march on washington

Numerous exhibits and programs in the nation’s capital will allow visitors to retrace the historic steps of the 1963 March on Washington 50...

The 2013 March on Washington was more like a museum than a march. It felt like an opportunity for the older generation of black...

There will always be questions surrounding the effectiveness of marches, peaceful demonstrations and commemorative gatherings in the name of social justice. Those who find the practices meaningless, or as Kevin Powell put it, “useless,” have the right to hold those positions. This past weekend’s “Realize The Dream” march in the Nation’s Capital was at least healing and necessary for many of thousands in attendance. ...

The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a gathering of labor leaders, civil rights activists and a mass of people estimated at over…

Five decades after Martin Luther King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., a new national survey by the Pew Research...

Fifty years ago, 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to call for justice and equality for all Americans. As the anniversary of...

As part of a new initiative between the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and the New World Foundation, 22 college students...

District of Columbia leaders will be using the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington to advocate for statehood and greater autonomy for the city. Mayor Vincent Gray plans to detail those plans at a news conference on Wednesday near the Martin Luther King ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wasn’t there by himself. On that sweltering sunlit day of August 28, 1963, King and the other leaders...

This weekend, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, best known for Dr. Martin Luther...