Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor We Don’t Have the Luxury of Waiting to Make Real Institutional Change This week marks the 57th Anniversary of the March on Washington. The … [Read more...]
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Million Moms March this Mother’s Day Weekend
Maria Hamilton, the mother of Dontre Hamilton, a 31-year-old unarmed black man shot fourteen times for sleeping in a public park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - will be in Washington D.C. this weekend for … [Read more...]
USPS reveals 1963 March on Washington Limited-Edition Forever Stamp
Special to the NNPA from Our Weekly Equality has a stamp of its own now as the United States Postal Service (USPS) introduced the 1963 March on Washington limited-edition forever stamp to … [Read more...]
Milwaukee kicked off its celebration of the March on Washington
Milwaukee kicked off its celebration of the March on Washington Anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 24th with its own march along Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Milwaukee. Pictured in front leading … [Read more...]
Milwaukee celebrates 50th Anniversary March
By Cassandra Lans Beginning on Friday, Aug. 23, 2014 Milwaukee will follow the rest of the nation and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Historic March on Washington for Jobs and … [Read more...]
March on Washington highlights gap between American dream and American reality
By Marc Morial President of the National Urban League “We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so we’ve come to cash this … [Read more...]
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in D.C.
Fifty years ago, Whitney M. Young Jr., president of the National Urban League from 1961-71, worked alongside his fellow civil rights, social justice and labor movement leaders to organize the March on … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Matters to provide transportation to Wisconsin citizens attending the 50th Anniversary March on Washington
On Saturday, August 24, 2013 the National Action Network will be holding a 50th Anniversary March on Washington in Washington, DC to stand together against the recent attack on voter rights, against … [Read more...]
Martin Luther King Jr. exhibit featured 48 photos of March on Washington
Rev. Darryl R. Williams and the St. Mark A.M.E. Church family had the honor of sharing a renowned photo exhibit with the public during this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration. The … [Read more...]