Prayers for peaceful end to King sibling feud in spirit of civil rights icon and his wifeSeptember 30th, 2009 Prayers for peaceful end to King sibling feudATLANTA — A follower of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Justice Dept. seeks to strengthen civil rights division after Bush administrationSeptember 1st, 2009 Justice Dept. seeks stronger civil rights divisionWASHINGTON — The Justice Department is moving forward with plans to expand its civil rights division, pursuing cases of discrimination in the workplace, housing and voting rights.
Suspect in 1964 Miss. killings of civil rights workers dies; feds say investigation continuesAugust 15th, 2009 Suspect in 1964 civil rights worker killings diesJACKSON, Miss. — Federal authorities will continue to investigate the 1964 Mississippi killings of three civil rights workers — a case that helped pass landmark legislation — despite the death of a key suspect, the Justice Department says.
Civil rights icon heads back to Washington to get Medal of Freedom from first black presidentAugust 12th, 2009 Civil rights icon to receive Medal of FreedomATLANTA — A civil rights icon who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Marilyn Clement, health care advocate and civil rights activist, dies at age 74August 6th, 2009 Health care advocate Marilyn Clement dies at 74NEW YORK — Marilyn Clement, a social activist who advocated tirelessly for a national health care program and who rallied for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King Jr., has died. She was 74. Clement died Monday of cancer in Manhattan, said Katie Robbins, who is assistant national coordinator for Healthcare-Now! Clement founded that organization in 2004.
Dalai Lama, ex-NBA star, icon's widow to receive National Civil Rights Museum honorsAugust 6th, 2009 Dalai Lama to receive Tenn. museum's Freedom AwardMEMPHIS, Tenn.
FBI agent who probed slayings of 3 civil rights workers during 1960s in Miss. dies at 77August 4th, 2009 FBI investigator of civil rights era killings diesJACKSON, Miss. — Retired FBI agent Jim Ingram, who helped state and federal officials reopen long-dormant investigations of killings from Mississippi's violent civil rights era, has died.
President pursues health care, helps Dems, addresses NAACPJuly 16th, 2009 Obama address NAACP conferenceWASHINGTON — It's a double celebration and a civil rights milestone: President Barack Obama tonight helps the NAACP celebrate its 100th anniversary, and the civil rights group celebrates the first African-American president of the United States. The White House says Obama's address will only touch on the debate over the NAACP's future.
In message for NAACP centennial, Obama says gov't, families, communities must work togetherJuly 16th, 2009 Obama to young: Aspire to surpass your role modelsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is telling the nation's oldest civil rights organization that government, families and neighborhoods must work together to improve communities. Obama also planned to urge young people to aspire to surpass their role models and resist the lure of mediocrity during a speech Thursday to the NAACP.
In message to NAACP, Obama says government, families, communities must work togetherJuly 16th, 2009 Obama to address NAACP on working togetherWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is telling the nation's oldest civil rights organization that government, families and neighborhoods must work together to improve their communities. Obama also planned to urge young people to aspire to surpass their role models and resist the lure of mediocrity during a speech Thursday to the NAACP.
Bill Clinton says in Ohio speech that civil rights struggle far from overJune 20th, 2009 Bill Clinton says civil rights struggle continuesCINCINNATI — Former President Bill Clinton says the need to push for racial equality is far from over. Clinton said Saturday that despite such racial progress as the election of Barack Obama as president, economic, educational and other social divides remain.
MLB's Civil Rights weekend activities in Cincinnati at a glanceJune 18th, 2009 MLB's Civil Rights weekend at glanceSome highlights of Major League Baseball's Civil Rights Game weekend events in Cincinnati:
FRIDAY: Round-table discussion on baseball and the civil rights movement at the National Underground Freedom Center. SATURDAY NOON: Luncheon to honor Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron and Bill Cosby for contributions to civil rights.
Miss. officials approve historical marker for infamous 1964 slayings of civil rights workersJune 18th, 2009 Miss. civil rights slayings to get historic markerPHILADELPHIA, Miss. — Mississippi officials say a historical marker can be placed on a state highway near where three civil rights workers were murdered in 1964.
Obama defends support for abortion rights, says issue both moral and ethicalApril 30th, 2009 Obama defends support for abortion rightsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says abortion is both a moral and ethical issue, and abortion rights backers make a mistake when they consider it solely a matter of women's freedom. Obama told a prime-time news conference Wednesday that he supports abortion rights because he thinks a woman is in a better position to make a very personal choice than a member of Congress or the president.
45 years after Freedom Summer, Miss. quietly gets rid of laws meant to thwart civil rightsApril 21st, 2009 Relics of bygone era in Mississippi off the booksJACKSON, Miss. — While researching a case, attorney Ed Blackmon stumbled across leftovers of Mississippi's segregationist past — laws enacted to discourage the fight for equal rights for blacks.
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