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Montgomery celebrates MLK's legacy honoring four local leaders
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's Note: This article has been updated to correct the date that Martin Luther King, Jr....
The White House’s Slow Cease-Fire Shift Is Getting Tepid Reviews
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOver the weekend, Vice President Kamala Harris called for an “immediate cease-fire” in Gaza, and...
WVU prof: Juneteenth 'especially resonates' in W.Va.
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 17—When a professor successfully bridges history — that is, when she makes those long-ago dates and locations link up to present-day relevance — she knows it. "They're feeling this, " Marjorie ...
Mayor Reed announces new civil rights memorial garden in West Montgomery
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPlans to revitalize the Selma-to-Montgomery National Historic Trail have been in the works for...
Alabama civil rights locations receive over $3 million in funding from National Park Service
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“This $3.1 million is a big win for the State of Alabama,” said Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell, “and will...
Here’s How the Biden Administration Can Still Make Progress on Voting Rights
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJonathan Ernst/ReutersMarch 7, 1965, was the apotheosis of the civil rights movement. The brutality...
Who are Prince Hall Freemasons? The story of a Black fraternal organization in Sacramento
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeorge Blue has his hopes pinned on a surveillance device. Blue is a longtime member of David D....
Val Demings speaks at voting event at Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocratic U.S. senatorial candidate Val Demings of Florida headlined the "Get Out the Vote" event...
Germans 'got it right' on history; why do we need a fake lagoon? Letters, Oct. 30, 2022
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFlag policy at national cemetery deserves update As a regular visitor to the Cape Canaveral National...
They marched 200 days in Milwaukee for fair housing and civil rights. Now, they're getting new...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTheir effort played a role in the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act and prompted the Milwaukee...