire series. A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls LaNier. Donate to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

A nation at war has no time for racial or gender separations...right?! And even if it did (have time) the 1% of people who dedicate themselves to Serving are probably pretty good humans and therefore wouldn't entertain such petty divisiveness...right?! In this episode, we get to dive deeper into our convos with this Active Duty leader who is a proud graduate of the infamous Little Rock Central High School (the one from the black history books circa 1957) and a proud Arkansas native. We talk about how her hoop dreams and talent brought her to the Air Force, the need to break the perceived glass ceilings with representation for little brown girl leaders of the future and how, without being told, she knew the unwritten code of behaving "properly" as a female in the military. We even talk about how, 16 years later, she is having the same conversation on race with younger Airmen that were had with her when she was an Airman. Come, join this conversation with MSgt Asua Rose! IG: @shebegreat fb: Tamekia (Allen) Payne Twitter: @cadenceconvo Coming Soon: Morethanjustatulip.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tamekia2/message

Guest Bio: Rosetter E. Dirden began her wonderful journey in the field of education seventeen years ago, after an eighteen years career in the Mortgage Banking industry. She began as a middle school teacher, but has been teaching on the high school level for thirteen years. In addition to teaching high school, Ms. Dirden is also a college professor at two prestigious universities in the city of Little Rock, AR. She has taught on the college level for eleven years. Ms. Dirden is very active on her school campus. She is a certified and credentialed Spirit Team Coach/Sponsor; Robotics Sponsor; Certified Teacher Mentor; Advanced Placement Certified; Senior Class Sponsor; and the 2019 - 2020 Teacher of The Year at the Beautiful , Historic Little Rock Central High. Ms. Dirden is the CEO of Essence Educational Services, which offers tutoring for all subjects and ages. She is the President of the Community Churches Alliance, which is a Non-Profit that provides food, clothing, and other necessities to those in need. A youth mentorship/leadership component is in the developmental stages. She is Certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid, a Certified Wedding & Event Planner, Pageant Coach, and a National/Local Pageant Director. She uses her influence in these areas to mentor youth from all walks of life. Ms. Dirden is the Proud Founder of the Arkansas Chapter of Black Educators Rock, Inc., and a proud member of the National BER Staff. Her Philosophy of Education is: Educators Who Develop Positive Relationships With Students And Their Families Create A Village. A Strong Village Ensures Positive Results. ALSO .. Being An Educator Is More Than Teaching A Lesson From A Book, It Encompasses Teaching From The Heart! About This Episode: Today's episode is with an individual who transitioned from the banking industry into education and became one of the 2020 Teachers of the Year for the historic Little Rock Central High School. From teaching math, to coaching the Spirit Team, sponsoring the Robotics club, running the Arkansas Chapter of Black Educators Rock, Inc. and local pageants, this woman does it all! Walk with her to find out how and why. For More Information: visit www.stillstacey.com for questions about this podcast, the host or scheduling inquiries. To learn more about the guest, follow her on Twitter (@rosetterdirden), Instagram (msdirden) or Facebook (Rosetter E Dirden). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stacey-mcadoo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stacey-mcadoo/support

In "Well Read," host and journalist Justin Chapman provides analysis on news, politics, arts, and culture and interviews guests about their projects and how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting their lives. Featuring segments by Senior Influencer Correspondent, @BradtheInfluencer, and Senior Toddler Correspondent, Sienna. Justin also provides recommendations for good reads in each episode. In Episode Ten, Justin interviews Dr. Terrence Roberts, a member of the Little Rock Nine. In 1957, three years after the Supreme Court declared segregated schools unconstitutional in Brown vs. Board of Education, nine African American students were enrolled in the previously whites-only Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. The students were initially prevented from entering the school by hordes of angry, racist protestors and the Arkansas National Guard, which was deployed by Governor Orval Faubus. President Dwight Eisenhower had to call in federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine into the school. One of those nine students was Terrence Roberts, now a management consultant and author who has lived in Pasadena for more than 30 years. Everyone go vote! You can watch "Well Read" on YouTube or on PasadenaMedia.org. Check that website for showtimes, or watch anytime on their streaming app. Learn more at justindouglaschapman.com

Neema Barnette presents BHMD Podcast premieres a new episode hosted by Whole Body Literacy & Education (WHBLE) founder, Ah-Keisha McCants. Her guest is Spirit Tawfiq, founder of Roots of the Spirit, an organization created to uproot racism through Storytelling, Education and the Arts. Spirit is also daughter of Minnijean Brown-Trickey, one of the Little Rock Nine. Join us as she shares her story of learning about her mother’s legacy, her own experiences with racism as a child growing up in Canada, and the power in reclaiming Black history and the stories of resistance often left out of textbooks.The Little Rock Nine desegregated their school following the passing of Brown vs Board of Education in 1957. Brown-Trickey, a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine Black teenagers who integrated Little Rock Central High School followed the Brown v. Board of Education decision which required public schools to be desegregated in 1957. This episode marks the 63rd anniversary of that event.Listen on BuzzSprout, TuneIn Radio, Apple Podcast, iHeartRadio, Spotify and where ever you get your podcast watch the video version exclusively on our Facebook page and our BHMD website at: blackhistoryminidocs.com

Guest Bio: I am in my 17th year as a teacher. I spent 13 years teaching math at McClellan High School. I am entering my 4th year teaching math at Central High. About This Episode: Walk a country mile with a high school teacher who shed her lion's mane to earn her tiger stripes and became one of Little Rock Central High School's G.O.A.T. math teachers! Find out when and how math found Deborah, how she became addicted to watching kids defeat math, and why "The Show Goes On.' For More Information: Visit www.stillstacey.com for questions about this podcast, the host or scheduling inquiries. To find out more about the guest, visit reach out to her on Instagram (@peteysmom1) or on Facebook (@DeborahHansberry). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stacey-mcadoo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stacey-mcadoo/support

Guest Bio: After having graduated college in the midst of the Great Recession, I went to work in corporate America. Desperately searching to find purpose while working in cubicles that sucked the life out of me, I decided to go to grad school for secondary education. The rest is history! I have now been teaching for eight years, with my time split between Arkansas and Georgia. I began my teaching career at Little Rock Central High School where I taught for four years before moving to Atlanta, Georgia. I currently teach in the Atlanta Metro area at Gwinnett County Public Schools. As a Social Studies teacher, I have taught US History, World History and Psychology. About This Episode: Walk with Lacey Jean-Pierre, a Georgia history educator by way of Arkansas, who graduated in the midst of the Great Recession. Find out about understanding the historical value of an event, Teaching Tolerance and the essential skills educators need to be successful in the classroom. For More Information: For questions about this podcast, for the host or about scheduling visit www.stillstacey.com.To learn more about the guest, visit her at lacelee42 on Instagram and at Lacey JP on Facebook. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stacey-mcadoo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stacey-mcadoo/support

Guest Bio: I am a 26 yr elementary teacher. I taught most of my career as an NYC public school teacher. My area of expertise is in lower elementary /PreK-5. I have had the privilege of being a Bilingual and ESL teacher and will embark on my journey as a Spanish teacher this fall. I have participated in several leadership roles over the years as part of the School Leadership Committee, presenter at Columbia University Teachers College/Citywide PD in NYC, and ESL presentations in LRSD. I have been an LRSD Novice Teacher Mentor, LREA teacher representative, and currently an NEA Representative Assembly delegate. I am a graduate of the IMPACT Fellowship Program at the University of Arkansas, a member of the Teacher Leadership Institute, an LRSD Aspiring Leader and a Parent Facilitator. I am currently working on my ESL National Board Teacher Certification. About This Episode: Join a 26 year veteran educator, Arkansas resident (by way of New York) and Little Rock School District educator tomorrow as she discusses her transition from being an elementary ESL newcomer educator to a high school Spanish teacher at the historic Little Rock Central High School. During the walk Nanette Patino shares the importance and impact of mentorship, aspiring leaders and validating the efforts of your colleagues when trying to build a cohesive and collective team. For More Information: Visit www.stillstacey.com for questions about the podcast, host or scheduling. Reach out to the guest directly on Facebook (@Nanette Patino) to learn more about her. Nanette's recommendated resources: Publication from Johns Hopkins University for the NNPS(National Network of Partnership Schools)Promising Partnership Practices 2018-2019 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stacey-mcadoo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stacey-mcadoo/support

Part One: Melba Pattillo Beals, author of "March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine." In 1957, Beals was one of 9 African-American young people who were enrolled in the facially segregated Little Rock Central High School in the wake of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. Part Two: ABC's Dan Harris, author of "Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: a 10% Happier How-To Book." Harris turned to meditation to help him through some anxiety issues; it worked for him, even though he was far from the typical practitioner of meditation.

Melba Pattillo Beals endured abuse from mobs during the integration of Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The violence and protests were so severe that the National Guard was called in to protect her. In this episode, you will learn what it was like to grow up in Little Rock, Arkansas during the civil rights movement, Melba’s journey and her fight for equality, and the psychological effects of experiencing racism daily. I released this episode in 2017 and am re-releasing it now in an effort to shine a light and provide some backstory on what we are experiencing today. Website: www.mytalkingdollars.com

Wealth Transformation - Podcast Show Notes: WTPC – Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals Melba Joyner Pattillo Beals is an American journalist and college educator who is widely-known as a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who were the first to integrate Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.   In this episode, Dr. Cheryl and Dr. Melba Beals discuss:   Equality Kindness and Love     Key Takeaways:   Choice, Voice and Inclusion Mindfulness       Connect with: Melba Beals Facebook: melba pattillo-beals   Twitter: @themelbabeals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelbabeals/ Website: http://melbapattillobeals.com/ Email: melba.patillobeals@gmail.com LinkedIn: Melba Beals     Connect with Dr. Cheryl: Your Prescription of Wealth Transformation Podcast Twitter: @cherylscheurer Facebook: @CherylScheurer Website: www.cherylscheurer.com/ Email:  drcherylscheurer@gmail.com YouTube: Cheryl Scheurer TV Show:  Comcast Channel 26 and U-Verse 99 Book: Wealth Transformation LinkedIn: Cheryl Scheurer, Ph.D BINGE NETWORKS TV: Wealth Transformation Channel

Threads in our fabric, focus on African American History Month. During this powerful episode of Threads in Our Fabric we are transported back to the late 1950s in Little Rock Arkansas. The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, in which the students were initially prevented from entering the racially segregated school by Orval Faubus, the Governor of Arkansas. They then attended after the intervention of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The HENDERSON'S share what it was to be African American is the height of the civil rights moment. Elder Henderson shared how as a little girl she drank out of a water fountain at Walgreens. How she was attacked. She and her elderly grandmother were thrown out. This is a must listen. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/momentsofgrace/support

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Ep 164 | Aired 10/30/2019 Two Jewish Guys With an estimated 1,500 Jews in Little Rock and 500 or so more living elsewhere throughout Arkansas, the percentage of Jews in Arkansas is less than 0.001%. It is unusual, then, that a couple of Jewish men (Leslie Singer and Phil Kaplan) would be the must-see comedy act during the Christmas season in Little Rock. Singer grew up in the Bronx and on Long Island and moved to Little Rock in 1972, soon getting into advertising. Kaplan moved to Little Rock in 1968 to work as an attorney. They first teamed up on KUAR in 1995 as volunteer on-air fundraisers for KUAR radio station. At that time, the co-hosts were barely acquainted. Singer recalls only that “we found ourselves doing the same fundraisers and with the same complaint: They were terribly boring. I said to [Kaplan] before we went on, let’s do it as a radio show, ‘The Two Jewish Guys on Public Radio.’ We’ll tell jokes and do shtick and stories about growing up Jewish. It really caught on.” Besides the Hanukkah special (which began in 2001), they suspended their fundraising shtick a couple of years ago. Philip Kaplan was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, on January 4, 1938, and grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts, with his parents and one brother. He studied government at Harvard University and graduated in 1959. He graduated from the University of Michigan with an LLB degree in 1962. He was licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts but soon relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, to become field attorney for the National Labor Relations Board. He remained there until 1967. Influenced in his youth by the Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis, Kaplan moved to Little Rock in 1968 to practice law with McMath, Leatherman, Woods & Youngdahl. He left after a year to start Walker, Kaplan & Mays as a principal, staying until the end of 1977. As a nationally known attorney focusing on civil and human rights, he helped inmates in the Arkansas prison system fight unjust treatment. He also argued cases against the teaching of creationism in Arkansas’s public schools and in support of a professor who lost his job for being a communist. He was also lead counsel for the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville (Washington County) and its board of trustees in Richardson v. Sugg in 2006. UA head basketball coach Nolan Richardson had been terminated after the university decided that a comment he had made during a game was inappropriate. The decision was upheld in favor of UA, another victory for Kaplan and his firm. Leslie Singer grew up in Long Beach, Long Island. He studied psychology at the New School for Social Research in Manhattan. After graduation, he played drums in several bands, recorded two singles and two albums for United Artists and Atlantic Records. He wrote his first album in the 60s, while visiting a commune in Arkansas. After touring the Northeast promoting the album, he returned to Arkansas where he got a job with ad agency as a copywriter. Homesick for New York, he moved back only to discover very limited job opportunities. He worked for a short time at Bergdorf-Goodman selling women’s shoes – and sold a pair to the great Greta Garbo! Singer again returned to Little Rock and rejoined the ad agency where he worked for the next thirteen years. He was hired away from them by Fairfield Communities, becoming the Vice President of Advertising. He is a vintage toy enthusiast and has authored two books, ZAP! Ray Gun Classics and Do You Read Me? Vintage Communication Toys. He also collects authentic NASA used space equipment and vintage sci-fi pulp art.

Podcast #355:  HOW TO FIGHT FOR WHAT MATTERS WITH VIRGINIA WALDEN FORD In this episode of The Confidence Podcast we’re talking with special guest Virginia Walden Ford about: How to fight for what matters, especially against all oddsHow to have confidence for public speakingHow to take action, even in the face of crippling fear – and how to deal with the pressure you feel when you are fighting for something that matters tremendously Learning experience from Virginia Walden Ford SPONSORSHIP NOTE: You were made for more. I have two ways to go deeper with you this week, and if this podcast has ever resonated with you, then get ready really have a personal internal breakthrough. Join my 7-Day "Made for More" Journaling Challenge (it's FREE) and get my 21-Day Toxic Thought Freedom Journal for FREE. Sign up at www.trishblackwell.com/journalchallenge If you are ready to learn the building blocks of confidence and figure out what stage of confidence you're in, then you've got to grab a free seat at my webinar masterclass.  Sign up at www.trishblackwell.com/webinar REVIEW OF THE WEEK:  It's dks skandhssbsmxn - Love love love, 5-Stars! Just started my first podcast episode yesterday and it truly was eye-opening for me! I personally struggle with being too self-critical when it comes to my goals. I saw a new light in how I should approach and set goals as well as learning that it's okay to have breaks or off days! It gives me peace of mind that I'm not the only one who struggles with this. I love the positive mindset you have and how you are helping others! Keep it up girl!

