Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr with Dr. Ralph David Abernathy (right) during the Memphis Sanitation Workers March
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Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime At This Blog Post. Each broadcast can be replayed immediately following the show. ======================== To think that the new movie, Detroit, represented a comprehensive look at a terrible event that took place in July of 1967 is only to give credence to part of a complex story. Yes, see the movie, but realize it’s only covering a segment of a citywide episode in Detroit’s long history. I was born black hospital in Detroit and largely raised in a middle-class neighborhood on the city’s west side. My story is what the movie didn’t capture as it opened the closet door of a major metropolitan city at the cross roads of civil rights, Vietnam, and unrest everywhere. Today’s show is a personal one for me. And an opportunity to add layers of truth onto a movie that opened old wounds dating back more than 50 years. ======================= The July 1967 Detroit Riots Source: Wikipedia and The Detroit Free Press The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street riot or the 1967 Detroit rebellion, was a violent public disorder that turned into a civil disturbance in Detroit, Michigan. It began in the early morning hours of Sunday July 23, 1967. The precipitating event was a police raid of an unlicensed, after-hours bar then known as a blind pig, just north of the corner of 12th Street (today Rosa Parks Boulevard) and Virginia Park Avenue, on the city's Near West Side. Police confrontations with patrons and observers on the street evolved into one of the deadliest and most destructive riots in the history of the United States, lasting five days and surpassing the violence and property destruction of Detroit's 1943 race riot. To help end the disturbance, Governor George W. Romney ordered the Michigan Army National Guard into Detroit, and President Lyndon B. Johnson sent in both the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. The result was 43 dead, 1,189 injured, over 7,200 arrests, and more than 2,000 buildings destroyed. The scale of the riot was surpassed in the United States only by the 1863 New York City draft riots during the American Civil War, and the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The riot was prominently featured in the news media, with live television coverage, extensive newspaper reporting, and extensive stories in Time and Life magazines. The staff of the Detroit Free Press won the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for general local reporting for its coverage. By Thursday, much of the city was calm for the first time in five days. Many Detroiters and suburbanites were exhausted, sad, scared, confused and angry. And they also were curious about what had happened. Such large crowds and cars jammed 12th Street and other battered neighborhoods Thursday that Romney felt forced to reinstate the 9 p.m.- 5:30 a.m. curfew to control traffic and allow cleanup crews access. The sights of soldiers, tanks, streets glittering with glass and smoking piles of rubble where busy businesses once stood were so much more harsh in person than on TV, and the images left many people feeling disoriented and ill. The stats startled the world: 43 dead (33 African Americans and 10 whites); 1,189 injured; 7,231 arrests, of which 14% were white; 2,509 stores looted or burned; and 3,034 calls for fire department service. Of all structure fires, perhaps as many as 27% took place in black-owned businesses, according to historian Sidney Fine. “The catastrophe which has struck Detroit is a disaster by any reasonable definition of that term,” Romney said. On Thursday, Cavanagh assembled at city hall 500 Detroiters, from Henry Ford II, UAW President Walter Reuther, department store chief J.L. Hudson Jr. to numerous community and neighborhood leaders. The mayor would appoint Hudson, then 35, to lead a city rebuilding committee, which would become New Detroit Inc. “We had to have something like this to wake us up to the fact that we have a revolution going on,” said Anthony Locricchio, an antipoverty activist. “We knew this would be bad, but we didn’t know it would be this bad.” =========================================================== Watch More About Detroit's Middle Class Neighborhoods From the 1960s And The Events That Led To The 1967 Detroit Riots Conrad Mallett, Jr. Former Chief Justice Michigan Supreme Court And My Cass Tech High School Classmate - Class of 1971 Click On The Image Of Judge Mallett To Hear The Interview 
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And oppressed people from Australia to South Africa would use the teachings of Dr. King to dismantle the discriminatory practices used to keep them for achieving their dreams. That’s just the short list of countless developments around the world that stemmed from the ashes of a dreamer who died on the job. Dr. King realized that the “Cause” was greater than he could ever imagine. And his life reminds us that we must pursue just causes and solve tough challenges that are waiting for our time and talent to tackle. We’ll wrestle with this challenge as we celebrate the life and legacy of a man of action for ALL times. =================== Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Timeline 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. is born on January 15 to the Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther King Sr. His birthplace was Atlanta, Georgia. At the time, the family had one other child - a daughter. Later, they would have another son. 1944 He graduates from high school at age 15 and begins attending Morehouse College. He was an extremely bright and intelligent man. He skipped over two grades in high school, which allowed him to start attending college when he was 15. 1948 Martin Luther King Jr. graduates from Morehouse College, and goes right on to study at the Crozer Theological Seminary in Atlanta. His father was a Reverend, and although King Jr. had doubts about Christianity early in life, he went on to fully embrace the mission of the religion and how it was connected to his goals. On February 25 of this year, he was ordained into the Baptist ministry at the age of 19. 1951 He begins attending Boston University for graduate work. He studied systematic theology and received a Doctor of Philosophy. 1953 Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King were married. They established their residency in Montgomery, Alabama. 1955 He completed his Doctorate degree in Systematic Theology from Boston University. He joined the Montgomery bus boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1 for refusing to give up her bus seat. On December 5 King was elected president of the Montgomery Improvement Association and he became the official spokesperson for the boycott, which became one of the most prominent events of the civil rights movement. 1957 Martin Luther King Jr. created the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with 60 black ministers from Atlanta. The group's mission was to fight against segregation and racism. On May 17th he gives a speech to 15,000 people in Washington D.C. 1958 Congress passes the first Civil Rights Act. He was stabbed in Harlem while signing his newly-published, first book Stride Toward Freedom. 1959 He had been the pastor at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. However during this year, he decided to leave that position so that he could focus on the civil rights movement full time. He moves back to Atlanta to lead the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Mr. and Mrs. King traveled to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Jawaharial Nehru to study the nonviolence techniques of Mohandas Gandhi. 1960 He returned with his family to Atlanta and became co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church with his father. He was arrested during one of the lunch counter sit-ins which occurred in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was supposed to spend four months in jail; however, John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy were able to get him released from jail. 1961 Martin Luther King Jr. convinces the Interstate Commerce Commission to prohibit segregation on public transportation going between states. The Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) started their first Freedom Ride in a bus through the southern states. 1962 He is arrested in Albany, Georgia and jailed. 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in April with Ralph Albernathy in Birmingham Alabama for demonstrating without a permit. He spent eleven days in jail during which he wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail. The Birmingham campaign becomes a major turning point for the civil rights movement resulting in desegregation of the schools and retail establishments. In June King led over 125,000 people on the Freedom Walk in Detroit in June. The March on Washington occurs in August, and he makes the extremely famous I Have a Dream speech to 250,000 people. King is declared Man of the Year by Time magazine. 1964 King attends the July 2 signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at the White House in Washington. On December 10, at the age of 35, King becomes the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. 1965 King is arrested in February while he is demonstrating for voting rights in Selma, Alabama. Governor George Wallace refuses to grant a permit to the 500 marchers in King's march from Selma to Montgomery designed to show the need for voter rights and to support the Voting Rights Bill which was unsigned. The march continued and over 10,000 started the march with King, joined by another 25,000 in Montgomery. 1966 In January King moves into a Chicago slum tenement in order to bring to light the housing problems that the black community faced. In June Martin Luther King Jr., along with other individuals, starts the March Against Fear in the south. 1967 The Supreme Court upholds the 1963 Birmingham conviction and King spends four days in the the Birmingham jail. In November the Poor People's Campaign begins and is targeted at people who were facing poverty. 1968 King announces that the Poor People's Campaign will march on Washington to demand support of the $12 billion Economic Bill of Rights which guaranteed employment, income to those who are unable to work and the end of discrimination. King marches in support of sanitation workers in Memphis. He delivers the I've Been to the Mountaintop speech in Memphis. On April 4, he is shot while standing on the balcony at his hotel, and later dies. His death is followed by riots in 130 U.S. cities. His funeral was on April 9th and had international attendance. 1983 On November 2, Martin Luther King Day was proclaimed as a federal holiday by President Ronald Reagan. 1986 Martin Luther King Day first observed. 2000 Martin Luther King Day observed nationwide for the first time. 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. memorial dedicated in Washington D.C. 9/17/2015 Salute To Boston’s Diverse Leadership: Portraits Of Purpose With Co-Authors Don West and Kenneth J. CooperRead Now
