The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum presented the 2016 Elie Wiesel Award, the institution’s highest honor, to United States Representative John Lewis, of Georgia at the Museum’s National Tribute Dinner on Wednesday, May 4. Lewis, the only surviving “Big Six” leader of the Civil Rights Movement, was recognized for his extraordinary moral and physical courage […]
Microsoft donates $1M to Museum of African American History
Washington, DC — Microsoft Corp. has donated $1 million to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens this fall after five years of construction. “The stories, art and culture of African Americans are vibrant and important narratives in our nation’s history,” said Fred Humphries, corporate vice president of U.S. government […]
NCBCP Spirit of Democracy Awards Celebrates History and Honors Leaders Keeping the Movement Going Forward
Washington, DC – As the National Coalition On Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) celebrated significant moments in civil rights history and honored extraordinary servant-leaders who keep the movement moving at their 16th annual Spirit of Democracy Awards Gala, four members of Congress attended to congratulate the honorees and underscore the ongoing struggle for justice and equality. […]
Occupy Movement Looks Like Civil Rights Movement – by Dwayne West
Look what’s come from the Civil Rights Movement: community leaders, congressional men and women, celebrated pastors of mega churches, big money lobbyists and multimillion dollar businessmen, not to mention tens of thousands of corporate executives who have gone on to operate some of America’s most prominent companies. We must salute and honor the occupiers for […]
Hundreds to join civil rights ‘dean’ on his 90th birthday
By Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY – One of the last icons of America’s civil rights battles turns 90 Thursday, and hundreds of his relatives, friends and fans will celebrate with him at Atlanta Symphony Hall on Sunday. The Rev. Joseph Lowery, “the dean of the civil rights movement,” who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., […]
Jena Six Activist Convicted, Faces Decades in Prison
By Jordan Flaherty – Civil rights activist Catrina Wallace, who received national acclaim for her central role in organizing protests around the Jena Six case, was convicted today of three counts of distribution of a controlled substance. She was taken from the courtroom straight to jail after the verdict was read, and given a one […]
Atlanta City Council to Honor Eleven Women featured in New Civil Rights History Book
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond will pay tribute to eleven women born in or currently living in Georgia, who contributed to the newly-published Civil Rights history book “Hands on the Freedom Plow.” As members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the Civil Rights era, the […]
Rev. Joseph E. Lowery Takes Readers Down Freedom Road in New Book “Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land”
At age 89, Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery has written his first book, telling a story that no one else has – telling it like it is. In Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land (Abingdon Press, February 2011), Dr. Lowery celebrates many milestones of civil rights movement, in which he played a significant […]