MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Elmore Nickelberry, a civil rights icon who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the fight for higher pay and better working conditions for sanitation workers, has died at the age of 92, according to his family. According to Nickelberry’s son, Terrence Nickleberry, his father’s cancer returned, and he went into […]
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Wendi C. Thomas is a black journalist who has covered police in Memphis. One officer admitted to spying on her. She’s on a long list of prominent black journalists and activists who have been subjected to police surveillance over decades.
"Almost every issue has a financial face which should never be ignored," InForum columnist Joan Brickner writes. "Even pro-life advocates tend to ignore the financial challenges."