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Black News, Commentary and Culture | The Washington Informer

Tag: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Posted inNational

National, Local Leaders March in D.C. for Voting Rights on King Holiday

by Shevry Lassiter January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

MLK Holiday events focus on voting rights and Change Happens with Good Hope and a Dream

UAW Secretary-Treasurer Ray Curry, Rev. William Barber II, and UAW President Gary Jones stand in solidarity following Rev. Barber’s speech on equality.
Posted inBlack Experience

UAW Leader on Civil Rights and Black Labor

by WI Guest Author October 8, 2018October 31, 2020
Julian H. Lewis, pictured here in 1917 in his graduation gown, was the first African-American to teach at the University of Chicago. He joined the University of Chicago faculty after earning his medical degree from Rush Medical College. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack History

Remembering: A Legacy of Looking Back

by Stacy M. Brown September 21, 2016October 30, 2020
Reverend William Barber, the president of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pa. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inNational, News

Reverend Barber Leads Moral Revolution Tour to DC

by WI Webstaff September 1, 2016October 30, 2020
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (Courtesy of Rainbow PUSH)
Posted inBlack Experience, Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Missouri Students, Athletes Teach Lesson in Nonviolent Change

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. November 17, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

Dr. King’s Bold Case for Economic Equality

by Reporter II March 2, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inColumnists, Marian Wright Edelman, Op-Ed, Opinion

Child Watch: Dr. King Left Blueprint for Eradicating Poverty

by Marian Wright Edelman January 27, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inColumnists, Marian Wright Edelman, Op-Ed, Opinion

Child Watch: Honor Dr. King by Serving

by Marian Wright Edelman January 19, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Celebrating MLK Day: Reclaiming Our Movement Legacy

by Reporter II January 19, 2015October 30, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inNational

King Holiday Comes Amid a New Generation of Protests

by Reporter II January 19, 2015October 30, 2020

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