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- President Barack Obama speaks with reporters following two days of meetings with NATO allies in Warsaw, Poland. Obama calls it a "tough week" referring to shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Dallas, Texas, and says that he believes America is not as divided as some have suggested. Obama also speaks about gun safety laws, immigration, the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union, his legacy, and being at war during his entire presidency. The president makes his remarks at a press conference in Warsaw, Poland.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-07-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros addresses the 1993 meeting of the National League of Cities on the challenges that face him and the audience. He describes what he saw during the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Lisa Fine, professor of history at Michigan State University, hosts, "Gendered dimensions of ongoing ISIS-related conflict in the Middle East," and introduces panelists: Dr. Mohammad Khalil, director of the MSU Muslim Studies Program, Dr. Jyotsna Singh, professor of English at MSU, Dr. Russell Lucas, director of Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities at MSU, Dr. Stephanie Nawyn, associate professor of Sociology Social Science at MSU, and Dr. Emine Evered, associate professor of History at MSU. Khalil discusses religion's affect on behaviors surrounding Syria. Singh talks about the role of female Syrian refugees and their impact on Turkey's economy. Lucas describes the political factors engaged within the Middle East, specifically surrounding Syria. Nawyn addresses the social and economic impact of refugees in the Middle East. Evered examines the prevalence of arranged marriages of Syrian refugee women to native Turkish men and discusses the tension between Turkish women and Syrian women.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Reverend Edwin King, Methodist minister and civil rights activist, describes his involvement in the civil rights movement in 1960's Mississippi. King talks about systematic efforts by the state of Mississippi's Sovereignty Commission to derail the movement, and his own efforts to expose the state's activities by securing the release of incriminating files. King describes the lengths to which the Sovereignty Commission went to discredit activists and gives examples of spying by local and state police and the FBI. King also comments on the current racial situation in the U.S. and the future of black Americans. Michigan State University Professor Thomas Summerhill and graduate assistant Matthew Whitaker interview King.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-11-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Mitch Skory recalls his life in Lansing, MI, including establishing a television sales and service business in the early days of TV, opening several other businesses, the assimilation of the Lebanese community in the Lansing area and about relations with other ethnic and racial groups, a fire which destroyed a downtown hotel, the city phone system and party lines, the establishment of the REO manufacturing company, and the city turning Washington Ave into a pedestrian mall. Skory says that he is optimistic about Lansing's future. Skory is interviewed by Rebecca Hector-Kruth and others.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-03-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Poster with a synopsis on the topic, and information of the event, including the place, time and date.
- Date Created:
- 2013-10-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- When Carmen F. Rance’s family first came to Chicago from Puerto Rico, she lived at the Water Hotel then moved to Lincoln Park where she grew up. She joined the Young Lords through the Breakfast for Children Program. Her family owned a large apartment building on the corner of Clifton and Armitage Avenue where many other Puerto Rican families lived. Her family was active with Council Number 9 of the Caballeros de San Juan and Damas de María, at St. Teresa’s Church. Today Ms. Rance works as a case manager and has been a lay leader in the San Lucas United Church of Christ for many years.
- Date Created:
- 2012-03-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Oral history of Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez, interviewed on 3/15/2012 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park.
- Date Created:
- 2012-03-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Oral history of Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez, interviewed on 7/14/2012 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park.
- Date Created:
- 2012-07-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Oral history of Rafael Cancel-Miranda, interviewed by Jose 'Cha-Cha' Jimenez, on 11/19/2013 about the Young Lords in Lincoln Park.
- Date Created:
- 2013-11-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
