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How the March on Washington Became Al Sharpton’s Side Hustle
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJonathan Ernst/ReutersOn Saturday, August 26, thousands of people will gather at the Lincoln...
Sexism almost sidelined Black women at 1963 March on Washington. How they fought back.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWASHINGTON − As the preliminary program for the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom came...
Tens of thousands expected for March on Washington’s 60th anniversary demonstration
theGrio via AOL· 9 months agoThe 60th anniversary March on Washington event is convened by the Kings’ Drum Major Institute and...
The Excerpt podcast: Celebrating the outsized impact of Dr. Martin Luther King
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOn Sunday's episode of The Excerpt podcast: Celebrating the outsized impact of Dr. Martin Luther...
60 years ago, Columbus, Westerville residents marched for still elusive freedoms| Jeffries
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJudson L. Jeffries is professor of African American and African Studies at Ohio State University and...
“I Have A Dream”: See Rare Color Images From Martin Luther King Jr.’s Famous Speech
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDr. Martin Luther King Jr. shakes hands with members of the crowd during the March on Washington, on...
Memorial Bridge march to honor 60th anniversary of March on Washington led by Dr. King
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPORTSMOUTH — Sixty years ago this month, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of freedom for the...
MLK family, rights leaders mark 60th anniversary of March on Washington
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders marked the 60th...
Robert Avery says much has changed, much is the same since 1963 March on Washington
The Gadsden Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoRobert Avery will be in Washington on Monday, just like he was 60 years ago for one of the most...
‘Tell ’em about the dream, Martin!’: Memories from the crowd at MLK’s March on Washington
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIt's 1963, and 15-year-old Clayola Brown just heard the news on the car radio in Philadelphia: There...