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Lawmakers push Rev. James Lawson for posthumous Congressional Gold Medal award
theGrio via AOL· 4 days agoHis grandfather’s activism inspired the future congressman to a career committed to advancing human...
Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. is unveiled in Montgomery
Nebraska Examiner via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Equal Justice Initiative has unveiled a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery, Alabama,...
We were Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle. Now, only two of us remain.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWalt Whitman’s poem “O Captain! My Captain!” mourned the death of Abraham Lincoln. Today, as we...
James Lawson's booming voice and loving spirit left a lasting mark on this UCLA professor
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhenever...passion for racial justice in the student activists he mentored, including his protégé,...
Sixty years ago, a photographer rolled with a biker gang. Now his life is a movie
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"The Bikeriders" began as a book of photographs taken by an embedded Danny Lyon. Those images have inspired a film starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Mike Feist.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 23-29
The News-Times· 4 days agoCelebrities having birthdays during the week of June 23-29 include singer and TV...