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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
Rolling through history: Fort Worth’s new bus memorial honors Civil Rights Movement
Dallas Morning News· 3 days agoFort Worth drivers will notice something not from this era while riding down East Rosedale Avenue....
Martin Luther King Jr.'s son blasts North Carolina Republican Mark Robinson
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoKing told USA TODAY he felt called to weigh in on what is expected to be the most contentious race...
What Black history is taught in SC? Education department says it’s enough, others disagree
The State via Yahoo News· 7 days ago“Some have used this decision to promote a false narrative that South Carolina is avoiding the...
Celebrating 10 Years of Comcast NBCUniversal’s Voices of the Civil Rights Movement in Houston, Texas...
KION 46 Salinas· 4 days agoFrom August 2023 through August 2024, Comcast NBCUniversal is celebrating the 10th anniversary of...
Opinion: James Lawson and the enduring lessons of nonviolence
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAs a civil rights activist, at his Los Angeles church and in his practice of nonviolence, James...
Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDr. Tim Goler, a professor of urban affairs and sociology courses and director of research for the...
Is the future of the civil rights movement in question?
WFMJ Youngstown· 2 days agoA local historian feels the future of civil rights could soon be hanging in the balance.
Juneteenth ribbon cutting commemorates civil rights history of iconic Canright House in West...
WJAX via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIt’s now where people can learn about its history and significance to the civil rights movement through guided tours and historical markers. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Was ...
Brevard history lesson: Who were Harry and Harriette Moore, slain civil rights activists?
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 days agoStory of Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore" at their June 29 celebration at the Moore Memorial Park in...