Fri, 13 February 2009  DC Oral History Project is a collaboration among the DC Public Library, Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, Col. Charles McGee, and students from Benjamin Banneker Academic High School and Maya Angelou Public Charter School.Members of the African American Legacy Celebration Committee developed the idea of an oral history project that would connect teens and local senior citizens. DC Public Library staff created a project curriculum and trained students to conduct and produce recorded interviews with Col. Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman and Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African American graduate of the Naval Academy. On Saturday, January 31 the DC Public Library presented the edited oral history film with the participants in attendance. Comments[0] |
Fri, 13 February 2009  Civil Rights groups today contend that the media has attempted to portray Dr. King as a conservative and opponent of affirmative action, citing his desire to have his children judge by “the content of their character” rather than “the color of their skin.” Page explores Dr. King’s belief in affirmative action. And, if writers have misinterpreted, misunderstood, or taken his words out of context.Comments[0] |
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