The life and times of George Carlin

I just finished George Carlin's book, Last Words. It's different than anything else he wrote, because it's his autobiography. Interesting and amusing, of course. Well, when Carlin was younger he knew the comedian and social critic, Lenny Bruce. Bruce was before my time, but...

The 44th Anniversary of the Assassination of Malcolm X

On February 21, 1965, Black nationalist leader Malcolm X, who first changed the 'X' to Shabazz, later changing his full name to El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem in...

Flashback: The Legacy of Dr. King

From a speech delivered by Senator Robert Francis Kennedy on April 4, 1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana:Ladies and Gentlemen,I'm only going to talk to you just for a minute or so this evening, because I have some --...

The Legacy of Dr. King

On November 2, 1983, in the White House Rose Garden, President Ronald Wilson Reagan signed a bill creating a federal holiday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in the United States of America, which was...

In Memory of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, formerly known as Malcolm X

Forty two years have passed since Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965. Six years later, in March 1971, it was revealed that Malcolm X, one of many Black leaders along with Dr. Martin Luther King...

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