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Opinion: James Lawson and the enduring lessons of nonviolence
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAs a civil rights activist, at his Los Angeles church and in his practice of nonviolence, James...
Daughter shares story of her father, Deputy Sheriff Fifield, during the Civil Rights era
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTeresa Thompson, the daughter of former Deputy Sheriff Everett Fifield, shares story of father's...
The Real Motorcycle Club That Inspired ‘The Bikeriders’ Has a Long, Controversial History
Biography via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club inspired ‘The Bikeriders,’ starring Tom Hardy and Austin Butler....
“You must know this story:” Why Freedom Summer’s murders matter today
Washington Post· 3 days agoEven in a decade marked by hatred and violence, what happened here on a sultry June night 60 years...
James Lawson Led the Faith-Based Struggle Against Plantation Capitalism
The Nation· 4 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. lived long enough to preach at the funerals of several of the American...
Don’t Be Fooled By Liberalism’s Modesty
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days ago...not democracy but all the structural impediments to it, like gerrymandering, voter suppression, right-wing judicial activism, the filibuster, and the...
Rights of peaceful protesters must be protected at Democratic National Convention
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoDuring the mass movement for racial justice in summer 2020, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx...
MAGA Can’t Stop Celebrating Layoffs at Major Civil Rights Organization
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoright provocateur. The conservative rage against SPLC is to be expected, given the group’s detailed...
Juneteenth 2024: How Oklahoma's unique history still affects residents today
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 4 days ago"There was all kinds of outrage and protests in America and around the world, and to this day, there...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude