Tag: Mississippi
Nashville Freedom Rider Ernest ‘Rip’ Patton Dies at 81
By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press
Ernest “Rip” Patton, a member of the Nashville Freedom Riders and civil rights leader, has died, the Freedom Rides Museum...
A Pandemic, a Hurricane, and Earthquakes: How Much Can Puerto Rico’s University Students Take?
By Énoa Gibson, TriceEdneyWire.com
Puerto Rico was just beginning its shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic when the life of former college student Jaffette Rolon...
IN MEMORIAM: Civil Rights Legend Bob Moses Dies at 86
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Robert Parris Moses, one of America’s foremost civil rights leaders who stood fearless in the face...
Leimert Park Business Thrives During COVID-19 Pandemic
Nappily Naturals customers are seeking natural ways to stay healthy
By John W. Davis, Our Weekly News Reporter
Not all Black-owned businesses are struggling during the...
Bruce Boynton, Who Inspired 1961 Freedom Rides, Dies at 83
AP Wire Service
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Bruce Carver Boynton, a civil rights pioneer from Alabama who inspired the landmark "Freedom Rides" of 1961, died...
