CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY BROADCAST JOURNALISM In the years before the civil rights era, American broadcasting reflected the interests of the white mainstream, especially in the South. Today, the face of local television throughout the nation mirrors the diversity of the local populations. The impetus for change began in 1964, when the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ and two black Mississippians, Aaron Henry and Reverend R. L. T. Smith, challenged the broadcasting license of WLBT, an NBC affiliate in Jackson, Mississippi. The lawsuit was the catalyst that would bring social reform to American broadcasting. This station in a city whose population was 40 percent black was charged with failure to give fair coverage to civil rights and to integration issues that were dominating the news. Among offenses cited by the black population were the cancellation of a network interview with the civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall and editorializing against the integration of the University of Mississippi. However, muscle, money, and a powerhouse Washington, D.C., law firm were on the side of the station. Despite the charges, the Federal Communications Commission twice renewed the station's license. Twice the challengers won appeals to the federal courts. Warren Burger, then a federal appeals court judge, wrote decisions on both challenges. The first ordered the FCC to allow public participation in its proceedings. The second, an unprecedented move, took the license from WLBT. This well-told, deeply researched history of the case covers the legal battles over their more than fifteen years and reports the ultimate victory for civil rights. Aaron Henry, a black civil rights leader and one of the plaintiffs, became the station's chairman of the board. WLBT's new manager, William Dilday, was the first black person in the South to hold such a position. Burger's decision on this Mississippi case had widescale repercussions, for it allowed community groups in other regions to challenge their stations and to negotiate for improved services and for the employment of minorities. Kay Mills is the author of A Place in the News: From the Women's Pages to the Front Page, This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer, From Pocahontas to Power Suits: Everything You Need to Know about Women's History in America, and Something Better for My Children: The History and People of Head Start. She lives in Santa Monica, California.
Joanna Spinelli would like to break into the design world and her chance is a show at Marcus Barlow's art gallery. Marcus has a professional style very different from Spinelli's however, but he gives her a chance and from there he tries to shape her into what he feels he needs for this show and for their budding relatioship. Will he lose the things he enjoys about Joanna by trying to mold her into a his sedate, businesslike personality?
WAS SHE TRYING TO REMEMBER? OR LONGING TO FORGET? Though self-made millionaire Kevin Callahan knew her only as Jane Doe, he still realized that this could be the woman to make him forget his past and let him love again. So he was ready to get involved with her, no questions asked. Unfortunately, she had a lot of questions—starting with "Who am I?" And once "Jane" was able to answer that, she knew that her days with Kevin were numbered. For he was falling fast for a woman with no memory of her past. But what would he do when he learned how long she'd been running, and from whom? Would he wish her bon voyage—or welcome her home…?
Elizabeth’s heart is breaking with worry about her twin sister. April went missing the day after their last argument. Elizabeth contacts the nightclub where April works, but to no avail. Her neighbor John is there to listen to her when she’s at her wit’s end. He’s a detective and his kindness encourages her to open herself up to him. With the possibility that her sister might be in danger, the two begin their own investigation.?
Sharon has a terrible fall in the middle of the street and she is saved by a gentleman wearing a high-end suit. She thinks she will never see him again, but he comes to pick her up in his expensive car the very next day! Sharon promises herself not to fall in love with someone from a different world and to stay rational. But he proposes to her on their second date and Sharon is on cloud nine. She is so happy that he is serious about her. But on the day of their wedding, she hears terrible words that are the opposite of true love…
Dana fell in love with Mark, who is a banker and eighteen years older than she, at first sight. Dana’s father says Mark is willing to marry her. Dana decides to accept Mark’s proposal and they have a wedding only two weeks later. However, on their wedding night, Mark tells Dana that they won’t share a bedroom. Baffled and hurt, Dana can’t understand Mark’s intentions until he tells her the devastating truth. Their marriage took place because of Dana’s father’s threat to Mark!
Small-town practice would be heaven if it weren't for the women hounding Dr. Bryan Booker. Tired of playing games and dodging passes, the handsome doctor is resigned to staying single. Until he's guilted into hiring a new office assistant, and she makes him consider changing his mind...
