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James Lawson's booming voice and loving spirit left a lasting mark on this UCLA professor
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThere, he conducted trainings in nonviolent protest in a church basement, stoking a passion for...
How Nashville's Southern Student Organizing Committee was inspired to broaden Civil Rights Movement
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoHe showed up to the...Massachusetts. The former members said they were proud of college students today being active in civil rights causes and protesting
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The Root· 16 hours agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
Civil Rights Activist Rev. James Lawson Jr. Dead at 95
Black America Web· 7 days agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died. A Civil Rights activist, Rev. Lawson spent his life practicing...
Louisiana passes law limiting free-speech protections on campuses
The Hill· 8 hours agoSenate Bill 294 was signed by GOP Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and excludes any act that carries a...
Daughter shares story of her father, Deputy Sheriff Fifield, during the Civil Rights era
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoTeresa Thompson, the daughter of former Deputy Sheriff Everett Fifield, shares story of father's...
Massive Attack Cancel Georgia Show Over Its Government’s “Attack On Basic Human Rights”
Stereogum· 6 days agoMassive Attack are currently on tour in Europe. Passed back in May, the “Russia Law” gets its...
Saratoga Springs faces scrutiny over alleged retaliation against BLM organizer
Rolling Out· 14 hours agoThe conflict between the Saratoga Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the City of Saratoga Springs...
Massive Attack cancels show because of Georgia’s attack on 'basic human rights'
Euronews via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe band's announcement comes as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Georgia recently,...
Amid Pride celebrations, some in Jewish LGBTQ+ community feel shunned, advocates warn
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“This is not peaceful protest or free speech. This is a crime, and it's overt, unacceptable...now...