Posts in category Civil Rights

Walter Irvin, Charles Greenlee, and Samuel Shepherd were framed for a rape that never occurred. Ernest Thomas, the fourth person accused, fled. He was hunted …

Justice Clarence Thomas PHOTO COURTESY OF BIOGRAPHY.COM By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press MIAMI – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities may sue banks …

Marjory Stoneman Douglas was among the finalists to replace the Confederate statute of General Edmund Kirby Smith. By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A …

Woman who lived in former Edisto Island slave cabin visits Smithsonian. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN LENS By JESSE J. HOLLAND …

Dream Defenders co-founder umi selah, right, thanks Elaine Brown for her support. Photo courtesy of Anne-Marie Rene for Dream Defenders. By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com OPA-LOCKA, …

ESSENCE May Cover PHOTO COURTESY OF ESSENCE Staff Report NEW YORK – Essence will unveil its firstever “Woke 100” list in the May 2017 issue. …

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA Staff Report MIAMI – Known for being one of Florida’s most vocal social justice organizations, Miami-based activist group The Dream Defenders …

John Lewis PHOTO BY KEVIN HICKS OF SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com MIAMI – Over 1,200 Miami-Dade students got a first-hand history …

Dr. Maya Angelou COURTESY OF HISTORY THINGS By DINIZULU GENE TINNIE Special to South Florida Times Of course, every date on the calendar, like every …

Katherine Johnson PHOTOS COURTESY OF NASA Staff Report Being handpicked as one of three black students to integrate West Virginia’s graduate schools is something that …