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Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Tells Authentic Stories from the Movement

August 4, 2018

By Freddie Allen (Editor-in-Chief, NNPA Newswire) In the early morning hours of January 10, 1966, civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr. was jolted from his sleep, as members of the Ku Klux Klan surrounded his house just north of Hattiesburg, Miss. Dahmer, a Black land-owner, had been actively working to register Blacks to vote and, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Civil Rights, Freddie Allen, Ku Klux Klan, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Oseola McCarty, Pamela Junior, Varnon Dahmer Sr.

Was it Civil Rights or a Movement?

March 18, 2016

by Avis Thomas-Lester Urban News Service They fought for integration, equal education and voter registration. There were Freedom Rides, a march on Washington and mayhem on Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge. There were sit-ins, brutal attacks and stands against violence. In the end, freedom was achieved – at least in part. “There is no question that […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Avis Thomas Lester, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Montogmery Bus Boycott

Carl Matthews’ Civil Rights Legacy Set

March 11, 2016

by Todd Luck Special to the NNPA News Wire from The Winston-Salem Chronicle WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Carl Wesley Matthews, the leader of the local lunch counter protest in 1960 that became the state’s first victory for the sit-in movement, passed away on Friday, Feb. 26. A service for Matthews was held Thursday, March 3 at […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Carl Wesley Matthews, Civil Rights, Todd Luck

Milwaukee Exhibit Honors Civil Rights Activist

March 4, 2016

Milwaukee Public Library Features Work Of James Cameron by Chuck Quirmbach An exhibit honoring lynching survivor and African-American civil rights activist James Cameron was unveiled over the weekend in Milwaukee. Cameron founded America’s Black Holocaust Museum in 1984, 54 years after a white mob tried to lynch him in Indiana. The site had exhibits on […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chuck Quirmbach, Civil Rights, Exhibits, James Cameron, Milwaukee Public Library

From Civil War To Civil Rights, Frank Smith Lives Black History

March 4, 2016

By Avis Thomas-Lester, Urban News Service The 20-year-old civil rights worker had been locked up for three weeks in Greenwood for helping blacks register to vote. “After I was released from jail, I called my mother at home in Georgia to tell her I was okay,” said Smith, 73, of Washington, D.C. “She told me […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Avis Thomas Lester, Civil Rights, Civil War, Frank Smith

Another Police Execution in Cincinnati? #JusticeOrElse

August 14, 2015

Fatal shooting of Samuel Dubose by campus cop again raises questions about serious problem of illegal law enforcement killings inside of the United States by Ashahed M. Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.” –Universal Declaration of Human Rights “No one shall […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ashahed M. Muhammad, August 14 2015, Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Darryl Muhammad, Justice or Else, JusticeOrElse, Police Shooting, Ray Tensing, Samuel Dubose, Vol. 25 No. 31

Thousands March Nearly 900 Miles in Journey for Justice

August 7, 2015

by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service SELMA, Alabama –The movement that began in a bungalow is traveling nearly 900 miles to the home of Dr. King’s “Dream.” A coalition of organizations, led by the NAACP, embarked Saturday on an 860-mile, 40-day, 40-night march from Selma, Alabama to Washington, D.C. This initiative recalls the original Civil […]

Popular Interests In This Article: August 7 2015, Civil Rights, Cornell William Brooks, Curtis Bunn, Damon Younger, Journey for Justice, Selma March, Vol. 25 No. 30

‘Love Wins’ in U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage

July 3, 2015

‘Love Wins’ in U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage

By L. Malik Anderson July 3, 2015       “Just as I can’t fathom living in a time where blacks and whites can’t marry, I’m happy to know that my son (who is one year old) will feel the same about same-sex couples,” Madison resident Kady DeBerge said.     Friday, June 26, The […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Civil Rights, Constitutional Right, JULY 3 2015, LGBTQ Rights, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Ruling, VOL. 25 NO. 25

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

Whites Don’t Have to be Black to Lead an NAACP Chapter

July 3, 2015

Whites Don’t Have to be Black to Lead an NAACP Chapter

By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent July 3, 2015       WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – If Rachel Dolezal had looked around, she would have discovered that a White person does not have to pretend to be Black in order to lead an NAACP chapter. In fact, she would have to look no farther than […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Civil Rights, Jazelle Hunt, JULY 3 2015, NAACP, Rachel Dolezal, Racial Identity, VOL. 25 NO. 25

Magazine Events to Address Civil Rights Issues

May 1, 2015

Magazine Events to Address Civil Rights Issues

By Lindsey Gapen May 1, 2015       Known for reporting on America’s hidden history of opposition and resistance, The Nation magazine will celebrate its 150th anniversary with multiple events around the state to discuss race, immigration, policing and what civil rights mean today in Wisconsin and America.   Gary Younge, a correspondent with […]

Popular Interests In This Article: BlackLivesMatter, Civil Rights, Gary Younge, MAY 1 2015, PechaKucha, The Guardian, The Nation, VOL. 25 NO. 16

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