He’s forced me into marriage for the sake of his child! Tessa’s summer job is babysitting a young boy. The boy’s father, Mark, is a travel writer who always wants things done his way. Tessa rebels against his forceful ways but soon finds herself attracted to him. Things get heated when Mark’s ex-wife files for custody of their son. Suddenly, Mark needs Tessa to marry him for the sake of his child!
Joe Brody: Out of prison but still serving time–all because no one in his hometown believes he's innocent. He'd leave the place in his dust, but his father–the only family he has left–needs him.
Published with assistance from BePublished.org in May 2021, BOOMING CHICAGOANS by Roseland VIC is the debut literary release of seasoned citizens active in the Pullman/Roseland area. A small collection of original works to showcase their talents and interests, BOOMING CHICAGOANS is the first compilation project completed by members of the Roseland Village Interdependent Collaborative (VIC) of Chicago, Illinois. As a direct response to the social isolation many in the Silent & Baby Boomer generations felt during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Roseland VIC's active seniors gathered virtually and decided to pool their creative talents to inspire others to remain engaged and active in any way they can."We love to cook, dance, sing, play bingo, write, paint . . . do a lot of things. We're not just sitting around complaining about body aches," confesses the Roseland VIC's president, 92-year-old Delores Williams. "We hope this book will inspire other seasoned people to celebrate the talents God blessed them with and live the life they love while they still can," added the vice-president, Felicia Hurst (whose husband Donald Pridgeon is a Baby Boomer).Supported by the staff at the Roseland Senior Satellite Center, Roseland VIC specifically designed BOOMING CHICAGOANS to allow readers to witness the varying skills 21st Century senior citizens still employ and work to pass on to their peers and loved ones. Available as an ebook, BOOMING CHICAGOANS by Roseland VIC may also be purchased as an autographed paperback from the contributor of choice.
As a physical therapist, Grace Korbit has had some tough cases, but returning to her hometown to care for Seth Rowland will be the most difficult job she's ever had. When she left ten years ago, Grace was running from the secrets in her past. And from Seth.
For the sake of her daughters can she marry a stranger? Lynn Chanak is living the nightmare every mother fears. There was a mix-up at the hospital. Her baby isn't hers. And the only way she can have the baby she gave birth to and keep the child she loves is to marry Adam Landry–a man she doesn't even know.
THE RAINBOW'S END MATCHMAKERS WERE PLACING THEIR BETS! Twenty years ago Maggie Callahan was crazy in love with handsome Zachary Tate. Still, too young to tie herself down, she'd fled her small Texas town for glamorous Manhattan, secretly bereft that her beloved hadn't begged her to stay.
A million dollars is a big incentive. That money could fast-forward Gabriella Thompson's expansion plans. Yet spending three months on her late father's ranch almost isn't worth the inheritance. Especially since she'll be forced to stay with one of the men her father abandoned her for–his adopted son Brad McKenna.
As a high school vice principal, Molly Callahan is used to being the one with all the solutions. Not this time. Her teenage daughter's pregnancy has Molly questioning her own choices and unable to make the tough decisions. Figuring out what's right and wrong isn't so simple anymore, and now, more than ever, she needs someone to trust.
Bulletproof Bodyguard Brooding Marcus’s a mystery to the residents of Murphy’s Point – especially single mum Cally. Although an instant attraction flares between them, Cally can’t guess the secrets hidden in Marcus’s heart, or how his past could haunt them both...
PATTON'S DAUGHTERS The people of Elk Springs, Oregon, thought Ed Patton was a good man, a good cop, a good father. But his daughters know the truth....
Jakob Nilsson has tried to keep his distance from Amy. Like a forbidden temptation, he’s always known his weakness where she’s concerned. Then an unexpected weekend brings them together. Despite the torture of being so close to her, Jakob is glad he’s there...
KIDNAPPED! It was every mother's worst nightmare come to life. After her daughter's abduction from a shopping mall, Glynnis March didn't know where to turn. Fortunately, quick-thinking Dan O'Neill was in charge of the investigation, and he was determined that Glynnis get her child back, no matter what.
THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL Sabrina March's safe little life had one cornerstone–her dad. Then he died in her arms. Sabrina was devastated, but she knew in her heart that someday she would find a man like her father and live happily ever after.
Helen Schaefer isn't getting married That's what she's decided, anyway–because she simply can't stand to think she could love and lose again. After the death of her husband, she let her daughter down terribly and she's not about to risk hurting Ginny a second time.
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