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Rev. William Lawson, Houston civil rights leader and Third Ward church pastor, dies at 95 | Houston...
Houston Public Media· 1 day agoWilliam "Bill" Lawson, the founding pastor at Houston's Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church and a local ...
Amy Winehouse's Ex-Husband Is 'Very Misunderstood,' Says “Back to Black” Star Jack O'Connell...
People via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoBenett/Getty Jack O'Connell at the NYC 'Back to Black' premiere (left), Blake Fielder-Civil and Amy...
The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., dies at...
theGrio· 2 hours agoThe Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate...
Irving Peddrew, first Black student at Virginia Tech passes at 88
WAVY via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoHAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Civil rights pioneer and Hampton native Irving L. Peddrew has passed away at...
Resistance to Brown school desegregation decision 'purged' Black male educators: Experts
ABC News· 8 hours agoBoard of Education, ending racial segregation in America's public schools, turns 70 this week, and...
AG files civil rights charges against Manchester man accused of terrorizing property manager
Tribune via AOL· 13 hours agoMay 14—The Attorney General has filed civil rights charges against a Manchester man who allegedly shouted "racial and misogynistic slurs" at the property manager of his West ...
The LineUp: 5 Black culture events to attend May 15-May 22
Atlanta Journal-Constitution· 45 minutes agoFrom restaurant and shop openings to music and film festivals, there’s no shortage of Black cultural...
Glamor and grit are both on show in a London exhibition of photos from Elton John's collection
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 minutes agoCovering the period from 1950 to the present day, they include iconic fashion shots by Irving Penn,...
Civil rights icon Opal Lee headed to Japan to share the story of Juneteenth, message of freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 23 hours agoLee, 97, will spend 10 days abroad sharing her life story, the message of freedom, and the story of...
Black homeowners start to close gap in property values
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoBlack homeowners’ property values are on the rise across the country, with some of the biggest...