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Authors this week in L.A.: A Walt Whitman reading and more
Jacket CopyThis week's list of author activities in L.A. includes a poetry reading of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" to kick off the start of National Poetry Month.... -
U.S. ends probe of racial bias at UC San Diego
SAN DIEGO —UC San Diego officials have reached an agreement with the federal government to end an investigation into racial tensions on campus that began after white students held an event laced with racial stereotypes during Black History Month....Tags: University of California, San Diego, Teaching and Learning, Ku Klux Klan, Students, Civil Rights
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President Obama grooves with Mick Jagger, B.B. King
That Al Green tune was just the beginning.
Weeks after President Obama sang a snippet of the soul hit “Let’s Stay Together” during a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, he ventured into the blues Tuesday night.
Maybe he was...Tags: Concerts, Al Green, Apollo Theater, The Washington Post, Buddy Guy
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'Undefeated': A provocative look at race and class in sports
24 FramesIf we’ve learned anything from the mega-media onslaught over Jeremy Lin, it’s that racial and ethnic stereotypes are still a powerful force in America, especially in the world of sports. My 13-year-old son’s generation is largely... -
Oscar shorts: Civil rights activists see day they never expected
24 FramesThe Oscar-nominated short documentary "The Barber of Birmingham" tells the stories of Birmingham's foot soldiers of the civil rights movement.... -
Segregation of blacks at record low, think tank report says
Nation NowSegregation of African Americans has declined to its lowest point in more than a century, but social and income disparities continue to exist, according to a report released Monday by the conservative Manhattan Institute.... -
Pioneers of LAUSD desegregation
They aren't the kind of heroes usually honored during Black History Month. They didn't challenge Jim Crow laws or invent more ways to use peanuts.
But they were pioneers 40 years ago in this city's first school integration campaign.
Rudy Pittman, now...Tags: Teaching and Learning, California State University, Long Beach, Students, Black History, Steve White
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Ken Burns takes on 'The Dust Bowl'
Show TrackerThere are BIG projects from Ken Burns ("Baseball," "Jazz," and "The Civil War"), and there are the less ambitious stories ("Thomas Jefferson" and "Mark Twain") from the New Hampshire-based documentarian who has become in many ways a de facto national........ -
Black History Month: A celebration with mixed feelings on PBS
Show TrackerPBS' "Independent Lens" looks at Black History Month with documentaries that take a varied -- and critical -- view of the observance.... -
Arts on TV: Anna Deavere Smith; civil rights songs; Dudamel
Culture Monster“Great Performances” 9 p.m., Friday KOCE: "Let Me Down Easy": Anna Deavere Smith portrays several different characters, sharing their life experiences.... -
American Idol on TV
Show Tracker'American Idol' Steven Tyler, left, Jennifer Lopez, Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest.... -
Anna Deavere Smith on healthcare, mimicry and President Obama
Show TrackerAnna Deavere Smith, whose play "Let Me Down Easy" premieres on PBS, talks about the writing process and documentary theater....
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