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Uncovering Dad’s unsung bravery during the Civil Rights Movement
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 15 hours agoEditor's note: The writer's father, Everett Fifield Jr., was originally from Council Bluffs and...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
Gannett via AOL· 11 hours agoIn 1964, student activists at Scarritt College in Nashville formed one of the many civil rights groups that pushed for equality and racial justice. The group, called the Southern Student Organizing ...
LGBTQ Pride Month flags vandalized near Stonewall National Monument, police say
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoFlags dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month were vandalized this week in New York City,...
Rev. James Lawson, giant of the Civil Rights Movement, dies at 95
Tennessee Lookout via Yahoo News· 5 days ago(This story has been updated with additional details.) Rev. James Lawson, a leader of the Civil...
James Lawson, architect of nonviolent protest of civil rights movement, dies at 95
Washington Post· 5 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson, a United Methodist minister who became a principal tactician of nonviolent...
James Lawson, towering Civil Rights activist and pioneer in nonviolent protest, dies at 95
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson, the man who inspired a generation of nonviolent activists in the earliest...
Rev. James Lawson Jr., icon of the Civil Rights Movement and longtime LA pastor, dead at 95
FOX 11 News Los Angeles· 5 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman...
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader's family says
KAAL Austin· 5 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand...
Trump portrays rampant crime in speech at Black church in Detroit
Washington Post· 5 hours agoPresumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump repeated his characterization of Black communities as...
What Black history is taught in SC? Education department says it’s enough, others disagree
The State via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“Some have used this decision to promote a false narrative that South Carolina is avoiding the...