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On this day in 1919, Marcus Garvey, the Jamaican-born founder of the United Negro Improvement Association, survived an attempt on his life due in part to…

In a follow-up to a story that #WTLC News, brought to you first, here in Indianapolis… We’re waking up in a world without one of the nation’s beloved civil rights leaders. Former NAACP head Julian Bond died Saturday night. The Southern Poverty Law Center announced Bond died in Florida, calling its former chairman a “visionary […]

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Just three weeks after Rev. Joseph Lowery (pictured right) led the chant “Fired up! Read to go!” at the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on…

Al Sharpton speaks out in support of President Obama's initiatives for all Americans, while other prominent black figures challenge the President. Read clips from The Wall Street Journal's article labeling Mr. Sharpton as Obama's New Partner.