Search results
'Long overdue': Akron road named for longtime NAACP civil rights leader Ophelia Averitt
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuring her many years with the national and Akron NAACP, Ophelia Averitt’s fight for civil rights...
16 Lesser-Known Quotes From Influential Civil Rights Leaders
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFrom left: Ida B. Wells, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. At a time when...
First Black woman to serve on Atlanta City Council, civil rights leader dies
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAtlanta City Council announced the passing of Carolyn Long Banks, the first Black woman to serve on...
Carolyn Long Banks, trailblazer in civil rights, politics, dies
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBanks was the first Black woman to serve on the Atlanta City Council. Beloved civil rights activist...
10 Movies to Watch to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. This MLK Day
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis list of movies about Martin Luther King, Jr. includes documentaries, civil rights movies and...
Roslyn Pope, Student Civil Rights Activist And ‘An Appeal For Human Rights’ Author, Dies At 84
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRoslyn Pope, an Atlanta native who became an important student leader in the Civil Rights Movement...
Neptune woman helped turn Martin Luther King's birthday into a national holiday
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNEPTUNE - Today, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a normal tradition, a standard...
Risky Rentals? Neighbors say a rooming house run by a company brings crime, violates city code
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoTheir neighborhood is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been home to leading Black...
‘We’re Loving It’ — Atlanta Reacts to Donald Trump’s Indictment
Politico via Yahoo News· 9 months agoATLANTA — Here, at the Fulton County Courthouse, smack dab in downtown Atlanta, the vibe is...
In The American Public Education System, Black Children Are The New Cotton
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoElizabeth Eckford ignores the hostile screams and stares of fellow students on her first day of...