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Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. worked on the tobacco farms along Firetown Road in Simsbury for two summers, and many historians argue that the time he was in Connecticut as a teenager influenced his life.On Monday, the…

Members of the predominantly African American community north of the Chatham city limits say the bridge, which was officially named after former Chatham Mayor Roy P. Byrd, in October, should instead be named…

On August 28, 1963, an estimated 250,000 people from the United States came to the country's capital to celebrate the official March on Washington for Work and Freedom. There, unassaulted in the Capitol, Martin Luther…

He may have lost most of his social media access, but President Donald Trump was still able to reach out to his supporters on Tuesday morning to track down the MAGA troops.In his first living, presumably unscripted public utterance,…

Abilene's COVID hangover continues.With the number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Taylor County still unacceptable, much activity was pushed back, restructured, or canceled as of the beginning of 2021.Monday is usually the day the…

TEXAS CITYEldrewey Stearnes, an Islander who spent his life fighting for civil rights in Texas and across the country, died of septic shock in Texas City on December 23. He was 89 years old.Before serving…

McAlester-based Miller "Bo" Newman has been involved in nationwide demonstrations - but he said he never thought he would see what happened in Washington on Wednesday when a mob stormed the US Capitol."What…

Wichita City Council members voted to build a new branch library named after a prominent local civil rights leader, Dr. Ronald W. Walters, to be named. Dr. Walters was born in Wichita and organized the sit-in in the…

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Wichita City Council is expected to approve the designation of a new library branch after local civil rights activist Ronald Walters. The Linwood Park Branch Library is moving to a new and larger room at 4195 E.…

Cross Cover Image - Courtesy of the Prime Minister MPAC Holdings LLC Company director, author, Harvard graduate, activist, MC president publishes "Cross" visual launch of historic partnership for civil…