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The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
FOX40 Sacramento· 7 hours agoHOUSTON (AP) — The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped...
Evansville TV icon Brad Byrd is leaving the airwaves after 46 years
Gannett via AOL· 5 days ago“Journalism,” he said, “is under siege.” Not all of the stories have been tragic Byrd’s news career...
In 1968, protests forced Columbia University to change graduation. Here’s what happened next.
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 3 days agoIn the spring of that year, a series of events – including the assassination of Dr. Martin < ...
Uvalde’s Next Congressman Might Be a Gunfluencer
New York Magazine· 6 days agoThe 28-year-old gun influencer, known online as “The AK Guy,” has built a following of more than 3 million followers with videos including a reenactment ...
Biographer offers an unvarnished look at pre-eminent civil rights icon
Republican-American· 1 day agoAs he watched Black citizens declare war on segregation during the bus boycott in Montgomery,...
Anti-war protests, a Chicago DNC: Is it 1968 all over again? Some historians say no
NPR· 19 hours ago"And then from there on, throughout that entire year, it just continues to be one sort of upheaval...
Roundup of 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for literature
Republican-American· 1 day agoA revelatory portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. that draws on new sources to enrich our understanding of ...
Noting campus protests, Democrats brace for intense action at their summer convention
Quad-City Times· 6 days agoAs pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses around the country, critics of...