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HBO’s Eyes on the Prize III Revisits Black America’s Modern Civil Rights Struggles

by Stacy M. Brown February 17, 2025February 19, 2025

Septima Poinsette Clark is an unsung hero of the civil rights movement. She proved that knowledge is power through her various education workshops and citizenship schools, enriching students with the necessary information to return to their communities and empower others. (Courtesy photo)

How Septima Clark’s Education Revolutionized the Struggle for Equality

by Mya Trujillo February 12, 2025February 13, 2025

Rosa Parks being fingerprinted on February 22, 1956, by Lieutenant D.H. Lackey as one of the people indicted as leaders of the Montgomery bus boycott. She was one of 73 people rounded up by deputies that day after a grand jury charged 113 African Americans for organizing the boycott. This was a few months after her arrest on December 1, 1955, for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated municipal bus in Montgomery, Alabama. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bill Would Make Rosa Parks Day First Federal Holiday Honoring Woman

by WI Web Staff February 11, 2025February 11, 2025

Find Inspiration in King’s Call to ‘Commit to the Noble Struggle’ for Equity and Justice

by Micha Green January 22, 2025January 22, 2025

**FILE** Protesters took to Capitol Hill to protest former President Donald Trump’s return to Capitol Hill on June 12, many of whom noted he has yet to take responsibility for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. (Shedrick Pelt/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: Ford Pardoning Nixon Helped Reelect Trump

by WI Editorial Staff December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Rosa Parks being fingerprinted on February 22, 1956, by Lieutenant D.H. Lackey as one of the people indicted as leaders of the Montgomery bus boycott. She was one of 73 people rounded up by deputies that day after a grand jury charged 113 African Americans for organizing the boycott. This was a few months after her arrest on December 1, 1955, for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated municipal bus in Montgomery, Alabama. (Wikimedia Commons)

EDITORIAL: Rosa Parks’ Refusal to Give Up Her Seat Reminds Us That One Person Can Make a Difference

by WI Editorial Staff December 4, 2024

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REYNOLDS: Where Do We Go From Here?

by Rep. Ron Reynolds November 26, 2024November 26, 2024

Six-year-old Ruby Bridges, met each day by angry mobs, leaves school under the protection of United States Marshals. The District will celebrate Bridges’ inspirational legacy with a two-day educational and community event Nov. 13-14. (Courtesy of the Department of Justice)

District Honors the Legacy of Ruby Bridges More Than 60 Years Later

by Dr. Patrise Holden November 13, 2024November 13, 2024

MARSHALL: Navigating Through the Harsh Realities of White Supremacy

by David W. Marshall November 13, 2024November 13, 2024

**FILE** Project 2025 advertising van in Milwaukee during 2024 RNC (SecretName101, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Center for American Progress Warns of ‘Legalized Discrimination’ Under Project 2025 Civil Rights Rollbacks

by Stacy M. Brown October 31, 2024October 31, 2024