https://spectacularmag.com/tag/civil-rights/ Your source for event, sports, culture, and entertainment news Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:05:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://spectacularmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-SpecMag-Square-Logo-White-150x150.png https://spectacularmag.com/tag/civil-rights/ 32 32 120840199 https://spectacularmag.com/2025/01/08/durham-mourns-the-loss-of-dr-e-lavonia-allison-trailblazing-civil-rights-leader-and-educator/ https://spectacularmag.com/2025/01/08/durham-mourns-the-loss-of-dr-e-lavonia-allison-trailblazing-civil-rights-leader-and-educator/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:57:43 +0000 https://spectacularmag.com/?p=73518 DURHAM, NC – Dr. E. Lavonia Allison, a prominent Durham native and influential leader, passed … Read More]]> https://spectacularmag.com/2025/01/08/durham-mourns-the-loss-of-dr-e-lavonia-allison-trailblazing-civil-rights-leader-and-educator/feed/ 1 73518 https://spectacularmag.com/2024/12/07/emancipation-day-events-celebrate-freedom-with-a-day-of-history-culture-and-inspiration/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:15:26 +0000 https://spectacularmag.com/?p=72889 RALEIGH, NC – Join the City of Raleigh Museum for an unforgettable Emancipation Day in … Read More]]> 72889 https://spectacularmag.com/2024/05/15/grandmother-of-juneteenth-opal-lee-receives-presidential-medal-of-freedom/ Wed, 15 May 2024 13:16:22 +0000 https://spectacularmag.com/?p=69144 The Fort Worth woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth returned to the White House … Read More]]> 69144 https://spectacularmag.com/2024/01/24/op-ed-we-need-this-leader-with-proven-history-of-bringing-communities-together-by-rev-jay-augustine/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:08:28 +0000 https://spectacularmag.com/?p=68001 “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity.” – Psalm 133:1 … Read More]]> 68001 https://spectacularmag.com/2022/02/09/think-black-the-fierce-urgency-of-now-tomorrow-is-today-or-yesteryear/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 19:43:17 +0000 https://spectacularmag.com/?p=55465 In 1926 the first Negro history week was promoted by Carter G. Woodson to commemorate … Read More]]> 55465 https://spectacularmag.com/2021/09/08/voting-rights-champion-to-keynote-chapel-hill-carrboro-naacp-freedom-fund-banquet/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:11:22 +0000 https://spectacularmag.com/?p=49865 CHAPEL HILL, NC – At a time when voting rights are under relentless attack, the … Read More]]> 49865 https://spectacularmag.com/2019/06/05/details-on-nfls-new-social-justice-grant-recipients/ Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:14:21 +0000 https://spectacularmag.com/?p=22519 As part of its ongoing Inspire Change platform, the National Football League announced on Tuesday that … Read More]]> 22519 https://spectacularmag.com/2019/03/15/the-best-of-enemies-starring-taraji-p-henson-durham-special-screening-march-19/ Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:25:20 +0000 https://spectacularmag.com/?p=19570 Durham, NC – STXfilms and The Best of Enemies Premiere Committee are pleased to announce THE … Read More]]> 19570 https://spectacularmag.com/2018/11/27/opening-our-future-a-special-evening-honoring-chapel-hills-civil-rights-history-the-chapel-hill-nine/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 01:05:50 +0000 https://spectacularmag.com/?p=16365 Chapel Hill, NC – In 2017, Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger created the Historic Civil … Read More]]> 16365 https://spectacularmag.com/2017/09/05/dick-gregory-funeral-update/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 21:00:36 +0000 https://spectacularmag.com/?p=8590 Celebrated comedian and human rights activist Dick Gregory, 84, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in … Read More]]> 8590