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Civil Rights Leaders Urge DREAM Act

Black civil rights leaders are urging Congress to act immediately in passing the bipartisan DREAM Act in the wake of…
by Clarissa Hamlin
09.20.17
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Sit-In Exhibit Brings Rep. John Lewis To Tears

Rep. John Lewis was brought to tears while visiting an exhibit centered on sit-ins at Atlanta’s Center for Civil and…
by NewsOne Staff
07.16.17
Mamie Till and Emmett Till
Emmett Till Sign Defaced In Mississippi

Vandals defaced an historical marker honoring Emmett Till, who was lynched in 1955 in a heinous crime that helped spur…
by Clarissa Hamlin
06.26.17
Protestors Read Coretta Scott King Letter Outside Mitch McConnell's Home
Black Leaders Have Blunt Discussion With Attorney General

Civil rights leaders met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions to discuss their concerns about the DOJ's direction.
by Nigel Roberts
03.08.17
Ruby Nell Bridges
Cartoonist Explains Shocking, Offensive Betsy DeVos Cartoon

Cartoonist Glenn McCoy who caught heat Tuesday for depicting U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos as Ruby Bridges -- the…
by Clarissa Hamlin
02.16.17