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New elementary school curriculum’s biblical content could expose Texas districts to legal challenges
Denton Record-Chronicle· 4 days agoLate in May, the Texas Education Agency released a new elementary school curriculum that supporters...
Atlanta civil rights activist known for using megaphone during marches passes away
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAn icon of the civil rights movement in Atlanta has passed away. Rev. Fred D. Taylor was known for...
Negro Leagues advocacy began with MLB legend Ted Williams, who hid his Mexican American past
Axios· 19 hours agoMajor League Baseball adding statistics from the Negro Leagues to MLB's historical record last month...
How Willie Mays Handled Racism and the Media
Time via Yahoo Sports· 5 hours agoMarch 1955: Willie Mays of the New York Giants. Credit - Bettmann Archive/Getty Images “Shut up!” insisted Willie Mays, the baseball legend who died last...
2 sisters, a farmer and a dentist are among those honored with Freedom Trail markers
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Mississippi Humanities Council and VisitMississippi have been busy this month installing five...
From 2007: A Q&A with Hesburgh about Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 days agoEditor's note: This story originally appeared in the South Bend Tribune on Jan. 21, 2007. SOUTH BEND...
The Black church can play a role in improving health outcomes - MinnPost
MinnPost· 8 hours agoIn 1989, Pernessa C. Seele, who was working at Harlem Hospital, saw the fallout of the AIDS crisis...
Brevard history lesson: Who were Harry and Harriette Moore, slain civil rights activists?
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe Moore Cultural Complex is just one of many places around Brevard County celebrating Juneteenth...
9 Things People Don’t Know About Juneteenth
MediaFeed via AOL· 7 days agowildpixel/istockphoto Let Freedom Ring Juneteenth, a blend of "June" and "Nineteenth," is a 159-year-old holiday that celebrates the liberation of the...
'Freedom Never Dies': New children's book spells out life, activism of Harry and Harriette Moore
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAlmost 73 years ago, Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore died after a bomb placed beneath the bedroom...
