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Rev. James Lawson Jr., original Freedom Rider and Apostle of Nonviolence, has died | New Orleans'...
Louisiana Weekly· 4 days agoRev. James Lawson Jr., original Freedom Rider and Apostle of Nonviolence, has died 20th June 2024 · 0 Comments By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire)
Idaho Patriot Thunder ride supports the military and veterans
KIVI Boise· 8 hours agoIdaho Patriot Thunder brings out the motorcycle community for a ride from High Desert Harley...
Public memories. Private struggles.
Washington Post· 2 days agoHank Thomas settled into the recliner in his living room, drifting in and out of sleep. A White mob had bombed the vehicle because Thomas was on it. In 1961, Thomas was one of the original 13 ...
Freedom Summer 60 Years Later
WLBT 3· 2 days agoSixty years to the day three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, vanished after being released from a night behind...
Juneteenth means more than celebrations in Jackson. It's a time of reflection, commemoration
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMississippi does not recognize Juneteenth, despite having one of the nation’s largest Black...
How to celebrate Juneteenth in St. Augustine? Here's a list of events
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 7 days agoDocuments show that while locked in the county jail, King telegrammed a friend, Rabbi Israel...
Willie Mays Was Baseball’s Last Mythic Hero
The Nation· 3 days agoWillie Mays, the baseball superstar who played for 22 years with the Giants and Mets, died on June 18, 2024. With his death, the era of the living,...
Opinion | Why Juneteenth gives me hope in 2024
MSNBC· 5 days agoAlthough it was only designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth National Independence Day has of course been celebrated in Black American...
Retired AP reporter Hoyt Harwell dies at 93; covered key events in the American South
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 6 days agoHoyt Garland Harwell, a longtime reporter for The Associated Press who covered key events in the American South and was a mentor to young reporters, has died. Harwell died at home June 12 following ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoIn 1952 my grandfather built a house for his wife and six children in a small South Carolina town. The house had four bedrooms, one bathroom, a dining room and a living room you could enter ...
