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Posted inBlack Experience, Black History, Obituary

The World Mourns Death of John Lewis

by Stacy M. Brown July 23, 2020December 21, 2021

Somewhere it’s raining. Somewhere the heavens have opened up, reflecting the tears which continue to fall across the globe as news of the death of civil rights icon John Lewis reverberates. The congressional genius and justice warrior, famously beaten and bloodied at Selma and across the Jim Crow South in the mighty battle for racial […]

Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Facing Hate — What Would Dr. King Do?

by WI Guest Author January 15, 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)
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

TURNER: In Honoring MLK’s Legacy, We Must Commit to The Work That Cost Him His Life

by WI Guest Author January 13, 2020December 21, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: MLK Remembered on April 4

by WI Guest Author April 3, 2019October 31, 2020
The 2019 Martin Luther King Peace Walk and Parade lead off, going south on Martin Luther King Avenue in Southeast with Mayor Muriel Bowser and a number of Council members bringing greetings. (Courtesy of Maurice Fitzgerald/WI Charities)
Posted inCommunity

MLK Parade Undeterred by Frigid Weather

by Hamil R. Harris January 23, 2019October 31, 2020
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)
Posted inMLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

The Endurance of Faith

by WI Guest Author January 23, 2019October 31, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inMLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

King’s ‘Dream,’ A Reflection of Our Nightmare

by WI Guest Author January 23, 2019October 31, 2020
Wax marchers at the King Center in Atlanta (Shantella Y. Sherman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inMLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

JAUNTS: An Historical Journey to The King Center in Atlanta

by WI Guest Author January 23, 2019October 31, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inMLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

In His Own Words: 20 Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.

by WI Guest Author January 23, 2019October 31, 2020
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 inBlack Experience

Reflections from Memphis on MLK’s Death

by WI Guest Author April 11, 2018October 31, 2020

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