Day: September 1, 2026

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James Baldwin – A Lecture To High School Students – 1963 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room

James Baldwin – Lecture at Castlemont High School – Oakland, California – Broadcast June 23, 1963 – KPFA – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This was not the first lecture James Baldwin gave to a group of high school students, nor was it the last. During the civil rights movement

The Cure - fifty years - just like yesterday

The Cure – Paris – 2026 – Past Daily Lunchroom

The Cure this afternoon – in concert from Paris at Rock en Seine 2026, recorded on August 30th by Radio France International. To think The Cure got started in 1976 and are still going on strong (although, to be dead-honest, Robert Smith is the only original member of the band),

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September 1, 1980 – Celebrating In Warsaw – Breath Holding In Tehran – Campaign ’80 Officially Starts –

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Day: September 1, 2026

The Cure – Paris – 2026 – Past Daily Lunchroom

September 1, 1980 – Celebrating In Warsaw – Breath Holding In Tehran – Campaign ’80 Officially Starts –

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James Baldwin – A Lecture To High School Students – 1963 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room