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Medgar Evers to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom, country’s highest civilian honor
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoIn January 1954, the University of Mississippi School of Law turned Medgar Evers away because of the...
Dear Conservatives, We Don’t Need To Fear Mail-In Ballots | RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics· 3 days agoIn the aftermath of the 2020 election, GOP politicians have been eager to jump on the villain that...
J.Z. George’s descendant advocates for removing the statue of the Confederate icon from the nation’s...
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 5 days agoThe great-great-great grandson of Confederate icon J.Z. George wants to see his ancestor’s statue moved from the U.S. Capitol back to Mississippi. Each day, hundreds visit ...
Eyewitness to kidnapping of Emmett Till hasn’t closed his eyes to quest for racial justice
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCivil rights icon's cousin, now 85 years old, recounts terrifying visit to Mississippi in the summer...
Whitmire: Why Alabama doesn’t have a lottery
Birmingham News· 1 day agoOn Tuesday, the Alabama Legislature came as close as it ever has to passing a comprehensive gambling bill, which is to say, it didn’t and I again have to...
Sultan Zeshan reveals hidden African American connection to the Kentucky Derby
Rolling Out· 3 days agoIt's almost time for the Kentucky Derby. Social elites will join horseracing fans for one of the...
Op-Ed: The DPS School Board Should Adopt a Policy Recognizing Durham Educators' Rights to Have a...
Independent Weekly· 2 days agoApril 16 marked the 56th anniversary of Memphis sanitation workers winning their legendary 1968...
These southerners aren't listening to Donald Trump anymore
The Raw Story· 6 days agoThe UAW’s successful unionization effort last week at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee —...
Books to educate, celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Southern Poverty Law Center· 2 days agoMay is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which commemorates the contributions of this diverse community. When President Joe Biden recognized the observance last year, he noted ...