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...film reminded me of my first meeting with Malcolm X in 1960, at the Parker House in down-town Boston. We met to discuss the book by C. Eric Lincoln, The Black Muslims in America, which was just being published by Beacon Press. In the course of our conversation, I asked him why he was so angry--why wasn't he more like Martin Luther King? Malcolm X replied, "If you are sleeping and someone puts his hand in your pocket and is stealing your money (he meant your freedom) and you wake up, what are you going...
...they voted for change on Beacon Hill, by bringing in more Democrats to both the house and senate and by casting uncertainty onto the formerly unstoppable "Weld Revolution...
...vast, often murky sea of kids' programming, the Children's Television Workshop has always been a beacon. From Sesame Street, the groundbreaking preschool show, through 3-2-1 Contact (focusing on science) and Square One TV (math), CTW has struck an almost ideal balance between education and entertainment. Its shows are savvy in the ways of television, imaginative, full of life. Above all, they respect young viewers' intelligence even while trying to teach them a thing...
...duties outlined by the council alsoinclude filing home rule legislation with thestate legislature and tracing the progress ofthose and other bills on Beacon Hill...
Barrett's interest in reform also extends to Beacon Hill itself, where the Cambridge politician earned the reputation as "the thorn in Bulger's side...