As we learn more about the Michigan State University mass shooting that rocked the nation on Monday, the three dead have been identified. One of which is the niece of reality star Deelishis.
This week in 1882, the Virginia Star, a black newspaper in Richmond, Virginia reprinted an article from the Conservator, a black newspaper from Chicago, that read: “A number of well-known colored men of this city have united to establish a colored colony in Dakotah. Their pronunciamento is as follows ."
Contributed commentary by Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts:
Around Monday’s national holiday celebrating the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., we pause to reflect on the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. He had a special insight and clarity, and many of the words he spoke more than six decades ago still inspire us today.
Many are familiar with King’s “I Have A Dream” speech, but I’d like to talk about a lesser-known speech that strikes me as highly relevant in January 2021.
In 1967, King delivered a speech at Stanford University on “The Other America.” It is a speech he gave more than once. One version was given at Grosse Point High School, in Grosse Point, Michigan, less than a month before his assassination.