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(THE CONVERSATION) On March 7, 1965, Alabama state troopers beat and gassed John Lewis and hundreds of marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. TV reporters and photographers were there ...
In the wake of the widespread "No Kings" rallies, planning has begun on the next set of nationwide demonstrations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Families of Black Americans killed at the hands of police will join Reverend Al Sharpton in the same place Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have A Dream ...
Students and staff, of the now named John R. Lewis High School, celebrated the school renaming and dedicated themselves to aspiring to the life model of “becoming John R. Lewis” during the ...
Rep. John Lewis draws large crowd at Comic-Con for ‘March’ segregation graphic novel. theGRIO REPORT - Democratic Rep. John Lewis drew a large crowd in one of his more unusual appearances ...
Nike has been a round for five decades. FN takes a look back at the celebrities, athletes and everyday people who helped to ...
That doesn’t mean the second-year lineman is the definite starter between Tunsil and center Tyler Biadasz, but it’s his job ...
In an important change, President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard to protect marchers. State troopers and sheriff’s deputies had terrorized marchers, including John Lewis, who was ...
Federal agents conducted raids across the Coachella Valley, targeting locations they believed were frequented by undocumented ...
Performances of "Young John Lewis" will take place on the stage at The Balzer Theater at Herren’s (84 Luckie Street Northwest in Downtown Atlanta). For more information on showtimes and tickets ...
Young John Lewis” uses gospel, soul and hip-hop to shape the story of a man who inspired millions throughout his Civil Rights career.
A tribute to John Lewis recently went up in downtown Rochester, New York. The 3,000-square-foot mural of the late civil rights leader and congressman is called “I Am Speaking.” James Brown and ...