By Bryan Greene (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) When people first hear about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, they ask, "Why isn't there a movie?" The New York Times reported that the festival drew 300,000 to six Sunday concerts in Harlem's Mount Morris Park the summer of 1969. It boasted some of the biggest names in popular music—The Fifth Dimension, Sly … [Read more...] about “Parks and Recreation” by Bryan Greene (April-June 2017 P&R Issue)
“Parks and Recreation” by Bryan Greene (April-June 2017 P&R Issue)
By Bryan Greene (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) When people first hear about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, they ask, "Why isn't there a movie?" The New York Times reported that the festival drew 300,000 to six Sunday concerts in Harlem's Mount Morris Park the summer of 1969. It boasted some of the biggest names in popular music—The Fifth Dimension, Sly … [Read more...] about “Parks and Recreation” by Bryan Greene (April-June 2017 P&R Issue)
“Justice in Our Community: Helping People Access Legal Information and Services” by Jane Kelleher, Miriam Elisa Hasbún & Yandy Reyes (January-March 2017 P&R Issue)
By Jane Kelleher, Miriam Elisa Hasbún & Yandy Reyes (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) How can law students, legal aid, and willing donors best serve impoverished communities? UConn Law and Connecticut’s Greater Hartford Legal Aid (GHLA) have been working together to answer that question. The result of their efforts? The new “Justice in Our Community” … [Read more...] about “Justice in Our Community: Helping People Access Legal Information and Services” by Jane Kelleher, Miriam Elisa Hasbún & Yandy Reyes (January-March 2017 P&R Issue)
“Dirt and Deeds in Mississippi: Film Highlights Long Threads in Civil Rights History” by William Minter & Michael Honey (January-March 2017 P&R Issue)
By William Minter & Michael Honey (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Like the episode on Mississippi of the classic film series Eyes on the Prize, the Television Academy-Award-winning Dirt and Deeds in Mississippi skillfully weaves together interviews with civil rights activists, archival film footage, and original historical research to portray the key period … [Read more...] about “Dirt and Deeds in Mississippi: Film Highlights Long Threads in Civil Rights History” by William Minter & Michael Honey (January-March 2017 P&R Issue)
“This Green and Pleasant Land” by Bryan Greene (January-March 2017 P&R Issue)
By Bryan Greene (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) I was born in St Albans, Queens, in 1968, a few months after the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act would have opened up this neighborhood to my parents had they encountered resistance when they moved there the year before. Indeed, when my parents had inquired about houses for sale in … [Read more...] about “This Green and Pleasant Land” by Bryan Greene (January-March 2017 P&R Issue)
