Site of the week: The Library of Congress is not clinging helplessly to the printed page as information goes digital. Its Internet people have always been ahead of most curves in compiling easy-to-use collections on line. Their site for African-American History Month – loc.gov/africanamericans – offers links to documents, speeches, music collections and memorabilia, drawing on the vast resources of the national repository. From the papers of Booker T. Washington, to a song by the Blind Boys of Alabama, it’s all there.
Watch this Web video: The Web is a great place to find the fake and the insincere, but it’s also a tremendous resource for those in search of the real and the motivational. Honor Black History Month (both monikers are in use) over the Net by going to YouTube.com and searching for Martin Luther King Jr. What you’ll find is a rousing mix of King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, on video or audio, as well as lesser- known speeches such as his denunciation of the Vietnam War.
-Michael Booth
PODCAST!
Laylights
In a short time, Laylights have made a big impression on the local rock scene. The Post’s Ricardo Baca talks with the quartet about their roots and music – and their new music video for “Sparrow,” which is being screened and celebrated Friday night at the Oriental Theater.
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