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Remembering Fannie Lou Hamer: On the 42nd anniversary of her death, see how this powerful women’s...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn an exclusive interview with theGrio, Fannie Lou Hamer's daughter celebrates her mother on the...
1 woman show in Gainesville honors Fannie Lou Hamer
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe late civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer will be portrayed in a one-woman-show every weekend of the month to showcase her activism, resilience and...
Jacqueline ‘Cookie’ Hamer Flakes, the last living child of Pap and Fannie Lou Hamer, has passed away
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFlakes, who had many fond childhood memories of her adoptive mother, battled breast cancer for...
Why civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s in part...
Aunjanue Ellis Channels Fannie Lou Hamer In Preview For Upcoming Project 'Fannie'
Shadow and Act via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAunjanue Ellis brings the message of Fannie Lou Hamer back to the collective consciousness in this...
Actors Theatre of Louisville 2022 season: 'Dracula,' 'Christmas Carol.' What to know
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFeminist vampires, a musical take on civil rights activist and a twist on a classic Charles Dickens...
'Little Shop of Horrors' and more classics are on Indiana Repertory Theatre's new season
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoClassically spooky, women-focused and comedic shows are at the center of Indiana Repertory Theatre's...
How 2 Supreme Court Cases Could Send Our Voting Rights Back To 1964
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer once said our nation fell woefully short of a...
Women's History Month: A look at Fanny Lou Hamer
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMarch is Women's History Month. Women have long been at the forefront of gardening, whether passing agricultural traditions from generation to...
Finding the light
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 21—Women were the unsung heroines of the civil rights movement. They led organizations and worked as lawyers on school segregation lawsuits. They quietly organized and forcefully vocalized ...
