44 years ago, Brando's protest Marlon Brando became involved with the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the early 1970s. In 1973, he decided to make a statement about the Wounded Knee incident and contacted AIM about providing a person to accept the Oscar for him. Dennis Banks and Russell Means picked Sacheen Littlefeather. She wore an Apache dress on the occasion. … [Read more...] about Sunday Evening Thread: Oscar Night
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This week the death of legendary musician Junie Morrison was announced. Walter "Junie" Morrison (1954 – February 2017) was an American musician and record producer. He was a member of the Ohio Players in the early 1970's, and later became the musical director of P-Funk (Parliament-Funkadelic). Born in Dayton, Ohio, Morrison was a producer, writer, keyboardist and vocalist … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: A Tribute to the late Junie Morrison