Stokley Carmichael

All Those Fives Need To Listen When A Ten Is Talking: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Civil Rights Icon Ella Baker

December 13, 2019

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We often hear about the men of the Civil Rights Movement, but rarely enough light is shined on the women who stood front and center in leading it. One of those women who was monumental in jump-starting the wave of activism we credit Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his…

#OnThisDay: Meet The Press: Civil Rights Special Featuring Black Leaders – August 21, 1966

August 21, 2019

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On August 21st, 1966, six Black Civil Rights Leaders convened on NBC’s Meet The Press to discuss the state of the Civil Rights Movement for Black people in America. The panel in the Washington, DC studio included Roy Wilkins, the Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of…