Martin Luther King

2024 - 9 - 18

Kuka tarvitsi marttyyriä? Podcast tuo esiin unohtuneen osan kansalaisoikeustaistelusta!

Louisiana - Mark Robinson - Martin Luther King - Opioidikriisi - Poliittinen keskustelu - Rabbien rooli ihmisoikeuksissa

Uusi podcast paljastaa, kuinka rabbi Martin Luther Kingin rinnalla liittyivät kansalaisoikeustaisteluun!

Amy Geller, mediantoimija ja aktivisti, on avannut uuden podcastinsarjan, joka keskittyy unohtuneeseen lukuun kansalaisoikeustaistelusta. Podcastissa Geller syventyy rabbiinien rooliin vuonna 1964, kun he liittyivät Martin Luther King, Jr.:n johdolla marssimaan erottelun poistamiseksi Floridan kaupungissa. Gellerin mielenkiintoinen lähestymistapa nostaa esille monet rabbi, jotka eivät ehkä ole yhtä tunnettuja kuin King, mutta heidän panoksensa oli ratkaiseva taistelussa oikeudenmukaisuuden puolesta.

Podcastin ensimmäisessä jaksossa Geller haastattelee asiantuntijoita ja sukulaisia, jotka jakavat tarinoita rabbiinien urhoollisuudesta ja heidän merkityksestään kansalaisoikeusliikkeessä. Gellerin luoma keskustelu heijastaa sitä, kuinka monimuotoinen ja laaja kansalaisoikeustaistelu oli – se ei ollut vain afroamerikkalaisten taistelu, vaan myös monien muiden kansanryhmien yhteinen ponnistus. Rabbit olivat usein mukana, eivät vain tukemassa protestejamme, vaan myös tarjoamassa moraalista ja hengellistä tukea näyttöinä monista vaikutuksistaan.

Gellerin podcast on tärkeä muistutus siitä, kuinka historiaa kirjoitetaan usein valikoivasti. Monet tarinat jäävät unohduksiin – kuten rabbiinien osallistuminen, ja sen vuoksi tällaiset projektit ovat kriittisiä. Lähteiden etsiminen, haastattelut ja syvällinen tutkimus auttavat tuo esiin äänet, jotka ovat jääneet taka-alalle tapahtumien vyöryessä eteenpäin. Tämä uusi podcast saa varmasti kuuntelijat pohtimaan, mitä muita tarinoita on vielä kertomatta.

Jos olet kiinnostunut historiasta, aktivismista tai yksinkertaisesti vain hyviä tarinoita, Gellerin podcast on pakollista kuunneltavaa. Se vie sinut aikamatkalle menneisiin hetkiin ja avaa silmiä sellaisten henkilöiden rohkeudelle, joista emme ehkä ole kuulleet aikaisemmin. Nopeasti etenevän aikakauden keskellä tämä podcast muistuttaa meitä erottelun tuhoamisesta ja yhteisön voiman merkityksestä.

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Podcast Looks at a Forgotten Chapter of the Civil Rights Struggle (BU Today)

Amy Geller has launched her first podcast, about activist rabbis who joined Martin Luther King, Jr. to march for desegregation of a Florida city in 1964.

Northwest Louisiana Office of Public Health and Southern University ... (Louisiana Department of Health - Louisiana.gov)

The symposium will offer education about the opioid epidemic in Louisiana and ways to prevent accidental opioid overdose. Presentations include: “Primary Care ...

Trump called Mark Robinson 'Martin Luther King on steroids' in ... (Raleigh News & Observer)

Speaking at a rally in Greensboro in March, former President Donald Trump shouted out NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, ...

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Trump Called Radioactive GOP Candidate For Governor Mark ... (Mediaite)

Slavery is not bad. Some people need to be slaves. I wish they would bring it (slavery) back. I would certainly buy a few,” Robinson wrote online, ...

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North Carolina Gov. Candidate Mark Robinson Called Himself ... (Forbes)

Republican North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson referred to himself as a “Black Nazi,” disparaged Martin Luther King Jr., used antisemitic ...

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North Carolina Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson ... (KFSN-TV)

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN report about comments it says he made.

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NC gov. candidate Mark Robinson declared himself "Black Nazi" on ... (Axios)

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Republican nominee for governor, made numerous inflammatory comments on a porn website's message board a decade ago ...

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CNN report: NC GOP nominee for governor made dozens of ... (WRAL.com)

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson made a series of inflammatory comments on a pornography website's message board more than a decade ago, ...

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Mark Robinson Said He Was a 'Black Nazi' on Porn Site: CNN (New York Magazine)

Mark Robinson, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in North Carolina who is no stranger to scandal, is facing calls to quit the race amid damning ...

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Harris campaign quickly posts clips of Trump praising Robinson (The Hill)

Harris's campaign posted a video on the social platform X with clips of Trump praising Robinson, including one in which Trump calls Robinson “Martin Luther ...

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North Carolina governor's race rocked by CNN report on Mark ... (CBS News)

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson posted a slew of incendiary, explicit and racist comments on a pornographic website more than a decade ago, ...

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Everything Donald Trump has said about North Carolina's Mark ... (Newsweek)

Trump has yet to speak out as Robinson faces pressures to exit the North Carolina gubernatorial race after reports of his past messages to an adult website.

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North Carolina GOP governor candidate vows to stay in race despite ... (Los Angeles Times)

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN media report about comments it says he made on a ...

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Mark Robinson made dozens of disturbing comments on porn forum ... (WRAL.com)

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson made a series of inflammatory comments on a pornography website's message board more than a decade ago, ...

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MLK 3 blasts Robinson's “grotesque characterization” of Martin ... (The Hill)

Martin Luther King III lambasted North Carolina Lt. Gov. and GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson (R) for alleged comments he made about Martin Luther ...

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Trump has embraced NC's Mark Robinson, calling him 'Martin ... (Raleigh News & Observer)

New report from CNN prompts questions about future of Mark Robinson's campaign for governor and support from former President Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump Called 'Black Nazi Perv' Mark Robinson Better Than ... (Daily Beast)

The former president endorsed Robinson for governor at a pre-Super Tuesday rally in March and likened the allegedly self-professed “perv” to MLK “on ...

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Harris campaign highlights Trump's past praise for Mark Robinson ... (CNN)

Donald Trump's campaign declined to comment Thursday on whether North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, whom the former president once described as “Martin ...

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Local 4 Game of the Week: Martin Luther King vs Cass Tech (WDIV ClickOnDetroit)

The Cass Tech Technicians will host Detroit Martin Luther King Crusaders on Friday, Sept. 20, at 7:00 p.m..

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Purcell's Picks: Who will win Week 4 football games around Metro ... (mlive.com)

On defense, Cass Tech 2025 cornerback Alex Graham is committed to Colorado while senior defensive lineman John Baker (Toledo) and Logan Howell (Miami OH) aim to ...

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