Mother Jones20h
What My Black Mother’s Involuntary Sterilization in 1965 Reveals About America Today
As for the Relf sisters, they received nothing. No damages, no financial compensation. Alabama offered nothing to those who ...
Philadelphia Tribune11d
Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her ‘Is this America?’ speech 60 years ago
Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democrats’ presidential nom-ination Thursday Aug. 22, 2024, exactly 60 years after ...
Black Enterprise25d
Denzel Washington, Magic Johnson, And Fannie Lou Hamer Honored With Presidential Medal Of Freedom By Biden
Robert F. Kennedy, public science educator Bill Nye, and civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, among others, were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor that can be awarded ...
Gwcommonwealth.com9d
Friedeman: Sick and tired of being sick and tired? Advice from a MS Civil Rights Icon
When the annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., rolls around, I frequently find my mind wandering to the Mississippi ...
Brown University6d
‘History humanizes experiences:’ Students examine enduring legacies of Civil Rights Movement
Ahead of the spring semester, nine students traveled to Washington, D.C., and Jackson, Mississippi, as part of a ...
WAPT25d
President awards Mississippi civil rights icon highest civilian 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. Hamer ...
Nine ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day around Boston
A selection of local concerts, and museums offering free admission and special programs over the holiday weekend.
The Grio26d
Biden awards Denzel Washington, Magic Johnson and Fannie Lou Hamer with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fannie Lou Hamer, who famously registered Black voters throughout the South and advocated for voting rights, was posthumously awarded her Medal of Freedom, which was accepted by Doris Hamer ...