Civil rights icon Dr. Hazel Dukes, an Alabama native and president of the NAACP New York State Conference, has died. She was 92 years old. “I’m saddened to hear of the passing of my true ...

Russell was also active in the Civil Rights Movement, having boycotted an NBA game in 1961 after a restaurant in Kentucky refused to seat him and his Black teammates, author Doug Merlino wrote in ...

Civil rights icon Dr. Hazel Dukes, an Alabama native and president of the NAACP New York State Conference, has died. She was 92 years old. “I’m saddened to hear of the passing of my true ...