Civil Rights Activist

Nina Simone, African American Music, Black Music, Civil Rights Activist, African American News, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
Nina Simone in Liberia | Guernica The singer went to Africa, she said, in search of peace, or a husband, or maybe the feeling of home.
Medger Evers, Civil Rights Activist, Mississippi Civil Rights, NAACP, Byron De La Beckwith, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
Behind the Picture: Medgar Evers’ Funeral, June 1963 – Time In 1994, eight black and four white jurors found 74-year-old white supremacist and long-time Klan member Byron De La Beckwith guilty of first-degree murder in the 1963 killing of civil rights activist and U.S. Army veteran, Medgar Evers.
Maxine Waters, Civil Rights Activist, Eula Love, Racism, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
Maxine Waters’ battle against powerful white men began when Eula Love was killed in 1979 – Mic For Maxine Waters and her South Los Angeles constituents, Eula Love's death was a tipping point.
Academic, Civil Rights Activist, Scholar, Women's Rights Activist, Angela Davis, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN
Civil rights icon Angela Davis wants young activists to challenge their heroes