it mainly revolves around figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and Medgar and Myrlie Evers. But did you ever hear about Fannie Lou Hammer? She wasn't just a civil rights ...

Supporters insist that the one-woman stage play will uplift the audience, even as they learn about Fannie Lou Hamer ... kids. I prayed about it and I paid the poll tax. Kids didn't go hungry. Look ...

Almost 60 years ago, Fannie Lou Hamer took the podium at the Democratic National Convention and made a speech that challenged the party for its failure to support Black Americans' right to vote.

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see ... to the 1964 Democratic National Convention. The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey ...

ESSENCE celebrates the legacy of civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer– who passed away on this day in 1977– and her lasting impact on democracy in America. Fannie Lou Hamer came from humble ...

Fannie Lou Hamer's fight ... they have simply evolved. Hamer’s fight for voting rights helped push the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Yet today states like Mississippi, Georgia ...

CHICAGO — On Aug. 22, 1964, Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer delivered an iconic speech at the Democratic National Convention, taking the party to task for its failure to ...

‘Fannie Lou, I’m here, and I started singing. That was an incredible experience.” Singing is part of Aimbaye’s show, which takes a poetic look at Hamer’s life. As the play ...

The lead role is played by mezzo-soprano Deborah Nansteel. What's it like to be the actress telling Fannie Lou Hamer's life story “There's a lot of pressure portraying powerful figures like ...

The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the DNC credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey 60 years ago was vivid and blunt. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting ...