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WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Civil rights heroine Gloria Richardson continues to inspire new age activists

WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Civil rights heroine Gloria Richardson continues to inspire new age activists

In the fight for civil rights, a Cambridge woman stood strong. See how Gloria Richardson continues to inspire today.

Gloria Richardson, Uncompromising Civil Rights Advocate, Dies at 99 Her efforts to refocus the movement on economic justice made her a bridge between more moderate leaders and Black Power activism. Gloria Richardson in 2018 holding a photo of herself from a 1963 rally in Cambridge, Md. A Howard-trained sociologist, she found that what Black people most wanted was better housing, jobs and health care.Credit...Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times July 18, 2021 Gloria Richardson, whose work as a c...

  Civil rights activist Gloria Richardson, who helped lead Maryland’s sweeping grassroots movement of sit-ins and protests aiming to desegregate businesses and local communities, died Thursday at the age of 99.  Richardsons granddaughter, Tya Young, told The Associated Press that she passed away in her sleep in New York City. The Baltimore native, who attracted praise after she was captured in a photograph pushing away the bayonet of a National Guardsmen, helped organize and lead the Cambr...

Civil Rights Pioneer Gloria Richardson Dies at 99: She Was Born a Leader People 8 hrs ago © Provided by People William Smith/AP/Shutterstock Gloria Richardson Gloria Richardson, a Black civil rights pioneer who led the Cambridge Movement, has died at age 99. The activist died in her sleep at her New York City home on Thursday, her granddaughter Tya Young told the Associated Press. A cause of death was not given, though Young noted to the outlet that Richardson had not been ill. A graduate ...