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Sobering Repeat of History Forecast at SCLC’s 60th Convention
Members and supporters of the South Christian Leadership Conference recently convened in the nation's capital for its 60th annual convention,…
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CHAVIS: Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
As the world community observes and celebrates the 89th birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it is…
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CHAVIS: Sponsors of Hate Today Must Be Held Accountable
There is no question that it has been a long and difficult road for our communities during the past half-century,…
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EDITORIAL: Have Historic Civil Rights Groups Lost Their Relevancy?
We need both "old school" and "new Jacks" to put aside their differences and get their hands dirty, together.
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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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Confederate Emblems ‘Treason,’ Says Head of Rights Group
The Associated Press The national president of a U.S. civil-rights group said Wednesday that Confederate symbols represent “treason” and should…
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About 100 Set Out to Retrace Selma-to-Montgomery March
KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Dozens of marchers set out across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge Monday with…
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Black Youth Leading the Way in This Modern Day Movement
by Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times Imagine being a young teenager and deciding…
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Plans for 2 Separate Selma Marches Cancelled as Groups Unify
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A very public conflict between the Bridge Crossing Jubilee, Inc., the…
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LBJ Doesn’t Deserve Credit for Selma
Although the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) had come to Alabama earlier to organize to obtain the right to vote,…
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