Tag: activist
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NFL Great Jim Brown Dies at 87
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent Jim Brown, the superstar Cleveland Browns running back who quit football at the very height of his hall-of-fame career, has died at 87. Perhaps the greatest running back ever, Brown quit football to pursue an acting career at 30. From 1957 to 1965, the perennial all-pro ... -
Icon Harry Belafonte Dies at 96
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr Natl Correspondent Renowned singer, actor, producer, and legendary civil rights trailblazer, Harry Belafonte has died at the age of 96. His publicist confirmed that the beloved icon died of congestive heart failure at his home in New York. In addition to his children Adrienne Belafonte Biesemeyer, Shari Belafonte, ... -
Activist Angela Davis to Speak at CSUSB April 17
Angela Davis, American political activist, philosopher, academic and author, will visit Cal State San Bernardino on April 17. The talk, to be held noon to 1 p.m. in the Santos Manuel Student Union (SMSU) North Conference Center, will be moderated by Angie Otiniano Verissimo, CSUSB associate professor of health science and human ecology, and Alexandra ... -
TURN ME LOOSE: A Play About Comic Genius Dick Gregory
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis) has announced the second extension of the West Coast premiere of the Off-Broadway hit Turn Me Loose—a comedic drama by Gretchen Law, produced by John Legend and Mike Jackson, about the life of trailblazing comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory who passed away in August at the age of 84. The limited engagement ...