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Phoenix police training is at heart of abuses: What the DOJ report says
The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 hours agocivil disturbances. It required that officers aim to arrest as many of the crowd’s “leaders” as possible, without noting that an arrest is only lawful if ...
Civil rights leader James Lawson Jr. dies at 95
Politico· 4 days agoKing would travel to India himself two years later, but at the time, he had only read about Gandhi in books. The two Black pastors -- both 28 years old...
James Lawson, US civil rights leader who championed nonviolence, dies at 95
Reuters· 4 days agoJames Lawson, a prominent civil rights leader whose advocacy of nonviolent protest influenced Martin...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
Odessa American· 4 days agoJr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from...
Tuscaloosa leaders plan for new Civil Rights venue
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 4 days agoTuscaloosa city and tourism leaders are in the planning stages of building a Civil Rights venue. It’s one that honors the foot soldiers of that era, and...
Phoenix police violated civil rights, used illegal excessive force, DOJ finds
USA Today· 21 hours agoThe constitutional amendments protect free speech, prohibit unreasonable searches and seizures, and...
Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95
FOX 13 Memphis· 4 days agoThe world is remembering the life and legacy of civil rights activist Rev. James Lawson Jr.
Pa.-born civil rights leader who led sit-ins, Freedom Rides dies at 95
The Patriot-News· 3 days agoJames M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist minister who became the teacher of the civil rights movement,...
Civil rights era leader dies at 95 | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 2 days agoLawson was a close adviser to...independence movement. The two Black pastors -- both 28 years old --...
SPD to announce findings in 1964 death of civil rights leader Ann Brewster
KTBS Shreveport· 1 day agoShreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith is set to brief the public on Thursday regarding the death of ...