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Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime ======================== Now that Boston has officially become a “Majority-Minority” city, with 53% of its residence non-white, it’s time to showcase the many contributions of its diverse citizens. That’s now been done in a graphically rich new “coffee table” book: Portraits of Purpose: A Tribute To Leadership. Portraits of Purpose is a visual chronicle of 127 Boston-based African American leaders and their allies who have continued the pursuit of freedom and justice in a post-civil rights era. Renowned Boston photographer Don West and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kenneth J. Cooper teamed up to capture the images and shared the stories of these significant individuals of conscience. From Charles Ogletree, Jr. and Cheng Imm Tan to Elma Lewis and the up and coming Tulaine Montgomery, these leaders of action are portrayed for the significant contributions they have made to the region…and the country. ==================== Don West A seasoned photographer and consummate professional, Don captures the spirit and character of people, places and events. A newsman at the core, he likes to be where the action is. West began his career as a freelance and news photographer, working for United Press International (UPI) and the Bay State Banner, Boston’s black weekly paper. He has since gone on to a host of photojournalistic assignments that have taken him throughout the United States, Latin America, Africa, China, Europe and the Middle East. He is particularly proud to have served as Nelson Mandela’s photographer when he first visited Boston after release from prison, in South Africa; the official photographer for Mel King’s historic “Rainbow Coalition” Mayoral campaign; and to be called upon to cover special events of Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign in New England. Likened to a “griot,” or people’s historian, Don uses his camera to provide visual witness to our rich diversity and collective contributions, capturing images and telling stories of individuals at work, at play, with their families, and in struggle for what they believe. Ken Cooper Kenneth J. Cooper is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and editor, veteran of 30 years at a major newspaper including The Washington Post and the Boston Globe. Currently, he is the editor for The Trotter Review, an annual scholarly journal focused on the history and culture of African Americans, published by the William Monroe Trotter Institute at UMass Boston. Independent writer for national magazines, freelance editor and consultant on journalism projects, Cooper is exploring new interests in the Middle East and is developing a major writing project, a historical narrative set in Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma. Learn more about the book at www.portraitsofpurpose.us ======================== How To Embed The Show: How To Download Today's Show •Can't listen live??? No problem. •After The Broadcast...Go To www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole •On My Homepage Select Today's Show •At the top right hand corner you’ll see three symbols: a cloud with an arrow pointing down, a rectangle with an arrow pointing to the right and a speaker that you can control. Pick the first symbol: the cloud with the arrow point down. For MAC: press down your command key and control key at the same time and click on the cloud. Select “Download Link File As” and save to your computer. For PC: Press down your command key and follow the instructions above for a MAC. •The Broadcast will play on your computer, Laptop, iPad, Android device, iPod, iPhone, or any other MP3 Listening Device  Photo: A much younger Carole standing to the left of Julian Bond in 1989 at Harvard University Our country lost a great legend this week in the death of the civil rights champion Julian Bond. His work and untiring efforts will live on for years to come. My photographer, Sandy Middlebrooks, pulled up a 1989 photo that he took of Julian Bond and me at Harvard University. I thought you might be interested in seeing it. I was also fortunate to meet Mr. Bond’s mother several years ago in her Atlanta home. She was a dear friend of my sister in law’s mother while they lived in Tennessee as young adults. May our civil rights efforts continue in this country as we advocate for diversity, inclusion and multiculturalism for everyone in America. That represented the true spirit of Julian Bond. Continue to enjoy your week. 
