This year marks the 100th anniversary since Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Black History” founded Negro History Week in February 1926. Fifty years after that, President Gerald Ford officially ...
Each February, individuals across Canada and the United States celebrate Black History Month. Both nations have much to ...
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Honoring Black History Month: Fannie Lou Hamer

EDITOR’S NOTE: In honor of Black History Month, we’re sharing information about the lives of some of the African-American people and groups who have made an impact in American history. Fannie Lou ...
The 29th Fannie Lou Hamer Awards Reception will honor 17 local women for their civil and human rights leadership on Sept. 29 at Maryland Hall in Annapolis. Fannie Lou Hamer, 1917-1977, was an American ...
It was some 20 years ago when Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye got tired of people telling her they didn’t know who civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was. She decided to do something about it. Her one-woman ...
Learn about Fannie Lou Hamer, a voting rights activist whose vision for an inclusive political future laid the groundwork for the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. By Keisha N. Blain, an ...
Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV Civil rights legend Fannie Lou Hamer is remembered by those how worked side by side with her in the ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Caitlin Cass talked about Fannie Lou Hamer's contributions to civil rights. Author Caitlin Cass talked about Fannie Lou Hamer's contributions ...
SANFORD, Fla. — A movement that started in Central Florida is using theatre and the arts to encourage people to vote. Award-winning actress and playwright Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye is taking her one-woman ...