A crowd was on hand at a city park in Georgia Saturday to witness the unveiling of a large bronze statue of the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis that stands in the same spot as a contentious Confederate monument that was dismantled four years ago.
The family of the Rev. James Morris Lawson, Jr. has scheduled the celebration of life services for the trailblazing icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
Tributes continued this week for the Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles, with President Joe Biden saying on June 11 that Lawson dedicated his life to “our country’s ideals.” Lawson died June 9 in Los Angeles after a brief illness at age 95.
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Dorie Ann Ladner, a formidable figure in the Civil Rights Movement known for her tenacious spirit in the face of harrowing dangers in Mississippi, including gunfire, tear gas, police dogs, and Ku Klux Klansmen, passed away on March 11, at the age 81.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on Monday, January 15, through two impactful films, “The March” (1964) and “The Bus” (1965), showcasing the 1963 March on Washington for jobs and freedom.
The Skirball Cultural Center’s Exhibit “This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers from the Civil Rights Movement presents the visions of nine photographers whose work shined a light on the nation’s major movement that ended Jim Crow laws.
Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Hilda L. Solis proclaimed Rev. James Lawson Jr. Day on his 95th birthday, September 22, 2023, in honor of Rev. Lawson’s leadership in advancing worker and human rights.
Civil rights icon Xernona Clayton became the first woman to be enshrined with a statue in downtown Atlanta on March 8. The eight-foot statue with its arms open, propped high on a pedestal, looks down on Xernona Clayton Plaza, making the petite icon a giant in the cradle city of the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr. made frequent visits to Los Angeles. Many of his visits in the late 1950s to 1960s consisted of private fundraisers, places of worship, educational institutions and conferences.
Long dreamed about and in development for longer than the big league career of the man it honors, the Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the widow of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children.
Those of us who believe a peaceful world is possible need to figure out how we can truly become “indivisible” as we vow in our pledge of allegiance.
It is worth noting that recounting the horrors of slavery, remembering heroes of the civil rights movement, along with a few 19th and 20th century inventors, athletes and entertainers, in no way sufficiently pays proper tribute to the totality of our past. Only by passing down our complete stories and sharing the fullness of our heritage do we properly honor our ancestors and history, a history that long predates the 17th century in North, South and Central America and the Caribbean. We were Africans long before becoming New Yorkers, Jamaicans, Brazilians, Haitians, Cubans or Puerto Ricans.
During February, a special ritual takes place backstage at “The Lion King” musical on Broadway. On show days, the four young actors who play the lion cubs Simba and Nala seek out fellow actor Bonita J. Hamilton in the moments before the curtain goes up at the Minskoff Theatre. The youngsters have learned their lines and choreography, of course, but during Black History Month, they also tell Hamilton what they’ve learned about a Black historical figure. It might include a birthdate, the figure’s biggest achievements and some facts about their lives. “February is my favorite month because the children _
We have a responsibility, not to just honor what the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King stood for, but to continue fighting for the injustices of local and state governments who dare to take away our rights to vote.