1 “OFFICIAL” NEWS ORGANIZATION FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS CONFERENCE

ELIOT HINES MIDDLE SCHOOL RADIO CHOSEN AS “OFFICIAL” NEWS ORGANIZATION
FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS CONFERENCE AND MARCH TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 27 AND 28, 2013.

elliothinesmsradio Naturally there is great interest in the activities surrounding the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. A number of national and international media organizations (including radio, television, and print) have made inquiries about covering the activities referenced on this site – including the conference on civil rights to be held at Howard University on August 27, 2013 and the commemorative march to be held on August 28, 2013. We are truly honored by these request and look forward to sharing the good news that comes from these and other related activities.

But we had to make a decision regarding who was going to be the “official” news organization to cover the conference at Howard on August 27, 2013 and commemorative march that will occur on the following day. Among the many request that we received, only one news organization stood out from all of the others – Eliot Hine Middle School Radio.

0 “American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s” On View

Exhibition (art of acclaimed artist Faith Ringold) to be unveiled at the National Museum of Women.

Faith Ringgold’s pointed political paintings of the 1960’s are the focus of “American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s,” an exhibition on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) June 21–November 10, 2013.

The exhibition explores the emotional and at times contentious issues that were at the forefront of her experience of racial inequality in the United States during the 1960s. Ringgold created bold, provocative paintings in direct response to the Civil Rights and feminist movements. With only a few exceptions, these once influential paintings disappeared from view, omitted from critical art-historical discourse for more than 40 years. The exhibition includes 45 works from the landmark series “American People” (1963–67) and “Black Light” (1967–71), along with related murals and political posters.

14 Conference Registration

With panel discussions, featured speakers, and open discussion groups this is as unique and ambitious a conference on civil rights that you have ever attended. On August 27, 2013, attendees to the “Marching Forward By Looking Back” Conference on Civil Rights will leave with a more comprehensive understanding of the problems and solutions that will allow us to make the progress that Doctor King dreamed of 50 years ago.

Beyond that come prepared to march – for on the following day (August 28, 2013) our D.C. Police permit has us marching first to the Department of Labor (to emphasize our call for economic justice) and
then to the Department of Justice (to emphasize our call for civil and criminal justice). After that we shall gather at the steps of the Lincoln Monument as Doctor King did a half a century ago.

In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the ’63 March, registration for this conference is just $50.00 per adult, $25.00 per student. Registration fees will be used to defray the cost of the Conference. You can pay online (below) or mail in your payment.

Conference schedule and info can be viewed or downloaded from the link below:

Conference on Civil Rights - Agenda.pdf

make check / money order/ cashiers check payable to:

The Center For the Study of Civil and Human Rights Laws
18 Grove Place
Rochester, New York 14605

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0 Nomination Form for the Fannie Lou Hamer Civil Rights Award

Fannie Lou Hamer once said “All my life I’ve been sick and tired. Now I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.” If anyone had a reason to be “sick and tired” of being “sick and tired” it was Fannie Lou Hamer. Sterilized against her will when she was just a child and jailed and beaten for demanding and exercising the rights which we take for granted today, Ms. Hamer epitomized the blend of courage, community, and confidence that made the civil rights movement the success that it was.