Civil rights landscape altered with deaths of Hooks, Height; rise of younger leaders
With the passing of civil rights legends Benjamin Hooks and Dorothy Height within days of each other, the national landscape in the fight for equality …
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Civil rights leader Dorothy Height dies at 98
Dorothy Height, hailed as the “godmother of the civil rights movement” as a participant in historic marches with Martin Luther King Jr. and others, died …
Ex-mentor: Sharpton is Obama’s link to the streets
NEW YORK (AP) _ The Rev. Al Sharpton is a “lightning rod” for President Barack Obama on inner-city streets, Obama’s former Harvard mentor and friend …
Civil rights leader Benjamin Hooks dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Benjamin L. Hooks, a champion of minorities and the poor who increased the NAACP’s stature as its executive director, died Thursday, …
Crist vetoes teacher-pay bill
Following protests from angry teachers across the state, Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have linked teacher pay to student test …
Non-profit organization seeks to save homes
MIAMI BEACH — A flurry of recent activity on the part of the government, not-for-profit agencies and corporate banking institutions may signal some relief for …
Crist vetoes teacher pay bill
Following protests from angry teachers across the state, Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have linked teacher pay to student test …
Longtime civil rights leader Benjamin Hooks dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Benjamin L. Hooks, who as executive director of the NAACP was a champion for the poor and minorities, died Thursday, according to …
Non-profit seeks to save homes from foreclosure
MIAMI BEACH – A flurry of recent activity on the part of the government, not-for-profit agencies and corporate banking institutions may signal some relief for …
Crist: “ton” of pressure from Florida teacher bill
TALLAHASSEE (AP) _ Gov. Charlie Crist says no other issue has put as much political pressure on him during his more than three years in …