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Ivor Davis is a renowned journalist, investigative reporter and author. In his long career he has covered music, murder, politics and Hollywood. He travelled with The Beatles on their 1964 American tour and he was the ghostwriter of George Harrison's column in the London Daily Express. He accompanied them in their meeting with Elvis Presley at Graceland. He covered the Charles Manson cult and murders, the Los Angeles Watts Riots, James Meredith becoming the first Black student at the University of Mississippi, and more.My featured song is “Constable On Patrol” from the album East Side Sessions by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link.---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here.To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.—----------------------------------------Connect with Ivor:www.ivordavisbooks.com—----------------------------------------ROBERT'S RECENT SINGLES:“ROUGH RIDER” is Robert's latest single. It's got a Cool, ‘60s, “Spaghetti Western”, Guitar-driven, Tremolo sounding, Ventures/Link Wray kind of vibe!CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL VIDEOCLICK HERE FOR ALL LINKS—--------------------------------“LOVELY GIRLIE” is a fun, Old School, rock/pop tune with 3-part harmony. It's been called “Supremely excellent!”, “Another Homerun for Robert!”, and “Love that Lovely Girlie!”Click HERE for All Links—----------------------------------“THE RICH ONES ALL STARS” is Robert's single featuring the following 8 World Class musicians: Billy Cobham (Drums), Randy Brecker (Flugelhorn), John Helliwell (Sax), Pat Coil (Piano), Peter Tiehuis (Guitar), Antonio Farao (Keys), Elliott Randall (Guitar) and David Amram (Pennywhistle).Click HERE for the Official VideoClick HERE for All Links—----------------------------------------“SOSTICE” is Robert's single with a rockin' Old School vibe. Called “Stunning!”, “A Gem!”, “Magnificent!” and “5 Stars!”.Click HERE for all links.—---------------------------------“THE GIFT” is Robert's ballad arranged by Grammy winning arranger Michael Abene and turned into a horn-driven Samba. Praised by David Amram, John Helliwell, Joe La Barbera, Tony Carey, Fay Claassen, Antonio Farao, Danny Gottlieb and Leslie Mandoki.Click HERE for all links.—-------------------------------------“LOU'S BLUES”. Robert's Jazz Fusion “Tone Poem”. Called “Fantastic! Great playing and production!” (Mark Egan - Pat Metheny Group/Elements) and “Digging it!” (Peter Erskine - Weather Report)!Click HERE for all links.—----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com

The Charles Manson Story: Hollywood's Dark Secrets & The LAPD - Crime Time Inc. Ep. 4In this episode of Crime Time Inc., we delve into the intriguing history of Los Angeles, highlighting the transformation from a modest seaport town to a cultural epicenter. Explore the racial and social dynamics that shaped the city, the rise of Hollywood and its influence, and the role of the LAPD during turbulent times. Learn about key incidents like the Watts Riots and the emergence of L.A. as a music industry powerhouse. Discover the stark contrasts in the justice system and how celebrities lived under different rules. This episode sets the stage for the infamous arrival of Charles Manson and his subsequent impact on Los Angeles. Tune in for a comprehensive look at the darker facets of L.A.'s history.00:00 Introduction to The Charles Manson Story00:17 The Evolution of Los Angeles01:22 Hollywood's Rise and LAPD's Role03:51 A Night of Mischief in Beverly Hills08:09 The Watts Riots: A City in Turmoil10:46 Post-Riot Tensions and Racial Divides12:07 The Rise of L.A.'s Music Scene21:02 The Sunset Strip and Youth Rebellion23:13 The Darkening Mood of Late '60s L.A.23:55 Conclusion and Teaser for Next EpisodeTom Wood is a former murder squad detective and Deputy Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police in Scotland. Tom worked on many high profile murder cases including Robert Black, Peter Tobin and was part of the team investigating The World's End Murders from day one until 37 years later when the culprit, Angus Sinclair was finally convicted. Tom was latterly the detective in overall charge of The World's End murder investigation. Tom is now retired from the Police and is a successful author.Tom Wood's Books Ruxton: The First Modern Murder https://amzn.eu/d/25k8KqGThe World's End Murders: The Inside Story https://amzn.eu/d/5U9nLoPSimon is a retired Police Officer and the best selling author of The Ten Percent, https://amzn.eu/d/5trz6bs a memoir consisting ofstories from the first part of his career as a police officer. From joining in 1978,being posted in Campbeltown in Argylll, becoming a detective on the Isle ofBute, Scotland, through to the Serious Crime Squad and working in the busy Glasgowstation in Govan.#CharlesManson,#MansonMurders,#truecrimepodcast,#helterskelter,#CrimeHistory,Further reading on the Charles Manson which helped influence this podcast:Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson by Jeff GuinnHelter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt GentryCharles Manson, the CIA and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this engaging episode, hosts Tom and Simon begin with light-hearted banter about their current locations—Simon in Singapore overlooking Marina Bay and Tom dealing with a grey afternoon in Scotland. The conversation takes a turn towards serious matters as they delve into the ever-growing problem of digital crime. They discuss the Pegasus spyware and emphasize the importance of basic online safety measures like two-step verification and VPNs. Simon suggests bringing in a tech expert to explain these concepts in layman's terms for their listeners.The duo then shifts their focus to historical assassinations, exploring the deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. They delve into the societal impact of these events, the subsequent conspiracy theories, and the importance of following evidence over speculation. Tom and Simon also touch on the Watts Riots of 1965, debating whether it should be termed a 'riot' or a 'rebellion,' and highlighting the role of community policing in preventing such occurrences.The conversation progresses to a cold case involving Innes Stewart, found dead in a London car park under suspicious circumstances, and the hosts express their skepticism about the official ruling of suicide. They then ponder the role of global law enforcement agencies like Interpol in combatting digital fraud and discuss the EncroChat case, which exposed a vast criminal network but also raised significant legal questions.Throughout the episode, Tom and Simon weave in anecdotes and personal reflections, offering a balanced mix of humor and serious analysis. They wrap up the discussion with a teaser about upcoming explorations of similar themes in future episodes.00:00 Greetings and Setting the Scene00:09 Living in Luxury: A Chat from Singapore01:11 Digital Crime and Online Safety03:51 The Importance of Cybersecurity Measures07:30 Assassination Decade: Martin Luther King Jr. and RFK09:51 Conspiracy Theories and Their Impact16:36 The Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.17:38 The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy20:25 The Impact of Personal Security21:52 Assassination and Its Aftermath22:01 The Mysterious Case of Innes Stewart25:50 Digital Age Challenges and Law Enforcement27:38 The Watts Rebellion: A Historical Perspective33:44 EncroChat: Unveiling the Dark Web36:54 Final Thoughts and Farewell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An entire radical history of Los Angeles in the 1960s that rarely gets mentioned can be found in Mike Davis and Jon Wiener's brilliant book Set The Night on Fire: LA in the Sixties. This episode explores in brief the emergence of an independent radical press in the city in the guise of the LA Free Press or 'Freep', and explores reactions of the Freep and the reactionary LA Times to the Watts Riots of 1965.Help the podcast to continue bringing you history each weekIf you enjoy the Explaining History podcast and its many years of content and would like to help the show continue, please consider supporting it in the following ways:If you want to go ad-free, you can take out a membership hereOrYou can support the podcast via Patreon hereOr you can just say some nice things about it here Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 121 | Coup Coup G'joob: Civic Disturbances in the U.S. 1900 - Present This is a continuation of our previous episode about coup attempts, rebellions and civic unrest in the United States prior to the 20th century. This time, we jump into the 20th century and bring us right up to the present day. After hearing all this, you decide if things really are, as some would have you believe, the worst it's ever been, or if in fact, America has always struggled with its foundational problems and original sins, coupled with an unusual appetite for, or at least tolerance of, violence.  Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee.  You can also SUBSCRIBE to this podcast. Review us here or on IMDb!  SECTIONS Sitting on a Cornflake - Race riots, the Green Corn Rebellion of 1917, the Red Summer of 1919, Anarchists, the Battle of Blair Mountain (1921), 1931 - Bloody Harlan, the Housing Riots, the Kingfish vs. the Wild Bull of Jeanerette Corporation Tee-Shirt - The Business Plot of 1933-1934 Yellow Matter Custard - The McMinn County War (the Battle of Athens) (1946) You Let Your Face Grow Long - The 1960s - Ax Handle Saturday, the Ole Miss Riot, the Harlem Riot, the Selma marches, the Watts Riot, the Long Hot Summer of 1967, segregationists in North Carolina, the Stonewall Riots, the Weathermen and the Days of Rage; the 1970s - the Kent State shootings, the Hard Hat Riot, Alcatraz and Catalina occupations, the Attica Prison Riot, the Weather Underground Organization (WUO) bombings and more; the 1980s and 1990s in brief A Serviceable Villain - The 21st century - Pseudolaw gets violent, the rise of protests, Occupy Wall Street, the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot, stochastic terrorism, Trump mouths off, King Henry II and his "turbulent priest", the Manson family, proposed solutions to violent outbursts, Pakistan's Sabaoon Project, Kenya's Preventing of Violent Extremism through Education, Islamic deradicalization group Muflehun, Google's Redirect Method, what we can do Music by Fanette Ronjat More Info EPISODE 115 | Cuckoo Coups in the U.S. The Beatles explained: What does ‘goo goo g'joob' mean? When the Socialist Revolution Came to Oklahoma—and Was Crushed in Smithsonian Magazine Red Summer: When Racist Mobs Ruled on American Experience Red Summer of 1919: How Black WWI Vets Fought Back Against Racist Mobs on History.com The Battle of Blair Mountain on ReImagine Appalachia Introduction to the West Virginia Mine Wars on the National Park Service Remembering Bloody Harlan on Parallel Narratives When the Unemployed Fought Back on Shelterforce.org Huey Long: His Life and Times Why is so little known about the 1930s coup attempt against FDR? in The Guardian Considering History: The 1933 Business Plot to Overthrow America in the Saturday Evening Post The Battle of Athens: An Obscure American Revolution on Legends of America The Battle of Athens in American Heritage What happened on Ax Handle Saturday, Aug. 27, 1960, in Jacksonville? The Riot at Ole' Miss on American RadioWorks Riots erupt over desegregation of Ole Miss on History.com Riots of 1964: The Causes of Racial Violence paper by Roy Wilkins at the Notre Dame Law Review Inside the Harlem Uprising of 1964 at Rutgers Watts Rebellion on History.com She Played a Key Role in the Police Response to the Watts Riots. The Memory Still Haunts Her—But Black History Is Full of Haunting Memories in Time The 1967 Riots: When Outrage Over Racial Injustice Boiled Over on History.com What was the Stonewall uprising? in National Geographic Stonewall then and now in The Harvard Gazette Chicago's Forgotten 'Days of Rage' THE MAY 4 SHOOTINGS AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: THE SEARCH FOR HISTORICAL ACCURACY Kent State shootings: The 1970 student protests that shook the US on the BBC What was the Weather Underground? on The Hill How the Weather Underground Failed at Revolution and Still Changed the World in Time Evading the FBI: The Weather Underground Organization at Yale University Press Some Say Occupy Wall Street Did Nothing. It Changed Us More Than We Think in Time Occupy Wall Street swept the world and achieved a lot, even if it may not feel like it in The Guardian Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping articles on PBS News The Final Twist in the Gretchen Whitmer Kidnap Case on Slate Donald Trump, Stochastic Terrorist in Mother Jones Stochastic terrorism: critical reflections on an emerging concept in Critical Studies on Terrorism How Stochastic Terrorism Uses Disgust to Incite Violence in Scientific American Deradicalizing, Rehabilitating, and Reintegrating Violent Extremists at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Bringing them home: Pakistan's child deradicalisation centre offers second chance Education for Preventing Violent Extremism (EPVE) working group paper from the Club of Madrid Lessons Learned from Student-led Initiatives to Prevent Violent Extremism in Kenyan Universities PREVENTING VIOLENT EXTREMISM THROUGH PROMOTING INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT, TOLERANCE AND RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY discussion paper from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Preventing violent extremism webpage at UNESCO Preventing Violent Radicalization in America report from the National Security Preparedness Group at the Bipartisan Policy Center DHS Rebrands and Expands Biased, Ineffective Countering Violent Extremism Program at the Brennan Center for Justice The Redirect Method on Moonshot The Search for Extremism: Deploying the Redirect Method at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Follow us on social: Facebook Twitter Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of a 2022 Gold Quill Award, 2022 Gold MarCom Award, 2021 AVA Digital Award Gold, 2021 Silver Davey Award, 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence, and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.  PRAGUE TIMES - A city is more than just a location - it's a kaleidoscope of history, places, people and trends. 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In the first half of today's show, we discuss the many Black conservatives that help shape the identity of the right, far right, and MAGA movements in this country. We explain how their input provides cover for White supremacist values and ideals, as well as provide a degree of deniability for folks who are hard-pressed to challenge their own biases and racist beliefs. We also discuss what incentivizes Black conservatives beyond simply espousing “traditional values.” In the second part of the show, we discuss an online pamphlet that has gone viral entitled “Things You N***** Should Know Before You Vote” which is a great starting point for challenging a good amount of the disinformation that is circulating online and in political conversations across the country. Our Way Black History Fact highlights the events leading up to the Watts Riots of 1965.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Una de las causas de la rebelión de Watts fue que pocos se enorgullecían de su comunidad o se preocupaban por ella, y eso se convirtió en una raíz de muchos de sus problemas sociales”. Gerald Horne. Edita y conduce Jose M Corrales t.me/EnfoqueCritico (https://t.me/EnfoqueCritico) debateafondo@gmail.com @EnfoqueCritico_ facebook.com/DebateAFondo facebook.com/josemanuel.corrales.750/ https://www.youtube.com/@EnfoqueCritico Instagram enfoquecritico Mastodon @EnfoqueCritico@masto.es Bluesky @enfoquecritico.bsky.social

