NNPA NEWSWIRE — Despite being born on opposite sides of one of the most heinous events of the civil rights movement, McNair and Fields shared a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Below you will find a list of documentaries, based on the roots of African American culture, compiled by Word in Black partner, The...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Many point to King’s efforts in Birmingham in the spring of 1963, when he helped direct thousands of demonstrators to fill up...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Also murdered in the bombing were Addie Mae Collins, Carole Rosamond Robertson and Cynthia Dionne Wesley. All three were 14 years old. The...
by Blair Adams Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper On the heels of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In the modern civil rights era, no year stands out in my memory more than 1963. I was a...
by Gale Horton Gay Special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer The tragedy occurred weeks after the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr.,...