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In a thin crowd socially aloof to adhere to COVID-19 precautions, those who knew and worked with Alvin Sykes spoke passionately about his legacy as a lifelong warrior for justice and civil rights.…

This Thursday, September 5, 2013, Ruby Bridges (right), who in 1960, accompanied by US marshals, integrated schools in Louisiana, is meeting with Charles Burks, one of these marshals, at the Indianapolis Children's Museum in Indianapolis.…

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Nashville's historic Ross building honors late civil rights attorney John Lewis by naming the lobby in his honor and legacy.To honor his legacy and impact, the Episcopal School of…

Mary Frances Berry, the Nashville, Tennessee-born former chairman of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission through four presidential administrations, will speak at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16.Berry was a member of the United States' Civil…

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When Westboro Baptist Church began preaching hate, Bill Beachy responded with love and the Love Your Neighbor program. “Bill was an activist; He wanted to call people together and he wanted people to have their voices, ”said Jim…

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CHESAPEAKE, Va (WAVY) - Dr. Patricia "Pat" Turner registered with the City of Norfolk, Virginia and contacted three churches.All of this was an attempt to get a potentially life-saving coronavirus vaccine - and it failed.…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - They are known as the "Norfolk 17" but now there are only nine left including the 76-year-old Dr. Patricia Turner.The civil rights icon, mathematician, former nurse and veteran educator has worked in a…

Vernon Jordan Davis (Courtesy Photo) Vernon Jordan, the former National Urban League president and civil rights activist, has died at the age of 85. Vickee Jordan Adams, the icon's daughter, confirmed his death Tuesday. "My father died…