L.A. Mayor Pulls a John Kerry

“Prompted by events and political necessity, Mayor James K. Hahn has turned increasingly to African Americans to propel his candidacy as he heads into the frantic two weeks before election day.
Over the last nine days, he has darted across African American neighborhoods almost daily, attending church services, community meetings and a reception of the National [...]

L.A. Mayor Pulls a John Kerry

“Prompted by events and political necessity, Mayor James K. Hahn has turned increasingly to African Americans to propel his candidacy as he heads into the frantic two weeks before election day.
Over the last nine days, he has darted across African American neighborhoods almost daily, attending church services, community meetings and a reception of the National [...]

The Shadow of a Saint: Ken Saro-Wiwa

“Nigerian television producer, writer of satirical novels, children’s tales, and plays. In 1994 Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941-1995) was imprisoned by order of the dictator Sani Abacha. He had strongly defended the rights of the Ogoni people and criticized the government’s oil policy with Royal Dutch/Shell. Despite wide international protests, Saro-Wiwa was hanged after a show trial [...]

Carter G. Woodson and the Miseducation of the Negro

“Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) was born on December 19, 1875 at New Canton, Va. He was an American historian who first opened the long-neglected field of black studies to scholars and also popularized the field in the schools and colleges of blacks. To focus attention on black contributions to civilization, he founded Negro History Week [...]

The Shadow of a Saint: Ken Saro-Wiwa

“Nigerian television producer, writer of satirical novels, children’s tales, and plays. In 1994 Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941-1995) was imprisoned by order of the dictator Sani Abacha. He had strongly defended the rights of the Ogoni people and criticized the government’s oil policy with Royal Dutch/Shell. Despite wide international protests, Saro-Wiwa was hanged after a show trial [...]

Carter G. Woodson and the Miseducation of the Negro

“Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) was born on December 19, 1875 at New Canton, Va. He was an American historian who first opened the long-neglected field of black studies to scholars and also popularized the field in the schools and colleges of blacks. To focus attention on black contributions to civilization, he founded Negro History Week [...]