Black History Month: The man who became a martyr during push for voting rights, desegregation
In honor of Black History Month, 16 WAPT News is recognizing important figures in Mississippi's history, including Medgar ...
Enslaved people took refuge at pioneering hotel on NC Outer Banks. But perils awaited
A major flash point came when Union soldiers entered Hotel De Afrique and “attacked the defenseless occupants with knives and ...
Where 20 Black Civil Rights Leaders Went to College
Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...
Internet goes wild for hulking Special Forces agent spotted with Pete Hegseth on early morning run
Hegseth, 44, was dwarfed by an agent who was photographed jogging next to him during his dawn workout in Stuttgart, ...
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14 Black women who proved they were the real architects of the Civil Rights Movement
As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...
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19 Black trailblazers that may not have been in your history book
Dorothy Height was a civil ... Black people were prohibited from voting, using public facilities, and riding railway cars ...
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As DEI falters, Black Americans should revisit the vision of Marcus Garvey
President Woodrow Wilson took steps to resegregate the federal workplace and erode the Black civil service even as he called on Black men to enlist during World War I. In the midst of despair ...
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Black History Month explained: Its origins, celebrations and myths
At some schools, assemblies or gatherings are held to honor Black leaders, according to the nonpartisan ... or principles for in-depth exploration during the month.” Myths around Black History ...
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‘The new n-word’: Trump’s purge of DEI programs incenses Black leaders in South Florida
Photo by the White House In his first two weeks as president, Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders, some aimed at rolling back civil rights ... has some Black leaders in South ...
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Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship is an attempt to undo the Civil War
In 1826, a young Black mariner by the ... people in the years before the Civil War. Meeting in what they called “Colored Conventions,” abolitionists and leaders of Black civil society in ...
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10 Black Leaders Who Take Your Civil Rights Seriously
The civil rights leader led a march through Howard Beach, Queens, after a white mob beat three Black men. Attorney Ben Crump speaks at a press conference outside the federal courthouse on July ...