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Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 1 day agoFort Worth's Opal Lee, also known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 3, 2024. FORT WORTH, Texas - The...
Jim Thorpe, the World’s Greatest Athlete, Posthumously Honored with the Presidential Medal of...
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJim Thorpe (Sac and Fox/Potawatomi) was bestowed two Olympic gold medals by King Gustav of Sweden at...
Muskogee people gather at Mayor's Prayer Luncheon
Muskogee Phoenix, Okla. via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoMay 3—Past mayors prayed for their successor Thursday at Muskogee's Mayor's Prayer Luncheon. Several dozen people gathered at Dr. Martin Luther
Civic Center public comment period kicks off with stakeholder meetings
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe day-long series of meetings involved representatives from "stakeholder" groups and businesses....
It's Election Day in Longview: Here's the ballot and polling locations
The Longview News-Journal· 7 hours agoPolls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today for city and school elections.
St. Augustine house that was firebombed, almost where MLK Jr. stayed, will be relocated
First Coast News· 2 days agoThe relocation for the 'Canright' house begins at 9 a.m. Thursday; it will be moved to a park in...
First Friday Art Walk and a new show at OCT: Fun things to do this weekend in Ocala
Ocala Star Banner via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMay 3 at Webb Field at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex, 1510 NW Fourth St., Ocala....
Opinion: Civil rights tour helps remember struggle for equality, right to vote
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe next day we explored Montgomery’s Legacy Museum and the lynching memorial in the morning and...
Werner Spitz, ‘Medical Detective’ in High-Profile Murders, Dies at 97
New York Times· 4 days agoKennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., O.J. Simpson, JonBenet Ramsey, Mary Jo Kopechne and many others,...
Columbia University protests resemble those of 1968
UPI· 2 days agoNYPD police officers remove and arrest pro-Palestine protesters who occupied the Hamilton Hall building the campus at Columbia University in New York...