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Juneteenth in Naples: a great day to "understand and celebrate"
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDay. The holiday traces its origin to Galveston, Texas where Union soldiers arrived on June 19, 1865...
Rev. James Lawson, made Nashville lunch counter sit-ins a model for fighting racial barriers, has...
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoMorris Lawson III told the Washington Post. Recruited by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Lawson...
Opinion | Our Fathers Marched With M.L.K. Here’s What They Would Say to Activists Today.
New York Times· 6 days agoOn March 9, 1965, at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
Victim dies two days after shooting near Swope Parkway
WDAF via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe shooting was reported around midnight on Monday in the area of Swope Parkway and Dr. Martin ...
Where to find Juneteenth celebrations throughout Portland
KOIN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoElementary School to Lillis-Albina Park.. The rest of the day will consist of live performances,...
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...
South Los Angeles pastor and civil rights icon, Rev. James Lawson Jr., dies at 95
CBS News· 5 days agoLos Angeles pastor and community leader, the Rev. James Lawson Jr., died Monday at age 95. Lawson...
7 things to do in Western New York this weekend: June 14 - June 16
WKBW-TV Buffalo· 1 day agoBuffalo Juneteenth Parade will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. The streets near Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park will come alive with ...
King and queen of the Netherlands pay tribute to MLK during visit to Atlanta
Atlanta Journal-Constitution· 5 days agoATLANTA (AP) — The king and queen of the Netherlands began a four-day tour of the U.S. on Monday in...
Harrisburg’s William Howard Day made mark as pioneering civil rights leader | Column
The Patriot-News· 11 hours agoWilliam Howard Day was a significant 19th-century Black civil rights figure who made his mark in...