Hello, Ni hao, G’day, welcome to another episode of rambunctious fun and games from those Nerds we all love. We wish to say an especially warm welcome to our friends in China, and thank you for listening, you are awesome. Now this week we have Buck up first with news about the rise of the machines. Now please note we said rise, not uprising, two totally different things which we explain in the show. We discuss the different attitudes between countries like Japan who are excited to see advancement in AI and robotics; compared to the sad grumpy people in Hollywood who think Robots are going to take over the world in a violent revolution. But honestly, if the robots are going to take over can they hurry up, I mean have you looked at what those apes we call politicians are doing to the place? Things are so bad we have idiots somehow gluing themselves to the road, we all learned about glue in at 5 years of age making arts and craft. Even then we never managed to glue ourselves to the floor.Next up we look at France and the judgement against Steam finally coming down. Now this is going to be an interesting topic as we look at some of the ramifications. Plus we ask the real hard hitting question that really defines the situation. That’s right folks, you will hear it here first, are the French gamers really going to care what the courts and government say? Are Valve really going to be concerned about this? If in space no one can hear you scream are all farts silent but violent? Um, yes, well if anyone can answer those let us know, these are truly hard hitting facts that we wish to know.This week we have a review from the DJ on the anime trilogy of Godzilla movies, and wow these are looking really cool. Spoiler, they rock and you should really take the time to go and watch them some time soon. While it is cgi animation it still works well and is a whole lot of fun with the usual Japanese drama that makes Anime so much fun. These movies are Godzilla: Planet of the monsters, Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle, and the last movie Godzilla: The Planet Eater. Check them out and let us know what you think in the Nerds Amalgamated group page on Facebook.As usual we have the games being played, shout out, remembrances, birthdays, and special events. Once again thank you for listening and we hope you enjoyed the episode. Take care of yourselves, look out for each other and stay hydrated.EPISODE NOTES:Rise of the machines - https://techxplore.com/news/2019-09-japan-roboticists-machines.htmlThe case of Steam vs France & China– France - https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/d6baej/french_court_rules_out_10_clauses_of_the_steam/- China - https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-china-will-be-almost-entirely-independent-of-steam/Godzilla anime trilogy review - https://asianmoviepulse.com/2018/05/anime-review-godzilla-planet-of-the-monsters/Games currently playingDJ– Warframe - https://store.steampowered.com/app/230410/Warframe/Rating – 3.5/5Professor– Creeper World 2 : Anniversary Edition - https://store.steampowered.com/app/422920/Creeper_World_2_Anniversary_Edition/Rating – 8/10Buck– New Frontier - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1104640/New_Frontier/Rating – 4/5Other topics discussedBlade Runner (1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_RunnerElon Musk warns governors about AI- https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/17/537686649/elon-musk-warns-governors-artificial-intelligence-poses-existential-riskAI Takeover (hypothetical scenario in which artificial intelligence (AI) becomes the dominant form of intelligence on Earth, with computers or robots effectively taking control of the planet away from the human species)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_takeoverFacebook AI chatbots shutdown- https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-artificial-intelligence-ai-chatbot-new-language-research-openai-google-a7869706.htmlMicrosoft AI shutdown thanks to trolls- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/03/24/the-internet-turned-tay-microsofts-fun-millennial-ai-bot-into-a-genocidal-maniac/Sophia the intelligent robot: Destroy all humans- https://metro.co.uk/2016/03/29/i-will-destroy-humans-intelligent-robot-gives-a-very-creepy-answer-in-tv-interview-5783373/- https://www.businessinsider.com.au/interview-with-sophia-ai-robot-hanson-said-it-would-destroy-humans-2017-11?r=US&IR=TThree Laws of Robotics by Isaac Asimov- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_RoboticsBack Orifice (computer program designed for remote system administration)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_OrificeStuxnet (malicious computer worm, first uncovered in 2010, thought to have been in development since at least 2005.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StuxnetGalileo Galilei (astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath from Pisa.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_GalileiBoeing 737 crashes (Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX_groundings#CrashesGermanwings Flight 9525 crash- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanwings_Flight_9525Epic games store exclusives- https://www.techradar.com/news/epic-games-store-exclusives-early-access-and-how-it-could-take-on-steamEpic Games store paid 10.45 million for Control- https://screenrant.com/epic-games-10-million-control-exclusive-remedy/France’s games market in 2018- https://newzoo.com/insights/infographics/france-games-market-2018/European Union vs Google Antitrust Lawsuit- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_vs._GoogleUFC-Que Choisir (French consumers group)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC-Que_ChoisirG2A controversy- https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/5/20683026/g2a-controversy-audit-petitionAustralian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) : Federal Court of Australia confirm valve misled gamers- https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/full-federal-court-confirms-that-valve-misled-gamersSinking of the Rainbow Warrior codenamed Opération Satanique carried out on 10 July 1985- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Rainbow_WarriorOther Godzilla anime movies featured in the trilogy- Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (Second movie in the Godzilla anime trilogy) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla:_City_on_the_Edge_of_Battle- Godzilla: The Planet Eater (Third movie in the Godzilla anime trilogy) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla:_The_Planet_EaterCode Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion also known as Code Geass (2006 Japanese animeseries created by Sunrise)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_GeassTerror in Resonance also known as Terror in Tokyo (2014 Japanese anime television series produced by MAPPA)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_in_ResonanceHaruo Sakaki (Main Protagonist in the Godzilla anime trilogy)- https://godzilla.fandom.com/wiki/Haruo_SakakiPAYDAY 2- https://store.steampowered.com/app/218620/PAYDAY_2/Best selling manga of all time- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_manga- https://moneyinc.com/10-best-selling-manga-time/Off with The Fairies (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/offwiththefairiespodcastShoutouts21 Sept 2019 – Naruto manga turns 20 years old as it debuted on this day in 1999, Naruto was serialized in Shueisha's magazine, Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1999 to 2014, and released in tankōbon (book) form in 72 volumes. Naruto is the fourth best-selling manga series in history, selling 235 million copies worldwide in 35 countries. - https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2019/09/21/naruto-turns-20-how-its-worldbuilding-remains-unmatched23 Sept 2002 – The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released. It was created by theMozilla community members who desired a standalone browser, rather than the Mozilla Application Suite bundle. During its beta phase, Firefox proved to be popular with its testers and was praised for its speed, security, and add-ons compared to Microsoft's then-dominant Internet Explorer 6. Firefox is the spiritual successor of Netscape Navigator, as the Mozilla community was created by Netscape in 1998 before their acquisition by AOL. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox23 Sept 2019 – Nintendo turns 130 years old. Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda. - https://www.vg247.com/2019/09/23/nintendo-turns-130-years-old-today-significant-milestones-figures/Remembrances21 Sept 2019 - Aron Eisenberg, American actor who played Nog, a Ferengi, through all seven seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Although the part called for him to appear under heavy makeup, he appeared without makeup as a news vendor in the episode "Far Beyond the Stars". He later guest-starred as a Kazon called Kar in "Initiations", an episode of Star Trek Voyager, and was a host and producer of the Star Trek themed podcast The 7th Rule. He died at the age of 50 in Los Angeles, California - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Eisenberg21 Sept 2019 - Sigmund Jähn, Germancosmonaut and pilot who in 1978 became the first German to fly into space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos programme. He flew on board Soyuz 31, launched 26 August 1978 to the Soviet space station Salyut 6, where he conducted experiments in remote sensing of the earth, medicine, biology, materials science, and geophysics. After 124 orbits he returned on Soyuz 29 and landed on 3 September 1978, having spent 7 days, 20 hours, and 49 minutes in space. Because the Soviet and American space programs maintain distinctive vocabularies, he was a cosmonaut rather than an astronaut. During and after the flight, the socialist authorities of the GDR acclaimed him as "the first German in space", emphasizing an East German victory over West Germany. Upon his return he headed the East Germany Army's Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow until German unification in 1990, when he left the East German military with the rank of major general. Jähn was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 3 September 1978. He died at the age of 82 in Strausberg,Brandenburg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_J%C3%A4hn23 Sept 1939 - Sigmund Freud born Sigismund Schlomo Freud, Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. In founding psychoanalysis, Freud developed therapeutic techniques such as the use of free association and discovered transference, establishing its central role in the analytic process. Freud's redefinition of sexuality to include its infantile forms led him to formulate the Oedipus complex as the central tenet of psychoanalytical theory. Nonetheless, Freud's work has suffused contemporary Western thought and popular culture. In the words of W. H. Auden's 1940 poetic tribute to Freud, he had created "a whole climate of opinion / under whom we conduct our different lives." He died from a drug overdose at the age of 83 in Hampstead, London - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_FreudFamous Birthdays23 Sept 1869 - Mary Mallon, also known as Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-American cook. She was the first person in the United States identified as an asymptomatic carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever. She was presumed to have infected 51 people, three of whom died, over the course of her career as a cook. She was twice forcibly isolated by public health authorities and died after a total of nearly three decades in isolation. She was born in Cookstown,County Tyrone - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon23 Sept 1897 – Walter Pidgeon, Canadian-American actor. He earned two Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his roles in Mrs. Miniver and Madame Curie. Pidgeon also starred in many films such as most famously Forbidden Planet which he played as Dr. Morbius. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1975. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Pidgeon23 Sept 1917 - Asima Chatterjee, Indian organic chemist noted for her work in the fields of organic chemistry and phytomedicine. Her most notable work includes research on vinca alkaloids, the development of anti-epileptic drugs, and development of anti-malarial drugs. She also authored a considerable volume of work on medicinal plants of the Indian subcontinent. She was the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Science from an Indian university. Chatterjee also wrote around 400 papers which were published in both national and international journals. She was born Calcutta now known as Kolkata - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asima_ChatterjeeEvents of Interest23 Sept 1846 – Astronomers Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune. The planet Neptune was mathematically predicted before it was directly observed. With a prediction by Urbain Le Verrier, telescopic observations confirming the existence of a major planet were made. It was a sensational moment of 19th-century science, and dramatic confirmation of Newtonian gravitational theory. In François Arago's apt phrase, Le Verrier had discovered a planet "with the point of his pen". The discovery of Neptune led to the discovery of its moon Triton by William Lassell just seventeen days later. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_Neptune23 Sept 1962 – The Jetsons premiered in prime time with its very first episode, a little bit of lunacy entitled "Rosey the Robot.", it was Hanna-Barbera's Space Age counterpart to The Flintstones. While the Flintstones lived in a world which was a comical version of the "stone age", with machines powered by birds and dinosaurs, the Jetsons live in a comical version of a century in the future, with elaborate robotic contraptions, aliens, holograms, and whimsical inventions. The original series comprised 24 episodes and aired on Sunday nights on ABC America. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetsons24 Sept 1957 - In 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled in the famous Brown v Board of Education case that segregation of schools in the American South was unconstitutional. Despite this ruling, integrating the schools was not a simple act. The conflict over segregation in schools reached its height at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. Nine black students attempted to enroll in 1957, prompting a fierce backlash from the pro-segregation state government of governor Orval Faubus. On September 4, 1957, the Arkansas National Guard were mobilized by Faubus to prevent the integration of the students. The intervention of President Dwight D. Eisenhower proved decisive: he ordered the National Guard be federalized, taking them out of the Governor's control, and ordered the US Army to support the integration of the school. The students were successfully integrated on September 23, 1957. The photo was taken on the 24th of Sept 1957. - https://www.onthisday.com/photos/little-rock-crisisIntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssGeneral EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com

Ed Whitfield and Sohnie Black, of the Fund for Democratic Communities are Interviewed on Everything Co-op. Vernon and his guests discuss the journey of the Renaissance Community Cooperative. Renaissance is a food co-op that recently closed. Even though the cooperative closed, a lot of lessons were learned during the whole process of planning and finally opening the grocery co-op covered a span of eight years. The introspective look at those lessons was quite revealing. Ed Whitfield is co-founder and co-managing director of the Fund for Democratic Communities (F4DC). He is a social critic, writer and community activist who has lived in Greensboro since 1970. Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, Ed's political activism started with attending Little Rock Central High School and beginning to do anti-war work as a teenager. He retired after 30 years in industry before becoming involved with philanthropy. Now Ed speaks and writes on issues of cooperatives and economic development while continuing to be interested in issues of war and peace, as well as education and social responses to racism. Ed serves on the boards of the New Economy Coalition, The Working World, and the Southern Reparations Loan Fund Sohnie joined the F4DC staff in 2012 as a community organizer. A native of Winston-Salem, she has lived in Greensboro for 40 years. She brings with her a lifelong passion for justice and community organizing. At F4DC she focuses on food access, democratic ownership of natural resources, and ecological sustainability. Sohnie was part of the technical assistance team for the Renaissance Community Cooperative, a community owned grocery that recently closed after two years of operations. She believes great cities are built through organized and empowered neighborhoods that are resilient, sustainable and democratic. This conversation is quite insightful!

  Ep. 231: Spirit Tawfiq is a self-proclaimed "Social Justice Passionista" and storyteller dedicated to serving as a bridge between the Civil Rights Movement and the powerful freedom train engineered by the courageous and passionate young people of today. Spirit was born and raised in Canada and moved to the U.S. after high school. Her father is white and mother is black. They met in college in Illinois in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and left the U.S. in opposition to the Vietnam War.  Growing up in Canada, Spirit was unaware that her own mother Minnijean Brown Trickey was one of the Little Rock Nine who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 in the U.S.  Upon learning her mother's story, she became invigorated and dedicated to keep this powerful story alive and serve as an intergenerational bridge between the Civil Rights Movement and courageous young people today.  She recently launched her own podcast, Roots of the Spirit - a platform to have honest conversations about identity, "race," racism and social justice.  Listen as Spirit describes her mother's unique place in history and Spirit's own efforts to pass on the baton of the fight for civil rights and social justice. For more on host, Alex Barnett, please check out his website: www.alexbarnettcomic.com or visit him on Facebook (www.facebook.com/alexbarnettcomic) or on Twitter at @barnettcomic To subscribe to the Multiracial Family Man, please click here: MULTIRACIAL FAMILY MAN PODCAST Huge shout out to our "Super-Duper Supporters" Elizabeth A. Atkins and Catherine Atkins Greenspan of Two Sisters Writing and Publishing Intro and Outro Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons - By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

How well do you know the story of the Little Rock Nine? Take a journey with us back to 1957 as we speak to Randy Dotson, a Park Ranger at Little Rock Central High School, the place where nine African-American children stood against the separate but equal doctrine. This week marks the 65th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education case, which found that school segregation was unconstitutional. “Our being there was a direct affront to white supremacy,” said Elizabeth Eckford, one of the Little Rock Nine students. What can we learn from this situation as the number of highly segregated schools, defined by zero to 10 percent white enrollment, has more than tripled in the past 30 years? Erin also shares about coming to terms with her own racism and implicit bias against black people and a discussion ensues about how we can connect with the racism hiding in our hearts through empathy.

Roots of the Spirit welcomes 2019 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Stacey McAdoo and her vivacious 17-year-old daughter, Jamee McAdoo – senior at Central High School and 2019 Miss Heritage’s Outstanding Teen. This beautiful mother / daughter duo graced the Roots of the Spirit podcast by sharing their respective experiences of being a teacher and student at Little Rock Central High School, in addition to their life’s work and passion as community leaders, activists, artists, and trailblazers. Take a listen to this inspiring intergenerational conversation in honor of Women’s History Month! Check out Stacey McAdoo's Blog. 

The guys tour Little Rock Central High School and learn about the historic event that took place in 1957 with the Little Rock 9 in honor of Black History Month. They have some really good takeaways from this important time in history. Give it a listen.

Spirit Tawfiq launches Roots of the Spirit podcast by speaking truthfully about her experience as the daughter of Little Rock Nine member, Minnijean Brown Trickey who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Born and raised in Canada, she grew up totally unaware of her mother’s major role in U.S. history. But upon learning became voraciously passionate about uncovering the truth about this tragic and victorious story. Spirit’s journey back to her roots ignited a deep passion for social change and excavated her calling as a changemaker and storyteller.

