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House Passes Bill To Install Sculpture Of Thurgood Marshall in Capitol, Replacing Supreme Court Justice
Behind Racist Dred Scott
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that, if en- acted, would remove images tied to slavery, segregation, and sedi- tion from the U. S. Capitol com- plex.
Among its provisions, the bill would take down the bust of for- mer Chief Supreme Court Jus- tice, Roger B. Taney, who in 1857 wrote the majority opinion in the landmark Dred Scott case, which held that Black Americans were not U. S. citi- zens and upheld the notion that Black people “had no rights which the white man was bound
to respect.”
Replacing Taney’s likeness
would be a bust of Thurgood Marshall, the legendary civil rights lawyer and the nation’s first Black Supreme Court Jus- tice.
H.R. 3005, sometimes called the `Remove Hate’ bill, was re- introduced in May by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) along with co-sponsors such as Rep. Barbara Lee (D- CA) and Majority Whip, James Clyburn. The measure passed the House on June 29, 2021 by a vote of 285-120.
THURGOOD MARSHALL
Actor Charlie Robinson, 75, Lost Battle With Cancer
CHARLIE ROBINSON
Viola Davis was among the stars to pay tribute to Charlie, writing on Twitter, "RIP Char- lie Robinson. You were a won- derful actor."
Charlie recently appeared opposite "The Wire" actor Wendell Pierce in play "Some Old Black Man", and the 57- year-old star admitted they had a "father and son" bond after quarantining together amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Throughout his 50-year ca- reer, Robinson appeared in movies such as "Secret Santa," "The River," "Set It Off," "Antwone Fisher," "Jackson," "Even Money" and "Miss Lettie and Me," and TV series includ- ing "Buffalo Bill," "Home Im- provement," "Mom," "Hart of Dixie," "NCIS" and "The Guest-
book."
Born in Houston, Robinson began his career as a theater actor and singer for R&B groups Archie Bell and the Drells and Southern Clouds of Joy. In the late 1960s, Charlie at- tended Chris Wilson's acting school, Studio 7, at the Houston Music Theatre. He soon moved to Hollywood and began acting for the screen.
In the 1970s, Robinson acted in films such as "Sugar Hill," "The Black Gestapo," "Caribe," "A Killing Affair" and "The White Shadow." In his later career, he appeared in "Be- owulf," "Malevolence," "Land of the Free" and "Mercy Street." He directed three episodes of "Night Court" and one episode of "Love & War."
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