Come to our first ever live show! In Boston, on Friday, September 13th. Tickets are available now!It's August 11th. This day in 1965, six days of civil unrest erupts in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts.Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss why the violence was sparked -- and how the reaction to it prefigured much of the conversation that would dominate the rest of the decade around protest, deprivation, backlash, and more.This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories.If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.comGet in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Follow us on social @thisdaypodOur team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Brittani Brown, Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia

National Hip Hop day.  Entertainment from 1958.  Watts Riots began, Alcatraz opened for federal prisoners, First roller skating rink opened,Todays birthdays - Frank Epperson, Mike Douglas, John Conlee, Steve Wozniak, Hulk Hogan, Joe Jackson, Viola Davis, Joe Rogan, Chris Hemsworth.  Robin Williams died.Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard    https://defleppard.com/Rappers delight - Sugarhill gangPoor little fool - Ricky NelsonGuess things happen that way - Johnny CashBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent    https://www.50cent.com/The man in my little girls life - Mike DouglasCommon man - John ConleeBad to the bone - The Wresting Boot BandIs she really going out with him - Joe JacksonExit - Its not love - Dokken   https://www.dokken.net/Follow Jeff Stampka on Facebook and cooolmedia 

John Hope Bryant welcomes Michael Milken in this episode of "The Founders Series." Michael is a transformative figure in modern finance, making the perfect guest for an all-encompassing discussion on innovation, mentorship, and the power of human potential. Milken shares his journey, starting with how he revolutionized Wall Street with his innovative approaches, creating a clear shift in the financial industry. He recounts his transition from a passion for space exploration to finance after the Watts Riots, driven by the belief that skin color should not determine access to capital. For 60 years, Milken has worked tirelessly to eliminate racial barriers to capital and opportunity. He highlights key milestones, such as mentoring Reginald Lewis, the first African American to build a billion-dollar company on Wall Street. Milken also discusses the creation of K-12 online schools to provide quality education in underserved areas, emphasizing the power of compounding in wealth creation, as described by Einstein. Milken shares his investment philosophy, stressing that the best investment is in oneself, with knowledge and health as the foundations of wealth. He advises young professionals to seek experience and mentorship early in their careers rather than chasing the highest-paying jobs. Recognizing global talent, Milken believes that with the right opportunities, individuals worldwide can flourish. Drawing parallels with athletes like Tom Brady and LeBron James, Milken highlights the importance of maintaining health for long-term success. He encourages using life's challenges to one's advantage, as adversity often precedes success. With a record of financing over 3,000 companies, Milken underscores the importance of individual impact in business success. Join John Hope Bryant and Michael Milken for a compelling conversation that explores finance, education, mentorship, and the relentless pursuit of breaking down barriers to create a more inclusive and prosperous world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this podcast episode, we explore the deeper sinister forces connections of Laurel Canyon including Charles Manson's life and the infamous Manson family murders.   NOTE:  This discussion may not be for everyone and we have rated it as *explicit content*   Listener discretion is advised.Timestamps:Manson's Influence in California (00:02:32)Time in Prison (00:05:04)Study of Hypnosis (00:13:00)Rumors about  CIA Connections (00:19:37)The beginning of Manson's influence (00:21:06)Speculation about CIA involvement (00:22:22)Connections and Associations (00:24:45)Mary Brunner and early disciples (00:26:15)Criminal activities and police surveillance (00:27:38)Move to LA and connections to famous figures (00:28:42)Manson's interpretation of the Beatles' music (00:32:23)Manson's racist beliefs and influence (00:34:34)Activities at Spahn Ranch (00:37:40)Manson's paranoia and violent actions (00:39:52)Influences and Connections (00:40:57)Watts Riots and  Time in Prison (00:42:42)Gary Hinman Murder and Bobby Beausoleil (00:43:55)Preparation for the Cielo Drive Murder (00:49:33)Cielo Drive Murder (00:50:04)Motivation Behind the Murders (00:55:53)Investigation and Police Involvement (00:58:20)Murder at Waverly Drive (01:00:33)The Labianca Murders (01:00:45)Manson's Occult Connections (01:03:35)Process Church and Manson (01:06:18)Other Occult Groups (01:12:33)Laurel Canyon and Sinister Forces (01:17:03) 

