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If Not Now, Then When?

August 28, 2020

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor, Lena Taylor, March on Washington

Million Moms March this Mother’s Day Weekend

May 9, 2015

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dontre Hamilton, March on Washington, Million Moms March, Mothers For Justice United, Police Brutality

USPS reveals 1963 March on Washington Limited-Edition Forever Stamp

September 7, 2013

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Commemorative Stamp, March on Washington, United States Postal Service

Milwaukee kicked off its celebration of the March on Washington

August 30, 2013

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: James H. Hall, March on Washington, Ralph Hollmon, Robert Bell Photography

Milwaukee celebrates 50th Anniversary March

August 24, 2013

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cassandra Lans, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., March on Washington, Victory Over Violence Park, Wisconsin Black Historical Society

March on Washington highlights gap between American dream and American reality

August 24, 2013

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Marc Morial, March on Washington, National Urban League, President Barack Obama

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in D.C.

August 17, 2013

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Drum Majors for Justice, Marc H. Morial, March on Washington, National Urban League, Rally, Redeem the Dream Summit

Milwaukee Matters to provide transportation to Wisconsin citizens attending the 50th Anniversary March on Washington

August 3, 2013

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Anniversay March, March on Washington, Marches, Milwaukee Matters, Stand Your Ground

Martin Luther King Jr. exhibit featured 48 photos of March on Washington

February 25, 2012

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Darryl R. Williams, Diedra Edwards, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Joan Prince, Lincoln Memorial, March on Washington, Robert Bell Photography, St Mark AME Church

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