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A00460 - Book of the Month for the Month of December 2025: Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

  Now that his Basketball Hall of Fame coaching career (see below) has come to an end and that he now spends part of his retirement years in Florida, it appears that my fellow classmate, Dave Hixon, has begun to take an interest in some of the local history.  Earlier this year, he sent me a note about a book he had read about an amazing bit of Florida history.  The book is entitled   Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America.   Unfortunately, drafting over 100 Amherst College Black Alumni profiles took up most of my time this year and I was not able to read the book.  However, after viewing the Becoming Thurgood documentary that aired on PBS, my interest in Dave's recommendation has been heightened.  As portrayed in the documentary, Thurgood Marshall was unsuccessful in his representation of the Groveland Boys.  However, the case received a great deal of publicity stemming from one of the Grovela...
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A00459 - Must See TV for the Month of December 2025: PBS and Amazon Prime: Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect

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  I have just finished watching Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect | PBS Along with presenting the trailblazing legal career of Thurgood Marshall, the documentary also highlights the foundation laid by Charles Hamilton Houston, Amherst College Class of 1915, in making Thurgood Marshall into the Social Architect that he became.  I would have liked to see more of the personality of Thurgood Marshall displayed in the documentary but overall, I consider the documentary to be well worth watching for everyone.  Accordingly, I am making "Becoming Thurgood: America's Social Architect" my Must See TV recommendation for the Month of December 2025. Please note that this offering is not only available on PBS it is also available on Amazon Prime.  So please do view it and let me know what you think. Peace, Everett "Skip" Jenkins Class of 1975 December 2, 2025 ----- Forwarded Message ----- From:  skipjen2865@aol.com...
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A00458 - Reparations in Santa Monica

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  Santa Monica to Pay Black Family Decades After Land Seizure 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Santa Monica To Pay $350K Settlement To Family Of Black Entrepreneur Decades After Unlawful Seizure Santa Monica will pay $350,000 to Silas White’s descendants for land unlawfully seized in the 1950s. The city of Santa Monica has agreed to a $350,000 settlement with the  descendants of a Black entrepreneur whose  plans to open a Black beach club were derailed when his land was unjustly seized in the 1950s. On Nov. 18, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously  approved a  $350,000 settlement in closed session for the family of Silas White, a Black businessman who leased a building on Ocean Avenue with plans of opening an exclusively Black hotel and beach club, the  LA Times  reports. Instead, the city seized the property, claiming it needed the land to build a nearby auditorium. Advertisement The settlement follows a month of mediation t...
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