Fannie Lou Hamer was an artist who fought for inclusive democracy. Her advocacy and activism laid the groundwork for the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
There's still time to celebrate Black History Month and reflect on how Black Americans helped shape history. Here's what to ...
With Anthony’s birthday taking place during Black History Month, one organization is using her birthday celebration to also ...
Charles Cobb Jr. played an integral role in getting Black people registered to vote during the Mississippi Freedom Summer ...
Bob Dylan’s electric set at the Newport Folk Festival in July 1965 was to become, in Clinton Heylin’s words, “the most ...
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 is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the birthplace of the blues.
An event honors the life and work of award-winning Boston College theologian ... She added that Copeland belongs alongside Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, and Angela Davis as someone who ...
An event honors the life and work of award-winning Boston College theologian ... She added that Copeland belongs alongside Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Baker, and Angela Davis as someone who ...
Fannie Lou Hamer remembered for her civil rights contributions ...
Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist from Mississippi, is posthumously recognized for her efforts in voter registration ...
Eight years ago, when Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba first took office, he remarkably vowed to the country to make Jackson “the ...