Maj. Gen. Joseph McNeil, a key activist who led peaceful sit-ins that took place across the South, died Thursday morning. A press release published by his alma mater, North Carolina A&T University, ...
Lanny Smith talks about bringing figures of the civil rights movement to New York Fashion Week. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Essence Ventures at NASDAQ) After ...
Wilmington native and Civil Rights icon Major General Joseph McNeil has died at 83. He was one of four Black freshmen from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University who staged a ...
McNeil was a member of the Greensboro Four, whose 1960 sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter helped spark the civil rights movement. He was a decorated U.S. Air Force veteran who served in Vietnam and ...
Tougaloo College is hosting an exclusive screening of the documentary "John Burris: Godfather of Police Litigation" as part of its 156th Founders’ Week celebration.The screening takes place Monday, ...
MSNBC Host Rachel Maddow joins MSNBC's Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss her new documentary titled "The Dirty Work," which explores the life and legacy of Civil Rights Icon Andrew Young and what she hopes ...