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Georgetown organizations to hold Juneteenth events June 14-15
Community Impact· 3 days agoThe Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association and GTX Connect invite community members to...
James Lawson, towering civil rights activist and pioneer in nonviolent protest, dies at 95
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAt the National Civil Rights Museum (which incorporates part of the motel where King was killed),...
Pa.-born civil rights leader who led sit-ins, Freedom Rides dies at 95
The Patriot-News· 5 days agoMorris Lawson III told The Washington Post. Recruited by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Lawson...
Harrisburg’s William Howard Day made mark as pioneering civil rights leader | Column
The Patriot-News· 23 hours agoWilliam Howard Day was a significant 19th-century Black civil rights figure who made his mark in...
Frank Carroll dies at 85; figure skating coach led Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek to stardom
San Jose Mercury News· 5 days agoLongtime figure skating coach Frank Carroll, who over the course of a 60-year career helped guide...
Coumbia Basin events calendar for June 14 -- 21
Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 14—June 14 Mattawa Movie in the Park Watch Disney's Elemental and kick off summer with a bike party at Hund Memorial Park. The movie is sponsored by Heritage University ...
Man killed, teen girl injured in 2 separate South Seattle overnight shootings
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe first shooting happened on 29th Avenue South near S. College Street around 2 a.m., just a block from Martin Luther King Jr.
James Lawson's booming voice and loving spirit left a lasting mark on this UCLA professor
Los Angeles Times· 23 hours agoUCLA historian Vinay Lal remembers speaking alongside the Rev. James Lawson during a panel...
Elmira's Madison Ave. Bridge to be renamed for civil rights icons. How they made an impact
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 days agoShe served two five-year terms and led the fight to establish Jan. 15 as a local holiday honoring ...
Black History Collective of Henderson County to put on Juneteenth events
Times-News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoEast. On June 29, the Black History Collective will host a free “Junebration” event at Dr. Martin ...