Recent Blog Posts
Wed Dec 3, 6:09 PM
Wed Dec 3, 5:17 PM
Wed Dec 3, 5:03 PM
Wed Dec 3, 3:16 PM
Wed Dec 3, 11:30 AM
Wed Dec 3, 7:00 AM
Wed Dec 3, 12:52 PM
Tue Dec 2, 4:41 PM
No related articles found
National Features >
Riverfront Times
Boxing in St. Louis will never die--not as long as Kenny Loehr has a kid in the ring.
By Kristen Hinman
Miami New Times
South Florida's lawless exotic rental car industry keeps rolling.
By Gus Garcia-Roberts
Houston Press
In Texas, restitution for victims is nothing but a state-sanctioned sham.
By Chris Vogel
Seattle Weekly
If you thought Seattle couldn't fetishize coffee any more, you haven't been to a "cupping" yet.
By Jonathan Kauffman
44 After The 28
Remembering a trade of blue plates for civil rights
Published on May 01, 2008
Conventional wisdom (as well as the unconventional wisdom of Jim Schutze, who wrote a book about race relations in Dallas) has it that this city was never a hotbed of activism (more of a warm bed, some say) and that the civil rights movement here was more akin to a civil right movement. The primary and oft-cited exception to this sentiment was the 1964 demonstration outside the now defunct Piccadilly Cafeteria downtown, which was staged for 28 days to protest the cafeteria's refusal to serve blacks. To commemorate the 45th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's televised address on civil rights, the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza will host a lecture on the demonstration, "28 Days at the Piccadilly," at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Clarence Broadnax and Reverend Earl Allen, two Piccadilly protesters who were arrested by Dallas sheriff's deputies, will participate in what promises to be a lively discussion. For seating reservations call 214-747-6660, ext. 5525, or e-mail programs@jfk.org.
Wed., June 11, 7 p.m., 2008