In this week’s episode, Charles and Antwan provide conversation and perspective on the Little Rock Fraternal Order of Police Facebook post about the Little Rock Mayoral Race, Representative Blake’s proposed legislation that would require automatic voter registration, and Forbes 30 Under 30 list recognizing a student at Little Rock Central High School. They also interview Dawn Jeffrey, the community relations director at Seeds of Liberation, regarding their efforts to reduce the jail sentences of non-violent drug offenders who have been sentenced to life in prison. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/arktimes-rock-the-culture/message

David Margolick, author of the book “Elizabeth and Hazel,” traces the lives of two women featured in an iconic 1957 photograph, taken during the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. He tells Bob the story of their unlikely friendship.

On this day in 1957, nine African-American students were successfully registered at Little Rock Central High School, breaking the state's longstanding policy of segregation.

Ray Hoffman introduces Darrin Williams. Darrin Williams practices capitalism in places where capitalism is sorely needed — some of the poorest towns and neighborhoods of Arkansas and Mississippi, particularly in the Mississippi Delta. Darrin Williams left a promising career in law and politics to be the CEO of Little Rock-based Southern Bancorp, a bank on a mission, a mission to create economic opportunity. To learn about Darrin Williams, it may be best to go back about three decades.     Key Takeaways: [:51] Darrin Williams was student body president at Little Rock Central High School. Governor Bill Clinton named him to a school advisory board. In high school, Darrin never had the intention to become CEO of a bank. His sights were on the law, and initially, he practiced law with an interest in politics. [1:42] At the age of two weeks, Darrin was adopted. His father was 55 and his mother was in her late 40s, so they were much older than his friends’ parents when he was growing up. A lawyer handled the adoption and continued to serve as the family’s lawyer through Darrin’s teens. He was a role model for Darrin. [2:11] In 2014, Darrin was President Pro Tempore of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He still had no interest in joining a bank. He had been a securities litigation attorney on the plaintiff’s side, suing banks in class action litigation. [3:10] Now that he is in the CEO position, it has been a wonderful opportunity. Southern Bancorp is a community development financial institution. Their focus is really on serving underserved communities. They lift communities and individuals to build their net worth. [4:06] Darrin is very focused on service. It is what drew him to law to start with, and now to a financial institution. He credits his minister father and schoolteacher mother with guiding his direction in a life of helping others. [5:20] Darrin believes he hit the parent lottery. He learned proper manners in a traditional upbringing. [6:03] As a young attorney, Darrin became chief of staff for Mark Pryor, the Arkansas State Attorney General elected in 1998. Darrin led a group of dedicated public servants who really cared about their clients. He witnessed practicing law from a client-focused perspective. [6:39] Darrin sees his time on the Attorney General’s staff as being significant preparation for becoming a CEO. [7:17] In 2012, Darrin learned about Southern Bancorp, Inc. when they approached him to discuss becoming CEO. He turned them down at the time in favor of continuing to practice law. However, he wanted to help and he joined the holding company board of directors. [7:58] As a board member, Darrin helped initiate the search for CEO. He did not know that six months later he would become the CEO. [8:20] Through his church, Darrin led a financial principles class, where he worked to help people understand how to be good stewards of their money. This experience also led him to see that so many people struggle financially unnecessarily because they don’t have the skills and resources, and were never taught how to use money well. [9:01] Darrin observed people were having significant improvements in their financial lives from taking the class, and Darrin thought he would like to teach about money full-time. When the CEO job was offered to him and Darrin turned it down, his wife reminded him of what he had said he wanted. He decided to take the CEO position. [9:36] Darrin talks about how a community development financial institution operates. By law, they have to commit to doing 60% of their activity in low-to-moderate income census tracts. Southern Bancorp primarily focuses on rural communities in the mid-south or poor urban areas, where other banks choose not to go. [11:16] In 16 of their markets, Southern Bancorp is either the only one or one of only two financial institutions offering access to capital in the community. [11:36] Studies show that the further away a business moves from capital and credit, the more they pay for capital and credit. [11:57] Darrin explains how Southern Bancorp's being one of two financial institutions leads to success for client businesses. He gives an example of their work in one community, and the programs they run and sponsor, even bringing a charter school to augment a failing school system. [13:39] In spite of the mass consolidation of banks, Southern Bancorp is in growth mode. They note where they are needed and they grow there. At every Southern Bancorp location, they have opportunity centers to meet the customers where they are. They have very skilled credit counselors. This is a free service, even to non-customers. [15:02] For the last 13 years, Southern Bancorp has provided free tax preparation services for thousands of customers. They make sure low-income people who qualify for the earned income tax credit know about it and apply for it. [15:53] Now you understand about Southern Bancorp being a bank on a mission? This is capitalism.     Mentioned in This Episode: Southern Bancorp Mark Pryor Stephens.com This Is Capitalism

In September 1957 nine African American students, including Elizabeth Eckford, entered the all white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, thereby breaking for the first time the racial segregation barrier in US schools. They became known as the Little Rock Nine. Two years earlier the US Supreme Court had ruled segregation in schools to be unconstitutional. The first time Elizabeth Eckford tried to enter Little Rock Central High she was turned away and the image of her surrounded by a hostile crowd of local white people is one of the most famous photographs of the American civil rights struggle of the 1950s and 60s. Later in September 1957 Elizabeth and her fellow group of African American students were finally able to enter the school. But their troubles didn't stop there. The Little Rock Nine were regularly abused and shunned by white students and for Elizabeth Eckford her time at the school led to suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. HARDtalk is at her familyhome in Little Rock from where she left to attend Central High more than 60 years ago. (Photo: Elizabeth Eckford)

In September 1957 nine African American students, including Elizabeth Eckford, entered the all white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, thereby breaking for the first time the racial segregation barrier in US schools. They became known as the Little Rock Nine. Two years earlier the US Supreme Court had ruled segregation in schools to be unconstitutional. The first time Elizabeth Eckford tried to enter Little Rock Central High she was turned away and the image of her surrounded by a hostile crowd of local white people is one of the most famous photographs of the American civil rights struggle of the 1950s and 60s. Later in September 1957 Elizabeth and her fellow group of African American students were finally able to enter the school. But their troubles didn't stop there. The Little Rock Nine were regularly abused and shunned by white students and for Elizabeth Eckford her time at the school led to suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. HARDtalk is at her familyhome in Little Rock from where she left to attend Central High more than 60 years ago. (Photo: Elizabeth Eckford)

“I wanted the same opportunities as the next person. I was no different, other than skin color.” In 1954, the Supreme Court decided with Brown vs. Board of Education that separate schools for black and white students were unconstitutional. In the spring of 1957, Little Rock, Arkansas was the epicenter of racial tension as Little Rock Central High School prepared for the integration of its first nine students of color.  Carlotta Walls LaNier was a member of the "Little Rock Nine." In the decades since, Carlotta was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor a US citizen can receive, for championing freedom and persevering in the face of bigotry to earn equal rights for herself and others.  Join me and Carlotta to talk about her historic role in school integration and how she has been an inspirational leader for so many despite the challenges she faced. SHOW NOTES:  In the spring of 1957, at the age 14, she was the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine. Brown vs. Board of education (1954) was talked about in her home and church and it allowed her to set a goal to go to school closer to home. Sept. 23, she was taken out of school because a mob appeared and the 17 police officers protecting the "Nine" feared they could not handle the size of the mob. She came back Sept. 25. It was then that President Eisenhower decided to call in the 101st Airborne; giving her a guard walk her to class. Kids walked on the back of her heels until they bled. When she dropped a book, she'd be kicked when reaching to pick it up. Get a copy of her book, A Mighty Long Way: My Journey To Justice At Little Rock Central High School. Carlotta was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor a citizen in the U.S. can receive. President Clinton asked to present it to her at the White House. “Education is the road to success.” "I knew I was doing the right thing." "I did not go there to be an icon or hero." She was determined to go to her 50th class reunion. Many were cordial, but also many were still stuck in the 50’s. “My parents never taught me to hate.” “I’m not going to waste my energy and time on ignorance.” "I’m disappointed in the lack of leadership in this country." "Know who you are. Once you're centered, you know what to do." CARLOTTA WALLS LANIER'S LIVE INSPIRED 7  1. What is the best book you’ve ever read? A Mighty Long Way &  Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary. The legendary lawyer and Supreme Court Justice left an indelible mark on me. 2. Tomorrow you discover your wealthy uncle shockingly dies at the age of 103; leaving you millions. What would you do with it? First, I’d make sure my family was taken care of and my grandchildren were set up for college. Then, I’d want to make sure the people of Puerto Rico have clean water and I’d give to NAACP Legal Defense Fund. 3. Your house is on fire, all living things and people are out. You have the opportunity to run in and grab one item. What would it be? My Congressional Gold Medal. 4. You are sitting on a bench overlooking a gorgeous beach. You have the opportunity to have a long conversation with anyone living or dead. Who would it be? Thurgood Marshall. 5. What is the best advice you’ve ever received? You got a lot of work to do ahead. Stay true to yourself. Stay in the moment. 6. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself at age 20? "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." 7. It’s been said that all great people can have their lives summed up in one sentence. How do you want yours to read? When I make a commitment, I see it on to its' end. ***  If you enjoyed today’s episode: Subscribe (automatically get new episodes), rate & review (help spread the word!) this podcast wherever you get your podcasts. I can’t wait to see you here next Thursday! Today is your day. Live Inspired. Live Inspired with John everyday on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram and get his Monday Motivation email: www.JohnOLearyInspires.com/Monday-Morning

