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As the DNC looks for thousands of volunteers, past helpers share stories of the convention’s...
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 5 days agoThe nation was still reeling from the assassinations of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as well as...
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The Root· 20 hours agoShabazz’ death comes less than a week after the exoneration of two men who were convicted and served decades in prison for the assassination of her father in 1965. Muhammad ...
Iconic Moments at the Apollo Theater Over the Years
The Root via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMartin Luther King Jr. Memorial- April 5, 1972 Civil rights activist Martin Luther King ...
For Juneteenth, first Black U.S. astronaut recalls death threats — and lessons learned
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBobby Kennedy had handled everything." Now there was no one to intercede, if things got ugly. And in...
Community remembers costs as 60th anniversary of Civil Rights Act nears
The Weatherford Democrat· 2 days agoAt a commemoration event at First Union Baptist Church, a historic Black church were Martin Luther ...
Juneteenth a reminder of ongoing struggles for freedom
The Hill· 17 hours agoAlthough Juneteenth represents a day of freedom for Black Americans, many still struggle to realize...
Ricardo Urbina, judge who once helped fuel Olympics protests, dies at 78
Washington Post· 10 hours agoRicardo Urbina, a Washington-based federal judge whose thwarted bid in the 1960s to join the New...
The Rev. James Lawson, key architect of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 7 days agoA key architect of the Civil Rights Movement has died. The Rev. James Lawson was a staunch advocate for nonviolent resistance to racism, even in the face of brutality. A Methodist minister and ...
Stephen J. Rivele, prolific author and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, has died at 75
Philly.com· 5 days agoStephen J. Rivele, 75, formerly of Philadelphia, prolific author, Academy Award-nominated...
U.S. Mourns Death of Rev. James M. Lawson, `One of Our Nation's Noblest Leaders' - Los Angeles...
Los Angeles Sentinel· 7 days agoTributes continued this week for the Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles, with President ...
