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Naomi Anderson (image from Wikipedia) The public is invited to the La Porte County Genealogical Society meeting this Tuesday to learn more about an early Michigan City civil rights activist.…

UNCA Holds Start for Class of 2021; The late civil rights activist honored WLOS

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. named Minister and fellow citizen pioneer Dr. CT Vivian as "the greatest preacher who ever lived". But long before working with King and other activists across the country, Vivian participated in non-violent…

While this year's ceremony looked very different from previous years due to the coronavirus pandemic, the award of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize for Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance remained an important celebration. Alicia…

At this year's virtual conference, Dolores Huerta, recipient of the Citizen's Medal of Freedom and Icon of Civil Rights, will co-found the National Farmworkers Association with Cesar ChavezSAN RAFAEL,…

Editor's note: This story is part of an ongoing series of stories that explore how faith communities in Oklahoma have faced the issues of racism and bigotry.EDMOND - Joyce Henderson recalls bowing her head in prayer along with other black…

Rev. Dr. State and national civil rights activist William J. Barber II will attend a press conference in Elizabeth City on Saturday with the family of Andrew Brown Jr., the unarmed black man who was shot…

As the world continues to absorb the effects of the Derrick Chauvin Trial and Judgment, initial reactions are shared and dialogues gain momentum, even as new questions arise about turning points, change, and…

"Moment of Breath": LR activist and national civil rights attorney respond to the KATV chauvinist judgment

The Rev. Brian Kelley. The Rev. Canon Brian Scott Kelley, an episcopal priest, poet, civil rights activist, and compassionate advocate for the marginalized and vulnerable, died peacefully on April 6, 2021 at his Concord, Massachusetts…