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A look back at the role of Illinois Sen. Everett Dirksen in passage of Civil Rights Act
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoSixty years ago this summer, a presidential election was looming when, against difficult odds,...
'The Hot Wing King' satisfies without scorching, like theatrical comfort food
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoIn “The Hot Wing King,” a group of gay African American men in Memphis prepare for a cooking competition where they’re determined to claim victory for their Spicy Cajun Alfredo ...
George Hocker broke through barriers as one of the CIA’s first Black spymasters
AOL· 1 day agoWhen George Hocker underwent a grueling training course to become a CIA spy, much of America was still segregated. Different exercises had to be developed for Hocker. Out of a class of 75, Hocker was the only Black person.
Mentoring Black Males in Da Hood: Investing in the lives of young Black men
Afro· 3 days agoForty Black adolescent males from Baltimore City recently traveled to Birmingham, Tuskegee and...
Black economic boycotts of the civil rights era still offer lessons on how to achieve a just society
The Conversation· 5 days agoSigned into law 60 years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in the U.S. based on “race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.” The 1955 Montgomery bus boycott, the ...