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Rev. Joseph E. Lowery (Courtesy photo)

Marian Wright Edelman

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Wisdom from Joseph Lowery, a Big Oak Tree of Hope

by WI Guest Author April 8, 2020December 21, 2021

Rev. Joseph E. Lowery (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Black History

Rev. Joseph Lowery, Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 98

by Hamil R. Harris March 28, 2020December 21, 2021

Medgar Evers

BAILEY: Black Students Must Be Taught the Legacy of Medgar Evers

by WI Guest Author March 18, 2020December 21, 2021

On the road again (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Black History, Stacy M. Brown

Filmmaker Documents Grandparents’ Travel in RV During Civil Rights Era

by Stacy M. Brown March 11, 2020December 21, 2021

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) (pictured) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) declined invitations to attend the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum dedication ceremony, when they learned that President Donald Trump was also invited. This photo was taken during a Congressional Black Caucus press conference on police brutality at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. in 2016. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

Marian Wright Edelman, Op-Ed, Opinion

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Joyous Birthday, Dear Friend John Lewis!

by WI Guest Author February 26, 2020December 21, 2021

Courtesy of New Journal and Guide Archives via NNPA Newswire

60 Years Ago: Students Launch Sit-In Movement

by WI Guest Author January 30, 2020December 21, 2021

Martin Luther King Jr. found that the dispossessed often had immeasurable faith and used it to fight back the fear that often swallowed others. (Courtesy photo)

Op-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Martin Luther King Jr. Called on Us to Express the Better Angels of Our Souls

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. January 20, 2020December 21, 2021

Bernice King (Courtesy of APB Speakers)

Black Experience, Black History, Stacy M. Brown

Bernice King Continues Father’s Mission of Freedom and Justice for All

by Stacy M. Brown January 15, 2020December 21, 2021

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) (pictured) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) declined invitations to attend the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum dedication ceremony, when they learned that President Donald Trump was also invited. This photo was taken during a Congressional Black Caucus press conference on police brutality at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. in 2016. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

Black Experience, Stacy M. Brown

A Tribute to a Living Legend: Civil Rights Icon John Lewis

by WI Guest Author January 6, 2020December 21, 2021

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) (pictured) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) declined invitations to attend the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum dedication ceremony, when they learned that President Donald Trump was also invited. This photo was taken during a Congressional Black Caucus press conference on police brutality at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. in 2016. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

Black Experience, Politics

John Lewis Diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer

by WI Guest Author December 30, 2019December 21, 2021