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Black leaders commemorate 70 years of Brown v. Board with call to action
The Hill via Yahoo News UK· 1 month agoSome of the nation’s most prominent Black political leaders and advocates celebrated the 70th...
Why civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoFannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s in part...
Cornel West announces fellow academic Melina Abdullah as running mate
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoIndependent presidential candidate Cornel West announced fellow academic Melina Abdullah as his vice...
Biden’s chances could hinge on turning out Black voters, but first the campaign has to reach them
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoOn a recent chilly Sunday, a retired Milwaukee police sergeant leaned into the window of a grey...
Lessons for today from the overlooked stories of Black teachers during the segregated civil rights...
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoA Black schoolroom in Mississippi in 1939. Corbis via Getty Images My grandmother’s name was Mrs....
Opinion: We could be getting so much more out of Black History Month. Here’s how
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoBlack History Month is a wonderful time of year, writes historian Jemar Tisby, but all of us could...
16 Lesser-Known Quotes From Influential Civil Rights Leaders
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoFrom left: Ida B. Wells, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. At a time when...
The Partnership: From The Boards To The Soundstage, Fantasia Barrino And Danielle Brooks Have Formed...
Deadline via Yahoo News UK· 6 months agoThe sisterhood between Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks began on Broadway. That is, the...
Hollis Watkins, who was jailed multiple times for challenging segregation in Mississippi, dies at 82
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 9 months agoHollis Watkins, who started challenging segregation and racial oppression in his native Mississippi...
Tamar-kali’s Songs of Liberty
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe genre-defying artist's latest work, "Freedom Is a Constant Struggle," is a meditation on the impact of Gullah Geechee traditions on American music.