In 1964, Fannie Lou Hamer stood before the Democratic National Convention (DNC). She delivered one of the most searing indictments of American democracy.

Fannie Lou Hamer's fight for voting rights in 1964 remains relevant today as states continue to enact voter suppression tactics. While Black political representation has increased, many elected ...

A Cayuga Community College student received a prestigious award last week for achievement in its Educational Opportunity ...

What a life she lived — over nine decades on ... author of the books “How to Build a Democracy: From Fannie Lou Hamer and Barbara Jordan to Stacey Abrams” and “Black Ethnics: Race ...

“NO one is free until everyone is free” is a quote from a speech by the American civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer at the founding of the National Women’s Political Caucus in 197 ...

Brooklyn Boyer was paralyzed after she hit her head in a pool in 2020, but her boyfriend — of one week, at the time — had just finished lifeguard training KCBD NewsChannel 11 - Lubbock, TX ...