DN!: Max Roach Remembered: Bill Cosby, Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka Pay Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:00:10 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST August 27, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * Fall Internships * Democracy Now! is looking for interns for this fall in New York City. Please email admin@democracynow.org for information on the positions and how to apply. = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Senior TV Producer/Editor http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Max Roach 1924-2007: Thousands Pay Tribute to the Legendary Jazz Drummer, Educator, Activist * Over 2,000 people gathered at Riverside Church in New York on Friday for the funeral of the legendary drummer, educator and activist Max Roach, who died on August 16 at the age of 83. He was credited with helping to revolutionize the sound of modern jazz and for playing a prominent role in the struggle for black liberation at home and in Africa. We speak with two men who have known Roach for decades: Amiri Baraka and Phil Schaap. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/27/1425234 * "When Great Trees Fall, Rocks on Distant Hills Shudder" - Poet Maya Angelou Remembers Jazz Pioneer Max Roach * "[Max Roach] had the courage to love us," poet Maya Angelou said at Max Roach's funeral at Riverside Church. "I'm glad to say we had him. We are bigger and better and stronger, because Max Roach was my brother." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/27/1425248 * "Max is the Highest, the Outtest, the Largest, the Greatest, the Fastest the Hippest" - Poet Amiri Baraka Eulogizes Jazz Legend Max Roach * Amiri Baraka - Max Roach's biographer and acclaimed poet and playwright - delivered the eulogy at Roach's funeral at Riverside Church. Baraka read the poem, "Digging Max," that he wrote for Roach's 75th birthday. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/27/1425254 * "I Became a Comedian Because of Max Roach" - Bill Cosby Remembers His Favorite Jazz Drummer * Comedian Bill Cosby paid tribute to Max Roach at his funeral on Friday. "Why I became a comedian is because of Max Roach," Cosby said. "I wanted to be a drummer." Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/27/1426200 * "I Have Seen Him at Work Moving in the Bloodstream of his People" - Poet Sonia Sanchez Remembers Max Roach * Poet and activist Sonia Sanchez, a leading figure in the Black Arts movement, paid tribute to Max Roach at his funeral in Riverside Church on Friday. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/27/1426206 * Headlines for August 27, 2007 * - Death Toll, Internally Displaced Up 100% in Iraq - Number of Prisoners Rises 50% During Iraq ³Surge² - National Guard Members Applaud Call for Iraq Withdrawal - Military Lawyers Warn Bush Rules Could Sanction Torture - UN: Afghan Opium Production at Record High - 10 Arrested in Russian Journalist Slaying - Bailed Denied for Jailed ³Jena 6² Teen - Ex-KKK Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for 1964 Killing - Psychologist Returns APA Award over Interrogation Stance - 4,000 Gather for Anti-War March to Bush Maine Estate Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/27/1425221 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Monday, August 27, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/ To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! Tuesday, August 28, 2007: * Alberto Gonzales becomes the latest Bush administration official to resign. President Bush defended Gonzales: "After months of unfair treatment that has created a harmful distraction at the Justice Department, Judge Gonzales has decided to resign his position and I accept his decision. It's sad that we live in a time when a talented and honorable person like Alberto Gonzales is impeded from doing important work because his good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons." * Mary Pipher, psychologist and author of "Reviving Ophelia," on why she returned an award from the American Psychological Association over the group's endorsement of professional involvement in CIA and military interrogations of U.S. prisoners. = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "Psychologists in Denial About Torture" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070821_psychologists_in_denial_about_t orture/ Consider writing your local newspaper and asking for them to carry the column, distributed by King Features. Many papers across the US have done so already. If you see the column in your paper, please mail us a copy of the full page, to: Democracy Now! 100 Lafayette St New York, NY 10013 Thank you! = = = = = = = = = DN! AT 10! 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