African Americans
Voter suppression: NAACP strategizes to turn out vote in 2014
July 30, 2014As the 2014 midterm elections quickly approach, the battle against voter suppression is still being waged.
Read moreFederal judge hears how NC law limits voting statewide
July 9, 2014"My forefathers didn't have the opportunity to register or vote," said Rosanell Eaton. "It is my intention to help people reach that point when they could do something."
Read moreRuby Dee, 91: Iconic actress, civil rights activist
June 12, 2014Ruby Dee, an acclaimed actress and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage, radio television and film, has died at age 91.
Read moreLife of General Gordon Baker, Jr. celebrated in Detroit
May 29, 2014The life of General Gordon Baker, Jr. was celebrated with a huge outpouring of many hundreds this past Saturday.
Read moreAuthor, poet, activist Maya Angelou dies at age 86
May 28, 2014Angelou, a Renaissance woman and cultural pioneer, died Wednesday morning at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, her son, Guy B. Johnson, said in a statement.
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