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South LA's Martin Luther King Community hospital in jeopardy of closing
NBC Los Angeles· 7 days agoThe survival of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital (MLK) in South Los Angeles is in jeopardy,...
James Lawson, towering civil rights activist and pioneer in nonviolent protest, dies at 95
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson, the civil rights icon who inspired generations of nonviolent activists and...
Cheers & Jeers
The Uniontown Herald Standard· 12 hours agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr. speaks in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2015. Lawson, an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
Juneteenth 2024: Celebrate in Knoxville with parade, exhibits, stories of emancipation
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuneteenth ‒ also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day and Freedom Day ‒ falls on a Wednesday this...
Video: Brazen shooting in middle of road prompted lethal action by Jacksonville officer
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoSecurity and officer-worn body camera video shows the latest fatal shooting by Jacksonville police...
Public pools in D.C., Maryland and Virginia to help beat the heat
FOX 5 Washington D.C.· 3 hours agoThe District celebrated the start of its outdoor pool season Friday. Mayor Muriel Bowser and...
'He never wavered': Massillon civil rights icon James Lawson dies at 95
The Repository via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson, the former Massillon resident and civil rights icon who preached nonviolence...
Atlanta Police Foundation to break ground on fourth @Promise Center, center aims to help prevent...
WXIA-TV Atlanta· 3 hours agoThe @Promise Initiative aims to help Atlanta youth succeed and deter them from 'mischief and petty...
Former NBA star Luol Deng steers South Sudan’s unlikely basketball journey to Olympics
The Mining Journal· 12 hours agoLuol Deng, center, accepts the 18th annual National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award before...
Key Chapel Hill road reopens to all traffic after 2 years, but work isn’t entirely done
The News & Observer· 1 day agoDrivers, pedestrians and cyclists started moving in both directions on Estes Drive Wednesday after over two years of construction and detours. Estes Drive closed to westbound traffic from Franklin ...