[00:00:00] Carl LaBarbera: I met a guy, Dick Berry, who was a professional in the Policy Governance arena. And once I took his class, I was convinced that this was what I needed to do board work. And the reason for that is because primarily my own work in aerospace industry, knowing that systems and procedures are essential to do any kind of job that's going to be effective. [00:00:26] Carl LaBarbera: And when Policy Governance was presented that's the kind of system that I was seeing. And so, a complete, scientific system with procedures and thinking about all the elements of governance was something I needed. [00:00:42] Tommy Thomas:  My guest today is Carl LaBarbera. I met Carl several years ago at his home in Southern California.  He was gracious to give me a couple of hours that afternoon, and we've maintained some loose contact with each other since then.  One of the areas of expertise he has is that of Policy Governance, and I've known that, from the afternoon I met him, so as I was thinking about more guests we could have in the area of board service, Carl was one of the ones I wanted to have, so thank you, Carl, for joining us this afternoon. [00:01:14] Carl LaBarbera: Thank you, Tommy. It's my pleasure to be here and look forward to our conversation. [00:01:19] Tommy Thomas: Before we dig too deep into Policy Governance, how did you get interested in or involved in nonprofit board service? [00:01:29] Carl LaBarbera: That goes back 40 years. So, it's interesting. I don't know how far back you want me to go. [00:01:37] Carl LaBarbera: I can go back to my childhood because my dad had a company in inner city LA which is a very difficult area. [00:01:48] Tommy Thomas: Back then, especially, [00:01:49] Carl LaBarbera:   When I was a very young child, I was 11 years old when the Watts Riots occurred. And my mother and I were driving into the business in South LA. [00:01:59] Carl LaBarbera: And the Watts Riots were underway. And my mom swears that a black woman flagged off attackers.  She was in front of us, and we were able to drive into the business, but we had no idea. The news was not like it is today.  We literally drove into it. So that obviously left a big impression on me as a kid. [00:02:22] Carl LaBarbera: And I've had a heart for the inner city ever since. And we continued, actually, my brother and I took over the business that my dad had started and in 1957 after the war and in continued in that Watts area, but then we were bought out by the freeway and moved just slightly south of there in an area in Linwood, which is still South LA [00:02:48] Carl LaBarbera:  So that connection of having a business in that community and actually knowing the neighbors in that community, in the Watts community, which was primarily African American gave me that heart. And then I was listening to Focus on The Family. I would wake up in the morning, six o'clock in the morning, with Focus on The Family on the radio. [00:03:09] Carl LaBarbera: And Dr. Dobson was talking with Keith Phillips, who is the founder of World Impact, and talking about Watts. And I thought to myself, wow, that's literally across the street. And so, I made a journey to introduce myself to World Impact. At the time it was a Canadian director who was leading that Watts ministry. [00:03:33] Carl LaBarbera: And we got to become good friends in our company partnered with World Impact to help the missionaries in the Watts community and help them in any way we can to support them in their ministry. [00:03:45] Tommy Thomas: Wow. That goes back a long way. [00:03:49] Carl LaBarbera: We're talking 1990s. Yeah. At the time I met him, it was late eighties or early nineties. [00:03:55] Tommy Thomas: Did you have any kind of mentorship relative to board service? Did you have a model or a role model? [00:04:03] Carl LaBarbera: I think, my interest in board work really began with our own company. That was the work that I love to do, having a 30,000-foot perspective, being able to work at that high level, conceptual level seeing all the pieces in an organization the teamwork necessary to make an organization successful. [00:04:25] Carl LaBarbera: I got a hunger for that level of leadership in our own company, but where I was introduced to Policy Governance was at the Christian Management Association. So, I was a member of the association, which was called the Christian Management Association. Now it's called Christian Leadership Alliance. [00:04:44] Carl LaBarbera: And I met a guy, Dick Berry, who was a professional in the Policy Governance arena. And once I took his class, I was convinced that this was what I needed to do board work. And the reason for that is because primarily my own work in the aerospace industry, knowing that systems and procedures are essential to do any kind of job that's going to be effective. [00:05:11] Carl LaBarbera: And when Policy Governance was presented that's the kind of system that I was seeing. And so, a complete, scientific system with procedures and thinking about all the elements of governance was something I needed. And then of course, serving with a friend from church who was an urban ministry leader when he started his nonprofit Urban Youth Workers Institute and asked me to join his board and chair his board, John Carver. [00:05:44] Carl LaBarbera: It was like, what do I use to run a board? Because there's really nothing other than best practice information as to how you actually chair and run a board, how you lead a board. And so that's why policy governance just rung a bell for me, and I knew it was something I had to learn and be very good at. ++++++++++++++++++++ [00:06:05] Tommy Thomas:  Get up at 50,000, 100,000 feet and look down. What's the primary purpose of the nonprofit board? One role of the Board is dealing with the risk factor.  Mitigating or at least evaluate risk to determine what's acceptable and what's not acceptable. [00:06:12] Carl LaBarbera: Yeah, there is one, one primary purpose with two parts actually. And I can just simplify that to say get the mission done and stay out of trouble. So, there's two elements. And what we say, what we call mission, and we call ENDS is what benefit for what people at what worth. [00:06:33] Carl LaBarbera: So those three elements make up the mission or the ENDS. And then there's the risk factor. So, a board is there to mitigate risk or at least evaluate risk and to determine what's acceptable and what's not acceptable but that's the keeping the organization out of trouble part, right? [00:06:51] Carl LaBarbera: So, get the mission done, stay out of trouble. That's their primary purpose. And, but let me add that all that's done on behalf of someone. Especially in nonprofits, in a corporation, right? You are beholden to the shareholders. A board works on behalf of the shareholders. There are no shareholders in the nonprofit world, but what Carver was smart enough to know is that we're, the board is beholden to some, they don't own the organization, the CEO, the staff, they don't own the organization, who owns the organization? [00:07:25] Carl LaBarbera: In the church, we say Jesus owns it. Of course, he owns it all, but Jesus owns the organization, which is cool because he left us a whole book of values that we know that we are beholden to, that we need to comply with. But secondarily, there are owners or what we call care holders or stakeholders on the organization. [00:07:49] Carl LaBarbera: I could talk about the global church as owning a nonprofit. So, we need to be aware of the values of the global church. We could talk about those that the organization impacts. Not the beneficiaries so much, but the communities that would have an interest in the organization. So, when we determine who the owners are, the moral owners, we call them, who is interested in seeing this organization succeed, who is interested in the benefits that this nonprofit will bring. [00:08:24] Carl LaBarbera: And those are the people that we are beholden to, not in a democratic way, not like we're looking for them to give us majority rule direction, but in a way like a doctor or a lawyer would work in the best interest of their ownership. So, the client comes to the doctor. Obviously, the client knows something about their ailment, but the doctor knows more, they're an informed agent. [00:08:50] Carl LaBarbera: Or Robert Greenleaf would say a trustee. So, a trustee, their job is to follow the direction of the trust that is given to them. And that trust is the trust that the ownership holds. And so, the board is to determine what are those values and determine what is in the best interest of those stakeholders. [00:09:12] Carl LaBarbera:  That derives a whole set of policies, which then give direction to the organization. The role of the Board Chair is that of Chief Governance Officer – making sure that the Board accomplishes what is says it is going to do. [00:09:21] Tommy Thomas: Under this model, what's the primary role of the Board Chair? [00:09:25] Carl LaBarbera: The Board Chair is called the C.G.O. So Chief Governing Officer.  So, the Chief Governing Officer, the primary role really is to assure that the board accomplishes what it says it's going to do. In a sense, the chairman is a manager of the board itself to assure that whatever they said they were going to do, because they have a role, they have a job description, and to assure that they get that job done. But I'd also say that the chair is the interface or maybe the primary interface with the CEO. It's very important that chairman has a really solid relationship with the CEO, that there's a clear understanding that there's complete communication on both sides in order for that chairman to do his job well. [00:10:16] Tommy Thomas: Give me some words and phrases that maybe would describe the skillset that this chair needs to do his or her job well. [00:10:25] Carl LaBarbera: Yeah, that really starts with character. Especially in a Christian organization, but any nonprofit really, but it's the character. So that's essential. I think essential elements are wisdom over a lot of experience, preferably humility is very important. I think a humble leader, a servant leader. So, I love Robert Greenleaf and all his writing on servant leadership, and I'm deeply indebted to Robert Greenleaf and his description of what a servant leader does. So that chairman really needs to be that servant leader like Jesus commanded. If you want to be a leader in the kingdom, you have to be the least of all. So that chairman serves the board, and they serve the CEO and they serve the organization. [00:11:13] Tommy Thomas: I know this would vary, but just from your experience, how often does the chair meet with the CEO to maintain this relationship and this esprit de corps? [00:11:25] Carl LaBarbera: World Impact is a good example. And Alvin Sanders, the CEO, and I have a standing meeting once a week on a Monday morning. And we try to communicate with one another on a regular basis just to have that regular flow of communication, what's going on in your world. What's going on from my perspective. And, of course, planning together what the agenda is going to be for the year and for the next meeting. All those things are critical and talking through what issues are important for the CEO to comply with the board policy manual. The board has created, in helping that process.  A lot of times I need to help educate the CEO in the process of Policy Governance. Because there are not a lot of Policy Governance experts out there. And yeah, you don't see that a lot. So, part of it is educating as well. [00:12:19] Tommy Thomas: When you get a new board member what's the best way to onboard this person? [00:12:25] Carl LaBarbera: Yeah. The first thing we do is provide the documents that we've created. So, it's really important for a new board member to understand the process, certainly. So, what is this process called Policy Governance? It's very different from what most people experience. I think I know beyond several boards that many board members want to show up and display their wisdom and their good decision-making skills. And that's really not, that's not what the board is all about. We want that, certainly, but the board needs to understand the process. The beauty of Policy Governance is that all of the things that need to be known are in a policy, a board policy manual, and that manual is less than 30 pages, and it covers all four aspects of what we would call the policy circle regarding CEO role the board role, the chairman role the interaction between the board and the CEO what the mission is and what the limitations are, the things that we can't do as an organization, even if they worked, things illegal or unbiblical. A good Board Policy Manual provides invaluable information for new Board members.  This manual is usually less than 30 pages. So that board policy manual really provides invaluable information to anyone coming on board gives them all the information they need. They're not going to get it all in the first read through, but all the information is there, and they can study that. And the other thing we do is, obviously we want them to know what the bylaws are and what the expectations are in terms of meetings, etc. So, it's really just a quick update getting board members up to date on where we've been, where we're going, and how we operate. [00:14:14] Tommy Thomas: Let me ask you to get you to respond to this quote about a board service. Somebody said, “You need a director on a board who will be a pleasant irritant, someone who will force people to think a little differently. That's what a good board does.” [00:14:29] Carl LaBarbera: I love that because one of the things I strive for is called healthy, I call it healthy conflict. There's probably a better word than conflict, healthy discussion, which means we really want honest feedback from all our board members. So having that, and we definitely have those. A good irritant is someone who really is just thinking through. They're thinking from their perspective, and they're offering their perspective, and we need to hear it. Even if it's opposed to the direction that, we think we need to go, we need to know who was it that talked about Ruth Haley Barton. She talked about working together, finding God's will together. And you really need in teams, and I think it's any team, but including a board team, you need to know what the no people are saying. If someone's really objecting to where we're going, it's pertinent on us to determine what God is saying to that person. Why are they adamantly opposed? And if we don't take the time to figure that out, then we're neglecting our duty. As a board, so not again, obviously, you don't always achieve consensus, but I've been in situations on boards where we have worked it through taking some time and ultimately say there are two people that maybe don't agree, but they relent and say, we will submit to the wisdom of the board. And of course, one of the principles of Policy Governance is that we speak with one voice. After all the discussion and we finally get to the end of the day and we vote and some have to acknowledge that we don't agree, but we are going to speak with one voice when we're done with our work.  So that's critical. ++++++++++++++++++++++ [00:16:23] Tommy Thomas: Your thoughts on bringing younger people in their thirties and forties onto a nonprofit board? [00:16:30] Carl LaBarbera: Yeah, I would love to see that.  And I would love to see young people have that interest. My experience has been that young people aren't the younger generation, millennials, maybe is my experience aren't as interested in what they might consider business-like work. So, say in a church setting, right? Or even in a Christian ministry setting, this is a business job in which I really have a problem with that because I'm a firm believer that God owns it all that he works through business and churches and our ministry happens in all realms of life, right? But that kind of perspective is, yeah, I don't want to be involved in that kind of business process, but every time I've seen young people engage in the process, it is so helpful. So, I would be a big fan. Where do we find them? I have seen them in the governance organization governed for impact, which I'm a fellow with, and we have seen their young people take a real interest in governance. And when they do, then it's highly valuable. We need their perspective, right? This is where the world's going. [00:17:49] Tommy Thomas: For sure. [00:17:51] Carl LaBarbera: Yeah. We need millennial perspective. We need Z perspective. Yeah, I value that. I wish we could get more of it. [00:17:59] Tommy Thomas: I run into this a lot in my work and has to do with the past CEO being a member of the board when, when you bring a new CEO on, your thoughts just from so many years of experience that you've had any observations there. It can be very difficult when a retiring CEO, especially a founder wants to remain as an emeritus Board Member.  That can restrict the ability of the new CEO to make mistakes and/or go in a different direction if that's what the organization needs. [00:18:14] Carl LaBarbera: Yeah, that's tough. I've seen that in churches. I've seen it, I've seen it in other nonprofits. It's just, it's very difficult because when a CEO, who's especially a founder, CEO or a founding pastor and wants to be an emeritus board member or emeritus leader, even that really restricts the ability of that new CEO to be free to make mistakes and go in a different direction to bring their unique skill set because each leader has a unique skill set and they should be allowed to use that. And so I just, I see it often doesn't work out very well. And you hear the phrase that you don't want to be the next guy. You want to be the guy after the next guy. Because oftentimes that first guy is still hanging around and influencing where it's going. And that could be debilitating. [00:19:06] Tommy Thomas: This is probably in your Policy Governance manual but tell us about CEO evaluation. [00:19:13] Carl LaBarbera: That's an ongoing process. So, it is not a once-a-year process, although we do a summarized once-a-year process, but in the board policy manual the policies pertain particularly to the CEO or the executive director or the lead pastor. Those things that are called the Ends. So those are what benefits for what people at what worth. And then there are the executive limitations. And there are quite a few of those limitations, as I said before, that are not allowed, even if they work, because they're illegal or biblical or other reasons. And so, we constantly have a calendar of monitoring. So there's a very specific process of monitoring those limitations, how that CEO is complying with the limitations, and how they're complying with the accomplishment of the mission or the end. And so that's done, I think the Ends probably are mostly done on a biannual basis, but the executive limitations as I said, on a calendar, they're done every meeting.  We're evaluating some aspects of that CEO's performance. [00:20:30] Tommy Thomas: So, under Policy Governance, do you use closed session or executive session a lot? Or is that not a part of the M.O. [00:20:40] Carl LaBarbera: Yeah, no, not a lot at all. These are, there's nothing that is considered, not transparent unless there's something to do with, specific HR issues or something where it would be a problem legally, but otherwise now I believe in transparency. I believe this, everything we do at the board level should be transparent. I know as I chaired or on the executive committee at our church, everything we do there should be transparent to our membership. But it's, we do have, I know at World Impact, there is a session at the end of the year where we look at all the policy governance elements that either were complied or not complied with, but then we also get a little more personal and try to talk about their spiritual life, their personal life how, the communication with the board. So those are, those get to be touchy conversations, but necessary because that's part of the board's job is really to assure it's one of three responsibilities the board can't delegate. And that is to assure the success of the CEO and thus the organization. [00:21:57] Tommy Thomas: On strategic planning, from your perspective, how deep should the board get into that, or is that something that the CEO and his or her cabinet brings to the board? [00:22:08] Carl LaBarbera:  I'd like to think of strategic planning as a continuum of planning, right? When we do the ENDS work, the ENDS, again, are the high-level mission. It's what benefit, what people, at what worth. That is, that's the highest level of the strategic planning process. The board can get more specific about that policy of ENDS or mission, but then they stop. The job of the board is to stop communicating at the point which they're willing to allow any reasonable interpretation of that mission, right? It's hard work to determine that. So, trying to determine what it is that the board has to say to a CEO about the mission, but then allow freedom for him to have any reasonable interpretation or any strategic plan that can accomplish those ENDS.  That's the delicate part of developing that particular set of policies. It takes a lot of wisdom, prayer, and determination. You don't want to say too much because if the board is saying too much and prescribing too much, then that is not allowing our professional CEO to do their job well. ++++++++++++++++ [00:23:30] Tommy Thomas: Let's go to something that happened in mine and your era. People younger than us may not remember this, but certainly we do - the Enron scandal. And although they weren't a nonprofit, I'm sure there are things a nonprofit board can learn from that. But one of the writers that did some analysis there, his perspective was that probably the board didn't ask the tough questions that they needed to ask.  How do you get that done in a nonprofit? [00:23:58] Carl LaBarbera: Absolutely. And the way we get it done is through the policy manual. In the manual itself, in those executive limitations, we're asking the hard questions up front. There are limitations regarding financials. There are limitations regarding asset protection. There are limitations regarding staff. There are limitations regarding the relationship with the CEO to the board and all these things, safety issues. So that is the role of the board, is to think through. And Carver was genius about this in a scientific way. He thought through a dozen different categories of risk that the board needs to think about ahead of time. And of course, you're not going to think about all risks that can happen, especially today. It's so hard to figure out what's going to come at you at a pretty hard and rapid pace, but for the most part, to think in general, in a systematic way, what are all the risks that an organization might encounter? And to think about that in a systematic way and do it ahead of time and have those boundaries in place, which then provides the CEO freedom to do anything else. The beauty of policy governance is it lays out the boundaries of acceptability, like a football field and says, you have to stay within these parameters, within these limits, within the rules that we've outlined. You could do anything else to achieve your end if they haven't already been stated. So it's empowering to the CEO. It gives freedom to the CEO. It gives them freedom to make mistakes. But does provide those boundaries, which is clear communication between the board and the CEO. [00:25:45] Tommy Thomas: Go back to the Board Chair for a minute.  So you got but the two or three questions that I like to ask that, that I think the answers are good and one of them is, you get all the high power, which you want people that have got experience in making tough decisions dealing with complexity, dealing with risk But sometimes it's difficult for the, for those people to take the CEO hat off when they walk into the boardroom and become a member of the whole. Have you experienced that in recruiting board members and how have you effectively coached them into good board service? [00:26:19] Carl LaBarbera: So, are you asking, I just want to be clear, you're asking about those who have been or are CEOs that now become a part of the board, that kind of leader? [00:26:29] Tommy Thomas: Yeah, they're probably still the CEO in their organization and they've got an expertise that you need on the board. [00:26:34] Carl LaBarbera: Yeah, exactly. Now that is a difficulty because, CEOs by nature are built to want to do strategy and make decisions and get things done. That is not the job of the board. And so, they really have to, and that's one of those characteristics of a good board members, you need to really set aside maybe your own leadership gifts to allow yourself to be a part of this team who is now going to operate from a 30,000 foot perspective, not at the operational level. Under Policy Governance, the Board's role is governance – not management.  That is a critical element of governance. Because that's not where we work. We are governance is not management. That is a critical element of governance. It is not management. We shouldn't be doing management work. We have professional CEOs that we've hired. We feel that the board members should be as professional as the CEO. Why shouldn't they be as trained and have as much expertise about their job that the CEO has about hs or her job and but to do that job and not someone else's right that there's another training element that high level leaders just need to be trained that this, you are not operating the organization. We are governing the organization. And that's a big difference. You're taking your leadership.  Your directive often becomes a trustee, which is a different role. [00:28:03] Tommy Thomas: You mentioned the CLA for people who might be members. There are people that might be Christian organizations. What about your standard, other kind of nonprofit? Where might they get this kind of training? Are there seminars or Policy Governance training that one could attend or sign up for? [00:28:23] Carl LaBarbera: Absolutely. I belong to the Govern for Impact Association.  They have an annual conference, and they have sessions throughout the year as well. And it's been a great place for me to really learn the process. It's a complex process and it should be.  They have classes, they have seminars, they have this conference once a year. There is training, future board members and chairmen, chair, chairwomen, chairpersons to do this work. And the interesting thing, this organization, started originally with the Carvers and those who are Carver-trained and but now has become this international organization, literally. And actually has been participating in in Europe to develop ISO standards. I was in the aerospace industry, everything we did, especially for government and military work had to be done to international standards or Boeing standards or Lockheed's or McDonnell Douglas standards. So now Policy Governance has been embedded in an ISO standard for governance, what we're hoping to see is that will trickle down and that will become expected of boards to adhere to a set of, international best standards. Policy Governance will be included, and will be a framework for that. [00:29:49] Tommy Thomas: What advice are you giving somebody who comes to you and said they've been approached by an organization to serve on their board? What questions are you telling them to ask? [00:30:00] Carl LaBarbera: Yeah, that's a good question. Yeah, I guess I would warn them or ask them. They should know everything about that organization and how it operates that they can. And one of those things would be to see if there is Policy Governance in place. Just obviously, if you want to read the bylaws, to read those governing documents that will affect their role because the worst thing that can happen is someone get on a board and have to spend so much time and tedium and making decisions that are management decisions. When I first began serving with our church, there was an old process developed over many years where you had elders who each one represented an area of ministry in the church, and then they would come together as an elder board as a governing board. And then each 1 would be reporting out from their area of ministry which could be a dozen different ministries. And so, you have 20 people on a board and you are spending hours and hours listening and thinking about things that you really shouldn't be thinking about. That is not your job. And so, I definitely would not want to be a part of that board. And I would advise others not to be a part of that board. If the organization is not clear about that. The board's role in their job. I wouldn't advise being a part of that board. [00:31:34] Tommy Thomas: Thank you for joining us today. If you are a first-time listener, I hope you will subscribe and become a regular. You can find links to all the episodes on our website: www.jobfitmatters.com/podcast. Tommy Thomas: If there are topics you'd like for me to explore my email address is tthomas@jobfitmatters.com.  Word of mouth has been identified as the most valuable form of marketing. Surveys tell us that consumers believe recommendations from friends and family over all other forms of advertising. Tommy Thomas: If you've heard something today that's worth passing on, please share it with others. You're already helping me make something special for the next generation of nonprofit leaders. I'll be back next week with a new episode. Until then, stay the course on our journey to help make the nonprofit sector more effective and sustainable.   Links & Resources JobfitMatters Website Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas The Perfect Search – What every board needs to know about hiring their next CEO Christian Leadership Alliance Govern for Impact Robert K. 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In this thought-provoking episode, join us as we, two admittedly white midwesterners who were Pre-K at the time of the event, nevertheless take a look back at a significant event in American history – the 1965 Watts Uprising.  This leads us to think about how technology, particularly cell phones, and demographic change have significantly changed how police brutality is experienced and confronted.  And we talk about how white anger and "law and order" voting is echoed in the MAGA backlash against the first Black President.  More at proleftpod.com.Link for this episode:  CBS report on the Watts Riots, 1965https://youtu.be/Xg6HYwZ_ePQ?si=xlzvcaf5PnFtOox_Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodOur YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeft/videosOpening and Closing Music:Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com/|Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jumpin-boogie-woogieMusic promoted by Audio Library | https://youtu.be/S2wYQlC0UswCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.comSupport the show

