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Greater Milwaukee Foundation names Greg Wesley president and CEO
Small Business Times· 8 hours agoFrom a young age, Greg Wesley watched the people in his life give back to their community. Seeing...
'He never wavered': Massillon civil rights icon James Lawson dies at 95
The Repository via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson, the former Massillon resident and civil rights icon who preached nonviolence...
Man sentenced to 11 years in prison for attacking 2 with knife in Martin Luther King Jr. Park
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe man found guilty of using a knife to attack two people in Martin Luther King Jr. Park was sentenced Thursday to 11 years and four months in prison. Daniel Valdez Gutierrez, 38, was found ...
It took persistence, but David Oyelowo finally got 'Bass Reeves' to the screen
Los Angeles Times· 1 day agoWhen David Oyelowo, compact and composed in his white suit, sits on the throne-like chair outside...
Black History Collective of Henderson County to put on Juneteenth events
Times-News via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoJuneteenth, observed every year on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of African Americans in...
Internet Hilariously Roasts Nancy Mace’s Latest Hypocrisy
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoSouth Carolina Republican Representative Nancy Mace bragged about her record supporting civil...
Historic building near Atlanta University Center catches fire
WSB Radio· 11 hours agoA building near the Atlanta University Center caught fire on Thursday morning. Atlanta fire crews...
MLK Community Hospital at Risk of Closure Starting with Maternity Ward - Los Angeles Sentinel
Los Angeles Sentinel· 1 day agoSeventeen maternity wards have closed in L.A. County over the past decade and now, the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Healthcare (MLKCH) is not only facing a looming threat to its maternity ...
Historic building near Atlanta University Center catches fire
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoA building near the Atlanta University Center caught fire on Thursday morning. Atlanta fire crews...
Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoCivil rights activist James M. Lawson Jr. speaks in Murfreesboro, Tenn., in 2015. AP Photo/Mark...