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The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
ClickOnDetroit· 4 hours agoThe Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate...
Roundup of 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for literature
Republican-American· 1 day agoA revelatory portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. that draws on new sources to enrich our understanding of ...
Anti-war protests, a Chicago DNC: Is it 1968 all over again? Some historians say no
NPR· 15 hours ago"And then from there on, throughout that entire year, it just continues to be one sort of upheaval...
Uvalde’s Next Congressman Might Be a Gunfluencer
New York Magazine· 6 days agoThe 28-year-old gun influencer, known online as “The AK Guy,” has built a following of more than 3 million followers with videos including a reenactment ...
Evansville TV icon Brad Byrd is leaving the airwaves after 46 years
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“Journalism,” he said, “is under siege.” Not all of the stories have been tragic Byrd’s news career...
Three people stabbed in two separate incidents on Metro bus, at train station
LA Times via AOL· 7 hours agoThe driver was able to get off the bus, and a good Samaritan picked him up and took him to Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital.
Biographer offers an unvarnished look at pre-eminent civil rights icon
Republican-American· 1 day agoAs he watched Black citizens declare war on segregation during the bus boycott in Montgomery,...
Air Force instructor pilot killed when ejection seat activated on the ground
Associated Press· 7 hours agoAn Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on...
Noting campus protests, Democrats brace for intense action at their summer convention
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 6 days agoSome fear this summer’s Democratic National Convention could look like a repeat of 1968’s gathering...