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Brevard history lesson: Who were Harry and Harriette Moore, slain civil rights activists?
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoThe board posthumously reinstated them as "teachers emeritus," and that year, mandatory curriculum...
Legacy of the Negro Leagues to live on during MLB game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 15 minutes agoThis is where white supremacist Bull Connor turned police dogs and high-powered firehoses on peaceful protesters. This is the home of 114-year-old Rickwood Field, the oldest ...
'Freedom Never Dies': New children's book spells out life, activism of Harry and Harriette Moore
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoHere in Brevard, the number of Black teachers and administrators is much lower than what Bryan...
From 2000: Notre Dame's Hesburgh reflects on Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Movement
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoBy July 1964, Johnson signed that bill. The next year, the Civil Rights Voting Act was passed and,...
9 Things People Don’t Know About Juneteenth
MediaFeed via AOL· 14 hours agowildpixel/istockphoto Let Freedom Ring Juneteenth, a blend of "June" and "Nineteenth," is a 159-year-old holiday that celebrates the liberation of the...
Celebrating 10 Years of Comcast NBCUniversal’s Voices of the Civil Rights Movement in Houston, Texas...
KION 46 Salinas· 2 days agoFrom August 2023 through August 2024, Comcast NBCUniversal is celebrating the 10th anniversary of...
50 years ago: When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Notre Dame
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 hours ago"I was not only impressed with his message, but I was impressed with the way he delivered it,"...
Lawmakers push Rev. James Lawson for posthumous Congressional Gold Medal award
theGrio via AOL· 2 days ago“He had such a wonderful perspective and hopeful perspective about America.” Khanna has introduced...
From 2007: A Q&A with Hesburgh about Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoEditor's note: This story originally appeared in the South Bend Tribune on Jan. 21, 2007. SOUTH BEND...
Emmett Till's story: Seattle museum turns pain into purpose with Juneteenth exhibit
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThe Northwest African American Museum's Juneteenth exhibit opens a portal to the past, highlighting...