“The guy I remember most fondly was Art Blakey,” he added, noting that Mr. Blakey’s 1966 album with the Jazz Messengers, “Indestructible,” had a song titled “Calling Miss Khadija ...

Music enthusiasts in Elgin are in for a treat as The Guest List, a talented jazz ensemble, will perform “A Tribute to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers” on Sunday, March 23. The performance ...

At 18, Person joined the Freedom Riders, facing violence to challenge racial segregation in the Deep South. He was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement and served in the U.S. Marine Corps for ...

Friday, April 22, 2011 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Among the riders were a young Person, John Lewis, and Hank Thomas, who is the only living Freedom Rider. There are 13 original members.

Charles Person, the youngest member of the original Freedom Riders who faced racial violence to challenge segregation in interstate travel, died Jan. 8 in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was 82.

Charles Person, the youngest member of the original Freedom Riders who faced racial violence to challenge segregation in interstate travel, died on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was 82.

Charles Person, the youngest of the 13 original Freedom Riders, who were battered, bloodied, and nearly killed as they traveled across the South in 1961, helping the Civil Rights Movement gain ...

Charles Person, one of the original Freedom Riders, at his home in Georgia in March. He holds a photo showing a White mob attacking him in 1961 at a Birmingham, Alabama, bus station.

Charles Person, known as the youngest of the original 13 Freedom Riders, has died at 82. He passed away peacefully at his Fayetteville home surrounded by loved ones.

During the NLC Convention, the Freedom Rider told young leaders to vote because the future is in their hands. During the 2024 New Leaders Council Convention, Charles Person, the youngest member to ...