Hamer was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer in 1976 which halted her activism. She died of breast cancer complications ...

The ceremony unfolded in the historic White House East Room, where President Biden reflected on its legacy as the site where President Lincoln met Frederick Douglass in 1865 to "unify the nation." ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Anne Arundel County will recognize 13 local women in honor of voting and women’s rights activist, community organizer and civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer.

>> WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED. >> THE FAMOUS LINE, DELIVERED IN DECEMBER 1964 BY FANNIE LOU HAMER, THE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA, SPEAKING FROM THE HEART IN HER ...

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Civil and voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer revolutionized activism to end injustices against African Americans, author Kiesha N. Blain told Stockton University students ...

DALLAS — This weekend, a voting rights history lesson is coming to the IM Terrell Performing Arts Center in Fort Worth. Supporters insist that the one-woman stage play will uplift the audience, even ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Caitlin Cass talked about Fannie Lou Hamer's contributions to civil rights. Author Caitlin Cass talked about Fannie Lou Hamer's contributions ...

The Fannie Lou Hamer Farm Project is a student-led initiative focused on “Black wellness and land-based learning and healing” on campus through farming and workshops centered around food access, among ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X 2025 recipients of the Fannie Lou Hamer Awards: First row, from left: Del. Tiffany Alston, ...

In all, 19 were given the highest honor that can be awarded to a civilian in the United States. On Jan. 4, actor Denzel Washington, NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, ...

President Joe Biden has announced the 2025 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, created in 1963 to recognize individuals whose work has profoundly ...