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  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    Video/photos: James Meredith civil rights marker unveiled in Kosciusko

    A historical marker honoring civil rights icon James Meredith was unveiled today in his home town of Kosciusko. Meredith, his wife, and other members of his family were in attendance at a ceremony that was hosted by Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle. The marker is …

    Source: Breezy - Mississippi - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 20, 2024

    MLK Day concert to include civil rights songs and Yiddish folk songs 

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images By Moishele Alfonso December 20, 2024 On January 19, 2025, the Stephen Rice Free Synagogue and the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a …

    Source: Forward - Label Pending
  • Published on 15:57 GMT

    100 Black Men of Selma donates to Southall’s museum

    Published 9:50 am Sunday, December 22, 2024 As the 60th anniversary for the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee approaches in March 2025, the 100 Black Men of Selma, Inc., have decided to donate in Southall’s African-American Literary & Art Museum Gallery on …

    Source: The Selma Times-Journal - Alabama - Label Pending
  • Published on 15:26 GMT

    Making Sense of the Second Ku Klux Klan

    Nancy MacLean’s newly reissued Behind the Mask of Chivalry, three decades after its original appearance, is guaranteed to interest a new generation of scholars and activists seeking to understand the second iteration of the Ku Klux Klan, the hyperpatriotic …

    Source: Jacobin - Left-wing
  • Published on 15:04 GMT

    Comeback Town: Birmingham slammed, but should be applauded

    Click here to sign up for the Comeback Town newsletter. (Opt out at any time) A good friend sent me a link to a column published by Idolator.com with the headline, “Once powerful cities that now struggle to get by.” As I scrolled down through the names of …

    Source: AL.com - Alabama - Label Pending
  • Published on 17:37 GMT

    Michael Huemer: Confronting progressive myths

    After politicians and used car salesmen, political activists are perhaps the most dishonest group of people in our society. Nearly every piece of information they disseminate is a distortion or outright lie. Unfortunately, much of the information we …

    Source: Daily Breeze - California - Neutral
  • Published on 17:02 GMT

    The History Of The Mongols Motorcycle Club Explained

    The concept of the outlaw is an old one, dating back to medieval England. Those who failed to adhere to the system, be it courts or the local lord, would be declared outside the protection of the law. Their civil rights were rescinded; anyone could capture …

    Source: SlashGear - Label Pending
  • Published on 11:48 GMT

    Editorial: Let holiday light be a guide to forge an optimistic year

    Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Happy Kwanzaa. Enjoy the New Year. No matter how you will be celebrating in the weeks ahead, we wish you happy holidays.  Christians will light Advent candles and bow in prayer to observe the birth of Jesus, who brought a …

    Source: Tulsa World - Oklahoma - Neutral
  • Published on 12:42 GMT

    A Christmas story for Southern readers

    When you grow up in Louisiana, as I did, it’s easy to assume that Christmases here are somehow not Christmas-y enough. Our ideal of the season, fashioned by folks far beyond the South, is a chilly, snowbound thing — the landscape traced by sleighs. What …

    Source: The Advocate - Louisiana - Label Pending
  • Published on 12:26 GMT

    Using historic photos, Drury works to restore Benton Avenue AME church

    Months after plans to renovate and preserve a historic church at the corner of Benton Avenue and Central Street were announced, signs of progress are visible. The former African Methodist Episcopal Church, shuttered for more than a decade, has a new roof. …

    Source: Springfield News Leader - Missouri - Label Pending
  • Published on 12:16 GMT

    New film documents why this cemetery of 13,000 was moved out of Wilmington

    Through powerful storytelling, a new documentary portrays how racial segregation in Wilmington followed people into their graves. "Restless Ground: The Untold Story of Mount Olive" delves into the history of the cemetery while exploring the …

    Source: The News Journal - Delaware - Label Pending
  • Published on Dec 18, 2024

    Audio: James Meredith civil rights marker to be unveiled Friday in Kosciusko

    A civil rights marker honoring native James Meredith will be unveiled this week in Kosciusko. That ceremony will take place at noon near the intersection of S Huntington and Allen Streets, which is close to where Meredith’s childhood home was located. The …

    Source: Breezy - Mississippi - Neutral
  • Published on 01:42 GMT

    Chadwick Boseman’s True Story Drama With 80% RT Score Getting New Streaming Home 8 Years Later

    Fans of the late Chadwick Boseman can look forward to one of his true-story-based dramas coming to a new streaming home soon. Having gotten his start in acting with a number of supporting roles, Boseman found his first breakthrough in the world of …

    Source: Screen Rant - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 21, 2024

    Banks preparing to enter U.S. Senate as Braun set to become Indiana governor

    Two longtime Indiana politicians are preparing for important new roles they'll take on in the new year. Beginning Jan. 3, U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Columbia City, no longer will represent only northeast Indiana in Congress and instead he'll serve all …

    Source: NWI Times - Indiana - Label Pending
  • Published on Dec 21, 2024

    Biden Secures Appointment of 235th Federal Judge, Surpassing Trump’s Record

    President Joe Biden secured the confirmation of his 235th federal judicial nominee on Friday, surpassing President-elect Donald Trump’s first-term judicial confirmation record by one. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced the milestone …

    Source: NTD - Right-wing
  • Published on Dec 21, 2024

    Florida requires teaching Black history. Some don’t trust schools to do it justice.

    Buried among Florida’s manicured golf courses and sprawling suburbs are the artifacts of its slave-holding past: the long-lost cemeteries of enslaved people, the statutes of Confederate soldiers that still stand watch over town squares, the old plantations …

    Source: Florida Politics - Neutral
  • Published on Dec 21, 2024

    Big dreams: He's the founder of a leading African photobook library

    Ghanaian photojournalist Paul Ninson was thrilled — and surprised. When he came to New York to study photography five years ago, he found a trove of images of life in Africa, past and present, in the archives of the city's libraries, galleries and …

    Source: Northern Public Radio WNIJ - Illinois - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Dec 21, 2024

    Biden’s Last Evil Act: President Reportedly Considering Clemency for Child Murderers on Death Row

    President Joe Biden is considering commuting the sentences of "most, if not all" federal death row inmates in the country, according to a new report. The news comes via a shocking Wall Street Journal column citing sources close to the President …

    Source: Red State - Right-wing
  • Published on Dec 21, 2024

    Senate votes to honor Daytona's Jackie Robinson Ballpark

    A bill to make Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach a National Commemorative Site will go to President Joe Biden for signature. The Senate on Friday approved the bill, first approved in the House earlier in the week, which puts the ballpark on the …

    Source: Daytona Beach News Journal - Florida - Neutral

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