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Argentina became the first country in Latin America on Wednesday to issue identity cards specifically for non-binary individuals. President Alberto Fernández issued a decree allowing non-binary Argentines to choose an “X” gender indicator…

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A Shreveport church was about 89 years old when it needed to be relocated to make way for Interstate 20 construction.Then it was bombed shortly after the congregation moved into their new home in 1961.Now the…

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Ray Arsenault, author of the seminal work Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice. Our conversation ranged from small talk about our families,…

The tenth annual national civil rights conference is taking place at Miami University this summer. The conference was originally scheduled for June 2020 but has been postponed due to the COVID-19…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A summer program from the 1960s civil rights movement is coming to Iowa. It's called Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools.The aim is to help students avoid learning losses in the summer, especially in…

"They suddenly realized why we have public burials there," she said of city officials. “It's not a Dickensian thing. It's an orderly and safe system of burials that works, especially when you have epidemic-scale deaths. "Updated Jan. 28,…

In 1946, Pastor Helmut H. Schauland became the first full-time minister called to a Black Lutheran congregation in Omaha.…

The General Assembly will vote on the appointment of Johns' statue to replace Confederate General Robert E. Lee by: Kaylynn Stephens Posted: Dec 16, 2020 / 7:43 PM EST /. Updated: December 16, 2020 / 10:50…