[weaver_youtube ECpMxeEsbPQ rel=0]   WARSAW — Over 600 people of all ages and all walks of life, came to the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center on the campus of Grace College not only for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, but to hear Charles Person, one of three surviving original Freedom Riders of 1961. It …read more.

By ANNE GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University NORTH MANCHESTER — The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr., a nationally respected and influential civil rights and religious leader, will speak at the 48th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance and Rededication Ceremony at Manchester University. The observance commemorates King’s last speech at a college campus. He presented …read more.

By ALYSSA ALSTOTT Administrative Assistant Human Rights Commission SOUTH BEND — The Civil Rights Heritage Center and the Center for a Sustainable Future invite the community to, “A Celebration of Better Homes of South Bend: An American Story of Courage,” at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Wiekamp Auditorium, DW1001, IUSB. This event will …read more.

GOSHEN —The Goshen City Council has decided to table additions to a city ordinance that would add civil rights productions for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, according to an announcement posted Tuesday on the city’s website. The Goshen City Council, according to democratic mayor Allan Kauffman, who proposed the additions, decided to table the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Historical Society encourages guests to visit, “You Are There 1939: Healing Bodies, Changing Minds” before it closes on Saturday, Aug. 6. The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, home of the IHS and the Indiana Experience, is located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. While offering essential access …read more.

Acting United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced Dec. 5, the sentencing of Terry Joe Smith, age 38, of Greencastle. Smith, who served as a deputy with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department was sentenced to 14 months by U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence. Smith was found guilty after a jury trial in September of …read more.

On Oct. 12, StaceyPageOnline.com first told readers of a scam targeting voters in at least Kosciusko County. (See full story here) Today, the U.S. Justice Department has released information pertaining to voter fraud, intimidation and interference. The Justice Department provided the following information about its efforts, through the Civil Rights and Criminal Divisions, to ensure that …read more.