Almost 60 years ago, Fannie Lou Hamer took the podium at the Democratic National Convention and made a speech that challenged the party for its failure to support Black Americans' right to vote.

CHICAGO — On Aug. 22, 1964, Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer delivered an iconic speech at the Democratic National Convention, taking the party to task for its failure to ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - During the Democratic National Convention a couple of months ago, you heard the name of Mississippi Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer invoked many times. It’s a testamen ...

The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the DNC credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey 60 years ago was vivid and blunt. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting ...

On Saturday, President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including a posthumous award to Mississippi Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer who died in 1977.

Fannie Lou Hamer's fight for voting rights in 1964 remains relevant today as states continue to enact voter suppression tactics. While Black political representation has increased, many elected ...

Learn about Fannie Lou Hamer, a voting rights activist whose vision for an inclusive political future laid the groundwork for the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. By Keisha N. Blain ...

The 2024 Democratic National Convention comes 60 years after Fannie Lou Hamer's famed "Is this America" speech at the 1964 DNC. The 2024 Democratic National Convention is seeing the country unite ...

It was some 20 years ago when Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye got tired of people telling her they didn’t know who civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was. She decided to do something about it.

Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights activist who used singing to promote community and fight for voting rights. Hamer's life and legacy are celebrated in the new Kentucky Opera production ...