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The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
WFMJ Youngstown· 26 minutes agoHOUSTON (AP) — The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped...
Seeing MLK's Legacy at the Gaza Solidarity Protests
Time via AOL· 5 days agoA 1963 photo of Martin Luther King Jr. addressing the thousands of people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington ...
Aml Ameen: A Black Man in Full | Essence
Essence· 4 hours agoAml Ameen is primed for international stardom. Now, with his role in Netflix’s top-10 smash limited series A Man in Full, starring alongside stars like...
New mural unveiling next week in Jefferson Park, MLK Middle School students and Open Space Education...
WRIC 8 News Richmond· 5 hours agoFor the last five weeks, students from Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School gathered together to...
Remembering Rev. Bill Lawson: Community shares memories of Houston's pastor
ABC13 Houston· 5 hours agoRev. Lawson is the father of beloved ABC13 family member Melanie Lawson. The founder of Wheeler...
Pulitzer goes to Martin Luther King Jr. biographer
The Columbian· 4 days agoChicago historian Jonathan Eig won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography for “King: A Life,” his 2023 biography of Martin Luther
'Houston's pastor' and city leader Rev. Bill Lawson dies at 95
Houston Chronicle· 1 hour agoThe Rev. William "Bill" Lawson, the founder of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church who helped desegregate...
In 1968, protests forced Columbia University to change graduation. Here’s what happened next. | CNN
CNN.com· 3 days agoColumbia University’s graduating class of 1968 was no stranger to protests. In the spring of that...