Posts in category Civil Rights

Alabama State Capitol PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Southern states that once fought to maintain racial segregation …

Isaac Newton Farris Sr., brother-in-law of King Jr., is survived by his wife Christine. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM ATLANTA (AP) – The brother-in-law of Martin …

Activist Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, died. PHOTOS COURTESY OF BLACKPRESSUSA NEW YORK (AP) – Erica Garner, the daughter of key Black Lives Matter …

PHOTO COURTESY OF BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION MAYOR: ALL CHICAGO PATROL OFFICERS NOW HAVE BODY CAMERAS CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Police Department says all patrol …

Cheerleaders in Rowland , NC PHOTO COURTESY OF COLORLINES By CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press ROWLAND, N.C. – Six teenage girls put down their pompoms on …

Jesse Jackson has revealed a Parkinson’s diagnosis. PHOTO COURTESY OF THEHUNGRYNOMAD By SHARON COHEN and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press CHICAGO – For more than 50 …

John Kelly PHOTO COURTESY OF NATIONOFCHANGE By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) – In his three months on the job, John Kelly has been credited with …

A small bedroom was set up near the kitchen in the Ritchie house. PHOTO COURTESY OF CIONLINE.COM Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. – A house that …

Fifty years after working on the Kerner Commission to examine the causes of race riots in the 1960s, former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris feels that …

The True Colors Exhibit embraces individuality. PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTSERVE Staff Report FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – In the spirit of embracing individuality and accepting the …