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 did not put her life on the line so that future generations could celebrate symbolic victories while the systems of oppression remained intact. She fought for real, systemic ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was a force to be reckoned with. Enduring intractable racism, police beatings, and even forced sterilization, she never stopped working for equal voting rights for all. This is the ...

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

Civic education is not just important — it is essential. Too many of our young people do not know who represents them.

Advertising I agreed with Fannie Lou Hamer. As a Black man, and often confronted with race matters, I have to make decisions on what to do. It is part of my life in America. I felt that I had to ...

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