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Remembering the Black Six: Event to share story of Louisville activists on trial
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1968, Louisville officials accused six Black people of orchestrating a racial uprising in the...
54 years after landmark trial, Louisville honors Black Six defendants with historic marker
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWalter T. Pete Cosby Jr. can't forget the day Louisville police dragged his father from their home...
'I'm here now': Mayor Greg Fischer apologizes to Louisville's wrongly accused Black Six
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFifty two years after they were acquitted of conspiracy charges, members of Louisville's Black Six...
"Tough conversations": Louisville residents work to bridge racial divide
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLouisville, Kentucky — Ninth Street in Louisville is where the divide happens. West is mostly Black...
How the Courier Journal brought people together through events in 2022
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter two years of canceled or virtual events, The Courier Journal worked to bring people together...
Reading, felony offenders and scandals: Courier Journal stories that made an impact in 2022
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe entered last year hoping our community would be in a better place after a record year of...
Louisville mayor apologizes to Black residents for centuries of systemic racism
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThree days before Juneteenth — a holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the...
If Louisville wants to be a top-tier city, the way we've been doing things isn't working
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe way we’ve been doing things has not been working. Racism, xenophobia and poor quality of life...
How Black people shaped Louisville's history. Here are 6 stories you should know
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLouisville wouldn't be what it is today without Black people who established some of the city's most...
Long before the KY legislature waged war on ‘woke,’ it accused people of communism
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 7 months agoKentucky saw growing demands for change in the late 1960s — civil rights protests, environmental...