21 February 2011

Thurgood

Tonight I attended a special screening of the HBO Film, THURGOOD, starring Laurence Fishburne as Thurgood Marshall. Thurgood Marshall was one of the most influential lawyers in the United States. He later became an Associate Supreme Court Justice.

Laurence Fishburne is absolutely awesome as Thurgood Marshall! The film is an adaptation of the play, THURGOOD, written by George Stevens, Jr., and premieres on HBO Thursday, February 24th. For more information about THURGOOD, visit http://www.hbo.com/movies/thurgood/index.html.


Allensworth

I visited Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park. Allensworth was the first town in California founded, governed, and financed by African A...