USA TODAY is collaborating with Tougaloo College for a conversation on the roles law enforcement, media, government and education leaders serve in civil rights movements. usatoday.com/in-depth/news/…

I got to help with the Seven Days of 1961 project from USA TODAY, and the first part has published online! The series tells the stories of pivotal moments and people in the civil rights movement, and it was a huge endeavor. Check it out here ⬇️ usatoday.com/in-depth/news/…

A team from the USA TODAY network talked to freedom fighters about their work in the civil rights movement 60 years ago and what it means today. The project launches today and runs thru Dec. Here is what they had to say. usatoday.com/in-depth/news/…, @SNCC60th, @snccdigital, NAACP

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As I researched the Freedom Rides for USA TODAY this summer, I was moved by how much Riders risked 60 years ago & how generous they have been since in sharing their stories. "I never regretted anything because life is not promised." usatoday.com/in-depth/news/…

We lost a great one in photojournalism today. If you have some time, please read about my friend Nick Oza and his work. And, if you can, donate to the gofundme to support his family. 🙏🏽 azcentral.com/story/news/ari…

Nick Oza was working on a docuseries about Tolleson Football when he was involved in a car crash that eventually took his life. The team honored him this morning. Beyond the Gridiron: Tolleson azcentral sports AIA Arizona Rich Wellbrock

We stood on steps where civil rights veterans were beaten. We traced where they marched, stepped in cells where they were jailed. We went with vets & historians as they took us on a journey back to 1961. Join the USA TODAY network for "Seven Days of 1961." usatoday.com/in-depth/news/…

On Oct. 4, 1961, students walked out of Burglund High School in Mississippi to demand justice. An activist was killed by a white lawmaker. A Black student was expelled for her own activism. bit.ly/3uAER3t

Join us at 4 p.m. ET Thursday on @TwitterSpaces for a conversation with our journalists and experts about our 'Seven Days of 1961' series, how the year changed American history and how it affects us today.

Join us tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET on @TwitterSpaces! Our journalists Deborah Berry, Jasper Colt, Marc Ramirez and Melissa Brown will be joined by Robert Luckett and Dr.Rob to talk about our 'Seven Days of 1961' series and how the year changed American history.

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This photo, shared by The Anniston Star, is a remarkable look at the mob attack on the Greyhound bus outside Anniston that Mother’s Day. You see two Riders sitting in the bus, staring straight ahead. If you zoom in, to the left, you candle the crowd of white men standing outside.

You won’t find anything else like Seven Days of 1961. And now its podcast trailer just dropped. Go find it on your phone—two episodes drop a week from today!

Around the country, we documented how police departments hunt down and silence internal whistleblowers to cover up misconduct with impunity. They've been fired, jailed and, in at least one case, forcibly admitted to a psychiatric ward. usatoday.com/in-depth/story…

For months we’ve published our “Seven Days of 1961” project. Today, we share our final contributions, including an interactive AR experience. We encourage readers to subscribe and spend time with this ambitious effort. Here are some of our favorite features of the project:

Excited to share that we will be adding two additional full-time positions to our photo and video team USA TODAY! Come join this team of passionate storytellers, based in the Washington, DC metro area! More details in this thread:

Hard to believe it’s been 363 days already. Everyday I walk through the halls and the grounds of the Capitol I think about what I witnessed that day, stuck on repeat. #January6 latimes.com/politics/story…

One year since the attack on the U.S. Capitol and lawmakers are, understandably, still grappling with what happened that day. .USA TODAY Politics asked all of them (yes, all of them) about it. More than 120 responded. Here are just some of those responses: usatoday.com/in-depth/news/…

These spaniels gave up a precious Saturday chasing squirrels and balls in the park to take part in an unofficial #Coronation event. They were mostly OK with that bit.ly/3M1LK84 w/pics by Jasper Colt