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Fannie Lou Hamer was one of the prominent voices of the civil rights era, bloodied in the fight for voting rights. The daughter of Mississippi sharecroppers called out police brutality and economic inequality on a national stage. In "Fannie Lou Hamer’s America" Chicago director Joy Davenport takes us through Hamer's story in her own voice with some never-before-seen photos and rare footage of her family.

"Fannie Lou Hamer's America: An AMERICA REFRAMED Special" explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of a Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist and one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders. Throughout the 1960s, Fannie Lou Hamer established a legacy of civil rights and human rights activism that remains relevant to this day – especially among Black youth.The virtual panel will see actress Aunjanue Ellis ("Sunflower: The Fannie Lou Hamer Story...

Fresh off her Oscar nomination for her performance in King Richard, Aunjanue Ellis is set to join a virtual Fannie Lou Hamer panel for PBS.

<p>Keisha N. Blain's biography of the Mississippi freedom activist is an important addition to the literature, but also an excellent roadmap to teaching African American history and its linkages to present struggles for justice. </p>

7 Black women whose stories reflect each day of Kwanzaa: unity, self-determination, collective work, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.

Historian Keisha N. Blain joins us this week to discuss the life and work of Civil Rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. As we discuss, many of the forces Hamer pushed against are still present in our politics today.

I do not warrant that these are the “best” books of the year because I haven’t read all of the books, but these are books very much worth your time.

Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and help explain how the U.S. got to where it is today

Activist and former sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer famously said “you are not free, whether you are Black or white, until I am free.” Hamer and her bold, radical honesty are the subject of a new biography by historian Keisha Blain, who sheds light on Hamer’s life and the ideas and political strategies that were central

On today’s episode of The Confluence: State Sen. Jay Costa explains why he takes issue with the Republican party’s election audit and calls for bipartisanship on issues including hate crimes and campaign finance reform; Casa San Jose is planning to move into a new building in Beechview, which executive director Monica Ruiz says will result in more space for community-oriented programming; and a look at the life of Fannie Lou Hamer, an activist whose work is recounted in a new book from Unive...