Tag: civil rights movement
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World Mourns Icon and Freedom Fighter – John Lewis
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Somewhere it’s raining. Somewhere the heavens have opened up, reflecting the tears that are falling across the globe as news of the death of civil rights icon John Lewis spreads. The congressional genius and justice warrior, famously beaten and bloodied at Selma and across the Jim Crow ... -
Legendary Civil Rights Icon C.T. Vivian Dies at 95
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent The Rev. C.T. Vivian, the legendary civil rights activist who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Rev. Vivian was 95. Vivian’s daughter, Denise Morse, confirmed her father’s death and told Atlanta’s NBC affiliate WXIA that he was “one of the most wonderful men who ... -
Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Announces Cancer Diagnosis
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire “I am going to fight it,” read a statement from Rep. John Lewis on the evening of December 29. “I may miss a few votes during this period, but with God’s grace I will be back on the front lines soon,” he added. Lewis announced on the last week ... -
MLK’s Unheralded Victories Recorded in the Black Press
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire King’s Fight for Economic Justice Was Largely Ignored by Mainstream Media Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will always be remembered as a social activist and Baptist minister whose role was integral in the Civil Rights Movement. Publicly and privately, King fought for equality, justice and human rights ...