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Posted inBlack Experience, National

Rev. Walter Fauntroy’s Key Role in 1963 March on Washington Detailed by His Son

by Shevry Lassiter August 26, 2020December 21, 2021

CAPTION 1: Marvin Fauntroy, son of former D.C. delegate and civil rights leader the Rev. Walter Fauntroy, standing at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall. (WI […]

**FILE** President Barack Obama delivers awards the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Cordy Tindell "C.T.” Vivian during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Nov. 20, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
Posted inBlack History, Obituary

Rev. C.T. Vivian, Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 95

by WI Guest Author July 17, 2020December 21, 2021
Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association president and CEO (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)
Posted inBlack Experience, Stacy M. Brown

Coalition of Civil Rights Leaders Supports CBC in Protecting Black Health

by WI Guest Author May 4, 2020December 21, 2021
A Capital Bikeshare station outside the Eastern Market Metro station in D.C. (Ben Schumin via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

STEELE/KIMBLE: D.C. Government May Soon Track Movements, and Vulnerable Communities are Again at Risk

by WI Guest Author April 9, 2020December 21, 2021
Rev. Joseph E. Lowery (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

Rev. Joseph Lowery, Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 98

by Hamil R. Harris March 28, 2020December 21, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted inBenjamin F. Chavis Jr., Op-Ed, Opinion

CHAVIS: Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy

by Dr. Benamin F. Chavis, Jr. January 17, 2018October 31, 2020
Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colo. (Courtesy of masterpiececakes.com)
Posted inFaith, National, Religion

Black Activists Back Christian Baker in Wedding Cake Case

by WI Guest Author October 24, 2017October 31, 2020
Rep. John Lewis (second from right), with activist Roy Wilkins of the NAACP (left), the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and labor leader A. Philip Randolph
Posted inBenjamin F. Chavis Jr., Op-Ed, Opinion

CHAVIS: Sponsors of Hate Today Must Be Held Accountable

by Dr. Benamin F. Chavis, Jr. April 12, 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
Posted inBlack Experience, Black History

MLK’s Legacy for Black America in 2017

by WI Guest Author January 16, 2017October 30, 2020

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