Fannie Lou Hamer stood before the Democratic National Convention (DNC). She delivered one of the most searing indictments of American democracy. “Is this America, the land of the free and the home of ...

Their names include Nannie Helen Burroughs, Ella Baker, Fannie ... setbacks led Hamer to focus increasingly on the building of networks of economic independence as the foundation of democracy. The ...

The documentary examines the life of civil rights legend Fannie Lou Hamer, offering first-hand accounts by those who knew her and worked side by side with her in the struggle for voting rights.

A wildfire broke out in Buncombe County, North Carolina on Wednesday evening. The Leicester Fire Department and West Buncombe Fire Department responded to the scene and contained the fire.

“We are sending over 26,000 checks to our members this spring, and we believe our cooperative returns program is one of the strongest in the country.” Since 2006, Capital Farm Credit has ...

More than 100 firefighters, including crews from the NC Forest Service, are already working on the ground and with a helicopter overhead to get control of the Freedom Farm Fire. So far ...