today in black history

April 27, 2024

Human rights activist and author Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born on this date in 1927 in Heiberger, Alabama.

A Moment With Janice Mathis

Former General counsel to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Ali Sharif

POSTED: January 14, 2009, 4:01 am

Former Rainbow/PUSH General Counsel Attorney Janice Mathis reflects on Black America's progress.

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organizations
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- Nixon response to CBC Inquiry, 1971
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