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Civil rights icon Pastor James Lawson dies at 95
Los Angeles Daily News· 6 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles, died...
Byron Donalds Was ‘Right’ About Jim Crow And The Black Family, Civil Rights Activist Bob Woodson...
Black America Web· 6 days agoBob Woodson, whose notable civil rights resume includes stints at the NAACP and the National Urban...
On Conservatism and Risk Aversion
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn the 1950s, enlightened progressives were all-in on civil rights and desegregation—and they were right to be. But 40 years before that, progressives...
Pa.-born civil rights leader who led sit-ins, Freedom Rides dies at 95
The Patriot-News· 6 days agoJames M. Lawson Jr., a Methodist minister who became the teacher of the civil rights movement,...
Commentary: With a nudge from above, Virginia takes a step toward racial reconciliation
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 23 hours agoThe Black church and its ministers — from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to the Rev. L. Francis Griffin...
Neil Goldschmidt, former Oregon governor who confessed to sex with a minor in the 1970s, has died
Midland Reporter-Telegram· 4 days agoFormer Oregon Gov. Neil Goldschmidt, who as mayor of Portland was credited with starting the city on...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., Civil Rights Leader Who Preached Nonviolent Protest, Dies at 95
Skanner· 5 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained ...
WTOP Book Report: The D.C. man who brought basketball to Black athletes - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 2 days agoThis story is part of the WTOP Book Report series written by Terik King. D.C. native Dr. E.B....
RIP Rev. James Lawson: Tributes Pour In After Civil Rights Icon Dies At 95
Black America Web· 5 days agoThere’s been a steady stream of tributes and an outpouring of condolences following the announcement...
Far from making their last calls, LGBTQ+ bars evolve to imagine a new world
Stacker via AOL· 5 days agoThe uprising lasted multiple nights and is credited with touching off the modern gay rights...