Comments on: Remembering Martin http://uptownnotes.com/remembering-martin/ Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Lester http://uptownnotes.com/remembering-martin/#comment-531 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:27:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/blog-dev/remembering-martin/#comment-531 The nature of the MLK Day series at Michigan is highly dependent upon the staff at OAMI (formerly OMA). When Temple 3 was in charge of programming in the early early nineties we had a rich array of nationalist (Karenga, Asante, Khallid Muhammad, Madhubuti, etc.), integrationist (Haley, hooks, West,) speakers. More programming than you could shake a stick at LITERALLY. But as the staff changed, and as interest in the day’s activities waned naturally, the programming waned. I don’t often wax nostalgic in this particular way…but damn you should’ve been there.

]]> By: Lester http://uptownnotes.com/remembering-martin/#comment-534 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:27:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/blog-dev/remembering-martin/#comment-534 The nature of the MLK Day series at Michigan is highly dependent upon the staff at OAMI (formerly OMA). When Temple 3 was in charge of programming in the early early nineties we had a rich array of nationalist (Karenga, Asante, Khallid Muhammad, Madhubuti, etc.), integrationist (Haley, hooks, West,) speakers. More programming than you could shake a stick at LITERALLY. But as the staff changed, and as interest in the day’s activities waned naturally, the programming waned. I don’t often wax nostalgic in this particular way…but damn you should’ve been there.

]]> By: Purveyor http://uptownnotes.com/remembering-martin/#comment-530 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:17:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/blog-dev/remembering-martin/#comment-530 Yesterday, the whole panel was dancing around that rarely-publicized MLK quote about the Vietnam War, on “News & Notes”, on NPR.

But it jut couldn’t be said on the air.

Here’s that radioactive quote:

“The United States Is ‘The Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World Today':

“We Hear From Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Speak Out Against the Vietnam War On the 35th Anniversary of His Assassination and Talk with the Rev. James Lawson On MLK & War”

On the Web at:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/16/2157205

But don’t worry, NPR treated us to a touchy-feely speech delivered by Martin at a Los Angels synagogue.

Again, don’t worry: there was no mention of Palestine in the speech.

Good old NPR, always looking out for our tender ears.

]]> By: Purveyor http://uptownnotes.com/remembering-martin/#comment-533 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:17:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/blog-dev/remembering-martin/#comment-533 Yesterday, the whole panel was dancing around that rarely-publicized MLK quote about the Vietnam War, on “News & Notes”, on NPR.But it jut couldn’t be said on the air.Here’s that radioactive quote:”The United States Is ‘The Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World Today': “We Hear From Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Speak Out Against the Vietnam War On the 35th Anniversary of His Assassination and Talk with the Rev. James Lawson On MLK & War”On the Web at:http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/16/2157205But don’t worry, NPR treated us to a touchy-feely speech delivered by Martin at a Los Angels synagogue.Again, don’t worry: there was no mention of Palestine in the speech.Good old NPR, always looking out for our tender ears.

]]> By: Anonymous http://uptownnotes.com/remembering-martin/#comment-529 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:43:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/blog-dev/remembering-martin/#comment-529 Nice job chief.

(Check out my own sentiments at http://www.michiganliberal.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7906 )

David Boyle

]]> By: Anonymous http://uptownnotes.com/remembering-martin/#comment-532 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:43:00 +0000 http://www.professorlewis.com/blog-dev/remembering-martin/#comment-532 Nice job chief.(Check out my own sentiments at http://www.michiganliberal.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7906 )David Boyle

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