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DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. We remember one of the pioneers of the civil rights movement, Bob Moses. He died on Sunday at the age of 86. The soft-speaking, low-key activist helped organize…

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN - A block in Bed-Stuy was officially named in honor of a prominent civil rights attorney who died in 2015.The section of Decatur Street between Lewis and Stuyvesant Avenues was recently named the "Jacqueline Berrien Way"…

The man best known for popularizing the term “black power” always replied with the words “Ready for Revolution”.Stokely Carmichael answered the phone in this manner to recognize his role in the sacred…

Comment from Peniel E. JosephThe man best known for popularizing the term “black power” always replied with the words “Ready for Revolution”.Stokely Carmichael answered the phone in this manner to recognize his role in the…

Rutgers names the building after the deceased professor and civil rights activist at TAPinto.net

The short documentary "Radical Love" explores the late Michael J. Kennedy's legal work as a criminal defense attorney, his civil rights cases and the political activism of a legal team of married couples who represented - and…

Like many Munsonians, I mourned the loss of Hurley Goodall last month. His oversized role in our community changed Muncie's course for the better, and his death was felt by many. Goodall has achieved a lot in nearly 94 years of life, so…

JACKSON, miss. (WJTV) - CT Vivian Day was held in the city of Jackson on Wednesday, May 26th. The late civil rights activist was honored during the History is Lunch program at the two Mississippi museums.Jackson's First Lady…

Morris County & Dover dedicate bridge to late civil rights icon John Robert Lewis When: Wednesday at 10 a.m. May 12, 2021 Where: East Blackwell Street Bridge, at the intersection of South Salem Street and East Blackwell…

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