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My Uncle Whitney helped organize the March on Washington. He persevered for justice. So can we
LA Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWhitney Young Jr. helped organize the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 60 years ago....
Bayard Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington but was nearly written out of civil rights...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWalter Naegle and Bayard Rustin.Courtesy of Walter Naegle Bayard Rustin was a civil rights leader...
March on Washington's 60th anniversary commemorated today
CBS News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTo commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, CBS News presents a special, season...
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...
6 Things You Might Not Know About The March On Washington
Blavity via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMonday, Aug. 28, marks the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. The 1963 event was perhaps...
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...
‘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...
Unsung Detroit heroes: 2 Martin Luther King Jr. marches possible
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNearly 60 years ago, on Aug. 28, 1963, the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history was...
This ‘American Gandhi’ never got the attention he deserved because he was gay. A new film may change...
CNN via AOL· 7 months agoHe was a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr. and organized the March on Washington. But Bayard Rustin...
Marching on Washington: 'A Continuation, Not a Commemoration'
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIt's more important than ever to stand with LGBTQ+ people and other marginlized groups, writes...