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The Iowa Supreme Court sided with Davenport City and former Mayor Frank J. Klipsch on Friday to remove a former member of the Davenport Civil Rights Commission.The membership dispute began in late 2018 when…

Memphis, TN, April 6, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The National Civil Rights Museum will open the fine art photography exhibit on Saturday, April 10th. Outside Lorraine: A Photographic Journey to a Sacred Place with the work of David…

The National Civil Rights Museum will study the life and death of Dr. Mark Martin Luther King Jr. 53 years after his murder in Memphis with a special virtual reminder on Sunday evening. The museum, which is closed on Sundays - although…

Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas said his party would not compromise its national or civil rights when deciding who to return as the next prime minister. "Our red lines are our rights, whether national or civil rights," Abbas told the…

National civil rights activists appeared at a Sunday evening prayer service with George Floyd's family Shows / 21 minutes ago Video…

Memphis, TN, March 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The National Civil Rights Museum at Lorraine Motel will host a virtual memorial service in honor of Dr. Presenting King's Life and Legacy. Due to the pandemic, this is the museum's second…

The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is calling on the PGA Tour and Masters Tournament to withdraw the upcoming event from the Augusta National Golf Club in response to the recent passage of Georgia's Voters Act SB 202.The NBJC is…

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The Margaret A. Edwards Award was established in 1988 to honor the work of an author who has made a meaningful and enduring contribution to the literature of young adults. This year's winner is Montpelier writer Kekla Magoon, who is…

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…