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Black History Month - The Ballad of Emmett Till
KTLA NewsFOUNTAIN'S 20th ANNIVERSARY SEASON opens with the WEST COAST PREMIERE of "THE BALLAD OF EMMETT TILL" in celebration of Black History Month . The Ballad of Emmett Till - Part history, part mystery and part ghost story, Ifa Bayeza's lyrical integration of...Tags: Social Issues, Crimes, History, Poetry, African-American History Month
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'The Good Negro' at the Goodman Theatre: No easy everyman heroics in civil rights era
The Theater LoopTHEATER REVIEW: "The Good Negro" ★★½ Through June 6 at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; Running time: 2 hours, 25 minutes; Tickets: $25-$71 at 312-443-3800 and www.goodmantheatre.org. With Corrine (Karen Aldridge) and James (Billy Eugene... -
10 things you might not know about racism
![With the election of an African-American president, some people thought this country had suddenly become "post-racial." Well, hardly. A new book quotes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as saying that America was ready for a president like Barack Obama who is black but "light-skinned" and speaks "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." Disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said in an interview that he was "blacker than Obama" -- a comment that Blago later called "stupid, stupid, stupid." Here are 10 facts about racism and its close cousin, ethnic intolerance:](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-07/53245071-16092916.jpg "With the election of an African-American president, some people thought this country had suddenly become "post-racial.\" Well, hardly. A new book quotes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as saying that America was ready for a president like Barack Obama who is black but \"light-skinned\" and speaks \"with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.\" Disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said in an interview that he was \"blacker than Obama\" -- a comment that Blago later called \"stupid, stupid, stupid.\" Here are 10 facts about racism and its close cousin, ethnic intolerance:")
With the election of an African-American president, some people thought this country had suddenly become "post-racial." Well, hardly. A new book quotes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as saying that America was ready for a president like Barack Obama...Tags: FBI, Entertainment, Malcolm X, Illegal Immigrants, Walt Disney
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Alsip: A starter spot where families tend to stay
On a recent sweltering day, the Aquatic Park in Alsip was packed with kids and adults splashing in the pool and soaking up the sun.
The inviting oasis, which includes the outdoor pool, mushroom fountain for youngsters, playground and tanning hill, is...Tags: Crown Cork & Seal Company Incorporated, Morgan Park, Tourism and Leisure, The Home Depot, Volleyball
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Suspects Charged In Burr Oak Plot Receiving Protection In Jail
(WGN-AM)- The four cemetery employees charged in the alleged scheme to dig up bodies and illegally resell their grave sites have been moved into a special section of Cook County Jail to avoid serious injury from other inmates, Sheriff Tom Dart said this...Tags: Defendants, Alsip, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Tribune
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Estimated 300 Bodies Displaced In Burr Oak Cemetery Scheme
(WGN-AM)- Four people have been charged after authorities discovered that dozens of bodies had been dug up at the historic Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip and the grave sites illegally resold.
Each was charged with one count of dismembering a human body, a...Tags: FBI, Employees, Texas, Career and Workplace, Cook County
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Emmett Till's Casket Found In Burr Oak Storage Area
(WGN-AM)- It wasn't until early Friday morning that Simeon Wright, the cousin of civil rights icon Emmett Till, learned that his relative's former casket had been tossed aside, neglected and rusted in a back storage room at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip....Tags: Justice and Rights, Family, Mississippi, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Tribune
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Burr Oak Planned to Sell $22,000 Plots Near Till Family
(WGN-AM)- Officials at Burr Oak Cemetery planned to sell plots to people wishing to be buried near the casket of Emmett Till and his family for up to $22,000, authorities said. During the investigation into Burr Oak, officials discovered fliers in an...Tags: Minority Groups, Family, African Americans, Mississippi, Chicago Tribune
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Conner Prairie Announces 2009 Spirit of the Prairie Award Recipients
Conner PrairieConner Prairie Interactive History Park, Indiana's only Smithsonian affiliate, has announced the 2009 Spirit of the Prairie Award recipients. Following past tradition of honoring distinguished individuals with Indiana ties, Hoosier Heritage honorees...Tags: Entertainment, Indianapolis, History, Environmental Issues, Marion County (Indiana)
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Theatre review: 'The Ballad of Emmett Till' at the Fountain Theatre
Culture MonsterWhile visiting relatives in rural Mississippi in the summer of 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till, a bright-eyed African American youth from Chicago, was abducted, tortured and killed – all for the “crime” of allegedly whistling at a white woman. That... -
Graduations Well Under Way; Simsbury Cops Find Pipe Bomb
Graduations are held at Miss Porter's School and Ethel Walker. Avon officials trim their budget. And Simsbury cops find a roasting chicken along roadway with a pipe bomb stuffed inside.
Here is a round-up of some of the news stories from Farmington...Tags: Farmington River Trail, Explosions, Budgets and Budgeting, Hospitals and Clinics, Finance
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Legal eagles, criminals and victims
Legal eagles, criminals and victims Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno, 75; oldest son of the late New York crime boss Joe Bonanno and author of a book about growing up in a Mafia family (Jan. 1) Christian Brando, 49; son of acting legend Marlon Brando who was...Tags: Criminals, Drugs and Medicines, Robin Williams, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Supreme Court
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