inspired me because they listen. listen to your teachers. listen to your mothers and fathers. and be the best you can be. when i finished high school in may of 1957, 17 years old, i wanted to go off to college. there was a little college ten miles from my home called troy state college, now known as troy university. submit an application, my high school transcript. i never heard a word from the college. but long before 1957, in 1955, heard that rosa park, heard of martin luther king jr. 1957 i met rosa parks. so because i didn t hear from this school, i wrote a letter to
we see it all over. it s not just a southern thing. we see it in ohio. we see it in pennsylvania. we see it in arizona. it s not just in the american south. so there is a need for a stronger voting rights act. we don t want to go back, we want to go forward. we made too much progress to stand still, or to slide back. talk to me for a minute about dr. king. you met him, you were 17 years old, and he sent you a bus ticket to come from college, and meet with him, join the movement. i remember so well. in 1957, at the age of 17, i went to college only ten miles from my home. it was all white. didn t admit black students. i submitted my application, my high school transcript, never heard a word from the college. i wrote a letter to dr. king and told him i needed his help. he wrote me back and sent me a
hit with 33 counts of theft charges. he s accuse of stealing at least $380,000 and using it on family vacations, spa treatments and expensive wines and first, it was new york city. now cambridge, massachusetts. considering a ban on large servings of soda and other sugary drinks. look out, snapple. like new york city mayor michael bloomberg, cambridge s mayor says she s looking to reduce obesity. decision made later in the fall. i ll keep you abreast of the situation. steve? thank you very much, brian. the first letter is music to any parent s ears. you know that big fat envelope your kid gets. they ve been accepted to the college of their dreams! but imagine a couple of weeks later they get a second letter in a small envelope that says we recently received your final high school transcript. we are concerned with your performance, son or daughter during the senior year. please understand that your admission is in jeopardy. can you imagine being a parent?