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The sit-ins that changed America
From Andrew B. Lewis, The Los Angeles Times: The “sixties” were born on Feb. 1, 1960, 50 years ago this week, when four African American college students staged the first sit-in at a segregated lunch...
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Watts riots: The fuse is still lit 45 years later
My friend and I watched looters gleefully make mad dashes into the corner grocery store; their arms bulged with liquor bottles and cigarette cartons. Suddenly, my friend shouted out as if he was...
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Slideshow: Rage leaves Watts in ruins
This week in 1965, decades of repressed anger in the black community exploded in the city of Watts. Riots broke out and lasted for days—shocking the nation. These classic photos capture the mayhem and...
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Where are the black people on 'Mad Men'?
By Geneva S. Thomas Clutch Magazine Sometimes it’s really not about us. Recent commentary surrounding the absence of black people on the 1960′s based AMC dramatic series Mad Men makes for a fascinating...
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Man who armed Black Panthers was FBI informant, records show
NBC Bay Area- The man who gave the Black Panther Party some of its first firearms and weapons training – which preceded fatal shootouts with Oakland police in the turbulent 1960s – was an undercover...
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Don Cheadle to host Emmys segment honoring ’60s television
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emmy organizers say Carrie Underwood will perform at the awards ceremony as part of a tribute to television’s role in significant 1960s events. The TV academy says Don Cheadle will...
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