BenNny and Si join Sam at the beginning of the Watts Riots of 1965. As chaos surrounds him, Sam must deal with intense situations while trying to keep a relationship (and ultimately his fiance) alive.FOLLOW US!@WAITINGROOMPOD_@SJPWORLDMEDIA@BenNnyMack

Formed in 1967, the group comprises Richard Dedeaux, Father Amde Hamilton and Otis O' Solomon . Anthony Amde Hamilton was the third American to be ordained as a priest of the ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Hamilton, O'Solomon, and Dedeaux first met and collaborated at the Watts Writers Workshop, an organization created in the wake of the Watts Riots. Fusing music with jazz and funk roots with a rapid-fire, spoken word poetry, they created a sound that gave them a considerable local following. They were the first group to rap the word “rap” on an album Rappin Black in a White World released in 1970. Father Amde is the last surviving member of the group. In this podcast he shares their history and pulls no punches on poetry, hip hop and rap. www.wattsprophets.org

Ep.132 features Rico Gatson, a multimedia visual artist whose work explores themes of history, identity, popular culture and spirituality, through sculpture, painting, drawing, video, and public art projects. Over the course of almost two decades, he has been celebrated for politically layered artworks, often based on significant moments in black history. From the Watts Riots, the formation of the Black Panthers, to the election of President Barack Obama are a few subjects touched upon in his work. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at The Studio Museum in Harlem, NY; The Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; The Essl Museum, Austria, Vienna and The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. In 2019 completed a large commission for MTA Arts and Design in titled “Beacons”; eight permanent large-scale mosaics of prominent figures associated with and installed in a subway station in the Bronx. His work is featured in the permanent collections of The Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Denver Art Museum, The Cheekwood Museum, The Kempner Museum and The Yale University Art Gallery. His work is also included in numerous private collections. Headshot photo courtesy of the Artist Artist https://ricogatson.com/ Miles McEnery https://www.milesmcenery.com/artists/rico-gatson Issuu Nov 2022 Publication https://issuu.com/amy-nyc/docs/rico_gatson_pages_22581d0e587ad7 Art Rabbit https://www.artrabbit.com/events/rico-gatson-spectral-visions Feldman Gallery https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/rico-gatson Studio Museum of Harlem https://studiomuseum.org/artist/rico-gatson Ocula https://ocula.com/art-galleries/miles-mcenery-gallery/artworks/rico-gatson/untitled-triple-consciousness/ SVA https://sva.edu/faculty/rico-gatson Christies Real Estate https://www.christiesrealestate.com/blog/creative-spirit-in-the-studio-with-artist-rico-gatson/ Anderson Ranch https://www.andersonranch.org/people/rico-gatson/ Sugar Hill Museum https://www.sugarhillmuseum.org/rico-gatson Artnet https://www.artnet.com/artists/rico-gatson/events Art for Change https://artforchange.com/collections/rico-gatson Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rico_Gatson

Brian & Lornett begin this episode by discussing the history of the Los Angeles Police Department including the Watts Riots, the Rodney King Riots, the 1980s crack epidemic, and the Rampart Scandal. They finish the episode by talking about more recent events like the case of Christopher Dorner, the murder of officer Houston Tippings, and the prevalence of LA Sheriff Police gangs.

I sat down with Andreea Kindryd to chat with her about her ancestors, her involvement in the Watts riots, her work with Gene Coon, her special relationship with Nichelle Nichols, and even her TED Talk about hair.

I sat down with Andreea Kindryd to chat with her about her ancestors, her involvement in the Watts riots, her work with Gene Coon, her special relationship with Nichelle Nichols, and even her TED Talk about hair.

The full After The Snow cast—Freeway Rick, Dave Mays and Brett Jeffries—are back together for this special episode. The crew are together in person for the first time while hosting After The Snow. They reveal that they are in the Inglewood section of Los Angeles and were on the set in Hollywood earlier in the day for the taping of the new Breakbeat podcast Top Billin' With Bill Bellamy that will be launching in the next few weeks. Rick reports on his recent trip to Washington, DC and his first time going to a go-go there. This week's episode covers S1 Ep5 of Snowfall, which is titled “seven-four,” a reference to the 4th of July holiday that takes place during the episode. Rick talks about how much gunfire would go off in the hood on this holiday and even how they would have fun shooting up “buckets” with some powerful weapons. Brett has similar memories of the holiday in Chicago and how the gunfire caused a lot of dog barking. The hosts talk about Franklin's dad and how they felt when he walked off while the cops were jumping on Franklin outside of Uncle Jerome's house. Viewers learn that Franklin's dad is a former Black Panther and Rick talks about the presence in LA of the Black Panthers during the Watts Riots as well as his experience with other revolutionary organizations. They talk about the best way to handle police interactions and why police are often seen as the enemy to folks in the hood. More great conversations ensue so be sure to check out this classic episode.

Peg Rees has seen a lot in her life. Growing up outside L.A., she witnessed the Watts Riots in 1965. She was enrolled at Oregon during the Vietnam War and saw protests across the country. When Title IX was introduced in 1972, she helped female athletes in Eugene get the fair treatment they deserved. Her advocacy didn't stop in the 80's, 90's and through the 2000's. Oh, and she was one hell of three sport athlete for the Ducks.   This is the Mighty Oregon Podcast with the PA voice of Ducks softball, Peg Rees.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alison and Scott are joined by LA Times columnist Frank Shyong to discuss Charles Burnett's 1978 debut Killer of Sheep, an unadorned and unsparing look into life in Watts after the 1965 rebellion.Watch along with us! You can watch Killer of Sheep for free with your LA Public Library card on Kanopy: https://lapl.kanopy.com/video/killer-sheep-0

Augustus V. (1992-Current) was born in Watts, California, to Los Angeles native parents, in the midst of the "92" Watts Riots, was sent to live with his uncle in Rome, Italy by the age of 4 for a better environment, and returned to America in 2003. For seven years he taught poetry and spirituality to fellow students and students of neighboring schools in the Los Angeles area. Months before his 18th birthday, he moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to attend a Bible School in hopes of becoming a minister to excel his work, but "someone" had different plans for him.  Instead of starting a ministry behind the pulpit, Augustus would visit people in need of assistance and did what he could to help (mostly advice) As time went by, Augustus started to notice the results people gained, so this inspired Augustus to write once more. He would do charity work and discover what issues needed close attention in his area. Eventually, he realized that these issues were not just in his area, but nationwide, so decided to write his first book, "The Bad Boy". Now, He runs an organization based on dealing with common issues through literature.

The #JAMCast welcomes Douglas Lim Wong, a world renown teacher, celebrity trainer, author, Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee and the founder of the modern day White Lotus Kung Fu System. Learn about his life being born in South Central Los Angeles experiencing the 1965 Watts Riots, his emergence as a Kung Fu pioneer and involvement as David Carradine's first instructor on the original "Kung Fu" pilot and series, and his impact on the world of martial arts through his various books, videos,  training of actors for projects, and even getting the chance to work with Muhammad Ali who wrote the foreword to one of his most well known books "Kung Fu: The Endless Journey."The #JAMCast is a weekly podcast hosted by Professional Stunt Coordinator Travis Wong, interviewing influential figures in the movement world. From world champion athletes to Hollywood stunt doubles, the aim is to provide a unique perspective into the minds of those so well known for using their bodies.https://www.TheJamcast.com FOR FULL VIDEOS OF EACH EPISODE: https://youtube.com/JoiningAllMovementALL AUDIO LINKS:https://www.TheJamcast.com SPECIAL GUEST: Douglas Wong HOST: Travis Wong | @TheTravisWongFOLLOW US ONLINE:https://TheJAMCast.comTWITTER: https://twitter.com/JAMovementINSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/JAMovementYOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/JoiningAllMovementFACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/JoiningAllMovement

The Donald Jeffries Show 12-1-2021 Ivor Davis Legendary Reporter Ivor Davis Ivor Davis reported on various turbulent, historic, and iconic stories of the last century. During his tenure as a foreign correspondent for the London Daily Express and the Times of London, he wrote a weekly column for the New York Times Syndicate. He made Rock and Roll history when he traveled with The Beatles when they invaded America in l964. He became the only newspaper reporter to witness the historic meeting of Elvis and The Beatles. Author/journalist Davis dodged sniper bullets while covering the Watts Riots. He sneaked on the University of Mississippi campus as bloody riots unfolded after James Meredith became the first black student to enroll. On the night Sirhan Sirhan was assassinated Robert Kennedy Davis stood in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel. He took a front-row seat at some of the most famous trials of the 20th century. He was one of the “Boys on the Bus” when B-movie actor Ronald Reagan won the White House. Ivor Davis, a British transplant, has lived and worked in Southern California since the 1960s. In addition to his journalism career, he authored four books, including the first book ever written on the Manson Murders, “Five to Die,” and “Manson Exposed-A Reporter's 50 Year Journey into Madness and Murder,” released on the fiftieth anniversary of the Tate-LaBianca Murders. He released his award-winning “The Beatles and Me on Tour” on the fiftieth anniversary of The Beatles' 1964 summer tour. Davis also wrote a children's book inspired by The Beatles, “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Penguins.” IVOR DAVIS ONLINE: https://www.ivordavisbooks.com/ DONALD JEFFRIES ONLINE: Blog: https://donaldjeffries.wordpress.com/ “I Protest” https://donaldjeffries.substack.com/ Twitter page: https://twitter.com/DonJeffries Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Donald-Jeffries/e/B004T6NFAS%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donald.jeffries On Borrowed Fame: Money, Mysteries, and Corruption in the Entertainment World: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LR2R4Q3/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

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WE ARE BACK with another Art Slice Short: Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker cover one of their favorite contemporary painters, Black artist Kerry James Marshall and his painting, “Memento #5” of his Souvenir Series. You can find all the images we discuss today on artslicepod.com or instagram http://linktr.ee/artslicepod They also discuss the Black Liberation Movement, the Civil Rights movement of the1960s that visually inspired the Souvenir Series: from Civil Rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, to the nationwide Civil Rights protests and how these events continue to impact and inspire social reform and change today. Topics include Mambo #5, Dodge hemis, Watts Riots, political lawn signs, punky emo belts, and a tailgate party featuring blue weenies. Reviewing, subscribing, liking, and sharing really helps support the show: Follow us on twitter, tiktok, youtube, and instagram: http://linktr.ee/artslicepod Consider subscribing and leaving us a review on apple podcasts. You can pick up a 4 pack of stickers to help support the show: http://linktr.ee/artslicepod

Augustus Vaughn was born in Watts, California, to Los Angeles native parents, in the midst of the 1992 Watts Riots. His concerned parents sent him to live with his uncle in Rome for a time, believing that he would be safer there. He returned to America in 2003. For seven years he taught poetry and spirituality to fellow students and students of neighboring schools in the Los Angeles area. Months before his 18th birthday, he moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to attend a Bible School in hopes of becoming a minister to accelerate his work, but "someone" had different plans for him. Instead of starting a ministry behind the pulpit, Augustus would visit people in need of assistance and did what he could to help (mostly advice) As time went by, Augustus started to notice the results people gained, so this inspired Augustus to write once more.Drawn back to the sunny State of California he began to do charity work and discovered what issues needed close attention. Eventually, he realized that these issues were not just in his area, but nationwide, so decided to write his first book, "The Bad Boy".Now, He runs an organization based on dealing with common issues through literature, featured on well-renowned book sites like Barnes & Noble's, Amazon, Audible, iTunes, etc. and has given full access to a free library on his own site, that he claims will soon be in the thousands. One may not be superstitious, but considering that Augustus was born on the same day that Caesar Augustus died (August 19) this might be the continuation of a great Empire.https://augustusvaughn.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/wltkdb)

