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The world has erupted in wars in Ukraine and Gaza, but such violence would not exist if we all saw God in each other, said the keynote speaker at the local NAACP's Martin Luther King Jr. observance.
Next month will be the 62nd anniversary of the March on Washington that took place on August 28, 1963. It is believed that between 200,000 and 300,000 people participated in the March. The last ...
Bankole Thompson DETROIT, MI, UNITED STATES, July 19, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- Bankole Thompson, the nationally acclaimed journalist, p ...
The NAACP’s 116th annual convention opened in Charlotte over the weekend. The theme is “the fierce urgency of now,” a phrase ...
The Quad-Cities joined many other communities around the country in hosting a John Lewis Day of Action on Thursday.
Congressional Black Caucus honors the late-John Lewis as 5th anniversary of his death nears Atlanta post office renamed for ...
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LGBTQ+ archive will honor Rustin
Social justice advocates are creating a LGBTQ+ history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil ...
A rally at MLK Jr. Memorial Park commemorated the fifth anniversary of civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis' death.
The key to success today is to follow the same playbook. We must build bigger tables aimed at bringing a diverse group of people together, standing up for racial justice and equity, well-planned ...
Under the theme “The Fierce Urgency of Now,” the NAACP opened its 116th annual convention on July 12, with the intent of both ...
Shirley Edgerton recalled the 'good trouble' the late John Lewis did as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement and said the ...