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The civil rights activist so close to Martin Luther King Jr. she was thought of as his ‘other wife’
Houston Chronicle· 2 days agoThe most damaging is that King may have witnessed – and encouraged – a sexual assault at a Washington, D.C. hotel in January 1964. Garrow publishes content from FBI files ...
The Uncommitted: Pa. primary is another litmus test for Biden’s handling of Gaza
WHYY· 5 days agoRecreation Center in North Philly after accepting the endorsement of the Kennedy family. Biden...
Restoration aims to restore luster of decaying 1964 World Fair pavilion
Newsday· 23 hours agoPark set a world record for an international exposition. The guests included the Rev. Martin Luther ...
Sarah-Ann Shaw, Boston’s first Black woman TV reporter, honored at funeral service - The Boston...
The Boston Globe· 11 hours ago“Sarah-Ann was in love with this city,” said the Rev. Liz Walker, a retired WBZ news anchor who...
Chicago’s response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents
Wisconsin State Journal· 6 days agoThe closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black...
Democrats fear chaos of 1968 convention as they prepare to renominate Joe Biden in Chicago
USA Today· 17 hours agoFlashbacks of bloody clashes between police and anti-Vietnam War demonstrators outside the...
‘Stop arming Israel’ Passover protest in Brooklyn harkens back to 1969 Freedom Seder
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Seder is a Passover celebration and ceremony that commemorates the story of Exodus - Moses...
CT man was expelled from high school 50 years ago. Why he wants his diploma and to set record...
Hartford Courant· 5 days agoNearly 60 years ago, Gerald “Mike” Fothergill walked out of high school in response to the ...
William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist, scholar and friend of Malcom X, has died
Seattle Times· 5 days agoWilliam Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist and supporter of the Black Power movement who worked with Malcom X and other prominent leaders in the 1960s, has died.
Gaza protests threaten to upend Democratic convention in Chicago amid growing criticism of Biden
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoNEW YORK — The pro-Palestinian protests roiling Columbia University and college campuses nationwide...