We are discussing Augustus Wisdom Library and his featured book within the library; “the Bad Boy” (based on relationships) Augustus V. (1992-Current) was born in Watts, California, to Los Angeles native parents, in the midst of the “92” Watts Riots, and he was sent to live with his uncle in Rome, Italy by the age of 4 for a better environment, and returned to America in 2003. For seven years he taught poetry and spirituality to fellow students and students of neighboring schools in the Los Angeles area. Months before his 18th birthday, he moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to attend a Bible School in hopes of becoming a minister to excel in his work, but “someone” had different plans for him. Instead of starting a ministry behind the pulpit, Augustus would visit people in need of assistance and did what he could to help (mostly advice) As time went by, Augustus started to notice the results people gained, so this inspired Augustus to write once more. https://selfdiscoverymedia.com/?p=95098

Donna wins a plum seven-part guest role on hit show Dr. Kildare starring Richard Chamberlain. But her first dramatic TV turn is overshadowed by a real life-or-death medical emergency on set, and tension hit boiling point in Southern L.A. leading to the Watts Riots. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lovesasecretweaponpodcast/support

“Say it loud – I´m black and proud”: der Song und Ausruf von James Brown 1967 war nicht der Anfang. Schon im Blues und Gospel wurde die Sehnsucht nach Freiheit und Gleichberechtigung der afroamerikanischen Bevölkerung besungen. Aber ab Mitte der 60er wurden die Lieder selbstbewusster und präziser. Aretha Franklin schuf Hymnen gegen Rassismus und für Gleichberechtigung mit „Think“ und „Respect“. In vielen Liedern wurde nicht mehr nur die Lage beschrieben, es wurde gefragt, gezweifelt, gefordert: „What´s going on?“ von Marvin Gaye und „Move on up“ von Curtis Mayfield. Peter Urban beschreibt im Gespräch mit Ocke Bandixen den Aufbruch und die Wurzeln der aktuellen Black Music. If you like the show... urbanpop@ndr.de   Playlist zum Podcast   Robert Johnson: Crossroad Blues (1936) Bessie Smith: Poor Man's Blues, Washwoman's Blues (1928) Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit (1939) Sam Cooke: A change is gonna come (1964) Harry Belafonte. We are the wave (1988)                            The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music (2001) B.B.King: Why I sing the blues (1969) Lou Rawls: Tobacco Road (1963)                    Dead End Street Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam (1964)                       Strange fruit (1965)             Backlash Blues (1967)                       I wish I knew how it would feel to be free (1967)                       Ain't got no, I got life (1968)                      To be young, gifted and black (1970)                        Black Gold (Album, 1970) James Brown: Say it loud – I'm black and I'm proud (1968) Aretha Franklin: Respect (1967)                           (You make me feel like a) Natural Woman (1967)                           Think (Refrain: „Freedom“, 1968)                           To be young, gifted and black (1972) Sly and the Family Stone: Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey (1969)                                           There's a Riot Goin' On (Album, 1971) The Last Poets: The Last Poets (Album, 1970) Wattstax: Film und Album (1973) über das Musik-Festival im Coliseum von L.A. im Gedenken an die Watts-Riots 1965 mit Jesse Jackson, Staple Singers, Albert King, Johnnie Taylor, Isaac Hayes etc. Soul to Soul: Film und Album über ein Konzert in Accra, Ghana(1971) mit Wilson Pickett, Ike & Tina Turner, Les McCann, Staple Singers, Roberta Flack Temptations: War (1970)                        Stop the war now (1972)                       Papa was a rolling stone (1972) Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions: Keep on pushing (1964)                                                                People get ready (1965)                                                                We're a winner (Album, 1968)                                              Mighty, mighty ( Spade and whitey) (1969) Curtis Mayfield: Curtis (Album, 1970) mit                           If there's a hell below, we‘re all gonna go                           We the people who are darker than blue                           Move on up                           Curtis Live / Live! (Album, 1971) Marvin Gaye: What's going on (Album, 1971) mit                       What‘s going on, Mercy, mercy me (The ecology), Inner City Blues Stevie Wonder: Living for the city (1973)                          He's Misstra Know-It-All (1973)                          You haven't done nothin‘ (1974)                          Village Ghetto Land (1976)                          Love's in Need of Love Today (1976)                          Black Man (1976) Staple Singers: Freedom Highway (Album, 1965)                          Why? (Am I treated so bad) (1966)                          Be Altitude: Respect yourself (Album, 1971) mit                          Respect yourself, I'll take you there                          If you're ready (Come go with me) (1973) Bill Withers: I can't write lefthanded (1972) Donny Hathaway: The ghetto (1970)                               Live (Album, 1972)                               Someday we'll all be free (1973) Gil Scott-Heron: The revolution will not be televised (Album, 1974) Esther Phillips: Home is where the hatred is (1972) Bobby Womack: Across 110th Street (1972) Prince: Sign o‘ the times (1987) The Roots: Rising down (Album, 2008) John Legend and the Roots: Wake up! (Album, 2010) mit Hard Times, Wake up everybody, Compared to what, Little ghetto boy, I wish I knew how it would feel to be free u.a. Kendrick Lamar: To pimp a butterfly (Album, 2015)                           DAMN (Album, 2017) Childish Gambino(Donald Glover): This is America (2018) Beyonce: Lemonade (Album, 2016)                  Black Parade (2019)   

Today’s African American youth rarely hear stories that amplify tradition and culture that they can relate to within podcasts. As a result, many culturally rich stories enriched with tradition go unexplored. Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Africana Studies at California State University, first created Kwanzaa in 1966. He created this holiday in response to the Watts Riots in Los Angeles in 1965 as a way to bring African-Americans together as a community. Kwanzaa Time! brings these unique perspectives to the forefront while educating the masses about the importance of Kwanzaa in African American culture.  In light of COVID-19, Kwanzaa Time! serves as learn-from-home compatible content for parents and educators seeking supplemental educational content. Unsupervised screen time in a crisis may be scary for young children; so having approved audio programs children can access, on-demand, is key.

The Biographies Uncorked crew continue their uncorking of Lyndon B. Johnson by way of Joseph A. Califano Jr's book, The Triumph & Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. In this episode they kick things off with a little banter about their week, they try to get to the bottom of who has been drinking all the wine in the house, Kasha shares what TV show has been capturing all of her attention as of late, Mario tests Kasha's Thanksgiving knowledge (6:45), Kasha shares her 3 quick current news topics (11:40), Mario test his wine tasting skills (19:02), they talk the Watts Riots of 65 (30:52), Presidential and VP relationships (38:30) and the Civil Rights Act of 64 (48:40).

On episode 6, Alex Alonso travels to Bryan, Texas to meet up with Walter Watson, who grew up in South Los Angeles and became a member of Slauson Village, one of the most know Black gangs during the 1950s and 60s. After witnessing the Watts Riots of 1965 he is sent to prison, where he becomes involved in the revolutionary prison movement meeting people like Hugo "Yogi" Pinnell, Ruchell Magee and George Jackson. After prison guards killed three black inmates in January of 1970, WL Nolan, Cleveland Edwards and Alvin Miller, it kicked off a chain of events that would see several people killed including a shootout at San Marin Court House, the killing of prison guards John Mills and William Shull, then a huge prison riot in San Quentin Prison by George Jackson where he would die.  Walter Watson was charged in the murder in William Shull with 6 other inmates known as the Soledad 7.  He also became a member of the Black Guerrilla Family, a prison gang. Video portions of this interview: https://bit.ly/3p1gsRkEmail Alex Alonso: https://www.streetgangs.com/contact/alexalonsoMailing Address:Street TV1976 S. LaCienega Blvd, #351Los Angeles, CA 90034Web1: http://www.streettv.netWeb 2: http://www.streetgangs.comMerch: http://www.streetgangs.com/storePhone: 323.68one.997nine

Inspired by last weeks conversation around the racist history around curfews, we’re going to look at our Korner on a few historical riots in the US.  We cover just how many riots heappened  from 1964-1971, and specifically focus on: the: Harlem Riots of 1964, Watts Riots 1965, Newark Riots, and the Detroit Riots of 1967, all on the heels of James having seen Kathryn Bigelow’s Kathryn Bigelow, Detroit, and how it's is NOT FUBU aka For Us By Us. This opens up a conversaiton of why it’s important to have folks of a specific community and culture working on a project it's refrencing. We dive into what REALLY happened during the Detroit Riots,  and why you can skip Bigelow’s movie! SorryKathryn Bigelow they can’t all be winners!LINKS:https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/30/business/the-consequences-of-the-1960s-race-riots-come-into-view.htmlhttps://www.highbeam.com/topics/race-riots-of-the-1960s-t10642https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/detroit-is-the-most-irresponsible-and-dangerous-movie-this-year_us_5988570be4b0f2c7d93f5744https://www.alternet.org/culture/detroit-not-movieCONTACT USTwitter: @minoritykornerEmail: minoritykorner@gmail.comIG: @minoritykornerJames Arthur M: TW: @JamesArthur_M, IG: @JamesArthurMNnekay FitzClrke: TW: @mizzfitzie, IG: @nnekay

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   My guests on this episode of Talking Taiwan are Eileen Lin-Goutier and Rolla Chng. Both are Taiwanese American women with Black partners and are parents of Blasian kids. Eileen is a relatively new parent with a two-year-old daughter and Rolla has two grown children who are 19 and 20 years old. I thought it would be a good idea to bring together these two women at very different stages of the parenting journey to have a conversation about their perspectives on raising Blasian children.    There was so much to discuss that we’ve decided to split up the conversation into two parts. Join us next week for the second part of the conversation when Eileen will talk about the Facebook group for Taiwanese Moms with Blasian kids that she’s a part of, and what she’s learned from being a part of that group. Rolla will talk about her son and daughter’s cross-country road trip and the discussions that she, their father Frantz had their uncle Tim had with them about it, beforehand.   About Eileen Lin-Goutier:   Eileen was born and raised in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and moved to U.S. when she was in high school. While at the University of Virginia she founded the Taiwanese Language Club and served as the president of Taiwanese Student Association. She later kicked off her nonprofit career by working at the Formosan Association of Public Affairs (FAPA) for three years (2010-2013) managing FAPA’s Young Professionals Group (FAPA-YPG). Eileen has also served on the board of Taiwanese American Association of America’s (TAA) Greater Washington Chapter for several years by helping to plan local cultural events and Taiwanese American Heritage Week. Her nonprofit career was been guided by her belief in fighting for social justice, equity and human rights. Eileen met her Haitian American husband, Edwin through a love for food, family and passion for social and environmental causes. She currently lives in Washington D.C. with her family.   About Rolla Chng:   Rolla Chng was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. While at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she established the Taiwanese American Students Club (TASC) and helped to found the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA). Rolla has been involved with the Taiwanese American Conference- East Coast (TAC/EC) in the 90s and early 2000s. She organized the second generation program for TAC/EC in 1998 and 2003, and has been a strong supporter of TAC/EC’s new iteration, Taiwanese American Next Generation (TANG). She raised her Haitian-Taiwanese American daughter and son in Baltimore City with their father, Master Frantz Cadet, owner of Cadet Martial Arts and Fitness. She began teaching math in Baltimore City Public Schools and community college when her children reached school age. After her children graduated from high school, she returned to her pre-family career of civil engineering.   About Rolla's children:   Her daughter, Uiseng Francois, is on pandemic hiatus from her New York City gig playing a Jet in the Broadway revival of West Side Story. She is a second year BFA student in dance at Peabody Institute, and is currently continuing her studies, virtually, as she travels cross country. Rolla's son Evains traveled with Uiseng during the first week of her cross-country trip, before entering his second year of a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.     Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   How their parents/families first react to learning that their partner was Black When their parents’ perceptions changed How to deal with people’s reactions to them and their Blasian kids Dealing with people’s perceptions of their kids as primarily Black Acknowledging that as a parent you may unintentionally do things that hurt your kids How they co-parent with their partners Learning about the Black experience through their partner’s personal experiences The Taiwanese experience and the role social justice in Eileen and Rolla’s lives The importance of acknowledging the privilege that you have compared to other groups of people Preparing their kids for encounters with the police or authority figures The importance of instilling confidence in your kids to be comfortable with who they are How to prepare your kids for any racism or bias they may encounter and make sure that they are safe “The talk” that Black parents have with their kids How Asian identity is perceived in the U.S. The acceptance of Blasian people’s Asian identity The participation of Rolla’s kids in Taiwanese American conferences and summer camps Dealing with microaggressions that they have experienced Eileen’s parenting questions for Rolla and Rolla’s advice   Related Links:   The Watts Riots (aka Watts Riots): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_riots http://history.com/topics/1960s/watts-riots   Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA): https://itasa.org/   Taiwanese American summer camps and conferences:   Taiwanese American Next Generation (TANG): http://tangeneration.org/   Taiwanese American Foundation (TAF): https://www.tafworld.org/   Formosan Association of Public Affairs (FAPA): https://fapa.org/   Formosan Association of Public Affairs- Young Professionals Group (FAPA- YPG) on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fapaypg   FAPA- YPG LA/OC Chapter Facebook Group: https://facebook.com/groups/54085939954   FAPA- YPG NY/NJ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nynjypg   FAPA- YPG San Francisco/Bay Area Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fapaypgsf   Taiwanese Association of America (TAA): https://www.taa-usa.org/   Taiwanese American Conference- East Coast (TAC/EC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanese_American_Conference 

