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Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) (pictured) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) declined invitations to attend the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum dedication ceremony, when they learned that President Donald Trump was also invited. This photo was taken during a Congressional Black Caucus press conference on police brutality at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. in 2016. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)
Posted inBlack Experience

CBC Members: Trump Presence at Museum Opening an Insult

by WI Guest Author December 14, 2017October 31, 2020

When two members of the Congressional Black Caucus, longtime Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), heard that President Donald Trump planned to attend the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum dedication ceremony, they both announced that they would forego the event. The White House was critical.

Posted inBlack Experience, Business

GAO to Issue New Federal Advertising Spending Report

by WI Guest Author April 14, 2017October 30, 2020
Donald Trump takes the oath of office as the 45th president of the United States at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20. /Photo by Shevry Lassiter
Posted inNational

Trump Sworn In — Now What?

by Stacy M. Brown January 25, 2017October 30, 2020
Rep. John Lewis
Posted inBlack Experience, Books, National

John Lewis Memoir Wins Library Association Awards

by WI Guest Author January 24, 2017October 30, 2020
Donald Trump
Posted inD Kevin McNeir, Editor's Column, Opinion

EDITOR’S COLUMN: It’s Time for Trump to Take Over — Should We Celebrate or Fear the Worst?

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor January 18, 2017October 30, 2020
Donald Trump (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack Experience, Politics

Trump Lambasted for Criticism of Rep. John Lewis: ‘Ignorant’

by WI Guest Author January 16, 2017October 30, 2020
The National Action Network holds a march and rally in D.C. on Jan. 14, ahead of the impending Trump inauguration. (Hamil Harris/The Washington Informer)
Posted inNational

Demonstrators Brave Weather for March, Rally on Eve of Trump Inauguration

by Hamil R. Harris January 14, 2017October 30, 2020
Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American from Chicago, was tortured and murdered in 1955. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational, Politics

Congress Reauthorizes Emmett Till Cold-Case Bill

by Stacy M. Brown December 14, 2016October 30, 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 inColumnists, Lauren Victoria Burke, Op-Ed, Opinion, Politics

Black Caucus Members React to Tubman Replacing Jackson on the front of the $20 bill

by Lauren Victoria Burke April 26, 2016October 30, 2020

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