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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)

DANIELS: ‘All Boots on the Bridge’ State of Emergency Without Urgency in Black America

by Dr. Ron Daniels February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

The National Urban League’s State of Black America Report has warned of a state of emergency in Black America due to the MAGA movement’s assault on democracy, civil rights, and progress, and has called for an urgent, collective, visible, public response by Black organizations and leaders to create the psychological momentum to spark a massive response by Black people to the danger to democracy and the danger to Black America.

Led to the beats of African drums, faith leaders and civil rights activists link arms during the #HandsOffOurHistory rally on May 3, a movement to protect the freedom to learn and uphold Black history amid the Trump administration’s attempts to take over the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience

‘Hands Off Our History’ Rallies Hundreds in Defense of African American Institutions, Culture

by Jada Ingleton May 7, 2025May 13, 2025

**FILE** The Rev. Al Sharpton says his April 15 meeting with PepsiCo was productive. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

PepsiCo Meets with Sharpton Over DEI Rollbacks, Future Action Pending

by Stacy M. Brown April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, a leader within the ranks of the New York and national board of the NAACP, died on March 1. She was 92. (Courtesy of NAACP)

Remembering Civil Rights, NAACP Leader Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes

by April Ryan, Black Press USA March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

**FILE** Tuskegee Airmen on the tarmac during World War II (Color by Sightglass)

Tuskegee Airmen, WASPs Air Force Instruction Resumes after DEI Review Sparks National Backlash

by Jada Ingleton January 28, 2025January 28, 2025

In her last days serving as vice president, Kamala Harris issues a call to action the National Action Network 2025 Legislative Breakfast at the Mayflower Hotel in Northwest D.C. on Jan. 15. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Black Leaders Push Back on DEI Cutbacks at National Action Network MLK Breakfast

by Ashleigh Fields January 16, 2025January 16, 2025

**FILE** Courtesy of usbc15.com

U.S. Black Chambers Inc. to Host National Conference, 15th Anniversary Celebration

by James Wright Jr. July 10, 2024July 10, 2024

five oblong medication pills

NAN Gathering Plans to Bring Drug Discount Concerns to Federal Reps

by National Action Network May 6, 2024May 6, 2024

**FILE** The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Wikimedia Commons)

Financial Literacy

Gallup Finds Black Generational Divide on Affirmative Action

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer April 3, 2024April 4, 2024

From left: Eboni Riley of NAN, Martin Luther King III, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Rev. Al Sharpton, president and founder of NAN, pose during the annual MLK Day Awards Breakfast at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15. (Courtesy photo)

Faith

National Action Network Hosts Annual King Day Awards Breakfast

by Hamil R. Harris January 16, 2024January 16, 2024