This week we look at a story that calls into question just how successful the Civil Rights Movement really was. It’s the iconic story of the Little Rock Nine, the courageous African American students who began the process of desegregating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. They faced a hostile state governor, Orville Faubus, who called out the state’s National Guard to prevent the federally-mandated desegregation order. Then, after the Eisenhower administration sent in troops from the 101st Airborne to take control of the situation and enforce the order, the students were confronted by raging mobs calling out racial slurs and threatening violence. And all of this was captured on camera. We’ve all seen the images. But there’s a lot more to the story of Little Rock in 1957 and that’s our focus today. This topic is important because racial segregation in the nation’s public schools is still a huge problem – and it’s getting worse. And the problem isn’t just segregation, because data shows that segregated schools offer fewer college prep courses, and fewer courses and programs in the arts, compared to white majority schools. Segregated schools also have lower graduation rates and higher rates of suspensions and expulsions for discipline problems. In other words, students in these schools in 2017 are being offered an education that is, separate and unequal. How is this possible? How did we get here? Well, part of the reason is that many Americans – remembering uplifting moments like the Little Rock Nine desegregating Central High School 60 years ago this month – believe the problem of segregation in public schools was solved decades ago. It’s in the past. It turns out, that happy memory of a Civil Rights victory in 1957 is actually one of the things that stands in the way of our confronting and resolving the scourge of segregation. To help us understand the long and complicated history of Little Rock and desegregation efforts, I speak with historian Erin Krutko Devlin, author of the new book, Remember Little Rock (Univ. of Massachusetts Press, 2017). Among the many things discussed in this episode:  How the Little Rock crisis of 1957 is part of a problematic triumphant narrative of racial progress. Why celebrating iconic civil rights victories can bolster a misperception that racism is a thing of the past. Why 60 years after Little Rock, many public schools in the US remain segregated and unequal. How opponents of integration in Little Rock and elsewhere turned from Massive Resistance to Passive Resistance to stymie desegregation efforts. How public officials in Little Rock, Arkansas successfully conspired to thwart meaningful school integration after 1957. How conservative judges after 1980 began to roll back desegregation programs imposed by lower courts. What Little Rock in 1957 can tell us about Charlottesville in 2017. Little Rock and the emergence of Civil Rights tourism. How Little Rock and the National Park Service site and museum commemorate the #PublicHistory of the Civil Rights movement. About Erin Krutko Devlin – website Further Reading Erin Krutko Devlin, Remember Little Rock (University of Massachusetts Press, 2017) Karen Anderson, Little Rock: Race and Resistance at Central High School (2010) Derrick Bell, Silent Covenants: Brown v. Board of Education and the Unfulfilled Hopes for Racial Reform (2004) Elizabeth Huckaby, Crisis at Central High, Little Rock, 1957-58 (1980) Jonathan Kozol, Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools (2012) Jonathan Kozol, The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America (2005). Carlotta Walls Lanier, A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School (2010). Greg Toppo, “GAO study: Segregation worsening in U.S. schools,” USA Today, May 17, 2016 Music for This Episode Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (JayGMusic.com) Kevin McCleod, “Impact Moderato” (Free Music Archive) Jason Shaw, “Acoustic Meditation” Hefferman, “Winter’s Trek” (Free Music Archive) The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive) Production Credits Executive Producer: Lulu Spencer Technical Advisors: Holly Hunt and Jesse Anderson Podcasting Consultant: Darrell Darnell of Pro Podcast Solutions Photographer: John Buckingham Graphic Designer: Maggie Cellucci Website by: ERI Design Legal services: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Social Media management: The Pony Express Risk Assessment: Little Big Horn Associates Growth strategies: 54 40 or Fight © Snoring Beagle International, 2017  

One thousand soldiers escort nine black students into Little Rock Central High. In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregating schools based on race was unconstitutional. Just days later the Little Rock, Arkansas school board agreed to abide by the decision and drew up plans a year later to begin gradually integrating schools staring in 1957. After some court challenges to speed up the process were denied, the process was to begin with black students attending classes at Little Rock Central High School on September 3, 1957. A defiant Governor Orval Faubus tried to block this by ordering his National Guard to prevent black students from entering white schools. After a court injunction and a first attempt that attracted thousands of protesters, President Dwight D. Eisenhower decided to intervene. He sent in 1,000 members of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army, and federalized the entire Arkansas National Guard, to ensure that the state’s first nine black students could enter Little Rock Central High to begin classes on September 25, 1957. Ernest Green, the first to graduate from Central High in 1980, became the assistant secretary of housing and urban affairs in the administration of President Jimmy Carter. He later went on to become a managing partner and vice president of the global finance company, Lehman Brothers in Washington, D.C. In the fall of 1999, 42 years after that historic day, President Bill Clinton awarded all nine students with the Congressional Gold Medal for their “selfless heroism” in standing up to discrimination. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Vid mitten av 1950-talet började någonting att hända i USA. Nio svarta elever började studera vid en tidigare rassegregerad skola i Arkansas, trots intensivt motstånd från delstaten och hätska protester från lokalinvånare. På en buss i Montgomery vägrade Rosa Parks upplåta sin sittplats åt en vit man. Hon arresterades, men den efterföljande bussbojkotten blev startskottet för en gräsrotsrörelse som saknar motstycke i amerikansk historia. Med civil olydnad och fredliga demonstrationer lyckades medborgarrättsrörelsen flytta fram gränserna för den svarta befolkningens rättigheter. Varför uppstod rörelsen just då? Hur hade arbetet för svartas rättigheter bedrivits tidigare? Hur stor betydelse hade egentligen talespersoner som Martin Luther King och Angela Davis? Och vilket arv har rörelsen lämnat efter sig i dagens USA, ett land fortfarande plågat av ojämlikhet och rasism? Gäster i studion är Gloria Ray Karlmark och Michele Micheletti. Gloria Ray Karlmark är patentingenjör och jämlikhetsförespråkare, född och uppvuxen i USA men bosatt i Sverige sedan 1969. Hon var en av "The Little Rock Nine", de första nio svarta studenter som under stora protester började studera vid den tidigare rassegregerade skolan Little Rock Central High School i Arkansas. Michele Micheletti är professor i statsvetenskap vid Stockholms universitet, specialiserad på frågor om medborgarskap och demokrati. Avsnittsbilden visar Elisabeth Eckford som på sin väg till skolan Little Rock Central High School i september 1957 får utstå glåpord och trakasserier från en upprörd massa. Foto: Getty Images / Bettmann.

