María Rebeca Latigo de Hernández, Mexican immigrant rights activist, gets a Google doodle
Google celebrates what would have been the 122nd birthday of María Rebecca Latigo de Hernández.
Topic: Civil rights movement
Maya Angelou Google doodle features Oprah Winfrey, Laverne Cox & others reciting her poem, ‘Still I Rise’
Today would have been Dr. Angelou's 90th birthday.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2018 Google doodle honors Dr. King & his dream for a better world
The image was designed by guest artist Cannaday Chapman and created in collaboration with the Black Googlers Network.
Google remembers the Silent Parade of 1917 on its 100th anniversary
The Doodle on Google's US home page commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Silent Parade, and honors those whose silence resonates a century later.
Josephine Baker Google Doodle honors Jazz Age icon & highlights her civil rights work
Born on this date in 1906, Baker was one of the most photographed women of her time.
Fred Korematsu Google doodle honors Japanese internment camp survivor & civil rights activist
Born in Oakland, California, Korematsu was imprisoned at the Central Utah War Relocation Center at Topaz, Utah in 1942.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Google doodle promotes King’s message of unity
Created by guest artist Keith Mallett, the doodle's artwork highlights King's belief that all life is interrelated.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Google Doodle Celebrates Civil Rights Leader’s Moving Speeches
To honor the Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Google says, "Today we're inspired to keep working towards a better future with grace and optimism."
Google Logo Honors Journalist & Civil Rights Leader Ida B. Wells On Her 153rd Birthday
Wells' most famous work - "Southern Horrors and Other Writings" and "The Red Record" - helped push forward the anti-lynching crusade.
SearchCap: Bing & Yahoo UI Tests, Lyric Sites Dive In Google & Google News More Trusted
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: What Time Is The State Of The Union? White House Uses SEO To Spread The Word President Barack Obama will deliver his 2015 State of the Union at 6pm PT tonight. […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Google Logo Marks Holiday Honoring Civil Rights Hero
Today’s Google logo marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday recognizing the civil rights leader. The illustrated logo includes a profile of Martin Luther King, Jr., images of doves to represent King’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, and the Lincoln Memorial where King made his iconic “I Have a Dream” civil rights speech. Michigan […]
Google Recognizes 50th Anniversary Of Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” Speech
Today’s Google logo is a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream Speech” that was given on August 28, 1963 to a crowd of 250,000 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. King’s speech was a call for racial justice and harmony, and became a defining moment in America’s civil rights […]
Jackie Robinson Google Baseball Player Logo
Google.com is featuring a special Google logo, Google Doodle, for the 94th birthday of Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson is not simply being featured because of his outstanding career in Major League Baseball but because of his influence in the civil rights movement. He was the first black player in Major League Baseball, joining the Brooklyn […]
Biz Stone: Twitter Drives “Let’s Watch It When It’s On” Viewing
Twitter doesn’t claim to have caused the biggest Super Bowl viewing audience in history, but maybe it helped, says Twitter cofounder Biz Stone. Stone sees Twitter as helping drive live viewing by creating a shared experience. Stone also had a further rebuttal to Malcolm Gladwell’s dissing of the value of social media in political movements. […]
Google’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Logo
Today Google has a special logo on Google.com for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Today would be his 82nd birthday celebration. Technically, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15th, but the United States celebrates the first Monday after his birthday as a national holiday for his leadership during the African American civil rights […]
The Google Rosa Parks Logo
Google is remembering the historic day when Rosa Parks refused to listen to the bus driver when she was told to give up her seat for a white passenger. Today, 55 years ago, was that day in Montgomery, Alabama. Although she wasn’t the first to make such a statement, her action on that day initiated […]
Google Searchology: CLIR and Views
There was a laundry list of announcements that Google made today. Danny has captured the big ones. Here are a couple of things on the list that didn’t make the headlines: CLIR and Google Views (Experimental/Labs).