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National

Civil Rights Luminaries Remember Julian Bond As A Dogged Advocate

3:27pm October 08, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

Friends, family and colleagues recounted the human rights contributions of the late Julian Bond at a memorial service Tuesday for the former NAACP chairman. Bond died in August after a brief illness.

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Williams is believed to be buried in the Taylor Cemetery in Brownsville, Tenn.

National

Tennessee Community Pushes To Reopen 'Civil Rights Hero' Cold Case

8:10pm July 16, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

Beyond preserving his legacy, city leaders are calling to investigate the 1940 death of Elbert Williams, who is believed to be the first NAACP official killed for seeking voting rights for blacks.

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Rachel Dolezal tells NBC's Today show that she knew "at some point, I would need to address the complexity of my identity."

National

'I Identify As Black,' Rachel Dolezal Says In TV Interview

2:04pm June 16, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"The timing of it was a shock," former NAACP official Rachel Dolezal said of her white parents' speaking to the media. "Wow. The timing was completely unexpected."

National

Rachel Dolezal Resigns As President Of Spokane NAACP

2:00pm June 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Dolezal made news after it emerged that she had been presenting herself as being of mixed race, when she was born to white parents.

National

Spokane NAACP Leader's Race Becomes Subject Of Controversy

4:20pm June 12, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Rachel Dolezal presented herself as black, white and Native American. But her parents question that, saying she is white. The discrepancy has sparked heated debate.

Politics & Government

Federal Judge Requests More Evidence in Preliminary Injunction Hearing Against NC's Voting Law

2:41pm July 10, 2014

A federal judge in Winston-Salem will decide whether or not North Carolina's voting law will apply to the 2014 November General Election.

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