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Julian Bond: A Dedicated Life of Service

by Reporter II August 17, 2015October 30, 2020

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Horace Julian Bond was born Jan. 14, 1940 in Nashville, Tenn. into a family of privilege. His father, Horace Mann Bond, was a noted […]

Diane Nash, a native of Chicago, was instrumental as a change agent in the nonviolent movement for civil rights that began in 1959 when she was a student at Fisk University. In 1960, she became one of the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and from 1961-1965 was actively working with SNCC and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

Why Civil Rights Leader Diane Nash Refused to March at Selma

by Reporter II March 9, 2015October 30, 2020

DuBois and Trotter: My Civil Rights Heroes

by Reporter II February 23, 2015October 30, 2020

Don’t Forget Malcolm X in 50th Anniversary Celebrations

by Reporter II February 16, 2015October 30, 2020

Jimmie Lee Jackson Inspired Selma March

by Reporter II January 27, 2015October 30, 2020

Oprah Suffers Twitter Backlash for Comments about Protesters

by Reporter II January 3, 2015October 30, 2020

Civil Rights Leaders at Odds as Ferguson Protests Grow

by Reporter II December 29, 2014October 30, 2020

Questions Rising over Who’s in Charge of Protests

by Reporter II December 13, 2014October 30, 2020

The Black Athlete: Marion Barry Jr.—A Tribute from His Biographer

by Reporter II December 8, 2014October 30, 2020

Columnists, Julianne Malveaux, Op-Ed, Opinion

Marion Barry: the People’s Mayor

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux December 1, 2014October 30, 2020