John Lewis

Today, legendary Georgia Congressman John Lewis Lewis (D-Atlanta), who has advocated and fought on behalf of human rights for the past half century, is now...

ATLANTA -- Legendary Congressman and former Martin Luther King Jr. confidante John Lewis (D-Ga.) cemented his iconic status 50 years ago when he stood...

Civil Rights Warrior Amelia Boynton Robinson,  Dies At 104 America has lost a warrior of the Civil Rights Movement. Ms. Amelia Boynton Robinson died Wednesday in Alabama of a massive stroke. She was 104 years old. The world will miss the presence of Amelia Boynton, Civil  Rights warrior  whose contribution to the struggle made a difference.  Be very clear that […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Through the tough struggles of the civil rights movement, Julian Bond always kept his sense of humor, and it was his steady…

ATLANTA -- Local and national dignitaries began pouring in accolades to celebrate the life of legendary Civil Rights leader Julian Bond, who passed away...

ATLANTA (AP) — Julian Bond’s life seemed to trace the arc of the civil rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man to…

ATLANTA -- It was the rarest of sights: Three generations of civil rights leaders convened at the Wheat Street Baptist Church to commemorate the 50th...

ATLANTA — John Lewis was yanked from the ranks of obscurity on a rural Alabama farm and catapulted to international icon status because he...

SELMA, Ala. (NNPA) – Throughout his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama was dogged by one question: Is he Black enough? The question was repeated…

SELMA, Ala. — This is a city seemingly frozen in time. From a symbolic and surface standpoint, Selma is the feel-good story of the year....