University alum who paid the way for the Civil Rights Movement. Could you give me a detailed response of the question . I have chosen Boston University for several reasons. First, the fact that Boston University is my on the modern. Alma mater. I have the privilege of studying here for three years. It was this university that meant so much to me in terms of the formulation of my thinking and ideas that have guided my life. Dr. King came to be because that was a special offer and it was an empowering experience to him. [indiscernible] he came to study with harold wolf. In 1955. He left Boston University with the dream. Relationship with Boston University. In 1960 four, after he was nominated for the nobel peace prize, dr. King realizes he has to get to safety, so between the nomination and before accepting university. He went to atlanta, drove them back because of the fear of what could be done to the papers. Dr. King and you he was living history new he was living history and wanted to
The world stage at the olympics in nazi germany. A few weeks ago, i had a chance to sit down with stephan james, who plays owens. In 1936 nazi germany, one event would set the stage for the greatest feat of athleticism mankind had ever witnessed and one of the greatest displays of courage the world would ever see. The ninth of 10 children, jesse owens loved to run. It was this drive that led him to compete at ohio state. Despite having to endure racial the great equalizer. There is only fast and slow. He would set records during his College Career and become the hope for the 1936 games. You want to win a gold medal . Nothing can stop you. For adolf hitler, it showed the decimal the chance to show the world the superiority of the aryan race. Get to berlin and beat those nazis. This is our shot. We get some payback in their house. Jesse won four gold medals in berlin. His greatest achievement was paving the way for black athletes and the black community as a whole. American hero. Karen w
Choice on who will become the republican and democratic nominee. Joining us today is james jennings, professor of emeritus cap tufts university, aaron o brien, professor of Political Science at humid boston, and paul weston on d, director of the institute for Asian American studies at the college of liberal arts also at umass boston. Let s jump right in. We have already seen the results in New Hampshire and iowa , but i wonder, these states are predominately white. Should they, in today s world, have so much influence, and immediate attention that comes along with it, in terms of picking president ial nominees . Should they . The answer is no. Do they . New hampshire and iowa is the American Election process on speed. The general election would set up a voting rules to discourage communities of color from voting. Iowa and New Hampshire put that on further display. Interest groups have undue influence. It is wildly unrepresentative, but it mirrors the way in which the general election i
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If you were a theater kid or some variation in the chorus or marching band, you wanted to be on 'Community Auditions', a Boston TV show. Turns out, comedian Sarah Silverman was on it.