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Lawmakers push Rev. James Lawson for posthumous Congressional Gold Medal award
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn this screengrab, James Lawson accepts the Chairman's Award during the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on...
Impact of King, civil rights movement, discussed at King Celebration event in Gainesville
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHow the life and legacy of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement...
NAACP issues travel advisory for Florida
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe NAACP issued a formal travel advisory for Florida on Saturday in response to what the organization described as Gov. Ron DeSantis' "aggressive...
The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWomen listen during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images...
State government’s attacks on Black Floridians demand powerful, modern-day civil rights action |...
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDuring the height of the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded us that, “The arc...
NAACP backs banning New Mexico official and Cowboys for Trump co-founder from public office, citing...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOtero County, NM, Commissioner Couy Griffin stands outside the federal court after receiving a...
NAACP Detroit's annual Fight for Freedom Fund dinner hosts national leaders
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe world owes a lot of gratitude to Detroit, according to U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, Georgia's...
7 Inspiring Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Reads
The Oprah Magazine via AOL· 5 months ago7 Inspiring Martin Luther King, Jr., Day ReadsMichael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Each January, schools and offices close so that we may honor Martin...
The new Selma? Activists say under DeSantis Florida is 'ground zero' in civil rights fight
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWASHINGTON – At first Salanda Benton didn’t think enough people were paying attention to what she...
MLK’s daughter backs call for tourists to boycott ‘racist’ Florida and blasts Ted Cruz
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoTexas Senator Ted Cruz found himself denounced by the daughter of late civil rights champion Dr...