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Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader and longtime Houston pastor, dies at 95, church says
CNN via Yahoo News· 35 minutes agoRev. William Lawson a long-time civil rights advocate and founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church...
The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., dies at...
theGrio via AOL· 12 hours agoLawson’s longtime church, Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, announced on its website that he had died on Tuesday. HOUSTON (AP) — The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor ...
17-Year-Old Chicago Girl Graduates with Doctoral Degree: ‘The World Is My Oyster’
People via Yahoo News· 11 hours ago"I feel like that urge to learn something new just never didn't exist for me," Dr. Dorothy Jean...
How the Memphis Parks Department honors Civil Rights Movement at MLK Reflection Park
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoLocated in a one-block area behind the Memphis Light, Gas and Water building and with Beale Street...
Glamour and grit are both on show in a London exhibition of photos from Elton John's collection
Fox News· 4 hours agoA new exhibition of photographs owned by Elton John is everything one might expect from a star who...
The last of the Three Amigos has fallen and Houston is left with a hole in its heart
KHOU 11 Houston· 1 day agoThe last of the "Three Amigos" has passed away, leaving a massive void in the city of Houston's...
Local photographer explores power of photography during civil rights movement
WIBW Topeka· 5 days agoA picture is worth a thousand words and a local photographer is using her platform to illustrate...
Elton John on V&A exhibition: 'I collect photos but hate ones of myself'
BBC via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoElton John and David Furnish have many photos of Marilyn Monroe in their collection (here preparing...
After starting college at 10, a teen receives her doctorate at age 17
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoAt 17, Dorothy Jean Tillman II received her doctorate from Arizona State University. (Photo: Adobe...
'Richard Avedon, Revisited' Exhibit: Photos of Ringo Starr, JFK
Variety via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoPerhaps no one captured cultural life post-World War II more vividly than Richard Avedon. From pop...