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US Sec. of Transportation visits MS to highlight Medgar Evers Blvd. project investment
Gannett via AOL· 6 hours agoThompson said that the money USDOT has given to the city to begin the project should be seen as a...
How Willie Mays, and my first visit to the ballpark with my dad, changed my life | Opinion
Modesto Bee via Yahoo News· 2 days agoI was with my family when I heard Willie Mays died at 93. One of my kids asked: “Who is Willie...
Uncovering Dad’s unsung bravery during the Civil Rights Movement
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 7 days agoEditor's note: The writer's father, Everett Fifield Jr., was originally from Council Bluffs and...
2 sisters, a farmer and a dentist are among those honored with Freedom Trail markers
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Mississippi Humanities Council and VisitMississippi have been busy this month installing five...
Democrats commemorate LGBTQ+ rights movement with Stonewall Day resolutions (exclusive)
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoIn a move steeped in historical significance, U.S. Reps. Ritchie Torres and Dan Goldman, Democrats...
National Center for Civil and Human Rights celebrates 10th anniversary
WAGA fox local articles via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoIt’s been a decade since the National Center for Civil and Human Rights opened in Downtown Atlanta — and this weekend, the team there will celebrate the milestone anniversary with a packed schedule of special events.
75 Angela Davis Quotes That Reflect Her Commitment to Equality & Justice
Parade via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt’s trying. Trying and trying again. Never stopping. That is a victory in itself." 42. "No amount...
New First Baptist, Capitol Hill pastor on balancing legacy of activism with future vision
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoAs the new pastor of a historic church that’s just blocks from the center of political upheaval and...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn 1964, student activists at Scarritt College in Nashville formed one of the many civil rights groups that pushed for equality and racial justice. The group, called the Southern Student Organizing ...
From 2007: A Q&A with Hesburgh about Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoEditor's note: This story originally appeared in the South Bend Tribune on Jan. 21, 2007. SOUTH BEND...