Tag: John Lewis
Civil Rights Champion Fred Gray Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Joe Biden yesterday awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor to Fred Gray, the courageous and tireless Montgomery lawyer who represented Rosa Parks and...
Kamala Harris marks ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary in Selma
By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to commemorate a defining moment in the fight for equal voting...
With Time Running Out on Democrats’ Majority, President Biden Attempts to Get ‘Forceful’ on...
The next several days will also reveal whether Democrats have the resolve, strength, and even the negotiating skills to get one of their own...
Martin Luther King III and Wife Arndrea King Talk Voting Rights, Abolishing Filibuster
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire
In 1963, more than 250,000 people marched on Washington, D.C., for jobs and freedom with Dr. Martin Luther...
IN MEMORIAM: Civil Rights Legend Bob Moses Dies at 86
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Robert Parris Moses, one of America’s foremost civil rights leaders who stood fearless in the face...