Civil Rights & Democracy

14+ hour, 4+ min ago   (384+ words) Thursday, October 15, 2026 - 18:28 A group of American military personnel held a celebration with cake at the Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba, as part of the events for the 251st anniversary of the United States Navy, an institution whose origins date back to…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago   (335+ words) The Michael Busch Library in Annapolis now has a new permanent fixture: a monument to civil and human rights advocate Malcolm X, which includes images of the celebrated activist smiling, sitting with his family, and engaging with the Rev. Dr....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (64+ words) Times Argus FILE - Bobby Seale, right, chairman of the Black Panther Party, is one of three speakers at a sidewalk news conference in Oakland, Calif., on Nov. 21, 1968. The other speakers are Ben Stewart, left, head of the Black Students organization…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (125+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSAZ) - A new monument now stands on the statehouse grounds in Columbus, Ohio. Four statues by nationally renowned artist Brenda Councill now stand in the south plaza. They honor more than a century of women’s suffrage. Below the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1529+ words) Congressional District 3, MS 98.5% of the residents in Congressional District 3, MS are U.S. citizens. In 2024, the median property value in Congressional District 3, MS was $175,000, and the homeownership rate was 72.6%. Most people in Congressional District 3, MS drove alone to work, and the average…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1220+ words) A new monument honoring civil rights leader Malcolm X was unveiled Wednesday, October 14th, at the Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library, bringing together elected officials, civil rights advocates, library leaders and community members for a dedication that focused on education, racial justice…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (117+ words) A Malcolm X memorial unveiled in Annapolis marks the civil rights icon’s personal transformation and push for racial equality. US Secret Service took down drone in Baltimore at Army-Navy Game: report Baltimore County paramedic gets 25 years for masturbating into co-workers…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (267+ words) Who can vote today looked a lot different from those who could vote when the United States was first founded. This video covers the history of voting rights, including women's suffrage, Black disenfranchisement, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (255+ words) Padang Mayor Fadly Amran said the latest flooding had hit areas devastated by major floods last year, where sediment buildup had made rivers shallower and more prone to overflowing. loods and landslides have struck parts of North Sumatra and West…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (115+ words) Spectrum News Monument honoring generations of Ohio women to be unveiled outside Statehouse COLUMBUS, Ohio — On Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Capitol Square Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council will honor the women who shaped the state’s history with the Ohio Women’s…...