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From Young Troublemakers to Legends: Celebrating the Legacies of CT Vivian and John Lewis
Bayard Rustin, the co-founder of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, once said,…
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Petition Calls for Renaming Edmund Pettus Bridge in Rep. John Lewis’ Honor
The death of Rep. John Lewis has renewed calls to rename the Confederacy-related Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., in…
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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…
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JESSE JACKSON: Selma, the Birthplace of Modern Democracy in America
Selma should be more than a symbol of past struggles; it must also become a beacon for a new hope.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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In Selma, Ala., Obama Proved That He is ‘Black Enough’
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief NEW ANALYSIS SELMA, Ala. (NNPA) – Throughout his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama…
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Obama to Join ‘Bloody Sunday’ Anniversary in Selma
JAY REEVES, Associated Press SELMA, Alabama (AP) — President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and about 100 members of…
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