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Demonstrator at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Photo: National Archives and Records Administration.

Historic March on Washington Anniversary Commemorated with Calls for Continued Civil Rights Struggle

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The original March on Washington, a cornerstone of the civil rights movement, drew approximately 250,000 participants in 1963. Its influence paved the way...

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Bay Area Youth Activists See Political Disparities Between Generations

By Mark Allen Cu Bay City News Outside of a Seafood City Supermarket in Milpitas, a crowd of young Filipino-Americans gathered last weekend to commemorate the...

Currently President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA): The Black Press of America, Dr. Chavis began his career in 1963, as a statewide youth coordinator in North Carolina for the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

Black History4 years ago

PRESS ROOM: Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. to Speak to SMC Emeritus in Commemoration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In commemoration of the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, January 17, 2022) as well as Dr. King’s iconic, groundbreaking 1963 “I...

Senate Democrat Caucus Chair Mamie Locke of Hampton, Va., is one of the state legislators calling for a boycott of President Donald Trump’s appearance at a July 30 commemorative meeting. (Courtesy photo/richmond2day.com)

News7 years ago

Virginia Lawmakers to Boycott Trump’s Attendance at Commemorative Meeting

WASHINGTON INFORMER — Several Democratic Virginia lawmakers have threatened to boycott at least one of the 400th anniversary celebrations in Jamestown if President Donald Trump shows up....

(The Rev. Earle J. Fisher, Ph.D. is senior pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Whitehaven, Founder of #UPTheVote901 and the Henry Logan Starks Fellow at Memphis Theological Seminary.)

Black History7 years ago

REV. EARLE J. FISHER: After #MLK50: #MLK51 – Going in circles

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Here we are, again, musing the question, “Where do we go from here?” And I continue to contend the critical question is, “Where...

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Historic March on Washington Anniversary Commemorated with Calls for Continued Civil Rights Struggle

Bay Area Youth Activists See Political Disparities Between Generations

PRESS ROOM: Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. to Speak to SMC Emeritus in Commemoration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Virginia Lawmakers to Boycott Trump’s Attendance at Commemorative Meeting

REV. EARLE J. FISHER: After #MLK50: #MLK51 – Going in circles

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Historic March on Washington Anniversary Commemorated with Calls for Continued Civil Rights Struggle

Bay Area Youth Activists See Political Disparities Between Generations

PRESS ROOM: Rev. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. to Speak to SMC Emeritus in Commemoration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Virginia Lawmakers to Boycott Trump’s Attendance at Commemorative Meeting

REV. EARLE J. FISHER: After #MLK50: #MLK51 – Going in circles

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