Activate News May 19th, 2023 MalcolmX, KevinPeterson, JimBrown, BosnianWarCriminal

Activate News for Thursday, May 19th, 2023

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Here are some of the stories we’re covering today:

Happy Birthday Malcolm X!
Kevin Peterson and other CommunityLeaders deliver 3,000 signatures to Boston City Council.
Jim Brown, Pro Football Hall of Famer and Civil Rights Activist, dies at 87.
Bosnian war Criminal Arrested in Swampscott.

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EVENTS

HAPPENING NOW

HarpoonFest

Harpoon Brewery Boston

Event by Harpoon Brewery

TODAY AT 7 PM

Rolling Stones (19NB) & Creedence tribute night at 78 Pub/This Guy’s Pizza in Johnston RI

The 78 Pub at This Guy’s Pizza Johnston

Event by 19th Nervous Breakdown: Rolling Stones Tribute Band

TODAY AT 7 PM

Magic Room Presents The Young Americans (David Bowie Tribute)

Magic Room Norwood

Event by Magic Room

TODAY AT 7:30 PM

Music for Peace: Big Bad Dawg!

Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church Cambridge

Event by Massachusetts Peace Action

TODAY AT 8 PM

Pete Cassani | Chris Wagner | Michael Boezi

Midway Cafe Jamaica Plain

Event by Midway Cafe

TODAY AT 8 PM

Me In Capris, Mariposa, Sullest. $10

Faces Brewing Co. Malden

Event by Faces Brewing Co.

TODAY AT 8 PM

Jim Infantino Danielle Miraglia Terry Kitchen at Square Root, Roslindale Friday May 19

The Square Root Roslindale

Event by Terry Kitchen

TODAY AT 9 PM

Alex Walton // Orbiter// New Noise // Dowsing Rod

The Jungle Community Music Club Somerville

Event by The Jungle Community Music Club

TOMORROW AT 8 AM

Free Ferry Day

Long Wharf Boston

Event by Boston Harbor Now

TOMORROW AT 3 PM

Kermit’s Finger | Jonee Earthquake Band | Charmed & Strange | The McCritters

Midway Cafe Jamaica Plain

Event by Midway Cafe

TOMORROW AT 4 PM

Knot Art//Dizzy Bats//Tailwind // Aashi

The Jungle Community Music Club Somerville

Event by The Jungle Community Music Club

TOMORROW AT 4 PM

Drag Me to Church: A Drag Show Fundraiser for the Allston Brighton Food Pantry

Brighton Allston Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) Brighton

Event by Brighton Allston Congregational Church (United Church of Christ)

TOMORROW AT 7 PM

Magic Room Presents Zephyr (Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute), and The Night Owls

Magic Room Norwood

Event by Magic Room

TOMORROW AT 7 PM

Bent Knee

Taffeta Lowell

Event by Taffeta

TOMORROW AT 8 PM

Mach Bell Experience , The Claws (from L.A.), Girl With A Hawk

The Square Root Roslindale

Event by Mach Bell

TOMORROW AT 8 PM

Radio Knives // Dead On Sunday // Llynks // Bullpup

Midway Cafe Jamaica Plain

Event by TinyOak Booking

TOMORROW AT 8 PM

The Gypsy Moths, Ruin the Nite, Lonely Leesa & The Lost Cowboys. $15

Faces Brewing Co. Malden

Event by Faces Brewing Co.

THIS SUNDAY AT 3 PM

Mean Old Fireman | Noah Maltsberger | The Windshield Cowboys | Christina Lacoste

Midway Cafe Jamaica Plain

Event by Midway Cafe

THIS SUNDAY AT 8 PM

Linnea’s Garden, Lake Over Fire, AndroQueen @ State Park 5/21

State Park Cambridge

Event by Linnea’s Garden

An Early Happy Birthday for Malcolm X

Boston City Council unanimously approved a proposal to make Malcolm X’s birthday a municipal holiday in the city. The holiday would be on May 19th, Malcolm X’s birthday. The resolution also aims to renovate the Malcolm X – Ella Little Collins House and add it to the city’s Black Heritage Trail.

Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, and his sister Ella Collins moved to Roxbury in the 1940s, where they lived for years across from what is now recognized as Malcolm X Park. The 2 ½-story house is the only surviving residence associated with the slain civil rights leader’s formative years in the city, according to Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin.

Malcolm X’s time in Boston was a formative period in his life. It was during this time that he developed his sense of identity, his commitment to social justice, and his powerful voice.

The resolution now awaits approval from Mayor Michelle Wu.