IN MEMORIAM: NNPA Salutes the Memory and Legacy of Publisher Imogene McDaniel Harris
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Washington, DC, August 1, 2020: The National Newspaper…
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John Lewis’ funeral set for Atlanta church that MLK once led
By Jeff Martin Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — When John Lewis is mourned, revered and celebrated…
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Civil rights icon Lewis lauded as hero at Georgia Capitol
By Jeff Amy and Sudhin Thanawala ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis was lauded as a warrior and a hero during…
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IN MEMORIAM: Leaders reflect on the life of Congressman John Lewis
By Crusader Staff Report The life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis is being remembered as the nation…
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IN MEMORIAM: John Lewis, an American Hero and Moral Leader Alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., Dies at 80
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Born in 1940, John Lewis, the son of a sharecropper,…
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IN MEMORIAM: 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…
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IN MEMORIAM: The World Mourns A True Icon and Freedom Fighter – John Lewis 1940-2020
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Somewhere it’s raining. Somewhere the heavens…
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Rev. C.T. Vivian, key civil rights leader, has died at 95
By DESIREE SEALS Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. C.T. Vivian, a civil rights veteran who…
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Search for Tulsa massacre victims resumes, no remains yet
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A third day of excavation began Wednesday at a Tulsa cemetery for remains of victims…
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Move to rename ‘Bloody Sunday’ bridge has critics in Selma
By JAY REEVES Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Thousands gathered in this river city in 1940 to…
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Icons of 1960s civil rights movement voice cautious optimism
By DAN SEWELL and RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Bob Moses says America is at…
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The Sword of The Black Press
By the Florida Courier Staff Never heard of Lucius Gantt? Here’s a sample of why he’s been considered…
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