Do you recognize the names of Emmett Till, Melba Patillo, Gloria Ray, David Richmond or Ruby Bridges?   Perhaps you recognize some but not others. Perhaps none.   That’s okay. They weren’t seeking fame or fortune. They just wanted to get an education, vote or just eat at a cafeteria lunch counter. You might not know their names but they made a difference for all of us. In this podcast show, you’re gonna here EXACTLY what they did.   Hi, I’m Robin Lofton, the Chief In-house Historian and host of this great and groundbreaking show that can inspire YOU and your FAMILY with true stories, real experiences, practical lessons, cultural traditions, and fun celebrations—all inspired by African American history. I find history to BE inspirational, instructional and entertaining. And African American history fits the bill in all of these ways. Personally, I hate boring stuff. So boring stuff is not allowed at rememberinghistory.com or at this Wiki history podcast show.   This was planned as the third and final podcast in our series on civil rights and the civil rights movement. But the rememberinghistory.com team decided that a change was necessary: This show about student activists has been divided into TWO parts. Why? Because this is a FASCINATING topic (you’re gonna here some great stores) and we wanted to make it practical too. So we’ve added a section on ways that young people and students TODAY can also help to make changes and have an impact in their communities, the country and world. So, that’s what we’ll discuss in part II of the series.   In the previous podcast shows, we discussed lessons we can STILL learn from Martin Luther King. If you haven’t heard that show, I really encourage you to do so because there were great lessons—yes, we can still learn from Dr. King and it stirred up a lot of interesting discussion. Spoiler alert: The first lesson was called “be maladjusted.” People really had a lot to say about that and I’m sure that you will too. The other podcast show was about voting rights in America. Yes, there is still a lot of discrimination in voting—in deciding how districts will be formed, in the voter registration process, even directly at the polling stations. And we presented specific and doable ways to fight discrimination in voting. The types of voter discrimination actions were shocking but it was also an empowering show. So be sure to listen so that you are ready to fight for your right to vote. And, of course, we made great animated videos to summarize the issues and entertain you as well. You can find them at rememberinghistory.com and on our YouTube channel. Remember, we don’t “do boring” here so prepare to be entertained AND learn a little something useful.   Today’s show refocuses on the people in history: a very special group of people who participated—and gave special momentum—to the civil rights movement. Young people and students. I planned to focus on college students. Yes, they did a lot. But as I thought about it more, I remembered that high school students and even elementary school students played an important part in the movement. So, we gonna include them in this discussion too. You see, even a CHIEF inhouse historian can change her mind and learn something new.   This is a particularly important show. Often, young people feel they can’t make a difference that they can’t have an impact and that decisions are being made only by the adults. This show will prove that this is simply not true. And I hope that it will convince young people and students that they do have a voice and an important role to play in protecting civil rights or in any cause that they’re passionate about. That’s important to remember. While these shows focus on civil rights, there are many causes that need and deserve attention and action. But protecting civil rights is an urgent focus right now—perhaps now more than in any time since the civil rights movement of the 1960s. And this show will suggest some ways in which they can get involved in protecting the civil rights—of people of color, of the economically disadvantaged, of refugees and immigrants and frankly of any group under attack or suffering injustice. Remember those famous words of Dr. Martin Luther King: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”   Well, let’s get to the show, “The Youth and Students in the Civil Rights Movement”*           Is it strange of think of young people and students focused, committing and working for civil rights? If you find it hard to imagine that children were brave enough, that high school students were focused enough and that college students were concerned enough to work together for civil rights, then it’s time to grab a chair and get comfortable. Perhaps even grab your kids to listen with you. This is history at its finest! This is the story of young people from elementary school—the youngest was only 7 years old!—through the college who showed commitment and courage under fire. And the “fires” that they faced were real and deadly—beatings, dog attacks, imprisonment, threats, and yes murder as well. Yet these young people stood up for their rights to equality and justice—and they stood up for your rights too. In one youth-led movement in 1963, Martin Luther King told the students who had been jailed (in Birmingham, Alabama) : “What you do this day will impact children who have not yet been born.” Wow. Sooo true. And these kids DID forge a path for us. Stay tuned—remember in Part II, we will present ways that young people can continue to be involved in social activism and have an impact on kids that are not yet born.   *[Applause break here]   Many of the young people involved in the Civil Rights Movement actively joined and participated in the meetings, marches, demonstrations and other nonviolent activities to draw attention to their cause. Others became involuntary victims of the racist and oppressive culture of segregation. However, both groups—whether actively participating or involuntarily drawn in-- made an invaluable contribution to the cause.                         We are gonna begin today’s journey by discussing a name whom I hope is familiar. Very familiar. Sadly familiar. But don’t worry if it’s not because we’re learning here together. The name: Emmett Till.   Personally, I don’t remember the first time that I heard the name of Emmett Till. I must have been too young. But he was a name that was always deeply embedded in me—not the details of his horrific claim to fame. But the feeling his fate stirred up: sadness, anger, disbelief, fear. I’m sure that all of these feelings came from my parents and I picked them up as an impressionable child. But his name is a part of my life story. Why? Because ALL Black children could have been young Emmett. Actually, I know that there were other Emmetts but HIS terrible experience changed everything. I’m jumping ahead of myself. Let’s hear the story.   In the summer of 1955, Emmett was just like any other 14-year old Black kid. Just finished the 7th grade at his Chicago school. High-spirited. Fun-loving. Growing into manhood. Polite. Looking forward to a great summer. Adored by his mother. Emmett was especially excited because he would spend the summer with his cousins in Mississippi. Emmett had never visited the segregated south so his mother counseled him about how to behave around white people.   The rest of the story has become a sad legend. Emmett enjoyed his first few days in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Worked in the cotton fields during the day and played with his cousins in the evening. On his third day there, he went to a grocery store with his cousins and that’s when the trouble started. There is no clear account of what happened but Emmett might have whistled at the wife (who was white) who owned the store. A few nights later, her husband and brother-in-law went to house of Emmett’s uncle in the dead of night mind you, snatched Emmett out of bed and drove off with him into the night. Three days later, Emmett’s horribly mutilated body was discovered in a river. I won’t go into details, but young Emmett had been tortured, beaten and shot in the head. Witnesses recounted hearing a young boy screaming and calling for help from a barn. He was mutilated beyond recognition.         His grieving but brave mother firmly decided on an open casket at his funeral in Chicago. Thousands of mourners filed past the casket. Jet Magazine and several other Black publications printed the graphic photos of Emmett’s body. I have seen the horrific almost gruesome pictures and I will never forget them. Several of older friends actually went to Emmett’s funeral and viewed his body. I can see the pain and sadness still in their eyes—from 1955.   The murderers of Emmett Till were quickly tried and acquitted. I think that it took only an hour. Is that scenario familiar today? One of the killers even gave an interview to LOOK Magazine detailing how they killed Emmett.   Many people say that the murder of Emmett Till sparked the modern Civil Rights Movement. It brought light to the brutality and regularity of lynching in the south, the effects of segregation and the vulnerability of Black lives. Emmett Till could have been any Black man, woman or child in the Jim Crow south. African Americans demanded justice for Emmett. And young Black children and students were especially outraged and fearful because Emmett was only 14 years old so they connected with this movement perhaps feeling that their lives hung in the balance. The Civil Rights Movement was on—and young people were a committed and focused part of it. Emmett was not a voluntary student-activist but his name will be remembered as someone who started a movement.   The first real student-involved movement (that we’ll discuss) took place in 1957, just two years after the lynching of Emmett Till.   It involved 9 brave African Americans kids attempting to attend a white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. These kids became known as the Little Rock Nine. Let’s back up just a bit to 1954.   The United States was in chaos. (More was to come, of course, but most people didn’t know that.) Interesting thing about history—it’s not the story of people living in the present. It’s the story of people living in the present, THEIR present. So, in 1954, many people didn’t know or didn’t accept that change prompted by the civil rights movement was looming in their future. Hmm…gotta think about that one. Anyway, in 1954, the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education had just been decided by the Supreme Court. The decision that desegregated public schools.   Remember that’s where we got the “separate but equal is inherently unequal” quote and that THIS violated the 14th Amendment. So, segregated schools were declared illegal and ordered to integrate “with all deliberate speed.” (another great quote). But many school districts especially in the southern states refused to accept this decision. They fought back. Some just ignored the decision and dared the federal government to try to enforce it. Others closed down schools rather than integrate them. Let’s jump from the immediate aftermath of the Brown case back to the summer of 1957, Little Rock Arkansas.   The NAACP (Arkansas Branch) was determined to integrate the high schools, beginning in Little Rock, the state’s capital. Daisy Bates, president of the Arkansas Branch of the NAACP recruited nine high school students whom she believed possessed the strength and determination to face the RESISTANCE to integration. During that summer, the students participated in intensive counseling sessions on what to expect and how to respond to the reaction from the white community--students AND parents.   Just before school opened in September, Arkansas Governor Oval Faubus ordered the National Guard to bar the African American students from entering the state’s schools. He claimed that it was for “their own protection” (quote. Don’t we hear that one a lot today?) The next day, a federal court judge issued a counter-ruling that desegregation would proceed.   As the nine Black students attempted to enter the school, a huge crowd of angry white students and adults as well as the Arkansas National Guard (ordered by the Governor) barred the students’ from entering. White protesters threatened the students, screamed racial slurs and spit on them. They were not able to enter the school that day.   Days later, the students tried to enter the school again with a police escort. However, more than a thousand white protesters appeared and again blocked the students’ from entering the building. President Eisenhower finally sent federal troops to enforce the integration order. Army troops actually had to escort the students to their first day of class.       But that wasn’t the end of the story. Protests against integration continued. The 101st Airborne Division stayed at the school to protect the students for an entire year. The nine kids faced verbal and physical abuse. One student had acid thrown in her face. Another was pushed down the stairs. The threats were constant and real. Both teachers AND students were hostile. But the kids survived and even thrived at their high school. All graduated and held distinguished careers. However, they only stayed at Little Rock Central High School for a year. The school board voted by 3 to 1 to close the school rather than officially integrate (of course, they cited budget cuts as the reason for the school closure.) But the brave high school students had stood up for their rights in a hostile and dangerous situation. Just imagine having to be escorted to school by federal guards. Imagine parents shouting ugly remarks at you. Imagine being spat upon, pushed around or down stairs, ignored by teachers and facing a large hostile crowd in the school cafeteria. This was definitely courage under fire and these kids deserve to be recognized and respected for their great achievement. And I want to say their names because they should become a familiar part of African American history:   Elizabeth Eckford Ernest Green Thelma Mothershed Melba Patillo Minnijean Brown Gloria Ray Terrence Roberts Jefferson Thomas Carlotta Walls   [Break for applause.]   By the way, during this podcast, you have heard and will continue to hear about people, places, events and issues. You will HEAR about them, but I completely understand if you want to actually SEE them, too. We got that covered on the Wiki History Podcast Page on Facebook. You will find pictures, animated videos and a community of history lovers. There is also a place for comments, which I hope that you will leave for us because we really appreciate them AND we do respond. Of course, we welcome all questions too.   Moving on…1960 was a BIG year for student activism. It’s really hard to know where to begin.   But I’ll adopt a “ladies first” position here—especially for this little lady named Ruby Bridges.   Ruby wanted to attend William Frantz Elementary School, which was an all-white school based in New Orleans. (I know what you’re thinking: you can’t have an all-white school because the Brown v. Board of Education case declared them illegal. Well, just like in Little Rock, the school boards were NOT going to give up their segregated lifestyle and institutions willingly. So the fight continued.) And little Ruby Bridges wanted to attend this school in her neighborhood school and for which she had passed a rigorous entry test. (This test had ACTUALLY been designed to screen out Black students and had been successful until Ruby.) So, she was excited to attend the kindergarten. Yes, that’s right little Miss Ruby Bridges was seven years old. She had to be escorted to school every day by 4 U.S. Marshals. She spent her first day in the principal’s office and watched as white parents removed their kids from school. A compromise was reached in which white students would return to school and Ruby would be isolated in a classroom on a floor separated from the other students. Only one teacher (Barbara Henry who was from Boston) agreed to teach her. For the remainder of the year, Mrs. Henry and Ruby would sit side-by-side going over lessons in the classroom. At recess, Ruby would stay in the classroom and play games or do calisthenics. At lunch, Ruby would eat alone in the classroom. Outside the school, the parents continued to protest against Ruby. One woman threatened to poison her every day. Another put a black baby doll in a coffin and left it at the school. Ruby said that scared her more than anything! Her father lost his job. Her mother was banned from shopping at the local grocery store.   This behavior seriously affected Ruby—as it would affect any 7-year old child. She began having nightmares. Stopped eating and started to have crying fits. She received counseling and gradually settled into a normal routine with the help of her teacher, Mrs. Henry. By the second year, Ruby started making friends and attending classes with the other students. Ruby attended integrated schools all the way through high school and went on to business school. (Interestingly, Ruby was reunited with Mrs. Henry on the Oprah Winfrey show.) That must have been an emotional reunion! Teachers really do make a difference. But it was Ruby’s strength and determination that helped her to succeed. Still--no one does it alone.   Remember to look for the pictures of Ruby Bridges and Barbara Henry on the Wiki History Podcast page on Face book. I’m really moved by two pictures of 7-year old Ruby marching into school escorted by 4 US Marshals. One is a real-life picture. The second is what has become an iconic portrait made by Norman Rockwell called “The Problem we all live with.”   We’re still in 1960 and now we have the Greensboro Four and their protest is marked as the beginning of student activism during the civil rights movement.   The group known as the Greensboro four was attending the North Carolina A & T State University. They were dedicated students who were fans of Mahatma Gandhi, believed in nonviolence and spent their evening studying and discussing current events. Like many other young people, they had been and still were deeply affected by the murder of Emmett Till 5 years earlier. They had also been very impressed and moved by the Freedom Rides in the Deep South led by the Congress of Racial Equality (or CORE). They acknowledged some progress but also recognized and refused to be distracted into thinking that this progress was good enough. Most businesses were privately owned and therefore not subject to federal law that banned segregation. They decided to take action.   On February 1, 1960 at 4:30pm, all four students walked into a Woolworth in Greensboro, North Carolina. Wearing their Sunday best, they sat at the whites-only lunch counter and requested service. They were denied. They continued to request service in a polite way but they were continuously denied by store manager. They were told to leave but they refused. Police were called but they didn’t arrest the students because they had not been violent or disorderly. Media arrived. Crowds developed. The students stayed at the lunch counter for the entire day until the store closed. Woolworth issued a statement to the press that it would continue to “abide by local custom”, meaning that it would continue to practice segregation.   