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A new documentary tells the story of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer in her own words
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 5 days agoFannie Lou Hamer started as a sharecropper but would go on to become one of the most passionate...
Missy Cotter Smasal wins 2nd District primary, will face Rep. Jen Kiggans
The Virginian-Pilot· 6 hours agoMissy Cotter Smasal handily defeated Jake Denton Tuesday to earn the Democratic nomination in the...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 12 hours agoHarry Belafonte, folk singer and civil rights activist, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure in his home in Manhattan at 96 years old. Not only was Belafonte a groundbreaking ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 16 hours agoA woman was arrested for attempting to burn down the birth home of legendary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Atlanta police were called to ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 17 hours agoThe nonprofit was founded by none other than right-wing crusader Edward Blum, who has made it his mission to destroy affirmative action. The lawsuit filed against the Fearless ...
Colorado Supreme Court to hear arguments in transgender cake case
NBC NEWS· 16 hours agoTwo cases have centered on baker Jack Phillips, who in...Supreme Court in that case in 2018....
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 16 hours agoNBC News reports that in 2020, Black + female identifying employees left the company at the second highest rate of any other racial-gender group, following only that of Native + female identifying ...
Woman accuses luxury real estate broker Tal Alexander and his brother of raping her while their...
Business Insider· 7 hours agoThis story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. A woman accused broker Tal Alexander and his brother Alon of ...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“I came from a religious background, and I deeply believed...Thrasher attended a meeting of the National Christian Leadership Council, another Nashville civil rights group ...
Cake shop owner asks Colorado Supreme Court to find he was right to refuse transgender birthday cake...
Courthouse News Service· 11 hours ago“Jack Phillips... beliefs to support his opposition to same-sex marriage. The couple filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which went up to the U.S.