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Remembering Hattie B. Dorsey: Atlanta civil rights, equitable housing leader
WAGA fox local articles via Yahoo News· 5 hours ago(Photo by Moses Robinson/WireImage) ATLANTA - Atlanta is mourning the passing of civil rights...
Lancaster renames City Council chambers civil rights leader, council member Nelson Polite Sr.
Lancaster Online· 9 hours agoIt was the place where the family patriarch, Nelson Polite Sr., spent so much of his working life,...
‘Genius: MLK / X’: How Score and Songs Illuminate the Work of 1960s Civil Rights Leaders
Variety· 7 hours ago“I felt not only that it was important, but that I had an obligation to be a part of it,” says...
Statue of women's and civil rights icon Sojourner Truth unveiled in Akron
WKYC Cleveland· 1 hour agoThe landmark is placed near the sight of Truth's legendary 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech, delivered at...
New SF office for crime victims gets first director
The San Francisco Examiner· 1 day agoMayor London Breed announced Tuesday the appointment of civil rights attorney Ivy Lee to direct San Francisco’s Office of Victim and Witness Rights....
Advocates file civil rights complaint over Baltimore’s use of trash incinerator
The Baltimore Banner· 8 hours agoBaltimore has violated federal civil rights law by failing to develop an adequate plan to end the...
What did Diane Abbott say in letter about racism and antisemitism that sparked suspension?
Yahoo News UK· 22 hours agoThe Labour leader has been personally dragged into the row amid criticism that he and the Labour...
Remembering the legacy of the Rev. William Lawson
The Martinsburg Journal· 1 day 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...
MLB's Negro League Baseball stats integration worthy of praise
NBC Sports BayArea via Yahoo Sports· 3 hours agoObservers argue, convincingly, that Gibson, who died of...Baseball Museum was being finally...