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Bridge over I-70 renamed in honor of local civil rights activist
Observer-Reporter· 3 hours agoA bridge that spans Interstate 70 in South Strabane Township was officially renamed in honor of...
Lawmakers push Rev. James Lawson for posthumous Congressional Gold Medal award
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 4 days ago(Photo by NAACP via Getty Images) After the years-long effort, U.S. Rep. Ro ...theGrio, “There’s not...
Freedom Summer: 60 years since the iconic movement
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 1 day agoAnyone...voting precinct on election day and cast their vote. When they were granted that right, the lack of knowledge on how to engage, coupled with the fear of violent retaliation ...
'Freedom Never Dies': New children's book spells out life, activism of Harry and Harriette Moore
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"The book could inspire children to stand up against injustice, promote equality and work toward a...
Black Liberation and Palestinian Liberation are Interconnected
The Nation· 4 days agoAll of these groups have called for a cease-fire in Gaza—and recently, the NAACP, the nation’s...
50 years ago: When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Notre Dame
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhat a year The year 1963 was a pivotal year in the civil rights movement. Among the happenings: ■...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 days ago...Double V Campaign and The GI Bill of 1944 Reenactors of the US Civil War era African-American...
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: A Musical Monument to Freedom
The Wall Street Journal· 7 days agoThe song, first performed in 1900 and known as the black national anthem, is an eloquent, optimistic...
Speaker highlights local Black history
Winona Post· 2 days agoDuring the Civil War, a future Winona restaurateur escaped slavery. James Stovall was among several trailblazing Black Minnesotans on whom speaker Ernest...
Celebrating late jazz icon Duke Ellington on his 125th birthday
WBUR Boston· 3 days agoEllington grew up in Washington, D.C. A confident kid known then as Edward Ellington, he once told...
