BOSTON (AP) — William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist and supporter of the Black Power movement who worked with Malcom X and other prominent leaders in the 1960s, has died. He was 87.
Strickland, whose death April 10 was confirmed by a relative, first became active in civil rights as a high schooler in Massachusetts. He later became inspired by the writings of Richard Wright and James Baldwin while an undergraduate at Harvard University, according to Peter Blackmer, a former student who is now an assistant professor of Africology and African American Studies at Eastern Michigan University.
“He made incredible contributions to the Black freedom movement that haven’t really been appreciated,” Blackmer said. “His contention was that civil rights wasn’t a sufficient framework for challenging the systems that were behind the oppression of Black communities throughout the diaspora.”
College baseball notebook: Conference tournaments to decide NCAA automatic bids and many at
Hundreds of pests caught travelling along Transmission Gully
Tiger Woods starts his 26th Masters with an impressive birdie on his first hole
Tiger Woods heads out onto Augusta National course with Justin Thomas for another pre
Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf is spotted on the streets of Gavin and Stacey's hometown Barry
HKFP Lens: Past Macau meets present in Portuguese photographer Gonçalo Lobo Pinheiro's images
Kris Jenner, 68, looks chic in D&G dress for 'date night' with longtime boyfriend Corey Gamble, 43
Kosovo prepares a new draft law on renting prison cells to Denmark after the first proposal failed
Thierry Henry blames Declan Rice for Bayern Munich's opener at the Emirates