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  • Current Events Discussion Presentation

    What Just Happened – March 2023 Current Events

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Once a month, you can be part of a current events discussion presentation discussion with a twist. Award-winning  professional historian Barry Bradford will help us learn "What Just Happened?" This session is so unique because we will not just talk … Continue reading →

  • Dorothy Kilgallen and Nellie Bly

    Nellie Bly And Dorothy Kilgallen

    Highland Park Country Club 1201 Park Avenue West, Highland Park IL, IL, United States

    Nellie Bly and Dorothy Kilgallen are two of American history’s most groundbreaking female journalists.   Nellie Bly fearlessly exposed the harsh, unfair working conditions for mill workers in Pittsburgh, drawing the ire of the wealthiest people in the city.  She … Continue reading →

  • Martin Luther King Quote About Allies

    Jewish Heroes Of The Civil Rights Movement

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    Some people incorrectly think of the civil rights movement as African-American people versus white people. The truth is that many white people, including many Jewish Americans, provided physical, emotional, and monetary support to the movement. It would be more accurate … Continue reading →

  • Martin Luther King Quote About Allies

    Jewish Heroes Of The Civil Rights Movement (PM)

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    Some people incorrectly think of the civil rights movement as African-American people versus white people. The truth is that many white people, including many Jewish Americans, provided physical, emotional, and monetary support to the movement. It would be more accurate … Continue reading →

  • Harry Belafonte

    Harry Belafonte (AM)

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    This has become one of my favorite new programs. And it is undoubtedly one of the most surprising programs I have ever researched! When I began my research, I thought I would talk about a popular entertainer from the 1950s … Continue reading →

  • Harry Belafonte

    Harry Belafonte (PM)

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    This has become one of my favorite new programs. And it is undoubtedly one of the most surprising programs I have ever researched! When I began my research, I thought I would talk about a popular entertainer from the 1950s … Continue reading →

  • The thrilling events that led to the Declaration of Independence and its actual meaning and influence on America will come to life in this exciting multimedia presentation.

    Barbara Walters: First Superstar Women TV Reporter

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    Barbara Walters: First Superstar Women TV Reporter The late Barbara Walters was the first superstar woman television news reporter.  Fighting against many barriers, she opened the door for women to be taken seriously as news anchors and news reporters on … Continue reading →

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  • Martin Luther King Quote About Allies

    Jewish Heroes Of The Civil Rights Movement (PM)

    Zoom

    Some people incorrectly think of the civil rights movement as African-American people versus white people. The truth is that many white people, including many Jewish Americans, provided physical, emotional, and monetary support to the movement. It would be more accurate … Continue reading →