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Lancaster renames City Council chambers civil rights leader, council member Nelson Polite Sr.
Lancaster Online· 3 hours agoIt was the place where the family patriarch, Nelson Polite Sr., spent so much of his working life, and they were there to honor his memory. City leaders – including state ...
‘Genius: MLK / X’: How Score and Songs Illuminate the Work of 1960s Civil Rights Leaders
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 hour ago“I felt not only that it was important, but that I had an obligation to be a part of it,” says...
Advocates file civil rights complaint over Baltimore’s use of trash incinerator
The Baltimore Banner· 2 hours agoBaltimore has violated federal civil rights law by failing to develop an adequate plan to end the...
Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport presents new mural honoring Civil Rights Leader
CBS 42 Birmingham· 6 days agoBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Family members of civil rights leader Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and...
Remembering the legacy of the Rev. William Lawson
The Martinsburg Journal· 20 hours agoLongtime Houston civil rights activist Rev. William “Bill” Lawson passed away this month at the age of 95. As a stalwart in the generation of civil...
Civil rights groups seek talks with Florida university leaders over protests
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe big story: Florida’s response to pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses has prompted...
President Joe Biden made a fresh appeal to Black voters during a Philly rally
Philly.com· 6 hours agoPresident Joe Biden came to the Philadelphia area Wednesday for the fifth time this year to lay out...
Deaf man sues Braves alleging hiring discrimination after being passed over for IT job
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoIn a later meeting in July between McKinney and De-Zilva White, he informed her of his EEOC...
Trump Celebrates Samuel Alito’s Disturbing Loyalty
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoAlito positioned the extremist flag and inverted U.S. flag—both incredibly niche for the average flag lover but intensely prominent among the far-right...
TSU professor honors Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader who inspired others through...
CW39 NewsFix· 6 days agoOn Thursday, the Celebration of Life begins for Reverand William “Bill” Lawson, a civil rights giant...