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

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

COMMENTARY– 60th Anniversary Of The March On Washington Celebrates Racial Unity & Collective Resistance To Extremism

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The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was organized by six Black-led civil rights organizations: National Urban League, Southern Christian Leadership Conference,...
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IN MEMORIAM: Harry Belafonte, Entertainment Icon and Human Rights Activist , Dies at 96

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NNPA NEWSWIRE —  Known globally for both for his artistic ingenuity and humanitarian ideals, Belafonte became an early, vocal supporter of the Civil Rights...
Commentary

OP-ED: Black History — Critical and Factual, Not Theory

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black history has taken on new meaning in this polarized political era. Education Week reports that since January 2021, 14 Republican-led...
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and City Commissioners Honor Local Civil Rights Advocates at Fourth Annual Civil Rights Award Ceremony  

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ORLANDO, FL - In celebration of the upcoming Juneteenth holiday and as part of the City of Orlando’s commitment to inclusion and diversity, Orlando Mayor...
Race

A Noose, Lynching Jokes and Endless Racial Slurs: Black Elevator Mechanics and California Civil Rights Law Group File Lawsuit against Mitsubishi Electric

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Mechanics claim they endured racial discrimination and harassment from white supervisors who boast about firing “undesirables.” OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Four elevator...
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Civil Rights Icon Benjamin Chavis to Host Weekly Black Talk Show on PBS

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By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) - Civil rights icon Dr. Benjamin Chavis, former NAACP executive director and current president/CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association...
The Gantt Report

TGR COMMENTARY: Good But Dead

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The Gantt ReportBy Lucius Gantt People of goodwill all over planet earth are mourning the passing of two civil rights legends. Congressman John Robert Lewis died...
News

Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Demanding Better Conditions in Broward County Jail

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Even though parts of the state are reopening, it does not mean that the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in jails has...
CoronaVirus

Civil Rights Organizations Release Troubling Findings of Wisconsin Voter Turnout in April 2020 Primary

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New Findings Reveal Stark Racial Disparities and Barriers to the Ballot WASHINGTON, DC –Leading civil rights organizations today released a new analysis that reveals stark...
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PRESS ROOM: Clyburn, Pressley, Scanlon, Colleagues Urge Biden to Use Clemency Power to Address Mass Incarceration Before Leaving Office

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Read the letter here. Watch the press conference here. WASHINGTON, DC –...

Tennessee State University Set to Debut the First Division I Hockey Team at An HBCU

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By Mekhi Abbott Special to the AFRO mabbott@afro.com Tennessee State University (TSU)...

HBCU Champions Advance to Postseason Play

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By Ed Hill | The Washington Informer As the semester...

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