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Observer-Reporter· 5 days agoHIT: James Lawson was born in 1928, the same year as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and was an important ally of King& ...
Celebrating late jazz icon Duke Ellington on his 125th birthday
WBUR Boston· 8 hours agoThis year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of bandleader, composer and pianist Duke...
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The Root· 10 hours agoSad news: Malcolm X’s youngest daughter, Malikah Shabazz, died on Monday, CNN reported. Shabazz’ death comes less than a week after the exoneration of two men who were convicted and served decades ...
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The Root· 20 hours agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
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The Root· 21 hours agoIn 1952 my grandfather built a house for his wife and six children in a small South Carolina town. The house had four bedrooms, one bathroom, a dining room and a living room you could enter ...
A New Disney World Ride Pays Tribute to a New Orleans Culinary Icon
Food & Wine via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn addition to helping introduce the country’s diners to dishes like Louisiana gumbo and Southern...
Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power...
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoEds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. Lawson is best known for piloting two crucial civil rights campaigns – one in Nashville in 1960 and the ...
EDITORIAL: Juneteenth has significance as formal holiday
The Times and Democrat· 13 hours agoGen. Gordon Granger marched into Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce the end of slavery and the Civil War to the last slaves. Also known as “Black Independence Day,” the ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 14 hours agoAs the death toll continues to rise to staggering heights in the Gaza Strip, calls for a ceasefire in the region have also gained popularity. Among that group is freshman Congressman Jonathan ...
Businessman William Pickard's legacy created opportunity for others to follow
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoHe heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was to speak at Albion College, so he and his pals piled into...
