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Civil rights icon Andrew Young visited Drake University to talk about his 91-year journey
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA United Nations ambassador. Atlanta's mayor. Martin Luther King Jr.'s confidant. Attendees were...
At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSixty years ago, Andrew Young and his staff had just emerged from an exhausting campaign against...
Southern Festival of Books returns this fall in Nashville with Pulitzer Prize winners, more
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPulitzer Prize winners, Guggenheim fellows, and a Grammy-nominated country artist will share a vast...
Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream
Politico via Yahoo News· 12 months agoNORCROSS, Ga. — Three months after entering end-of-life care at home, former President Jimmy Carter...
Clarence Avant's political power: The 'Black Godfather' had the ear of three presidents
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPoliticians from across the U.S. sought out Clarence Avant for his advice, his fundraising prowess...
Most influential Black politicians in American history
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHistorically, Black political power has not come easy in the United States. The institution of...
Atlanta businessman Charles Loudermilk dies at 95
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCharles Loudermilk, an Atlanta businessman who is credited with helping turn Atlanta into the economic engine it is today, has died at 95, his family...
Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHarry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and...
What would Martin Luther King, Jr. think of America 56 years after his assassination?
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months ago“All of the healers have been killed or betrayed.” – Gil Scott-Heron, “Winter in America” By 1968,...
Atlanta, crucible of democracy: How the city's tortured history got us here
Salon via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDistrict Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, Fani Willis Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images...