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Civil rights giant Bernard Lafayette kicks off new Belmont-Fisk Social Justice Collaborative
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSleeping on the floor of the Birmingham bus station, the Rev. Bernard Lafayette Jr. was awakened...
Civil rights leader Bernard Lafayette to help launch Fisk-Belmont social justice initiative. What to...
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLongtime civil rights leader Bernard Lafayette is set to speak Thursday in Nashville at the launch...
Celebrate Black History Month with these events in Nashville, Middle Tennessee
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNashville and Middle Tennessee will host a variety of events in February 2023, aimed at promoting...
In Nashville, Freedom Rider King Hollands calmly fought racial segregation, memorial set
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 months agoKisha Turner cradles a weathered gray tin cup. There are a lot of items and spaces that echo her...
How faith motivated Muhammad Ali and Martin Luther King Jr. — a conversation with Jonathan Eig
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAlex Cochran, Deseret News In interfaith work, we look to inspiring people, past and present, who...
Here's what's happening during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee this weekend
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThousands of people gather in Selma every year to commemorate the fight for Black voting rights and...
The Nashville Mayoral Debates will showcase candidates on major stages for 2023 election
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe Tennessean — in collaboration with NewsChannel 5, Belmont University and American Baptist...
The Legacy Of “Good Trouble”: Alfre Woodard, Common Headline First Gala For John And Lillian Miles...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJohn Lewis, the civil rights leader and long-time congressman who died in 2020, left a legacy in the...
UW alum and Oscar winner Fredric March's name was removed from a campus theater in 2018. Calls for...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA student-led group removed Fredric March's name from a theater because of his association with a...
February is Black History Month. Here are 22 Tampa Bay events celebrating it.
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAccording to the Smithsonian Institution, the 2024 Black History Month theme is “African Americans...