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The Root· 4 days agoRep. Terri Sewell, mentee of the late Rep. John Lewis, said she is not backing down on the voting rights bills that failed to pass the Senate. Sewell announced ...
Lawmakers push Rev. James Lawson for posthumous Congressional Gold Medal award
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoKhanna described Lawson as the architect of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, which was...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 7 days agoLeaders in the Civil Rights Movement at the time thought white students might be able to recruit more members if they reached out to...Nashville and Greensboro, North Carolina ...
Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. is unveiled in Montgomery
Nebraska Examiner via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Equal Justice Initiative has unveiled a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery, Alabama,...
James Lawson's booming voice and loving spirit left a lasting mark on this UCLA professor
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThere, he conducted trainings in nonviolent protest in a church basement, stoking a passion for...
The Real Motorcycle Club That Inspired ‘The Bikeriders’ Has a Long, Controversial History
Biography via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThe Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club inspired ‘The Bikeriders,’ starring Tom Hardy and Austin Butler....
James Lawson Led the Faith-Based Struggle Against Plantation Capitalism
The Nation· 3 days agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. lived long enough to preach at the funerals of several of the American...
We were Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle. Now, only two of us remain.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 days agoRev. Lawson’s recent passing is an enormous loss for civil rights, for our country and indeed for...
Mike Faist Explains How Zendaya’s Cameras Led Him to ‘The Bikeriders’
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoMike Faist was planning to take a prolonged breather after an exhausting shoot on Challengers, but...
Black advocates to use Juneteenth to demand political change
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAs the nation recognizes Juneteenth this year, leading Black voices plan to use the holiday to call...