Tag: Angela Davis
Our Living Heritage: A Juneteenth Play at St. Stephens
Important figures of the struggle were represented and brought to life on the St. Stephens Church stage by members of the congregation.
By Darrel Wheeler,...
Assistant Prosecutor Says Thanks by Giving Back to Detroit
By Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press
The date was Aug. 26, 1979. The venue was Cobo Hall. And a 17-year-old east-sider named Opolla Brown very...
Monterey Jazz Festival 62 a Dream Weekend
By Barbara Smith | Photos By Ese
For Michael Mayo, 24-year-old vocalist extraordinaire, who performed at this year’s Monterey Jazz Festival opening night tribute to...
Civil Rights Icon Angela Davis Inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame
“At each significant turning point in my life, when I was introduced to the world of progressive political activism, anti-racist prison abolition struggles, when...
Scholar and Activist Angela Davis Gives Inspiring Speech ayt UCSD Black History Month Fundraiser
By Latanya West
Contributing Writer
On Saturday, scholar and activist Angela Davis roused a crowd of more than two hundred people at UCSD’s Price Center Ballroom,...