The African American Read-In event took place on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at the Cunningham Memorial Library Events Area from 1-3 p.m. as part of the Black History Month celebration ...
Black history took a prominent role in Andrea King's childhood. The educator and civil rights activist didn't learn about historical icons like Fannie Lou Hammer, Langston Hughes or Sojourner truth in ...
Brave New World” introduces a Black Captain America to the big screen. In doing so, it doesn’t shy away from exploring the ...
Black History Month celebrates towering figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Rosa Parks— rightfully so, as ...
Shutterstock Walking the Mississippi Civil Rights Trail Mississippi was one of the epicenters of the civil rights struggle in America, especially during the pivotal years between 1955 and 1968. Here ...
These include the champions of the Civil Rights Movement—monumental leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Ella Baker. The first Black Supreme Court ...
Community members gathered for a screening of “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” followed by a panel discussion as part of the MSU 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration ...
At this rally, famous activists and leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Stokely Carmichael spoke alongside ... Born in Montgomery County, Mississippi, Fannie Lou Hamer grew up as the youngest of ...
Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would go on to become the voice of the movement. In 1955, he served as the spokesman for the Montgomery bus boycott. In 1957, he was elected the ...
the son of the legendary slain civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., talked to PEOPLE about what it was like spending the first 10 years of his life living in the same house as the man who ...
The Pentagon’s intelligence agency has put on hold observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other annual historical or cultural events due to ...