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Rev. James Lawson, longtime civil rights activist, dead at 95
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 1 day agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., a civil rights activist who advocated for nonviolent protest and the...
Civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson Jr., who trained activists in nonviolent protest, has died at...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Rev. James Lawson Jr., a civil rights icon who trained activists in nonviolent protest, died...
Lisa Rice - WBBJ TV
WBBJ TV· 9 hours agoLisa was born on October 27, 1958 in Memphis, TN, the daughter of the late John Murray and Cooper Turner Murray. Lisa grew up in Jackson and was a member...
Rev. James Lawson, civil rights leader who led Nashville lunch counter sit-ins and Freedom Rides,...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoLawson was recruited by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Lawson spent decades in Los Angeles working...
New Horizon Church International opening new location in Flowood
WLBT 3· 4 days agoNew Horizon Church International is gearing up to open its first location inside of an actual church...
James Lawson, architect of nonviolent protest of civil rights movement, dies at 95
Washington Post· 1 day agoThe Rev. James M. Lawson, a United Methodist minister who became a principal tactician of nonviolent...
Virginia NAACP files suit against school board that restored names of Confederate leaders
NBC News via Yahoo News· 7 hours ago"We believe that revisiting this decision is essential to honor our community...divides across the...
Hub City Theatre Co. prepares for Pride and Prejudice performance - WBBJ TV
WBBJ TV· 6 days agoIt will take place June 7 through June 9 at First United Methodist Church in downtown Jackson. “We...
8 years since Pulse: The remembrance events happening this week
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWednesday, June 12 The annual 49 Bells Ceremony is held in the Sanctuary at First United Methodist ...
SC park that was once a dump and animal crematory gets shout-out from Ebony magazine. Here’s why
Rock Hill Herald via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTours. Sites on the tour include the historic John Wesley United Methodist Church, a building where...