The Greensboro Four went back the next day. More students joined the sit-in, this time from the Bennett College, which was an all-women’s college in Greensboro. Each day more students joined the protest—and it spread to other southern cities like Richmond and Nashville. By February 5th, hundreds of students joined in the lunch counter sit-ins. It paralyzed all business at the counter. The student protesters were verbally abused and threatened by white customers. THIS sit-in launched a nationwide movement at segregated lunch counters across the country. It also sparked a movement on college campuses that brought ATTENTION to the civil rights situation in the United States. The sit-in protests in Greensboro and other cities received lots of attention from the media and eventually the government. By the end of the year, many restaurants, lunch counters and privately-owned business had desegregated their facilities without any court action or marshals. And, yes, Woolworth in Greensboro also desegregated its lunch counters. Sit-ins were one of the most effective kinds of protests during the Civil Rights Movement. And it started with four intelligent, ambitious and civic-minded African American students and grew to more than 70,000 people protesting throughout the country. The protest ended on March 25th—lasting 5 months, 3 weeks and 3 days.   I absolutely love this story; it is SO inspirational on many different levels. The close friendship among the students. Their motivation, discipline and courage. Their education and reliance on a philosophy of non-violence and civil disobedience. The quick growth of the protests among college students who seemed ripe and ready to show their discontent and ability to fight for their rights. I could go on and on about this but I think that you see the same picture.* And because these students deserve our respect and have earned their place in history, I want to mention their names:   Ezell Blair, Jr. David Richmond Franklin McCain Joseph McNeil   *[Applause track here]       This story shows how a small but determined group can create a big and lasting change. As a follow up, although their protests were successful and many people praised them, both Black and White, all of the Greensboro Four had to leave the city because of harassment and death threats. They had been labeled as troublemakers so the local white population made life difficult and dangerous for the men to continue living there. Today there are several statues and remembrances of the protests initiated by the Greensboro Four. The February One statue of the four student-activists is located on the campus of North Carolina A & T State University. It is really moving. And you can find the original four lunch counter seats at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro. I also have pictures on the Wiki History Podcast Facebook page. I strongly encourage you to see them. I’m sure that you’ll be moved too.   Our last group of student-activists (in Part I) took the fight for civil rights to another level—the international level. They forged a CONNECTION with the civil rights movement in the United States and the anti-colonial movement that was sweeping across the continent of Africa. But I’m jumping ahead of myself; I’m just so excited to talk about this group. The group’s name: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (or SNCC). Let’s start at the beginning.   Still--in 1960.   In April, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) sponsored a conference on student leadership and nonviolent resistance. This conference was partially initiated by the sit-ins in Greensboro and other cities. 300 students attended that conference. These students (who acted as delegates and observers) witnessed the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. SNCC was born!   The members of SNCC joined the Freedom Riders that were sponsored by CORE (remember, Congress of Racial Equality). The Freedom Riders would take people all over the southern states to test the public facilities at the bus stations. However, the Freedom Riders started facing VERY intense attacks and violence. Buses were burned. People were assaulted with baseball bats, bombs and other weapons. Because of these attacks, in 1961, CORE suspended its Freedom Rides. SNCC decided to start running its own Freedom Rides. A SNCC member said, “There was so much at stake, we could NOT allow the segregationists to stop us. We HAD to continue that Freedom Ride EVEN if we were killed in the process.” So SNCC started making its own Freedom rides into the southern states.After numerous members of SNCC were beaten, tortured and imprisoned on false charges during the Freedom Rides, the government was forced to intervene and repeal the segregation laws that regulated interstate public transportation. SNCC had won—but at a great cost.   But the students wanted more. Their next campaign was for voting rights, which they started in 1963. Their slogan “one man, one vote” became the cornerstone of SNCC’s programs. SNCC demanded universal suffrage in the United States, continuing to parallel the efforts in the U.S. with the efforts taking place within the anti-colonial struggle in Africa. These were some serious students!   SNCC continued its sit-in protests and also met with the Oginga Odinga, the president of the newly independent government of Kenya. The racist image of the United States that SNCC’s work showed to the world was a sharp contrast to the picture of democracy painted by the politicians in Washington. And this became a problem.   In 1964, SNCC embarked on its most challenging effort with the Mississippi Summer Project. SNCC joined with other civil rights organizations in the state. (Like the SCLC and church organizations.) The coalition mobilized nearly a thousand volunteers from northern universities to travel to Mississippi to organize an independent Freedom Democratic Party and to register thousands of African Americans to vote. This was the famous Freedom Summer. The white protesters (including Klan members, law enforcement, policians and members of citizen’s councils) responded to SNCC’s civil rights activities with murder, beatings and imprisonment. If you’re wondering, this WAS summer that Cheney, Goodman and Schwerner kidnapped and killed were killed by police and the ku klux klan. More young lives cut short for trying to register Black voters. Unfortunately, the Freedom Democratic Party was never seated at the National Democratic Convention in 1964 and universal suffrage wouldn’t be guaranteed until the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, but the work by SNCC brought many more people into the movement for political and economic equality.   Because SNCC had gained a high level of prominence from its consistent work and many successes, the student organization was invited to send a delegation to tour several independent countries in Africa during the fall of 1964. They visited the Republic of Guinea and received a special invitation to meet President Sekou Toure. One of SNCC’s leading members, John Lewis also visited Kenya, Zambia and other African countries. After this important trip, SNCC created an international affairs section, which made a powerful presentation before the United Nations Committee on Decolonization. The role of SNCC during this period illustrated the interconnectedness of the African American struggle for equality and the struggle for independence by the colonized countries on the African continent. Independence, equality, and civil rights were now expanded beyond U.S. borders into an international movement on two continents! Wow. That is huge! Students took the struggle to a new level—as only young people can do!   But SNCC never lost sight of its commitment and work in the cities, small towns and rural areas of the south, working with farmers and young activists on a daily basis to fight for civil rights.   SNCC was a strong and sophisticated organization. It took political activism to a new level while always staying true to its vision. And its members bravely put themselves in harm’s way to demand the right to vote and to demand equality in housing and education. They even faced the issue of police brutality together with its close ally, The Black Panthers. (Did you know that the Black Panthers’ full name was the Black Panthers for Self-Defense?) I just have to give a big shout out to the Black Panthers (who were made up mostly of young people and students) for their efforts in the civil rights movement and for Black empowerment. Everyone had a role. But I want to mention just a few names from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee:   Ella Baker Marion Barry John Lewis Kwame Ture Julian Bond   [Applause here.]*   Julian Bond, who was a former founding member of SNCC and eventually served in the Georgia Senate and House of Representatives, remarked, "a final SNCC legacy is the destruction of the psychological shackles which had kept black southerners in physical and mental servitude; SNCC helped break those chains forever. It demonstrated that ordinary women and men, young and old, could perform extraordinary tasks."   This wise statement applies to all of these student and youth activists. And we’ll definitely see this in the next group of young people. Then in Part II, you will learn ways that YOU can make a positive difference in your own town, country or even the world. And, yes, it IS possible!   We’re gonna go back in time and back down south to Birmingham, Alabama, 1963. There was no Civil Rights Act. No Voting Rights Act. Segregation was still the law in many states in the south and whites fiercely defended this way of life in Alabama. Dr. Martin Luther King, the SCLC, SNCC and other civil rights organizations and churches are DETERMINED to release the racist grip that the Ku Klux Klan, law enforcement, white politicians and citizens’ councils hold on the city. In Dr. King’s words, it was a true symbol of “hard-core resistance to integration.” [pause]* May 1963. Birmingham, Alabama is “ground zero” in the fight for civil rights.   Civil rights leaders needed to take a stronger and more radical approach to their nonviolent protests. So, they decided to request the help and participation of students. They approached high school students and college students to volunteer in a march. And the students stepped up the plate. The students were trained in the tactics of non-violent resistance. Thus began the famous, never-to-be forgotten Children’s Crusade.   On May 2, 1963, 800 Black students skipped school and gathered at the 16th street Baptist Church, awaiting for instructions. They marched 10 miles to downtown on a mission to meet with Birmingham Mayor about segregation. As the students approached city hall, singing songs of freedom, they were corralled by police and arrested. Hundreds were put into paddy wagons and taken to jail.   But that wasn’t the end.   The march would eventually include 3,000 children.   The next day, May 3rd, the march resumed. But this time it was NOT met with a peaceful response. Police were waiting for them with clubs, water cannons and police dogs. The Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner—the infamous Bull Connor--ordered the men to immediately attack the students. They released the dogs and sprayed the students with the water cannons. The scene turned from a peaceful and quiet march of students singing along their way to city hall into a violent scene of terror with kids scattering and screaming as they were beaten and attacked by dogs.   The media captured the violent attack against the unarmed youngsters. Videos were shown around the country, actually the world. White-owned businesses and the white residents of Birmingham were criticized and ostracized by people across the country. On May 10, city leaders agreed to desegregate businesses and public facilities. It also captured the attention and sympathy of the President Kennedy who felt then compelled to public support federal Civil Rights legislation, leading to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Oh, yeah, and Martin Luther King negotiated having Bull Connor removed from public office!   The Children’s Crusade was an essential part of the Civil Rights Movement. Not just because it happened in what was called the “most racist city in the South.” But also because the children were so determined and focused. They were prepared to face violence. Many of the adults didn’t want to face arrest and imprisonment so they refused to participate. (Please understand that I’m not making any judgments about them.) But the kids were simply fed up and refused to back down. Many of them were arrested multiple times, had been beaten on numerous occasions and faced expulsion from school. Yet they kept coming back in greater and greater numbers. Why would they do that? Here are the words of one of the high school student activists:         Jessie Shepherd, then 16, was soaking wet (from the fire hoses) when she was loaded up in a paddy wagon. “I was told not to participate,” says Shepherd, now a retired clinical diet technician. “But I was tired of the injustice.”     “I couldn’t understand why there had to be a colored fountain and a white fountain,” says Shepherd. “Why couldn’t I drink out the fountain that other little kids drank out of? As I got older, I understood that’s just the way it was, because my skin was black, and we were treated differently because of that.” So she marched.   And that march changed the nation.   As we end Part I of this podcast show on student-activism in the civil rights movement, I would ask that if you participated as a student-activist in this march or any of the numerous other marches, sit-ins, Freedom Rides or any other protests, please contact rememberinghistory.com and tell your experience. We want to hear YOUR story. Please add your story and experiences on the comment page. Or you can send me a personal email message to robin@rememberinghistory.com. And please tell your story to YOUR children, your nieces, nephews and other children that you. They NEED to know that young people and students CAN make a difference. That they HAVE power and influence. And knowing YOUR experience and knowing African American history (no matter about yours or the child’s cultural background) shows proof of the power that young people hold in their hands.   On that high note, we will turn to present ways that YOU can get involved, ways that YOU can help. I hope you’ve seen that everyone can contribute. And that everyone has reserves of strength and courage that they probably never knew existed…until they are called to show it. That’s exactly what the young people and students did during the Civil Rights movement. And the young people and students TODAY also have the strength and courage to make a positive impact in the lives of their families, communities, the country and even the world. And, as 2017 begins, it IS clear that strength and courage as well as integrity, passion and vision are going to be needed. As Dr. King remarked, what they do now will impact children who have not yet been born. Please join us in Part II to start making an impact. We have reached the end of this podcast show. Are you feeling inspired? I really am! And I hope that you too.   Please remember to look at the Wiki History Podcast page on Facebook so you can actually SEE these brave kids and for really candid scenes of their experiences. I have deliberately decided NOT to put the mutilated picture of Emmett Till on the page but you can find a picture of him as a promising and eager young man who was the apple of this mother’s eye. You will also see other scenes from Money, Mississippi. And definitely don’t miss the picture of Ruby Bridges being escorted into school surrounded by federal marshals. It’s all there on the Wiki History Facebook page.   Also, if you enjoyed this show, please let others know about it. They might like it, find it inspirational too. We are growing a community of historians of all ages, backgrounds and interests. Everyone is welcome. Let’s change the way people think about history—one good friend at a time.   And we have a special announcement and offer to make to all Wiki History podcast listeners in the next show. Especially for Black History month.   So,come back soon to Remembering History where we ARE remembering history and we’re making it. Every day!                                             At the end of the show: Finally, I just want to remind you that 2017, the Wiki History podcast show is dedicated to the National Museum of African American History & Culture. Located in Washington, DC, the National Museum of African American History & Culture opened in 2016. This kind of museum was long overdue but it finally happened and it is a place that everyone should visit and explore. Museums are a great way to bring history to life and to keep it alive for future generations. Wiki History is honored to be a part of this important process. For every person that listens to this podcast show, rememberinghistory.com will donate $1 to the National Museum of African American History & Culture.   And we have a special announcement and offer to make to all Wiki History podcast listeners.   Come back soon to Remembering History where we ARE remembering history and we’re making it. Every day!   Bye for now!           ************************************************************   But what TO do? How can YOU have a positive impact?   Recognize that there are major problems and challenges around the world. Some problems that existed and led to the Civil Rights Movement STILL exist. Problems like discrimination in voting, education, job and housing still exist. Police violence, poverty and cultural and religious intolerance STILL exist. There are more than * refugees around the world. The environment is under threat. I don’t want to even try to list all the problems on a worldwide scale, but I just recognize that the world is a far from perfect place. There’s a lot that you can do to have an impact. But awareness is the first step.   Get your education. Learn history. The rememberinghistory.com team is committed to keeping history alive and spreading the word so that we can avoid the mistakes of the past, learn the lessons of great people from the past. The world needs more people with education and insight. This doesn’t only mean an “academic” education. Learn a trade. Develop a skill. Read a lot. Okay, these were 2 good ways to prepare yourself to save the world. Now, let’s look at some specific things that you can do.   Do you have a cell phone? Well, you can use it to document racist behavior, threatening behavior or anything that is unacceptable. The camera on your phone can save a life. Remember, the world would never have known about the police beating of Rodney King. You can also use your phone to call for assistance from family, friends or the police. Trayvon Martin used his phone to report that he was being followed. Your phone can be a powerful tool.                                                         After the first discussion:   Also, if you enjoy this show, please let others know about it. They might like it, find it inspirational too. Let’s change the way people think about history—one good friend at a time.     At the end of the show: Finally, I just want to remind you that 2017, the Wiki History podcast show is dedicated to the National Museum of African American History & Culture. Located in Washington, DC, the National Museum of African American History & Culture opened in 2016. This kind of museum was long overdue but it finally happened and it is a place that everyone should visit and explore. Museums are a great way to bring history to life and to keep it alive for future generations. Wiki History is honored to be a part of this important process. For every person that listens to this podcast show, rememberinghistory.com will donate $1 to the National Museum of African American History & Culture.   And we have a special announcement and offer to make to all Wiki History podcast listeners.   Come back soon to Remembering History where we ARE remembering history and we’re making it. Every day!   Bye for now!    

