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The Young Turks return to linear TV with new Fusion show
Below, the full schedule of stops:
- September 12 / Los Angeles / University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
- September 19 / Washington, DC / The George Washington University
- September 26 / New York / John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York
- October 3 / Michigan / School TBA
- October 10 / Miami / Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
- October 17 / Location and School TBA
- October 24 / Chicago / The University of Chicago Institute of Politics
- October 31 / New Orleans / Loyola University
- November 7 / Denver / University of Denver
- November 9 / Los Angeles / California State University, Northridge
- November 14 / Boston / Harvard Institute of Politics
- November 21 / Arizona / University of Arizona -- The Drum
Joe Hicks, political commentator, was 75
Born in Southern California in July, 1941, Joe began his journey in the civil rights movement as a young man during the 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles, initially as a militant leftist in the Black Power movement. He famously debated former Klansman David Duke on the issue of affirmative action at California State University, Northridge in 1996. By the mid-1990s, however, Joe began a lengthy re-examination of his political views that resulted in dramatically-altered political positions. Joe's contemporary political views often stood at odds with the beliefs with which he was long associated, and for the past several years, he identified himself as an independent political conservative. -- LA Observed
CSUN Freshmen to Unite and Celebrate Convocation
Thousands of freshmen will walk in unison to the Oviatt Library Lawn for the first time as a class of California State University, Northridge to attend Freshman Convocation on Thursday, Sept. 15. -- AmericanTowns.com
On Joe Hicks and his path from radical left to conservatism
In the early 1990s, Hicks was executive director of the Greater Los Angeles chapter of civil rights group the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Hicks also co-founded the Multi-Cultural Collaborative, intended to improve ethnic relations in the wake of the L.A. Riots. He debated former Klansman David Duke at Cal State Northridge in 1996. -- KPCC Southern California Public Radio
SCENE IN LA BY STEVE ZALL AND SID FISH
“Dear World” follows Countesses Aurelia, Constance and Gabrielle, who scheme up a plan to stop businessmen from drilling for oil in the Parisian neighborhood of Chaillot. Written as a pithy social commentary, while living in Switzerland during World War II, Giraudoux’s “bad men” are corporate fascists, driven by narcissism, greed and a thirst for power. His heroine, Countess Aurelia, who stands firmly against corruption, would fit right into the political climate of today. Stars Tyne Daly as Countess Aurelia. Written by Jerry Herman, with music by Jerry Herman, and directed by David Lee, it runs one night only on September 30 at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge. For tickets call 818-677-3000 or visit www.ValleyPerformingArtsCenter.org. - Call Back News
Northridge: Ragamala Dance Company, “Written in Water”
October 29, 2016 at Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge, CA.
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Joe Hicks Took on David Duke
Twenty years ago next month, former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke came to California to engage in a high profile debate on Proposition 209, the initiative to close down affirmative action. Joe Hicks, former executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference founded by Martine Luther King, Jr., took up the challenge to debate Duke at Cal State Northridge. Hicks passed away this week at age 75. -- Fox & Hounds
Human trafficking task force arrests 200 in SF Valley since October
The task force also is working with California State University, Northridge professors to study the "built environment" of the area to determine what changes could be made to discourage prostitution. Martinez said she plans to release the findings from the study by Henrik Minassians, an associate professor of urban studies, and sociologist David Lopez. -- KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Joe Hicks dies at 75; prominent black conservative
Friends say the change was also influenced by Hicks’ travels as an advocate of affirmative action. He took on ex-Klansman David Duke in a much publicized debate at Cal State Northridge that ended with protestors nearly inciting a riot. -- Los Angeles Times
The Silent Farewell Tour of Dick Enberg
By 1961, Enberg headed out west, working as an assistant professor and baseball coach at San Fernando Valley State College, now known as Cal State Northridge. He eventually left the academic and coaching life to return to broadcasting, anchoring sports reports and announcing UCLA Bruins basketball, Los Angeles Rams football, and California Angels baseball. It was during his time with the Angels that he coined the phrase, “and the halo shines tonight,” which he would say after every home win. The phrase referenced the large, illuminating halo on the Angels scoreboard that would light up the sky following a win. -- Baseball Essential