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LBJ’s War on Poverty still only Partly Won

“The work of what Johnson called ‘the next and more profound stage of the battle for civil rights’ — equal economic opportunity — remains to be done,” says Jackson. By Jesse Jackson NNPA Columnist...

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Beyond the Rhetoric: Why is there still Discrimination?

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist   I was being interviewed by two French citizens whose mission is to end discrimination in France.  Their mission is very difficult because it is illegal to denote...

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Selma: White Savior Not Required

By Walter L Fields NNPA Columnist   The fierce and aligned, if not coordinated, campaign to smear the motion picture “Selma” by suggesting it inaccurately portrays the role of President Lyndon Johnson...

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LBJ Doesn’t Deserve Credit for Selma

By Diane Nash NNPA Guest Columnist   Joseph Califano’s statement that Selma was Lyndon B. Johnson’s idea is patently false. Although the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) had come to...

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LBJ’s War on Poverty still only Partly Won

By Jesse Jackson NNPA Columnist Fifty years ago, Medgar Evers, the NAACP regional secretary in Mississippi, was murdered by a member of the White Citizens’ Council. Evers’ death received national...

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Beyond the Rhetoric: Why is there still Discrimination?

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist   I was being interviewed by two French citizens whose mission is to end discrimination in France.  Their mission is very difficult because it is illegal to denote...

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Selma: White Savior Not Required

By Walter L Fields NNPA Columnist   The fierce and aligned, if not coordinated, campaign to smear the motion picture “Selma” by suggesting it inaccurately portrays the role of President Lyndon Johnson...

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LBJ Doesn’t Deserve Credit for Selma

By Diane Nash NNPA Guest Columnist   Joseph Califano’s statement that Selma was Lyndon B. Johnson’s idea is patently false. Although the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) had come to...

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COMMENTARY: Facebook Pearls Of Wisdom

CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Recently I saw something about voter suppression on Facebook. The subject’s been on my mind a lot recently since viewing a CNN report on voter suppression in America. The post...

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COMMENTARY: A Dream Deferred — Is the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Just...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Parents must get engaged to hold legislators and educators accountable for their ESSA State Plans. Parents must also hold themselves accountable in prioritizing the education of our...

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Congressman Bobby Scott Refused to Be Distracted as he Spearheads Two...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The congressman’s comments and the advancement of the Rebuild America’s School Act comes as a new report revealed that white school districts receive $23 billion more in funding than...

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Commentary: Remembering Dr. King and Adam Clayton Powell

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today, 51 years later, we have a generation that knew not Dr. King nor Congressman Powell. And what is even more tragic is that this generation is so social media-addicted that they...

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OP-ED: How one decision set voting rights back 50 years

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW — “What a lot of people don’t realize is that many aspects of the VRA are not permanent law. Many of the provisions are temporary and must be renewed...

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NNPA to Honor Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) for Contributions in Education

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "If we are going to prepare our country's youth for their future properly, we must ensure that we are giving them the fundamental tools necessary to grow into skillful and productive...

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FILM REVIEW — John Lewis: Civil Rights Lion Gets into Good Trouble in Dawn...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On what would be called Bloody Sunday, Lewis, who at the time was Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) along with other civil rights lions like Reverend...

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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: The St. Augustine Four is a Vital Part of Black...

NNPA NEWSWIRE — It was while in St. Augustine that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urged President Lyndon B. Johnson to send federal troops to protect peaceful protestors, and to restore order. The Ku...

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Dr. Ralph Bunche: A Hero of U.S. Diplomacy

NNPA NEWSWIRE — A valedictorian at UCLA in 1927, Dr. Bunche earned a master’s in political science in 1928 and a Ph.D. in government and international relations in 1934 from Harvard University. He...

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NAACP, Black Leaders Demand Congress Act on Voting Rights

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nearly six decades after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights activists led the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, that helped establish voting rights for millions of...

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VIDEO: Civil Rights Leader opens up about the only time he saw MLK cry

The post Civil Rights Leader opens up about the only time he saw MLK cry appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.The post VIDEO: Civil Rights Leader opens up about the only time he saw MLK cry first...

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