Posts in category Civil Rights

Protesters gather outside Hollywood City Hall in support of changing the names of several streets named after prominent Confederate war generals. PHOTO BY JAVON ANTHONY …

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum PHOTO COURTESY OF AL JAZEERA By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The terror of a burned …

Congressman John Lewis addresses the crowd while Black Enterprise Founder Earl Graves Sr. looks on during the inaugural Black Men Xcel Conference. PHOTO COURTESY OF …

Members of Martin Luther King Jr.’s family and Georgia elected leaders gather in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE JAPAN TIMES …

Confederate statue in public cemetery sparks debate PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA By JAVON ANTHONY LLOYD Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – …

PHOTO COURTESY OF KUT By ISHEKA N. HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com MIAMI – On Friday, Aug. 25, the eve of Women’s Equality Day, The New Florida Majority …

The University of Maryland (Mckeldin Library) PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COLLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) – The University of Maryland marching band will at least temporarily stop …

Mayor Andrew Gillum PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The black mayor of Florida’s capital city stood in front …

Stone Mountain depicts the Confederate figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. PHOTO COURTESY OF STONE MOUNTAIN PARK By KATE BRUMBACK Associated …

Anquan Boldin, celebrating at the Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl XLVII victory parade on February 5, 2013 PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports …