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Tag: Edmund Pettus Bridge

Posted inColumnists

From Young Troublemakers to Legends: Celebrating the Legacies of CT Vivian and John Lewis

by Shevry Lassiter July 23, 2020December 21, 2021

Bayard Rustin, the co-founder of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, once said, “We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” The lives of these two giants, Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian, and Congressman John Lewis, were shaped by their belief in the value of all people, […]

Posted inNational, Politics

Petition Calls for Renaming Edmund Pettus Bridge in Rep. John Lewis’ Honor

by WI Webstaff July 21, 2020December 21, 2021
John Lewis
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History, National

Congressman John Lewis, Last Surviving Speaker from 1963 March on Washington, dies at 80

by WI Webstaff July 18, 2020December 21, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. was a champion for equity in education. Ralph Abernathy and his wife Juanita Abernathy (not pictured) follow with Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., as the Abernathy children march on the front line, leading the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. The children are (from left) Donzaleigh Abernathy (in striped sweater), Ralph David Abernathy III and Juandalynn R. Abernathy (in glasses). The name of the White minister in the photo is unknown. (Abernathy family photos/Wikipedia Commons)
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Selma, the Birthplace of Modern Democracy in America

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. March 5, 2019October 31, 2020
Posted inBlack History, Columnists, Lauren Victoria Burke, Op-Ed, Opinion

Rep. John Lewis’ Graphic Novel to be Taught in New York City Public Schools

by Lauren Victoria Burke May 17, 2016October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Amelia Boynton Remembered as the ‘Rosa Parks’ of Selma Movement

by Washington Informer August 27, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Civil Rights Activist Amelia Boynton Robinson Dies at 104

by Washington Informer August 26, 2015October 30, 2020
Lyndia Grant
Posted inFaith, Religion

THE RELIGION CORNER: The Dream Marches On

by Lyndia Grant March 26, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

In Selma, Ala., Obama Proved That He is ‘Black Enough’

by Washington Informer March 10, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Obama to Join ‘Bloody Sunday’ Anniversary in Selma

by Washington Informer March 7, 2015October 30, 2020

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