LAPD and California Highway Patrol officers chased, arrested, and beat Rodney King, a twenty-five-year-old Black man, in 1991, and the fateful encounter would lead to a verdict of “not guilty” for the four officers that brought the city of LA to its knees. Long standing racial tensions bubbled over the surface, and inflamed by a video of the altercation, people took to the streets, burning, looting, and brutalizing their fellow civilians. The LA riots happened just under thirty years ago, yet from a historical perspective - so recent. And they are one of many. Tulsa in 1921. Watts in 1965. Ferguson in 2014. So many in 2020. Why? Are black Americans actually being unfairly targeted by law enforcement? Or is that just the perception? The answer, as is so usually is, seems to be more complicated than many in the media would have you believe. I do my damndest today to answer some really complicated, complex, and culturally volatile and polarizing questions in this “Why can’t we all just get along?” edition, of Timesuck. Donated $7000 to the SBP. Founded in 2006 by a couple in St. Bernard Parish, its model is focused on streamlining the recovery process, which includes quickly rebuilding homes and restoring local businesses, and supporting policies that aid long-term recovery. Go to https://sbpusa.org/ to donate, volunteer, or find out more. Watch the Suck on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_PXWkpXRjEk Merch  - https://badmagicmerch.com/   Discord! https://discord.gg/tqzH89v COTC private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cultofthecurious/ For all merch related questions: https://badmagicmerch.com/pages/contact Please rate and subscribe on iTunes and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!! @timesuckpodcast on IG and http://www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcast Wanna become a Space Lizard? We're over 9500 strong! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcast  Sign up through Patreon and for $5 a month you get to listen to the Secret Suck, which will drop Thursdays at Noon, PST. You'll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch. You get to vote on two Monday topics each month via the app. And you get the download link for my new comedy album, Feel the Heat. Check the Patreon posts to find out how to download the new album and take advantage of other benefits See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

As broadcast August 20, 2020.  We remembered a massive music event which happened on this date in 1972 in LA, where Stax Records threw a concert to remember the 7th anniversary of the Watts Riots in 1965.  After this we moved into a mish-mash of older & newer, or at least older & newer tunes that were all put out in 2018 for our first hour.  Moving past 9pm, Kimmers joined us for our Critical Mass Thursday, where we showcased old French chansons, some more contemporary Greek music, and some Portuguese fado, amongst others.#feelthegravityTracklisting:Part I & II (00:00)The Staples Singers – Respect YourselfBlue Material – PersonalRonald Langestraat – In The Middle of The NightThe Rebels of Tijuana – Et le blizzard s'estompeGitkin – Tail ChaserKhruangbin – Dearest AlfredDivino Nino – MariaRudy de Anda – Los CanariosGinger Root – JeanieHoly Hive – Embers to AshCochemea – Chito's Song Part III & IV (57:10)Vladimir Presnyakov – Girlfriend MashaConki feat Anthony Lazaro – Coffee CupConki feat Mark Wilkinson – I'm On FireNila Cara – Je Vous Deteste Les HommesBourvil – C'etait BienJean Gabin – Maintenant Je SaisJoao Braga – Babel e SiaoIonica Aranea – Sia BenedettuRocco Franceso Gennaro feat Ionica Aranea – FurtunaPaolo Russo Trio – FilastroccaChet Baker – Let's Get Lost 

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Today on AirTalk, we revisit the Watts Riots 55 years on. Also on the show, we learn more about TikTok; answer your questions about COVID-19; and more.

The Pesci Brothers talk to movie writer and long time friend, Bill Mikita, about his script for a movie he is calling, "Brewer's Boys." It's baseball's version of Remember the Titans and a story you've probably never heard before. It will shock you when you learn who was on Brewer's team and how they won the championship during the Watts Riots. Stick around after the interview for a special 4th of July "It's OVA" from AJ. 

Greetings SOTAns, We hope you are all keeping well. In light of the recent social unrest in the Twin Cities, we are discussing a similar situation that happened in Los Angeles in 1965–The Watts Riots (aka the Watts Rebellion). Similarly to the unjust story of George Floyd in Minneapolis, these riots started with the arrest of a black man by a white officer and lead to community rebellion against systemic oppression against POC communities. The artist, Noah Purifoy, was a resident of Los Angeles and created sculptures out of the refuse from the riots. He later moved to Joshua Tree and spent the rest of his life creating assemblage art, resulting in his outdoor art museum, which we reviewed in the fall of 2018. We wanted to share more of his story, highlighting how his great art career was catalyzed by a striking social upheaval and how his legacy continues on through his art. References: https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/watts-riots http://www.noahpurifoy.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sota/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sota/support

LA 92 is one of the toughest documentaries ever put to film. However, it serves as a great educational piece on the cumulative effects of racism and police brutality in America. While the LA Riots of 1992, definitely mirror certain parts of our own story now, it’s a reflection of the 1965 Watts Riots on a larger scale. Captain Nostalgia and Caless Davis (aka BlackNerdMagic) are sitting down with New York metal band, Prdgms (https://bit.ly/306guest), to discuss the strong sometimes tragic topics that this film brings up and if anything has changed since the Rodney King beating and what were the factors that led to the biggest civil disturbance in American history Plus as an added bonus we’re sitting down with someone who lived through the riots (in 92) to tell us how life was like on ground level. Victims and Villains is written Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey (and produced by), Caless Davis, Dan Rockwood, Micah Kimber & Brandon Miller . Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal). LA 92 is property of National Geographic. We do not own nor claim any rights. The Rodney King news clip used in our cold open is property of CBS. We do not own nor claim any rights. You can view the full video here: https://youtu.be/sdktDOeG2VI. You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to join today!

This episode is all about systemic racism! We look at the different branches of the criminal justice system in the USA and its roots in slavery. We discuss the Watts Riots (1965) and the Rodney King Riots (1992) and the oppressive environments that contributed to these events. How deeply embedded is anti-black sentiment today? Join us as we explore this notion (not just in America, but worldwide)Follow us on social media: Twitter: @mirrorsandoppsInstagram: @mirrorsandopposites

Vagrant Records (Baseball) month concludes with Shakey (@ShakeNBakey). This week we discuss Jane Leavy's fantastic biography, "Koufax - A Lefty's Legacy," and the life of Sandy Koufax and the forgotten early 00's rock band, Koufax. It's somewhat fitting to pair up these two based on title alone, but you'll hear about some of the weird parallels here.We would be remiss if we failed to mention that this episode was recorded before George Floyd was brutally murdered by the Minneapolis Police Department. We'll have more on that in future episodes (to the degree to which you need to get reactions from this very stupid podcast). Buy Koufax music. Read Jane Leavy's book, "Koufax - A Lefty's Legacy." Buy it from a black-owned bookstore, if you can. Follow us on Twitter: @CHIDSPIN, @SighFieri, @RoundingDownRate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Support the show (https://cash.app/$roundingdown)

This is a segment of episode #251 of Last Born In The Wilderness “Lifting The Shroud: Pandemic Capitalism & The Uprisings Of 2020 w/ Gerald Horne.” Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/LBWhorne2 Learn more about and purchase ‘The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century’: https://bit.ly/2U4UXkA Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at Houston State University, examines the material conditions that have precipitated the uprisings across the United States the past few weeks in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th. His analysis includes how the novel coronavirus pandemic has led to the "unmasking of capitalism” stemming from the U.S. government's altogether lack of economic support for the majority of U.S. citizens in wake of this unprecedented crisis, and the hundreds of years of white supremacy and class conflict the United States has grappled with up to the present moment. Dr. Horne frames the wave of uprisings across the nation within a deeper and broader context of previous uprisings (e.g. the Watts Riots of the 1960s in Los Angeles and the nation-wide uprisings that occurred after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.). Dr.  Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University.   WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior

[Intro: 13:08 | Book Pre-sale: http://bit.ly/ORBITgr] In this episode, I speak with Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at Houston State University and the author of ‘The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century.’  In this discussion, Dr. Horne examines the material conditions that have precipitated the uprisings across the United States the past week, in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th. His analysis includes how the novel coronavirus pandemic has led to the "unmasking of capitalism” stemming from the U.S. government's altogether lack of economic support for the majority of U.S. citizens in wake of this unprecedented crisis; the far-right political and economic policies of the Trump Administration and his recent decision to defund the World Health Organization, in turn instigating a new Cold War with China; and the hundreds of years of white supremacy and class conflict the United States has grappled with up to the present moment. Dr. Horne frames the wave of uprisings across the nation within a deeper and broader context of previous uprisings (e.g. the Watts Riots of the 1960s in Los Angeles and the nation-wide uprisings that occurred after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.), and points to the impacts the "Long Sixteenth Century" had in the formation of white supremacy, as explored in his book ‘The Dawning of the Apocalypse.’  Dr.  Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University.   Episode Notes: - Learn more about and purchase ‘The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century’: https://bit.ly/2U4UXkA - The audio sources featured in the introduction: https://youtu.be/CCkj89HJSTY / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLDxMn8_vYo / https://youtu.be/qtokoFjyuvo?t=643 - The song featured in this episode is “Backlash Blues” by Nina Simone from the album Sings the Blues. WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior

Truth can be as strange as fiction. Such is the case with a top-secret program that brought Nazi scientists to America. From L.A. Times Studios comes "Paperclip: America's Nazi Scientists," a podcast paid for by Amazon Studios and inspired by its Emmy-eligible dramatic series “Hunters." Starring Al Pacino and Logan Lerman. Join host Michael Ian Black as he teams up with a Cold War scholar to explore the truth about Operation Paperclip.Listen and subscribe now: https://link.chtbl.com/oO7jjC1a.This is a paid podcast funded Amazon Studios. The Los Angeles Times newsroom was not involved in the production of this podcast. The views expressed on this podcast are not necessarily the views of Amazon Studios or the Los Angeles Times.

Episode: 1853 The Beat Generation, revolution's precursor.  Today, the Beat Generation.

Episode seventy-one of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs continues our look at British music TV by looking at the first time it affected American R&B, and is also our final look at Johnny Otis. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “Short Shorts” by the Royal Teens, a group whose members went on to be far more important than one might expect. Also, this is the first of hopefully many podcasts to come where Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/ (more…)

Scott and Joe wrap up side one of Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill with their analysis of the seemingly cynical “Only a Fool Would Say That.” They find parallel visions of the world in the Mothers of Invention’s protest blues “Trouble Every Day” (1966) and Rian Johnson’s snazzy high school neo-noir Brick (2005). The hosts venture out of their depth to talk Frank Zappa, LBJ, the Watts riots, silent cinema, and Mexican stews. Utopian dreams are smashed, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is pounded to pulp. Young ones listening to this podcast: you are the resistance. Email us! steelininthedan@gmail.com (mailto:steelininthedan@gmail.com) Follow us on Twitter @steelininthedan (https://twitter.com/steelininthedan) Links: “The Incredible History of the Mothers” (Hit Parader) (https://web.archive.org/web/20071014231444/http://zappa.com/fz/interviews/006_19680600.html) AP archival footage of the Watts Riots (https://youtu.be/PE9jA1dU3jE) Zappa stands up for his Cadillac (https://youtu.be/CazcQqRsT9w) Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants (https://youtu.be/z7InE1zXAY4) “Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets” (New Yorker profile) (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/04/05/secrets-of-the-magus)

On this day in 1965, the Watts Riots began in Los Angeles.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Episode 7: Big Willie Robinson’s decision to make himself into a myth ends in tragedy. An effort to understand his legacy leads to a harrowing street race in Compton, and, ultimately, a question: What does it really mean to be larger than life?Learn more about the story, sign up for new episode alerts and go behind the scenes at latimes.com/LTL

Episode 6: As the drug trade and gang violence of the 1980s engulf South Los Angeles, Big Willie Robinson finds himself without a racetrack and sees his influence waning. But after the city burns again, he seizes a chance to start anew. Learn more about the story, sign up for new episode alerts and go behind the scenes at latimes.com/LTL

Episode 5: A startling revelation about Big Willie Robinson leads to a reappraisal of the street racer and his mission. As members of the Brotherhood of Street Racers try to make sense of his secret, a new truth emerges. Learn more about the story, sign up for new episode alerts and go behind the scenes at latimes.com/LTL

Episode 4: Big Willie Robinson has a surprising career turn in the entertainment industry, working as an actor, rubbing shoulders with A-listers and appearing in some iconic 1970s films. He even has connections to the “The Fast and the Furious” and “Star Wars” film franchises. Learn more about the story, sign up for new episode alerts and go behind the scenes at latimes.com/LTL

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Episode 3: Banned from street racing in L.A. in the early 1970s, Big Willie Robinson becomes fixated with building a racetrack for the Brotherhood of Street Racers. He wants a place where all are welcome — even cops and criminals — but can he pull it off? Learn more about the story, sign up for new episode alerts and go behind the scenes at latimes.com/LTL

Episode 1: L.A. street racing legend Big Willie Robinson uses cars to heal a city torn apart by racial violence. His larger-than-life exploits touch Hollywood, the Southland’s most notorious gangs and even the Los Angeles Times. Learn more about the story, sign up for new episode alerts and go behind the scenes at latimes.com/LTL

Episode 2: In the five years after the 1965 Watts riots, Big Willie Robinson meets the love of his life, gets the car of his dreams, forges ties with the LAPD and starts the Brotherhood of Street Racers. Learn more about the story, sign up for new episode alerts and go behind the scenes at latimes.com/LTL

This is the true story of a street racer who united Los Angeles — but left behind a tangle of questions. Reported, written and hosted by Daniel Miller from the Los Angeles Times. Premieres July 9.

