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TSU professor honors Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader who inspired others through...
CW39 NewsFix· 18 hours agoOn Thursday, the Celebration of Life begins for Reverand William “Bill” Lawson, a civil rights giant...
Houston residents turn out for final viewing of civil rights pioneer, Rev. William Lawson | Houston...
Houston Public Media· 10 hours agoLawson lays in state at the church he founded 64 years ago in his apartment, Wheeler Avenue Baptist...
New exhibit shows impact of Civil Rights movement on Bob Dylan's art
Tulsa World· 5 days agoIn January of 1961, just days after John F. Kennedy was sworn in as president, a 19-year-old...
Empowering black stories: essential movies you need to watch
MSN News· 5 days agoOver the past few years, there has been a noticeable increase in the presence of Black lead characters in Hollywood. In order to acknowledge this progress, we have curated a collection of films ...
Civil rights leader Malcolm X inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoMurray, a nationally recognized artist, was selected last year to sculpt the bust. "I wanted to come...
Thousands pack Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church for 1st of 2 services honoring Rev. William Lawson
ABC13 Houston· 5 hours agoThousands of people attended a community service Thursday night to celebrate the late Rev. William...
An ACLU lawyer defended racists' free speech rights. Now she’s running for Congress • Virginia...
Virginia Mercury· 24 hours agoAfter growing up learning about the Civil Rights Movement and the importance of people being free to advocate for their beliefs, Leslie Mehta says providing legal help to the racist organizers ...
Clarence Thomas attacks Brown v. Board ruling amid 70th anniversary
Axios· 10 hours agoSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a strong rebuke of the Brown v. Board of Education...
A Federal Judge Just Called Out the Supreme Court
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLocal prosecutors dismissed the case soon thereafter, and Green walked free roughly two years after his original arrest. Last year, he sued Thomas, the...
The Iconic Memphis Label Behind Music’s Most Soulful Stars
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHoward L. Bingham“We were flying by the seat of our pants,” Stax legend William Bell recently...
