ATLANTA – As actress, Cassi Davis, and journalist, Roland S. Martin, kept the program moving, civil rights pioneers Christine King Farris and Rev. C. T. Vivian, joined new-school leaders like Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, nearly 100 student Change Agents, and over 500 attendees to celebrate Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery’s 98th birthday. Presented recently […]
Grammy-Winning Singer, Regina Belle, Will Perform at Dr. Joseph E. Lowery’s 98th Birthday Celebration
Dr. Lowery’s 98th birthday celebration will be held 6:30 PM, October 10, 2019 at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot. The evening will include dinner and dancing. Grammy-award winning singer, Regina Belle and BET Sunday Best winner A’Yanna Crawley will perform at the event. The Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights hosts […]
The Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute Hosts Africa: Forever Linked Interactive Experience Featuring Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe
Atlanta, GA – The Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights (Lowery Institute) in partnership with the Camellia Rose Chapter of the Links, Inc. will host an educational and interactive simulation of the life of a Malawian girl, as the daughter of Bishop Desmond Tutu, Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe, relates the activities to the […]
College Students Present Social Justice Concepts During Lowery Institute’s 3rd Annual Change Agent Tank
Atlanta, GA – Five entrepreneurial-minded college students will compete for $5000 in the third annual “Change Agent Tank” hosted by the Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice & Human Rights on Wednesday April 12, 2018 6 – 9 PM. The Change Agents will pitch their concept to several distinguished members of the Atlanta business […]
Gospel Great Yolanda Adams and “Greenleaf” Star Keith David to Perform at 96th Birthday Celebration for Civil Rights Icon Dr. Joseph Lowery
Atlanta, GA – Five-time gospel Grammy winner, Yolanda Adams and Emmy Award winning actor, Keith David, the star of OWN’s megachurch drama “Greenleaf,” will be the featured entertainment on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, when celebrities, dignitaries and activists from around world descend upon Atlanta to pay tribute to the “dean” of the Civil Rights Movement, […]
Nearly 100 Lowery Institute Change Agents to Pay Tribute to Dr. Joseph Lowery at 96th Birthday Celebration
Change Agents to Dr. Lowery: We Got Next! Atlanta, GA – As civil rights icon, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, watched the frightening images of racist protesters marching through Charlottesville, VA with tiki torches, he was reminded of America’s ugly past when he lived with constant bomb threats and was shot at by the Ku Klux […]
From Gang Violence to Smart-Shaming, Past Challenges Inspire Winners of 2017 Lowery Institute “Change Agent Tank” Social Innovation Competition
Atlanta, GA – Raphael Richardson was 14 the first time a gun was held to his head. When his father was incarcerated Philadelphia street gangs became his family; violence and anger were his friends. Today, the Morehouse College junior received start-up funds for a business to help students and families impacted by incarceration from the […]