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The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., dies at...
theGrio· 7 days agoThe Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate...
Commentary: Why we chose civil disobedience and arrest at U.S. Rep. Pappas's Dover office
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoOn the Friday before Mothers’ Day, the five of us were arrested at Congressman Chris Pappas’ Dover...
Mobile County hones in on ‘master plan’ for MLK Avenue cultural district
Birmingham News· 17 hours agoOn Monday night, a team of consultants presented ideas to revitalize what was once considered...
Biden faces silent Gaza protest at Martin Luther King Jr's college
AFP via Yahoo News· 2 days agoUS President Joe Biden said Sunday he heard the voice of Gaza war protesters as some students turned...
Why we need history to create a better future (Viewpoint)
The Republican· 12 hours agoThe following is a condensed version of the commencement speech that Martin Dobrow, professor of...
First Black astronaut completes his mission 63 years later, becomes oldest man to go to space
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoEd Dwight always dreamed of being an astronaut. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy selected the Air...
A year after split from United Methodists, breakaway Fayetteville church set to hold first services...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 4 days agoRather than fighting over whether to leave the denomination, members of Central United Methodist...
Marilyn Mosby still calling for presidential pardon with sentencing days away
CBS News· 10 hours agoFormer Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is just days away from her sentencing, months...
Brush fire burns 30 acres on Martin Luther King Junior Blvd.: BFD
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A fast moving fire burned 30 acres Wednesday in south Bakersfield,...
Female City Worker: My Derek Chauvin Encounter Left Me ‘Traumatized’
The Daily Beast· 10 hours ago“George Floyd died at the hands of this individual, and had the City intervened on his behavior...