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Chicago teen earns doctoral degree at age 17
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“I knew what it took for her to go through that. She had to sacrifice a lot. A lot of her fears and going through different things during the pandemic,”...
Houston pastor, civil rights leader, 95, dies | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 6 days agoThe Rev. William "Bill" Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil- rights leader who helped desegregate...
Opinion: Religion and governmental power combined is a marriage made in hell
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoOne of the most ancient and dangerous combinations is religion and governmental power. Ancient...
Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader and longtime Houston pastor, dies at 95, church says
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoRev. William Lawson a long-time civil rights advocate and founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church...
Protesters against Joe Biden chant "liar" outside Morehouse commencement
Newsweek· 3 days agoMorehouse College, a historically Black college for men and the alma mater of civil rights leader...
The Shenandoah County School Board’s Terrible History Lesson
Time Magazine· 22 hours agoOn May 10, 2024, 161 years to the day after General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s last breath...
Community remembrances planned for Houston civil rights leader Rev. William Lawson | Houston Public...
Houston Public Media· 6 days agoThe current pastor at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in the Third Ward reflected Wednesday on the...
Preying on white fears worked for Georgia’s Lester Maddox in the ’60s − and is working there for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoArdent segregationist Lester Maddox became governor of Georgia after earning the admiration of white...
Colleges, police blame ‘outside agitators’ for campus protests. Experts say it’s not so simple
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAs the dust settles and the number of pro-Palestinian student encampments dwindle, claims of...
There's a surprising reason why many schools don't have a single Black teacher
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOutlawing segregation in schools was a victory for the civil rights movement, but it enraged...