Today On The Wiley Show  Opposition to Trump's travel ban grows as a key court decision looms. President Trump says blame the immigration ban judge if something bad happens. Pres. Trump will not be allowed to address Parliament on UK state visit. 97 companies come together to oppose Trump’s travel ban. Senate Democrats debate all night in hopes of stopping education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos. Elizabeth Eckford from the Little Rock Nine discusses the integration of Little Rock Central High School. Celebrating Black History Month A speech Malcolm X Ballot or Bullet  Follow me on twitter https://www.twitter.com/wileyshow Follow me on snap chat @wileyshow  Visit my website https://www.WileyNFlash.co

PATENTINGENJÖR, MEDBORGARRÄTTSKÄMPE. Jag är Amerika, slår Gloria Ray Karlmark fast i sitt Sommarprogram. Hennes farfar var slav och hennes farmor amerikansk indian... Själv tog hon som 14-åring strid mot rasismen som segregerade svarta amerikaner från vita, när hon och åtta andra afroamerikanska ungdomar sökte sig till en vit high school i staden Little Rock i Arkansas. Året var 1957 och USA:s högsta domstol hade slagit fast att segregaring inte var förenligt med författningen. Ändå ville sydstaterna inte acceptera att svarta och vita skulle få lika villkor och gemensamma skolor.Gloria berättar om kampen för att ens komma in i skolan, om hur president Eisenhower till slut sänder elitsoldater för att eskortera de nio ungdomarna genom de vita lynchmobbarna. Och hon berättar om den sista skoldagen i Little Rock, en dag som inte liknande någon annan.- Vi nio ungdomar kallades The Little Rock Nine och har blivit en omskriven del av USA:s historia. Men vi bär alla smärtsamma spår av vad vi var med om. Jag var fjorton år ung när jag började på Little Rock Central High school, och hundra år gammal vid årets slut.Om Gloria Ray KarlmarkEn av nio afroamerikanska elever The Little Rock Nine som 1957 försökte och till slut lyckades studera på den helvita Little Rock Central High School. Händelsen blev ett av startskotten för den amerikanska medborgarrättsrörelsen.Tilldelades USA:s kongress guldmedalj 1999, och prisades av Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation förra året, för sina insatser.Tog examen i matematik och kemi i Chicago där hon mötte sin svenske man.Hängde på jazzklubbar på 60-talet, mötte Miles Davis och Thelonious Monk.Producent: Elisabeth Åsbrink

James L. "Skip" Rutherford, Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School (UACS) of Public Service, discusses what it is like to be Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service, to have supervised the planning and construction of the Clinton Presidential Center, and to have coordinated the 40th anniversary commemoration of the 1957 crisis at Little Rock Central High School -- all with David Helfenbein on this week's episode of The Gaggle.

Janis Kearney's book, Daisy: Between a Rock and a Hard Place, chronicles the life of civil rights legend Daisy Gatson Bates, including her role in the 1957 Little Rock Central High School integration crisis. Bates served as co-publisher with her husband of the award-winning Arkansas State Press newspaper and as the first and only female state president of the NAACP. In 1959 Daisy Gatson Bates won the NAACP Spingarn Award, along with the members of the Little Rock Nine.Janis Kearney, a graduate of the University of Arkansas, served as personal diarist to President Bill Clinton from 1995-2001. She served as managing editor and later publisher of the Arkansas State Press newspaper. In 2003 she founded Writing Our World Press.Recorded On: Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Grab a notepad...Today we continue our conversation with Jade Harrell and Dr. Terrance Roberts, one of the "Little Rock Nine". The Little Rock Nine were the nine African-American students involved in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. Their entrance into the school in 1957 sparked a nationwide crisis when Arkansas governor Orval Faubus, in defiance of a federal court order, called out the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the Nine from entering. President Dwight D. Eisenhower responded by federalizing the National Guard and sending in units of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division to escort the Nine into the school on September 25, 1957. The military presence remained for the duration of the school year.

Grab a notepad...Today we continue our conversation with Jade Harrell and Dr. Terrance Roberts, one of the "Little Rock Nine". The Little Rock Nine were the nine African-American students involved in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. Their entrance into the school in 1957 sparked a nationwide crisis when Arkansas governor Orval Faubus, in defiance of a federal court order, called out the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the Nine from entering. President Dwight D. Eisenhower responded by federalizing the National Guard and sending in units of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division to escort the Nine into the school on September 25, 1957. The military presence remained for the duration of the school year.

Joining Dr. Constance D. Shabazz on “Book Talk” for Saturday, November 26, 2011 from 10 AM to NOON will be: Brian W. Smith – Best Selling Author of "If These Trees Could Talk.”   Founder of Hollygrove Publishing   http://www.hollygrovepublishing.com Brian W. Smith is also written five other books --  (The S.W.A.P. Game, Mama’s Lies – Daddy’s Pain, Donna’s Dilemma, Final Fling, and Nina’s Got A Secret). His books have sold nearly 34,000 copies combined.   SUPER HUFF (AKA Ms. Yorli Huff) who is just back from her 2011 “The Veil of Victory” South African Book Tour.  “The Veil Of Victory” tells a story of Yorli’s amazing journey and triumph over child sexual, spousal abuse, spousal suicide and severe work discrimination.  She finds herself in an exciting career as an undercover drug agent in a true to life “21 Jumpstreet” style elite drug unit.   www.theveilofvictory.com Frank Lawrence Author and Filmmaker Frank Lawrence. Lawrence has uncovered the holocaustic deaths of 21 young black boys, including his eldest brother. The esoteric event occurred during the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School. Then governor Orville Faubus secretly buried the boys in a hidden unmarked grave.  http://www.youtube.com/user/frankmartineslawren#p/a/u/1/3DKpg4thIok

Civil Rights leader Julian Bond looks at the social ramifications of school desegregation in the last 50 years since nine African-American students made history by enrolling in the then all-white Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Series: "Reconsidering Little Rock: 50 Years After the Start of School Integration " [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 13428]

Civil Rights leader Julian Bond looks at the social ramifications of school desegregation in the last 50 years since nine African-American students made history by enrolling in the then all-white Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Series: "Reconsidering Little Rock: 50 Years After the Start of School Integration " [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 13428]

Terrence Roberts, one of the original nine African-American students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, looks back on the lessons learned about race and education in the last 50 years. Series: "Reconsidering Little Rock: 50 Years After the Start of School Integration " [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 13430]

Terrence Roberts, one of the original nine African-American students who desegregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, looks back on the lessons learned about race and education in the last 50 years. Series: "Reconsidering Little Rock: 50 Years After the Start of School Integration " [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 13430]