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A. Philip Randolph was a pioneering Black labor leader who extensively worked for civil rights for African Americans. (Courtesy of American Friends Service Committee)

A. Philip Randolph: Black Labor Leader Pioneer

by James Wright Jr. February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

A. Philip Randolph, the organizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, is celebrated on the 100th anniversary of the founding of his union, for his leadership and contributions to labor and civil rights causes.

Black 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

**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)

Black 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)

Black 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)

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)

Black 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.

Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., Op-Ed, Opinion

CHAVIS: Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy

by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis January 17, 2018October 31, 2020

Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colo. (Courtesy of masterpiececakes.com)

Faith, 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

Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., Op-Ed, Opinion

CHAVIS: Sponsors of Hate Today Must Be Held Accountable

by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis 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

Trump Sworn In — Now What?

by Stacy M. Brown January 25, 2017October 30, 2020