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The Iconic Memphis Label Behind Music’s Most Soulful Stars
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHoward L. Bingham“We were flying by the seat of our pants,” Stax legend William Bell recently...
City of Marion, state of Illinois honor civil rights activist
The Southern Illinoisan· 18 hours agoMARION — Activist JoAnne Bland, the youngest person to be arrested during the civil rights movement,...
Bob Dylan Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 22 hours agoCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of singer-songwriter and Nobel laureate Bob Dylan.PersonalBirth date: May 24, 1941Birth
Rural S.C. Lowcountry counties played key, but little-known role in Civil Rights history
Bluffton Today· 4 days agoWhen we think of the Civil Rights Movement in America, most may recall events at historical...
Jamila Wignot’s New Documentary Chronicles How Stax Records Went From Music Label To The American...
Essence· 4 days agoTo say that Stax Records was a successful music label would be an understatement. Founded in 1957 by...
Civil rights leader Malcolm X inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLINCOLN - Omaha-born civil rights leader Malcolm X, who would've been 99 on May 19, became the first...
From festivals to outdoor shows, 16 things to do in Wilmington for Memorial Day weekend
Star News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWelp, summer has finally arrived. Unofficially, anyway. Summer doesn't technically get here till...
Milwaukee's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statue honors his legacy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 day agoDr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Milwaukee at least twice. Now, Milwaukee honors King’s legacy with a statue in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood. King’s first recorded speech in Milwaukee ...
Everything you know about Brown v. Board of Education is wrong
theGrio via AOL· 7 days agoOPINION: After 70 years, enough time has passed to learn the unwhitewashed history of the Supreme...
Sterling foster grandmother earns state recognition
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoOn May 7, AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent volunteer Florence Cunningham was awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. award through the Illinois...
