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Civil rights leader, Uniontown native the Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95
Observer-Reporter· 1 day agoOn June 22, Lawson’s legacy will be honored at...Eberly Campus, when a bronze sculpture of him...
‘Voice for equality and justice’ in Birmingham civil rights movement dead at 82
Birmingham News· 7 days agoCivil rights activist Myrna Carter Jackson, who was twice arrested during marches in 1963 in the...
CIVIL RIGHTS: Small acts add up
Coeur d'Alene Press· 4 days agoI am proud of human rights efforts of citizens of Coeur d’Alene. This 80-year-old human rights candle is burning bright for equality.
RIP Rev. James Lawson: Tributes Pour In After Civil Rights Icon Dies At 95
Black America Web· 2 days agoThere’s been a steady stream of tributes and an outpouring of condolences following the announcement...
Virginia NAACP sues Shenandoah school board after district restored Confederate names
KTBS Shreveport· 18 hours agoThe lawsuit alleges that the school board violated the U.S. Constitution, Title VI of the Civil...
Why did Kevin Costner get a key to North Texas city? He tells crowd, ‘I won’t forget it’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 hour ago,” Costner joked. “I can. How about the statues? Could I take them?” After thanking the city again,...
Everyone Should Know About Rickwood Field, the Alabama Park Where Baseball Legends Made History
Smithsonian Magazine· 19 hours agoEight decades ago, Ron Teasley, a teenage baseball player from Detroit, experienced an athletic...
Virginia NAACP files suit against school board that restored names of Confederate leaders
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 days agoTwo years later, hundreds of neo-Nazis and white nationalists converged on Charlottesville,...
Homage in Huesca: George Orwell's son honours writer's Spanish civil war ambition
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGeorge Orwell never fulfilled his wish to visit Huesca when he fought in the Spanish Civil War but...
Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza and Statue opens to public - Akron.com
West Side Leader & South Side News Leader· 7 days agoThe Sojourner...identifying a single project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s...