Archive for December, 2006

Trove of Black History Gathered Over Lifetime Seeks a Museum

Thursday, December 14th, 2006
Mayme Agnew Clayton’s collection of artifacts devoted to the history of African-Americans is close to finding a home.

Political Drama Re-enacts Moments in a Death Chamber

Thursday, December 14th, 2006
A play at the Black Repertory Theater of Berkeley re-enacted the execution of the convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams.

Last Hurrah for Street Art, as Canvas Goes Condo

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
The building at 11 Spring Street, one of the most famous canvases in the world for urban artists, will soon be no more. But 45 graffiti artists are staging one last, thoroughly legal, art-making hurrah.

Carter Book Stirs Furor With Its View of Israelis’ ‘Apartheid’

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
Jimmy Carter’s new book, “Palestine Peace Not Apartheid,” has drawn outrage for its apparent equation of the plight of today’s Palestinians to the former victims of racial separation in South Africa.

In the Spotlight, Two Sides of London

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
Anthony Minghella's new film, "Breaking and Entering," focuses on the clash of cultures that churns beneath the surface of contemporary London.