Getty Museum features new exhibit documenting history of the Black civil rights movement in LA

The exhibit focuses on the Black struggle for civil rights in Los Angeles through the work of Los Angeles-based photographers ...
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From the AFRO Archives: A look at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Black Press

When examining Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s strongest champions, the Black Press stands out as a loyal messenger on the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement. During the 1950s and ‘60s, Black ...
PBS

Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights

Author Dylan C. Penningroth says that the fight for civil rights didn't begin with famous marches. What if the conventional narrative of the 1960s civil rights era, by its very nature, limits the ...
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Black disability advocates who helped shape civil rights

Black history and disabled history are more aligned than people realize, with many Black icons experiencing some form of disability. Abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth had a ...
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Black Lives Matter from a moment to a movement Laurie Collier Hillstrom

Historical roots of the movement -- The origin of #BlackLivesMatter -- From social media to the streets of Ferguson -- The movement gains force -- The role of social media -- Criticism and backlash -- ...
OPB

Oregon’s Black leaders call out civil rights attacks

Black elected officials and faith leaders described the city of Portland, the state and nation as being at a ‘crossroad’ with authoritarianism. When Rev. Leroy Haynes Jr. stepped up to the pulpit at ...