Some family issues came up this weekend, preventing us from recording. So we’re revisiting one of our favorites from Season 3, _Black on White on Fire. _ We often talk on this show about _Quantum Leap_ episodes that haven’t aged well, especially with our more socially-conscious 2018 sensibilities. Here’s one that is – all too unfortunately – very timely. It almost feels like it could have been written today. Sam leaps into Ray Harper, a young black medical student living in Watts, Los Angeles on August 11, 1965 – the day the Watts Riots begin. As Ray, Sam must help provide medical care to Watts citizens affected by the riots while trying to keep his white fiancée, Kim, safe. He also has to deal with Ray’s militant brother, Lonnie, who wants Ray to abandon his plans of leaving Watts with Kim for a medical internship in Boston, stay in Watts and help his own people. L.A. actor, LaMont Anthony Hendrix joins us to discuss the episode – his first episode of _QL_ ever.

Martin chats with his hilarious and candid mother, Kathy Lastrapes, on her 68th birthday. She talks about experiencing the Watts Riots, getting married at 17, and she even reveals a secret she's been keeping for the past 50 years.

Belle Grove Plantation is an estate and plantation house dating back into the 18th century that has witnessed over 300 years of history that includes colonization, the Revolutionary and Civil Wars and is famously known as the birthplace of President James Madison. The pursuit of John Wilkes Booth also touched the grounds of this beautiful property. This is one of the best preserved 18th century homes in America and has been restored to its former beauty and runs today as a bed and breakfast. One claim to fame that is not as well known is just how haunted this property allegedly seems to be and that reputation led it to being featured on Ghost Hunters. There are reputedly dozens of ghosts lurking about the manor. Join me as I explore the history and hauntings of Belle Grove Plantation! The Moment in Oddity was suggested by Rachel Gates and features Chief Big Thunder's death and beyond and This Month in History features the Watts Riots. Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com Show notes can be found here: https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2018/08/ep-271-belle-grove-plantation.html Get a little one on one with Mort in the graveyard by beoming an Executive Producer: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Music: Vanishing from http://purple-planet.com (Moment in Oddity) In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com (This Month in History) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ All other music licensing: PODCASTMUSIC.COM License Synchronization, Mechanical, Master Use and Performance Direct License for a Single Podcast Series under current monthly subscription.

Never mind Harry Potter, but is making money ‘stinking sorcery’?   Hey Kids!  It’s easy to describe the hard work your dad does if he’s a bus driver, a fireman, or a pilot.  But what if he’s a mortgage broker,  a recruiter, or an investment banker?  Does he make money by just talking on the phone all day? Sounds like fun. LeBron James plays basketball and Ron Johnson built the Apple stores in all the malls. Each made about $30M a year. Why did so many people say Ron Jonson was overpaid at Apple while everybody thought LeBron James earned every penny of his pay?  The spirituality of money.  Why did Los Angelinos destroy Jewish-owned stores in the Watts Riots of 1965 and then Korean-owned stores in the Rodney King riots of 1992?  What did Boeing’s Alan Mulally have that Ford so desperately needed? 3 effective spiritual strategies for increasing your financial revenue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Never mind Harry Potter, but is making money ‘stinking sorcery’? Hey Kids! It’s easy to describe the hard work your dad does if he’s a bus driver, a fireman, or a pilot. But what if he’s a mortgage broker,  a recruiter, or an investment banker? Does he make money by just talking on the phone all day? Sounds like fun. LeBron James plays basketball and Ron Johnson built the Apple stores in all the malls. Each made about $30M a year. Why did so many people say Ron Jonson was overpaid at Apple while everybody thought LeBron James earned every penny of his pay? The spirituality of money. Why did Los Angelinos destroy Jewish-owned stores in the Watts Riots of 1965 and then Korean-owned stores in the Rodney King riots of 1992? What did Boeing’s Alan Mulally have that Ford so desperately needed? 3 effective spiritual strategies for increasing your financial revenue.

It’s August 1965 and Los Angeles is scorching. Americo Monk, a street-haunting aficionado of graffiti, is frantically trying to return home to the makeshift harbor community (assembled from old shipping containers) where he lives with his girlfriend, Karmann. But this is during the Watts Riots, and although his status as a chronicler of all things underground garners him free passage through the territories fiercely controlled by gangs, his trek is nevertheless diverted. Embarking on an exhilarating, dangerous, and at times paranormal journey, Monk crosses paths with a dizzying array of representatives from Los Angeles subcultures, including Chinese gangsters, graffiti bombers, witches, the Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, and others. Graffiti Palace is the story of a city transmogrified by the upsurge of its citizens, and Monk is our tour guide, cataloging and preserving the communities that, though surreptitious and unseen, nevertheless formed the backbone of 1960s Los Angeles. With an astounding generosity of imagery and imagination, Graffiti Palace heralds the birth of a major voice in fiction. A. G. Lombardo sees the writings on our walls, and with Graffiti Palace he has provided an allegorical paean to a city in revolt.

Darryl Brumfield has spent more than thirty years as both a software engineer and as a pastor. For the last several years he’s been serving at Newsong Church in Santa Ana, CA. He’s a gifted speaker, funny story teller, and, as someone who grew up in the city of Compton during white flight, someone with an extremely unique and fascinating childhood, with experiences he’s carried with him to this day. Last year, Darryl published his first book called, “Hearing God & Slaying Giants in Your Career.” I had the pleasure of speaking to Darryl, learning more about how he thinks, and simply shearing the amazing stories about his life.  Many thanks to Darryl for his generosity and insight! Two quick corrections: The Watts Riots happened in 1965, not 1968. And there were actually two “Great Migrations” of African Americans from the south, the first wave in the 1920s, and the  which began in 1940. Music:  Partly Sunny - Joey Pecocaro SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and REVIEW What Just Happened? on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. Reach me at Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatjusthappenedpodcast  My website: www.podcastenthusiast.com Twitter @davidgchangwhatjustpodcast @ gmail . com

Darryl Brumfield has spent more than thirty years as both a software engineer and as a pastor. For the last several years he’s been serving at Newsong Church in Santa Ana, CA. He’s a gifted speaker, funny story teller, and, as someone who grew up in the city of Compton during white flight, someone with an extremely unique and fascinating childhood, with experiences he’s carried with him to this day. Last year, Darryl published his first book called, “Hearing God & Slaying Giants in Your Career.” I had the pleasure of speaking to Darryl, learning more about how he thinks, and simply shearing the amazing stories about his life.  Many thanks to Darryl for his generosity and insight! Two quick corrections: The Watts Riots happened in 1965, not 1968. And there were actually two “Great Migrations” of African Americans from the south, the first wave in the 1920s, and the  which began in 1940. Music:  Partly Sunny - Joey Pecocaro SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and REVIEW What Just Happened? on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Spotify. Reach me at Facebook: www.facebook.com/whatjusthappenedpodcast  My website: www.podcastenthusiast.com Twitter @davidgchangwhatjustpodcast @ gmail . com

On August 11, 1965, an African-American was pulled over for allegedly drunk driving in a predominantly black neighborhood in Los Angeles. The man behind the wheel was Marquette Frye and was arrested by two white police officers for reckless driving. The situation escalated when Frye’s mother arrived at the scene of the arrest and a crowd of spectators gathered at the corner of the street. Premeditated distrust for the police force and acts of physical aggression led the witnesses to believe that this arrest was yet another incident of racially motivated police brutality. A dangerous and violent six days followed, as the community rioted together against police racism and unwarranted brutality. The riots resulted in 34 deaths and over 40 million dollars in property damage; it was the city’s worst unrest until the infamous Rodney King riots in 1992. Leading up to societal revolt, Los Angeles racially prohibited minorities from renting or buying property in certain areas and ethnically divided the city. This caused a racism battle within property and many white people believed in the stereotypical assumptions of black men; that included the LAPD. When the riots began, chief of police, William H. Parker called for assistance from the California Army National Guard. Thousands of law enforcers attempted to maintain order on the streets but only further escalated the furiousness of the community. "The streets of Watts resembled an all-out war zone in some far-off foreign country, it bore no resemblance to the United States of America." White-owned stores were looted and burned down as over 31,000 participated in the riots while 70,000 were “sympathetic, but not active.” For far too many years, African Americans held their heads high as they were oppressed and discriminated by society. The morally unsound act of racism has haunted the United States since its birth. The Civil Rights movement was the triumphant and powerful impact created by African Americans in hope for change. While many acts were peaceful, some were violent as the fury from being oppressed bottled over when police use their power to intentionally harass, beat and kill African Americans. The issue of police brutality still runs hot and the Watts Riots played part in not only pushing for civil rights, but also righteously demanding it. Police brutality is a dishonorable and disgusting act that cannot continue. How many lives does it take to end this conflict? We are equal, that is no debate. Frye, King, Till and Martin are only a few of the victims of police brutality. Regardless of the color of a man’s skin, there is no excuse. The Watts Riots was a reflection and reaction of the Civil Rights movement and the unhurriedness of the government to make drastic and desperate changes.

The Watts Riots-1965 The Watts riots took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to 17, 1965. On August 11, 1965, 21-year-old Marquette Frye, an African American man behind the wheel of his mother's 1955 Buick, was arrested for drunk driving. A minor roadside argument broke out, and then escalated into a fight. The community reacted in outrage, and six days of looting and arson followed. Los Angeles police needed the support of nearly 4,000 members of the California Army National Guard to quell the riots, which resulted in 34 deaths and over $40 million in property damage. The riots were blamed principally on police racism. It was the city's worst unrest until the Rodney King riots of 1992. In the Great Migration of the 1920s, major populations of African-American moved to Northern and Midwestern cities like Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York City to pursue jobs in newly established manufacturing industries; to establish better educational and social opportunities; and to flee racial segregation, Jim Crow Laws, violence, and racial bigotry in the Southern States. This wave of migration largely bypassed Los Angeles. In the 1940s, in the Second Great Migration, black Americans migrated to the West Coast in large numbers, in response to defense industry recruitment efforts at the start of World War II. The black population in Los Angeles leapt from approximately 63,700 in 1940 to about 350,000 in 1965, making the once-small black community visible to the general public.

