Hi there, OnPolitics readers! At 90 years old, civil rights pioneer Myrlie Evers is still organizing for justice. After the icon's recent milestone birthday and with the 60th anniversary of civil ...

The Rev. Joseph Lowery, a civil rights icon seen here in 2003, ... Ala., began his civil rights work in the 1950s and worked for voting rights in the 1960s. Sponsor Message.

She was looking for work for him there as a barber so ... the Rosa Parks Collection includes about 7,500 manuscripts and 2,500 photographs kept by the civil rights icon who died in her adopted ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Colman Domingo, star of the movie "Rustin," about civil rights icon Bayard Rustin's work. Activist Rachelle Horowitz, who helped Rustin organize the 1963 march, joins.

Even the best pitcher on the team loses their fastball eventually,” one Democrat said of civil rights icon Eleanor Holmes ...

That’s partly because of the sheer scale of our civil rights forebears’ work. Take 79-year-old Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, who isn’t dead but recently announced a devastating ...

Civil rights and education activist Willa Cofield sits in her kitchen at home in Plainfield, New Jersey, on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Steve Hockstein | For NJ Advance ...

Civil rights icon to be celebrated with plaza dedication The event is free and open to the public. The Nashville community came together to honor the life of civil rights activist Diane Nash.

Durham is mourning the loss of Civil Rights icon Dr. E. Lavonia Allison, who passed away at 94 years old. Posted 1/9/2025, 4:33:33 AM Updated 1/9/2025, 12:59:22 PM ...

Civil rights icon the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, ... She founded SCLC/WOMEN Inc. in 1979, which is a group that works to empower women, girls and families. Bernice A. King, King's daughter, ...

Purchased by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation last summer, the Rosa Parks Collection includes about 7,500 manuscripts and 2,500 photographs kept by the civil rights icon who died in her adopted ...