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As Trump Tries to Push Through His MAGA Agenda, These Judges Stood up to Him
Not even 100 days into his second term, President Trump has had to walk back some of the Executive Orders he's tried to put in place
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Joy Reid Talks About THAT Moment She Dropped an F-Bomb on a Hot Mic
While promoting her new book about civil rights legends Medgar and Myrlie Evers, ‘The ReidOut’ host explained her recent hot mic moment.
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TV’s Best Binge: The Hidden Gems of Max
"A Black Lady Sketch Show," "I May Destroy You," "Delicious Miss Brown" and "Donyale Luna: Supermodel" are some of the interesting choices available on Max.
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Paying Respect: Medgar Evers’ Mississippi Home Becomes National Monument
The Mississippi home of civil rights leaders Medgar and Myrlie Evers became a national monument Tuesday, as part of a sweeping, bipartisan public lands bill signed by Donald Trump. Medgar Evers, a World War II veteran who became the Mississippi NAACP’s first field secretary in 1954 was at the foreground of the Civil Rights Movement,…
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On the Ground at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Opening in Jackson
It is debatable whether the unexpected snow hitting the South, including Jackson, Miss., affected attendance at the grand opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi History more than Donald Trump’s appearance Saturday. Civil rights icon U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) were not the only ones…
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‘You Can Kill a Man, but You Can’t Kill an Idea’: Remembering Medgar Evers on the 54th Anniversary of His Assassination
On June 12, 1963, white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith assassinated Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers in the driveway of his Jackson, Miss., home. Evers’ wife, Myrlie Evers-Williams, and their three children, Darrell, Reena and James, were all inside when they heard the shotgun blast. The children were 9, 8 and 3 years old,…
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Harlem’s Schomburg Center Designated a National Historic Landmark
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture was designated a national historic landmark this week. The site in central Harlem was among 24 places the U.S. Department of the Interior gave the honor to on Wednesday. The 91-year-old research library is named after black Puerto Rican Arturo Schomburg, a leading voice of the Harlem…