50 years ago, ‘Freedom Summer’ changed South, US
By ALLEN G. BREED and SHARON COHEN In this April 4, 2014 photo, Aviva Futorian and Roy DeBerry sit in Futorian’s Chicago apartment. They have been friends since they met…
John Lewis
Interview With Kansas State Senator David Haley Dem, 4th District PART ONE
Kansas State Senator David Haley talks with What’s Up Kansas City about education legislation in the State Senate, the state of leadership in the African American community, and the future…
Interview With Kansas State Senator David Haley Dem, 4th District PART TWO
Kansas State Senator David Haley talks with What’s Up Kansas city about his connection to Roots author Alex Haley, attending Howard University Law School, becoming a politician, and future projects.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTE DIVIDED IN NYC MAYOR’S RACE
By JONATHAN LEMIRE FILE- In this Aug. 13, 2013, file photo, New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson arrives for the Democratic primary debate in New York. Thompson, who nearly…
ORIGINAL AP STORY ON THE 1963 MARCH ON WASHINGTON
By RAYMOND J. CROWLEY FILE – In this Aug. 28, 1963 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his “I…
ANOTHER MARCH ON WASHINGTON REMEMBERS MLK’S DREAM
By SUZANNE GAMBOA and NANCY BENAC Three women who attended previous March’s on Washington, from left, Armanda Hawkins of Memphis, Vera Moore of Washington, and Betty Waller Gray of Richmond,…
CIVIL RIGHTS AND IMMIGRATION HISTORY CONNECTED
By DEEPTI HAJELA FILE – In this Oct. 3, 1965, file photo U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson sits at his desk on Liberty Island in New York Harbor as he signs…
YOUTH SEE MARCH ANNIVERSARY AS CHANCE TO LEAD
BY SHAQUILLE BREWSTER Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaks at a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the…