Democracy and the arts: What Americans can learn from Fannie Lou Hamer's story | Opinion
Fannie Lou Hamer was an artist who fought for inclusive democracy. Her advocacy and activism laid the groundwork for the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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Highlighting influential figures in Black History throughout the years
On Feb. 26, Arizona State University's Multicultural Communities of Excellence will be holding Know History Know Self on the ...
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Bob Dylan’s Newport Performance Was a Great Political Drama
Bob Dylan’s electric set at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1965 was to become, in Clinton Heylin’s words, “the most ...
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Racists want love, but not an end to racism
Who would have thought the sacrifices of Fannie Lou Hamer, Harriet Tubman, Diane Nash, Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, and many more, would be crushed to know that so many are ...
Mississippi has rich Black history. See Civil Rights sites, where blues music was born
Mississippi is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the birthplace of the blues.