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#NNPA BlackPress2 years ago

Leaders Who Attended the 1963 March on Washington Say Voting Was Also the 2020 March’s Focus

As the 2020 renewal of the 1963 March on Washington was taking place in the nation’s capital it was also observed in many communities around the...
#NNPA BlackPress2 years ago

OP-ED: Rev. Joseph Lowery: One of the most influential leaders of the latter 20th Century

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lowery’s enduring legacy, I believe, is that he led the SCLC back from near death, to vibrancy and noteworthy relevance, after taking over...
Bay Area2 years ago

‘Freedom Movement – a Musical’ Depicts The Mississippi ‘Freedom Summer’ of 1964

In 1964, “Freedom Summer” or the Mississippi Summer Project, was a voter registration drive aimed to increase the number of Black voters in Mississippi. On Feb....
#NNPA BlackPress2 years ago

Many Say Education of King’s Life, Legacy Remains Critical for Young People

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Brainly, the world's largest online learning platform, recently surveyed more than 1,700 U.S. students to understand better what they know – and don't...
#NNPA BlackPress2 years ago

Rep. Maxine Waters: Dr. King’s Fight Continues On

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today we honor one of the world’s most impassioned freedom fighters and ‘drum majors for justice’: Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With...
#NNPA BlackPress3 years ago

Martin Luther King: ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

NASHVILLE PRIDE — A young Baptist minister, Martin Luther King, Jr. rose to prominence in the 1950s as a spiritual leader of the burgeoning civil rights...
Featured8 years ago

Health Summit to Focus on HIV/AIDS, Social Justice

The 7th Annual Black Health & Healing Summit, organized around the theme “We the People: Exercising Our Power, ”will take place Saturday, April 19 at San...

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