Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist from Mississippi, is posthumously recognized for her efforts in voter registration and civil rights.

Atlantic City calls the boardwalk “world famous” on signs but it has a humble origin story. It was dreamed up by two executives as a way to stop tourists from tracking sand from the beach into ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was an artist who fought for inclusive democracy. Her advocacy and activism laid the groundwork for the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer, who is the 11th Mississippi recipient.

Harris presided over Monday's certification ceremony just two days after Black voting rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

What Do Denzel Washington, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Magic Johnson Now All Have in Common? The three icons were recognized recently with a very, well-deserved honor.

Mississippian civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On Saturday, President Joe Biden awarded 19 recipients the prestigious medal at the White House.

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 4: Doris Hamer Richardson, niece of late civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom on her behalf from U.S. President Joe Biden ...

Waters, 86, told the story of Fannie Lou Hamer, a Black activist from Mississippi who fought for a seat at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. She brought the moment full circle to Harris ...

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., invoked the memory of Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights leader who brought a group of Black delegates to the 1964 DNC in Atlantic City.

In her DNC speech Monday night, Rep. Maxine Waters honored Fannie Lou Hamer, a trailblazing civil rights champion from Mississippi.

Fannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s in part because of her resistance to racist voting laws in Mississippi.