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MLK Day: 5 women who played a vital role in the civil rights movement
MAKERS via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs we celebrate MLK Day and extraordinary accomplishments of the civil rights leader, MAKERS is...
How Howard Thurman met Gandhi and brought nonviolence to the civil rights movement
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHoward Thurman's image on Howard University chapel's stained glass window. Fourandsixty from...
Aretha Franklin was tracked by the FBI. Activist Angela Davis 'was shocked ... But I shouldn’t have...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDETROIT – Revelations that the FBI closely monitored Aretha Franklin during the civil rights...
Montgomery events honor Rosa Parks Day and 68th anniversary of Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFour days of celebration and reflection are coming this weekend with the 68th anniversary of the...
The Ultimate List of 100 Black History Trivia Questions
Blavity via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIf you’re hosting a game night, a trivia night, or are bored on a car ride and you want to have fun...
Gullah people yearned to ‘catch the learning.’ Then this St. Helena Island school opened
Hilton Head Island Packet via AOL· 2 years agoPenn Center on St. Helena Island, one of the first schools in the country for former slaves during...
Civil rights groups condemn 'Soul Fest' concerts at Georgia park with giant Confederate carving
Associated Press via AOL· 10 months agoCivil rights groups and other advocates denounced a concert series with Black performers dubbed...
To truly honor Martin Luther King, you have to love the people who hate you
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe United States, although boasting a strong Catholic community, is not generally a Catholic...
Community members honor Dr. King's fight to freedom
The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJan. 15—ASHLAND — Marking Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 95th birthday, dozens of community members and leaders congregated Monday for a celebration of life and a play portraying icons of the ...
‘Tell ’em about the dream, Martin!’: Memories from the crowd at MLK’s March on Washington
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIt's 1963, and 15-year-old Clayola Brown just heard the news on the car radio in Philadelphia: There...