1963 March on Washington
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Peaceful March on Washington Followed by Racially Divisive Protests
As those who traveled from near and far to attend the recent Commitment March illustrated, this call for racial justice…
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D.C. Residents Protest Police Brutality at National March
Even though it occurred as a national event, District residents were a major element in the 57th Anniversary of the…
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Congressman John Lewis, Last Surviving Speaker from 1963 March on Washington, dies at 80
Georgia Congressman John Lewis, one of the most prolific voices of the civil rights movement, has died following a months…
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EDITORIAL: MLK Remembered on April 4
We not only remember Dr. King on Jan. 15 and April 4, but his words and the life he gave…
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REYNOLDS: Coretta Scott King Would Keep Moving Us Forward
Coretta Scott King died on Jan. 30, 2006. Yet her legacy is very much alive as a coalition builder, a…
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BUSINESS EXCHANGE: Holding Black Leaders Responsible
By William Reed NNPA Columnist Fifty years after the March on Washington, the sole surviving speaker from that day…
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To Be Equal: 21st Century Agenda for Jobs and Freedom
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist “Almost 50 years ago, I gave a little blood on that bridge in Selma, Alabama…
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After the March on Washington
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The 1963 March on Washington was a pivotal moment for African Americans, a day when…
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Why We’re Still Marching
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist For a while, it looked like the 50th anniversary observance of the March on Washington…
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