Bloody Sunday
-
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…
Read More » -
Rep. John Lewis’ Graphic Novel to be Taught in New York City Public Schools
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA News Wire Contributor) In August 2013, Georgia Congressman and civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis…
Read More » -
Amelia Boynton Remembered as the ‘Rosa Parks’ of Selma Movement
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Amelia Boynton Robinson, who died Wednesday in Montgomery, Ala. at…
Read More » -
Civil Rights Activist Amelia Boynton Robinson Dies at 104
PHILLIP LUCAS, Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who nearly died while helping…
Read More » -
Hundreds In NYC Greet Civil Rights Legend Amelia Boynton Robinson
By Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA NEW YORK (NNPA) – At 103, Amelia Boynton Robinson may be bound…
Read More » -
Every High School In The U.S. Will Be Sent A Copy Of ‘Selma’
Natalie Robehmed, FORBES (Forbes.com) — The Academy Award-winning epic Selma is on its way to the classroom. Paramount Home…
Read More » -
THE RELIGION CORNER: The Dream Marches On
by Lyndia Grant Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer This is a critical time when we all must…
Read More » -
Continuing the Selma-to-Montgomery March
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist Fifty years ago I traveled from Mississippi to Selma, Ala. on March…
Read More » -
To Be Equal: From Selma to Montgomery—Martyrs of the March
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “What could more profoundly vindicate the idea of America than plain and humble…
Read More » -
Selma’s Lesson: The Struggle Continues
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist President Obama marked the 50th anniversary of Selma by celebrating the ordinary…
Read More »
