Basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson has been celebrated not just for his electrifying career with the Los Angeles Lakers ... The late Fannie Lou Hamer, a fearless civil rights advocate ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917, the 20th child of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, sharecroppers east of the Mississippi Delta. She first joined her family in the cotton fields at the age of six.

Taking place at the White House on Saturday, Washington and Johnson attended in person to receive the prestigious award while Hamer’s niece Doris Hamer Richardson appeared to accept the ...

We are all in for a profound experience as we experience the life of Fannie Lou Hamer and witness the incredible artistry of this production directed by Joy Vandervort-Cobb and featuring Robin ...

On Saturday, President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including a posthumous award to Mississippi Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer who died in 1977.

Kennedy; Ash Carter, a former secretary of defense; and Fannie Lou Hamer, who founded the ... who did not attend the event; retired Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend and businessman Earvin ...

Kennedy; Ash Carter, a former secretary of defense; and Fannie Lou Hamer, who founded the ... who did not attend the event; retired Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend and businessman Earvin ...

Basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson has been celebrated not just for his electrifying career with the Los Angeles ... Hamer Richardson, niece of late civil rights activist Fannie Lou ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917, the 20th child of Lou Ella and James Lee Townsend, sharecroppers east of the Mississippi Delta. She first joined her family in the cotton fields at the age of six.