Clyde Bradley – Civil Rights pioneer and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery spoke from the Fulton County Courthouse steps today, calling for a six to nine-month moratorium on foreclosures and for property values to be assessed in order to bring all mortgages above water. Lowery said, “We are here today because […]
Shirley Sherrod, Jasmine Guy and Fonzworth Bentley Among 2011 Drum Major for Justice Honorees
Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Civil Rights – Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, Ambassador Andrew Young, and Rep. John Lewis – will be honored Evelyn Gibson Lowery, founder and chair of SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. announced today that former Georgia State Director of USDA Rural Development, Shirley Sherrod; award-winning actor, […]