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Nebraska approves Malcolm X Day, honoring civil rights leader born in Omaha 99 years ago
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Nebraska Legislature passed a bill on Thursday that would honor the life and legacy of civil...
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream': Read the full text of MLK's historic DC speech
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 16 will be celebrated as Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the American civil rights icon,...
Remodeled downtown park to tell the story of Wichita sit-in, which sparked a movement
Wichita Eagle via AOL· 2 years agoThe city has committed $1 million and plans to work with the NAACP to tell the story of the first...
What happened at Waupun: A timeline of prisoner deaths, investigations, lawsuits and resignations
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 week agoOn March 30, 2023, Waupun Mayor Rohn W. Bishop told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Waupun...
'Dismayed:' DeSantis' Disney district admin rebuked by 'betrayed' civil rights group
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAfter DeSantis' district governing Disney World announced it's nixing DEI, its administrator is...
A national park could be key to preserving Emmett Till's memory, legacy, advocates say
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s one of the United States' most infamous hate crimes, the spark of the modern civil rights...
How a trip to D.C. helped James Baldwin affirm his Southern identity
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"What part of the South does James Baldwin come from?" a reader named Helga Schneider, of Munich,...
Blazing a trail: A timeline of North Carolina NAACP’s history, activism
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoFrom fighting to integrate North Carolina’s schools to suing the state over laws that affected Black...
Emmett Till’s Mother Seeks Justice for Her Son in Biopic ‘Till’ Trailer
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn the anniversary of what would have been Emmett Till’s 81st birthday on July 25, the trailer of...
Why the Neo-Nazis Picked Charlottesville in the First Place (It Wasn’t the Statue)
Slate via Yahoo News· 8 months agoZach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images In August of 2017, alt-right activists, Klansmen, and...