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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...
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...
Bennie Thompson applauds posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom for Medgar Evers
The Hill via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoRep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) was just a boy when civil rights leader Medgar Evers was gunned down...
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...
'Father of Modern Gynecology' J. Marion Sims performed dangerous 'experiments' on enslaved Black...
Business Insider via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoJ. Marion Sims, considered to be the Father of Modern Gynecology.Universal History Archive/Universal...
‘Justified: City Primeval’ Episode 6 Sees Things Go from Bad to Worse — Spoilers
Indiewire via Yahoo News UK· 10 months ago[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Justified: City Primeval” Episode 6,...
‘All That Breathes’ and ‘Fire of Love’ Lead 2022 IDA Nominations
Indiewire via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoThe International Documentary Association (IDA) has revealed the nominations for the 38th IDA...
Heat Is Not a Metaphor
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHeat Is Not a MetaphorJOAQUIN SARMIENTO - Getty Images I wanted to write a poem about how the extreme heat of the ocean is breaking my heart, but the...
Mable Haddock, Black Public Media Founder, Dies at 74
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoMable Haddock, the founding president and first CEO of Black Public Media, a major film and TV...
“The Color Purple” stars Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson, our Heat Index, and more in EW's “The...
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News UK· 6 months ago"The Color Purple" stars have an emotional chat with EW about the new movie musical, we gauge who's...