Click Below To Listen To The Broadcast... Check Out Business Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with CaroleCopelandThomas on BlogTalkRadio  Focus On Empowerment can be heard every Thursday at 1pm Eastern. Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime ======================== Most of the cameras have gone home replaced by horrific stories of ISIS beheadings, ebola outbreaks and back to school activities filling the headlines. But there is still so much we do not know about the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown six times, his motives and his predispositions that caused him to react in such a violent manner. The cameras might be gone, but the US Federal Justice Department hasn’t. Yesterday they announced that they are launching a full scale investigation of the entire Ferguson Police Department that will probe into current and past police activities in this suburban St. Louis city of 21,000. Their findings will be followed by all of us who care about social justice and equal rights in America. The larger question remains, “Is There A Ferguson Near You?” Why, since the beginning of our country over 230 years ago are racial tension. violence and distrust such heavy clogs in the wheels of progress and cultural collaboration? And most importantly what is needed to push us past the angry and evil linchpins that keep popping up in Ferguson, Fresno and the Framinghams of our country? Joining us to discuss these weighty issues are Monalisa Smith, President, CEO and Founder of Mothers for Justice and Equality and Community Activist and Blogger, Candelaria Silva-Collins. ============================ For More Information About Michael Brown, The Incident Timeline and Ferguson Missouri, Read and Listen To My August 28th Broadcast. Click Here To Listen ======================== YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME! How To Download Today's Show •Can't listen live??? No problem. •After The Broadcast...Go To www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole •On My Homepage Next To My Picture Click On The RSS Feed (It's orange and has RSS on it) •Select Today's Show •Download As A MPEG File For Macs or Windows Files Fro PCs •The Broadcast will play on your computer, Laptop, iPad, Android device, iPod, iPhone, or any other MP3 Listening Device By Carole Copeland Thomas I learned SO much by attending the National Association of Black Journalists National Convention. I've compiled four photo albums, videos, and other convention highlights across three webpages for your enjoyment. Here's the link: http://www.mssconnect.com/black-journalist-convention-in-boston.html Enjoy! -Carole  Focus On Empowerment can be heard every Thursday at 1pm Eastern.
Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime ======================== In 1953 I was born into a somewhat segregated Black community in my hometown of Detroit. My pediatrician was Black. My mother’s favorite dress shop was Black owned. My father was a co-owner of a Black owned business. The hospital of my birth was Black owned. And as a teenager I volunteered at a Black owned hospital. Black entrepreneurship was simply a way of life for me. Now some 60 years later the historic significance of Black owned businesses resonates as the forerunners of our enterprises today. The businesses of yesteryear operated out of courage, necessity and innovation. They laid the foundation and endured the hardships of their era. Today my colleague, Bill Wells and I will pay tribute to the innovators, entrepreneurs and advocates of yesterday and today during this special Black History Month Tribute to the drivers of Black economic development. Today's Black History Entrepreneurs And Advocates Richard Allen, Co-Founder of the AME Church AND An Entrepreneur Beth Williams, Roxbury Technology Curtis Wells, Educator and Advocate John Johnson, Johnson Publications (Ebony and Jet Magazines) Dr. Frederick Patterson, Educator and Advocate Mary Jane McLeod Bethune, Educator and Advocate ======================== YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME! How To Download Today's Show •Can't listen live??? No problem. •After The Broadcast...Go To www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole •On My Homepage Next To My Picture Click On The RSS Feed (It's orange and has RSS on it) •Select Today's Show •Download As A MPEG File For Macs or Windows Files Fro PCs •The Broadcast will play on your computer, Laptop, iPad, Android device, iPod, iPhone, or any other MP3 Listening Device  Focus On Empowerment can be heard every Thursday at 1pm Eastern. Log Onto: www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole Listen LIVE or Download Anytime ======================== King’s Legacy On Today’s Society and 10 Useful Websites To Help You Grow In 2014 As we celebrate what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 85th birthday, here are my thoughts: Dr. King would marvel at the election and reelection of our first Black president...but would cringe at the racial backlash President Obama has received since being in office. Dr. King would celebrate the 49th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act...but would cringe at the new voter suppression laws around the country and the countless Americans/African Americans who are too lazy to vote. Dr. King would applaud the numerous business giants in the Black community, but would cringe at the wealth gap between Whites and people of color. Dr. King would want to shake the hand of every educational achiever, but would cringe at the achievement gap among urban youth in the US and beyond. We’ll explore these four areas of opportunity and concern from a “King” perspective AND We’ll share 10 Useful Websites to help you go AND grow in personal and professional success. ======================== 10 Useful Websites www.bbc.com www.census.gov www.religioustolerance.org www.storycorps.org www.whitehouse.gov www.lynda.com www.un.org www.wikipedia.org www.coursera.org mssconnect.com www ======================== YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME! How To Download Today's Show •Can't listen live??? No problem. •After The Broadcast...Go To www.blogtalkradio.com/globalcarole •On My Homepage Next To My Picture Click On The RSS Feed (It's orange and has RSS on it) •Select Today's Show •Download As A MPEG File For Macs or Windows Files Fro PCs •The Broadcast will play on your computer, Laptop, iPad, Android device, iPod, iPhone, or any other MP3 Listening Device 
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