Tag Archives: Martin Luther King Jr

08Jun/23

Martin Luther had a dream. Is AI what he meant? Just asking

June 8, 2023 /Lifestyle/ —  I’m not sure that Martin Luther King, Jr. had artificial intelligence in mind when he gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. However, it is possible that he could have seen AI as a tool that could be used to help achieve his dream of a more just and equitable society. Continue reading

25Apr/23

Harry Belafonte has died at 96.

April 25, 2023 /Entertainment/ — Harry Belafonte was an American singer, actor, and activist. He was born in New York City on March 1, 1927, and died on April 25, 2023. He was one of the most successful Caribbean-American pop stars, and he popularized the Trinbagonian Calypso musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Continue reading

03Aug/22

The story behind ‘Star Trek’ actress Nichelle Nichols’ iconic interracial kiss

Matthew Delmont, Dartmouth College

On a 1968 episode of “Star Trek,” Nichelle Nichols, playing Lt. Uhura, locked lips with William Shatner’s Capt. Kirk in what’s widely thought to be first kiss between a Black woman and white man on American television.

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