It's a Magnum P.I. Reunion! Tom Selleck Joins the Show!Thomas William "Tom" Selleck (born January 29, 1945) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for his starring role as the private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series Magnum, P.I. (1980 to 1988), based in Hawaii. He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on Robert B. Parker novels. Since 2010, he has appeared as NYPD Police Commissioner Frank Reagan in the drama Blue Bloods on CBS-TV.Selleck has appeared in more than fifty film and television roles since his initial success with Magnum, P.I., including a co-starring role in the highest-grossing movie of 1987, Three Men and a Baby; Quigley Down Under; Mr. Baseball; and Lassiter, to name a few. Selleck has also appeared as Dr. Richard Burke on Friends, where he played the on-again, off-again love-interest of Monica Geller (Courteney Cox), and A.J. Cooper on Las Vegas.Early lifeSelleck was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Martha S. (née Jagger), a housewife, and Robert Dean Selleck (died 2001), who was an executive and real estate investor. His father was of English and distant German ancestry, and his mother was of English descent. Selleck's family moved to Sherman Oaks, California, during his childhood. Tom's siblings include brother Robert (born 1944), sister Martha (born 1953) and brother Daniel (born 1955). Selleck graduated from Grant High School, in 1962.Along with modeling, Selleck attended the University of Southern California on a basketball scholarship where he played for the USC Trojans men's basketball team. He is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and a member of the Trojan Knights. While he majored in business administration, a drama coach suggested Selleck try acting. He then studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, under Milton Katselas.Selleck served as a soldier in the 160th Infantry Regiment of the California Army National Guard and his unit was activated for the Watts Riots in Los Angeles.CareerEarly work and Magnum P.I.Selleck's first TV appearance was as a college senior on The Dating Game in 1965, and again in 1967. Soon after, he appeared in commercials for products such as Pepsi-Cola.He began his career with bit parts in smaller movies, including Myra Breckinridge and The Seven Minutes. He also appeared in number of TV series, mini-series and TV movies. Selleck also had a recurring role in the 1970s as "too good to be true" private investigator Lance White in The Rockford Files. Lance was very trusting and always lucky, much to the annoyance of Jim Rockford, the show's star private eye played by James Garner. White would frequently say to Rockford, "Don't worry Jim, clues will turn up" and then a clue would just turn up, much to Rockford's consternation, for whom obtaining clues required hard work and hard knocks. Selleck's character was based on one played in Garner's earlier TV series Maverick (1957) by Wayde Preston in the episode "The Saga of Waco Williams".Selleck, an accessible but relatively untested actor, spent years receiving little interest from the entertainment industry. His big break came when he was cast in the lead role as Thomas Magnum in Magnum, P.I.. The producers would not release the actor for other projects, so Selleck had to pass on the equally enticing film project for the role of Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", which then went to rising star Harrison Ford. The choice between the roles of Indiana Jones and Magnum actually haunted Selleck so much that before making the decision, he consulted his best friend on what to do. Together they came to the conclusion taking the high road and honoring the first contract with Universal Studios was the career-savvy direction. It turned out shooting of the pilot for Magnum was delayed for over six months by a writers' strike, which would have enabled him to complete "Raiders".FilmSelleck starred in the 1979 TV movie Concrete Cowboys with Jerry Reed. He starred in a number of film roles during and after Magnum; among the most notable were as an acrophobic police detective in Runaway; as a stand-in father in Three Men and a Baby; and as an American 19th century sharpshooter in the Australian western Quigley Down Under – a role and film that he considers one of his best. His other films include Three Men and a Little Lady; High Road to China; Lassiter; Coma; Her Alibi; An Innocent Man; Folks!; Christopher Columbus: The Discovery; Mr. Baseball; In & Out and The Love Letter.Selleck is an avid outdoorsman, and a marksman and knowledgeable firearms collector. These interests led him to leading-man cowboy roles in Western films, starting with his role as cowboy and frontier marshal Orrin Sackett in the 1979 film The Sacketts, opposite Sam Elliott, Jeff Osterhage, and Western legendsGlenn Ford and Ben Johnson. He followed The Sacketts with The Shadow Riders in 1982, then portraying a cat burglar in 1930s London in Lassiter in 1984.Quigley Down Under is probably one of his best known Western films, however he also won a "Western Heritage Award" for his 1997 role in Last Stand at Sabre River. His last two cowboy roles to date were in the 2001 TNT movie Crossfire Trail (based on a Louis L'Amour novel of the same name), and the 2003 motion picture Monte Walsh.He most recently appeared in the film Killers, along with Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher.TelevisionMagnum P.I.Selleck played the role of Thomas Magnum in 1980 after six failed TV pilots. Magnum was a former U.S. Navy Officer, a veteran of a special operations unit in the Vietnam War, who had resigned his commission with the Office of Naval Intelligence and become a private investigator living in Hawaii. The show would go on for eight seasons and 162 episodes until 1988, winning him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1984. Selleck was famous for his mustache, a Hawaiian-style aloha shirt, a Detroit Tigers baseball cap, and the Colt Model 1911A1 .45 ACP Caliber pistol his character carried. Magnum drove a Ferrari 308GTSi in the series. The model became so identified with the role that Ferrari fans now refer to the red-painted model as a "Magnum" Ferrari.Selleck has confirmed that he is the most popular choice by fans to play the role of Magnum in the rumoured upcoming Magnum P.I. movie.FriendsIn the late nineties, Selleck played the role of Richard Burke, Monica's boyfriend, at the end of the second season of the hugely successful TV series Friends. Richard was a divorced ophthalmologist who was a friend of Monica's parents, and at first the relationship was hidden from her parents. The relationship eventually ended over Richard's reluctance to commit to raising a family, though Selleck did make a few extra appearances in later shows.The CloserIn February 1998, Selleck accepted the lead role in a sitcom for CBS called The Closer. In it he played Jack McLaren, a legendary publicist heading up a brand new marketing firm. His costars included Ed Asner, David Krumholtz, and Penelope Ann Miller. Despite the high pedigree, and the expectations for his first series since Magnum, P. I., low ratings caused the show to be canceled after ten episodes.Jesse Stone seriesSince 2005, Selleck has starred in the role of transplanted lawman Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on Robert B. Parker's novels. To date, the series comprises eight films, with the most recent released on May 20, 2012. In addition to his portrayal of the films' protagonist, Selleck now also acts as producer for the series. The fifth film, Jesse Stone: Thin Ice, was not adapted from Parker's novels, but rather an original story by Selleck.Las VegasHe joined the cast of the NBC drama Las Vegas in the season-five premiere on September 28, 2007. He played A.J. Cooper, the new owner of the Montecito Casino. He replaced James Caanwho left the cast in the same episode. This was Selleck's first regular role on a drama show since he played Thomas Magnum on Magnum, P.I..Blue BloodsBlue Bloods is an American police procedural/drama series on CBS, filmed on location in New York City. Frank Reagan (Selleck) is the Police Commissioner; the series follows the Reagan family of police officers with the New York City Police Department. The show premiered on September 24, 2010.Other workSelleck has also appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies in recent years. In particular, he has sought to help bring back to popularity the western, often playing one of that genre's typical characters but thrust into a modern context.Selleck was offered the lead role of Mitch Buchannon in Baywatch, but turned down the role because he did not want to be seen as a sex symbol. The role eventually went to David Hasselhoff.Surprising many of his fans, Selleck unexpectedly played the role of General Dwight D. Eisenhower in A&E's 2004 made-for-TV movie Ike: Countdown to D-Day. The movie showed the planning, politics, and preparation for the 1944 Invasion of Normandy, and Selleck was critically lauded for playing a cool, calm Eisenhower.Selleck appeared in a recurring role on the acclaimed ABC drama Boston Legal as Ivan Tiggs—the troubled ex-husband of Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen)—and as novelist Robert B. Parker's character Jesse Stone in several CBS made-for-TV movies, earning a 2007 Emmy nomination for Jesse Stone: Sea Change.BroadwayIn 2001, Selleck played the lead role of Murray in a Broadway revival of Herb Gardner's comedic play A Thousand Clowns. It ran for only two months. Critics, though far from uniformly negative about Selleck's performance, generally compared it unfavorably to that of Jason Robards, Jr., who won awards in the 1960s for playing the character on the stage and in a movie version. (It remains the role with which Robards is most identified.) Playwright Gardner, however, actually preferred Selleck to Robards in the part, and even said that Selleck was the way he had always envisioned Murray.

"Where you stand depends on where you sit." The Watts riots took place in Los Angeles from August 11 to 17, 1965. The perspective of what happened during those 6 days in 1965 mirrors the America of 2016. Learn more at https://jay-harold.com/watts-riots-2-perspectives-and-no-solutions/

Welcome to Our Own Voices Live with your hosts: Angela Thomas & Rodney Smith   Our Topic(s) today: “Katrina, March on Washington, Watts and Baltimore Riots; What Have We Learned and Who Speaks for us?”             If you have a question, comment or just want to listen, give us a call: (347) 826-9600 Near a computer you can listen in or chat with us here: www.blogtalkradio.com/ourownvoices/2015/08/29/katrina-march-on-washington-what-have-we-learned-and-who-speaks-for-us Our Own Voices Live is a radio show featuring people and stories from our community in Las Vegas, the surrounding area and some place near you. America is the greatest country on earth due to its cultural diversity and not in spite of it. Our mission is to help bridge the cultural and ethnic divide in America by working together to build the greatest bridge in history to unite us

@Phoole & the Gang | Show 61 | @IdealClubWorld Radio | 23 August 2014 Tracklist/Tune List/Song Listing: 1. 2014 Ideal Intro – Ideal ClubWorld Radio 2. Come And Take It (Original Mix) – Jay Frog & Eric Smax 3. WATTS RIOTS! – The Sloppy 5th's 4. Can't Get Enough – Blaqwell 5. Poppin Fresh (Sass Nelson Remix) – Demarkus Lewis 6. The Illusionist – The Sloppy 5th's 7. All These Things Are Gone (Radio Edit) – The Young Punx 8. Spank Your Blank Blank (Nick Bike bootleg) – MORRIS JEFFERSON 9. Forgetfulness (Fake Blood Remix) – The Black Ghosts 10. Machines Can Do the Work (Reset Remix) – Fatboy Slim & Hervé 11. VanD Funkicide Advert – Ideal ClubWorld Radio 12. Offline (Birdee Remix) – Lizzie Curious, Louis La Roche, J Paul Getto 13. What You Need (Allen Walker Remix) – Priors 14. L'Emmerdeur – Vanessa Contenay-Quinones & Skeewiff 15. Got it Back – Swack 16. Ghetto Dusk (Original) – Wax Worx 17. Ransacked (Original Mix) – Cornflache 18. Lost Your Mind feat. Zach Joss (Original) – Mat.Joe 19. Summertime Sadness (Dirty Freek Remix) – Lana Del Rey 20. Hold So Tight - Mr Rich & Thomas Graham Remix – Brusikiewicz 21. The Touch (Extended Mix) – Grum 22. Into The Blue (Original Mix) – Nic Danilin & Stan Progman 23. Weekend Alarm Clock Advert – Ideal ClubWorld Radio 24. Magic Dance (Ali Jamieson edit) – David Bowie 25. Burn Burn Burn – The Young Punx 26. Ghetto Burnin' – Phonat It’s Phoole’s last show before she jets off to open for Fantom48 and Wax Worx on the Root Society and Apex stages at Burning Man, join Ideal Queen Sacha and Sgt. Major WalterWall in marriage, and avoid the FLYING FAIRY SHRIMP on the Playa! Phoole & the Gang is mad chatter, genre-scatter, and tunes that matter, as delivered to you weekly LIVE from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, home of "Happy Days" and the Bronze Fonz! Tune in for two hours of turbofunkin' disco-breakin' block-rockin' beats every Friday from 7-9pm USA Central time / Saturday 1-3am UK time at player.idealclubworld.com! Show info: bit.ly/IdealPhoole Past show videos on demand: bit.ly/PhooleVids (SUBSCRIBE while you're there) Past show audios: bit.ly/PhooleCasts and bit.ly/PhooleAudioArchive twitter.com/phoole facebook.com/DJPhoole mixcloud.com/phoole Buy the tunes! Support the artists! Buy their music here: www.discogs.com www.junodownload.com www.traxsource.com www.beatport.com www.itunes.com

@Phoole & the Gang | Show 61 | @IdealClubWorld Radio | 23 August 2014 Tracklist/Tune List/Song Listing: 1. 2014 Ideal Intro – Ideal ClubWorld Radio 2. Come And Take It (Original Mix) – Jay Frog & Eric Smax 3. WATTS RIOTS! – The Sloppy 5th's 4. Can't Get Enough – Blaqwell 5. Poppin Fresh (Sass Nelson Remix) – Demarkus Lewis 6. The Illusionist – The Sloppy 5th's 7. All These Things Are Gone (Radio Edit) – The Young Punx 8. Spank Your Blank Blank (Nick Bike bootleg) – MORRIS JEFFERSON 9. Forgetfulness (Fake Blood Remix) – The Black Ghosts 10. Machines Can Do the Work (Reset Remix) – Fatboy Slim & Hervé 11. VanD Funkicide Advert – Ideal ClubWorld Radio 12. Offline (Birdee Remix) – Lizzie Curious, Louis La Roche, J Paul Getto 13. What You Need (Allen Walker Remix) – Priors 14. L'Emmerdeur – Vanessa Contenay-Quinones & Skeewiff 15. Got it Back – Swack 16. Ghetto Dusk (Original) – Wax Worx 17. Ransacked (Original Mix) – Cornflache 18. Lost Your Mind feat. Zach Joss (Original) – Mat.Joe 19. Summertime Sadness (Dirty Freek Remix) – Lana Del Rey 20. Hold So Tight - Mr Rich & Thomas Graham Remix – Brusikiewicz 21. The Touch (Extended Mix) – Grum 22. Into The Blue (Original Mix) – Nic Danilin & Stan Progman 23. Weekend Alarm Clock Advert – Ideal ClubWorld Radio 24. Magic Dance (Ali Jamieson edit) – David Bowie 25. Burn Burn Burn – The Young Punx 26. Ghetto Burnin' – Phonat It’s Phoole’s last show before she jets off to open for Fantom48 and Wax Worx on the Root Society and Apex stages at Burning Man, join Ideal Queen Sacha and Sgt. Major WalterWall in marriage, and avoid the FLYING FAIRY SHRIMP on the Playa! Phoole & the Gang is mad chatter, genre-scatter, and tunes that matter, as delivered to you weekly LIVE from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, home of "Happy Days" and the Bronze Fonz! Tune in for two hours of turbofunkin' disco-breakin' block-rockin' beats every Friday from 7-9pm USA Central time / Saturday 1-3am UK time at player.idealclubworld.com! Show info: bit.ly/IdealPhoole Past show videos on demand: bit.ly/PhooleVids (SUBSCRIBE while you're there) Past show audios: bit.ly/PhooleCasts and bit.ly/PhooleAudioArchive twitter.com/phoole facebook.com/DJPhoole mixcloud.com/phoole Buy the tunes! Support the artists! Buy their music here: www.discogs.com www.junodownload.com www.traxsource.com www.beatport.com www.itunes.com

The Watts riots in Los Angeles - were they an uprising by black Americans angry at their treatment or simply criminally motivated looting and violence?