Mississippi law enforcement is facing questions after a suitcase of KKK robes and records was found in their closet Old history just came out of its closet. We Got This Covered · Mar 26
This Black History Month, the leaders of the past can teach real resistance Movements are not born fully formed – they begin when ordinary people decide to act The Guardian - US · Feb 8
Biden To Award Presidential Medal Of Freedom To Diverse Recipients President Biden to award 19 individuals, including Hillary Clinton and Denzel Washington, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their exceptional cont... Top News · Jan 4, 2025
Nickel Boys star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘If we see something wrong and don’t say anything, we’re participants’ With a role in the Oscar-tipped reform school drama, the actor continues to pick parts that align with her activism. She recalls how the resilience of her grandmother – and the racism faced by her grandfather – has shaped her The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024
The Black, Jewish and Palestinian liberation struggles are intertwined We must commit to the coalition work that might bring freedom for some of the most vulnerable among us The Guardian - US · Sep 10, 2024
Sequel of DNC injustice 60 years later For perspective on the 2024 DNC, we mustn’t look to 1968, but rather 1964 Salon · Aug 24, 2024
"Fierce" Black women pave way for Harris "This moment is just a continuation... the guts to stand up to Donald Trump is all of us together" Salon · Aug 24, 2024
Black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party. Kamala Harris moved them to the foreground For years, Black women in the Democratic Party have toiled in silence. But in recent years, Eric Garcia reports, things have changed The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024
Kamala Harris’s speech was the test of her political life. She passed, but there will be others – not least Gaza The Democrats’ candidate radiated joy, and talked as if she really cared. But the lack of pro-Palestinian voices in Chicago was notable, says Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2024
The Latest: Walz is expected to accept the party’s nomination for vice president at DNC Day 3 Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton will headline the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party’s choreographed rollout of a new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2024
Fannie Lou Hamer's Legacy Inspires Historic Democratic Nomination Learn about Fannie Lou Hamer's impactful speech at the 1964 DNC and her enduring legacy in the fight for civil rights and equality in America. Top News · Aug 21, 2024
Tearful Joe Biden passes Democratic torch to Kamala Harris in farewell DNC speech Visibly emotional US President greeted by a more than four-minute-long ovation and chants of ‘Thank you Joe’ Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2024
Uncommitted movement demands DNC allow a representative to speak on Gaza Movement also wants face time with more receptive Kamala Harris to talk Gaza concerns to bolster party’s power The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2024
He helped write MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Now he reflects on change in the U.S. 60 years after Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, we hear from one of the men who helped him write it, his friend and attorney Clarence B. Jones. WEKU · Aug 28, 2023
The Conversation · Mar 8, 2023 The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, “Trailblazers and Torchbearers,” dives into the stories of female leaders whose legacies have often been overshadowed.
The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2023 ‘We may have lost the south’: what LBJ really said about Democrats in 1964 Bill Moyers was there when Lyndon Johnson made his memorable assessment of the Civil Rights Act’s effects
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 18, 2022 This week in history: Fannie Lou Hamer gives startling depiction of racism in Mississippi In 1964, the Chicago Daily News ran a series of articles depicting “a state divided by itself,” Mississippi. Writer Nicholas von Hoffman’s interview with activist Fannie Lou Hamer, who died this week in 1977, demonstrated the price she paid fighting for her rights.
Chicago Tribune · Feb 16, 2022 The documentary ‘Fannie Lou Hamer’s America’ took more than 10 years to make. The activist’s words continue to inspire CHICAGO — How much do you really know about civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer?