National Civil Rights Conference

10/19/2026

Fannie Lou Hamer was an American voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and leader of the civil rights movement. She was the vice-chair of the Freedom Democratic Party, which she represented at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. Hamer also organized Mississippi's Freedom Summer along with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She was a co-founder of the National Women's Political Caucus, an organization created to recruit, train, and support women of all races who sought election to government offices. www.civilrightsconference.com

10/18/2026

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10/03/2026

The Experiment
• The Setup: Twelve college students from diverse racial, religious, and regional backgrounds lived together in a house for six days and nights.
• The Leadership: The human relations workshop was led by Max Burnbomb from Boston University.
• The Schools: Participants came from institutions including Harvard, Radcliffe, Brandeis, Boston University, and Tuskegee.
• The Goal: To test whether educated, middle-class Americans who considered themselves enlightened were truly free of hidden biases.

10/03/2026

The Bearded Backpacker is the online handle for Don Broussard, a solo traveler and digital storyteller from Louisiana who documents his journeys through more than 50 often-misunderstood countries. www.civilrightsconference.com

09/24/2026

President Donald Trump confronted CNN’s Kaitlan Collins as he walked into the United Nations Tuesday, telling her, “You should not be here,” while wrongly claiming the network said it wouldn’t cover him. CNN was among three outlets recently barred by Trump from White House grounds. www.civilrightsconference.com

09/23/2026

09/23/2026

The First Kentucky Derby The Riders: Thirteen out of the fifteen jockeys who rode in the inaugural race at the Louisville Jockey Club (later known as Churchill Downs) were African American.The Winner: Oliver Lewis, a Black jockey, rode the winning horse, Aristides, to victory.The Trainer: Aristides was trained by Ansel Williamson, who was also a Black man. www.civilrightsconference.com

09/23/2026

The 2026–2028 class represents 39 states and territories and 68 colleges and universities. Sixty-one percent of the cohort are first-generation college students, bringing even more perspectives and lived experiences to the Voyager community.