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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...
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...
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,...
What happened at Waupun: A timeline of prisoner deaths, investigations, lawsuits and resignations
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 weeks 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...
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...
TIMELINE: Louisville's Fairness Ordinance against LGBTQ+ discrimination turns 25
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTwenty-five years ago, Louisville became the first city in Kentucky to expand its...
65 years after OKC's sit-in, Clara Luper's 'radical love' still reverberates today
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSixty-five years ago, an Oklahoma City teacher walked with 13 of her students and own children into...
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,...