‘Racial Justice is Local weather Justice’: Hip Hop Caucus CEO Emphasizes Environmental Justice at March on Washington

Because the solar moved greater within the sky, beating down on the shadeless house in entrance of the Lincoln Memorial, audio system on the Sixtieth-anniversary celebration of the March on Washington repeatedly commented on the warmth.  “It’s scorching!” mentioned award-winning TV host Nick Cannon. “I didn’t get the memo — I drove up from the […]

March on Washington Commemoration Brings Preservation of Historical past into Better Focus

A number of hours earlier than hundreds descended upon the Nationwide Mall to commemorate the Sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington, almost a dozen civil rights figures and organizations obtained honors for his or her work in politics, enterprise and civic engagement.  Even amid the celebration, a lot of those that converged on the […]

March on Washington sixtieth Anniversary Emphasizes Continued Civil Rights Battle

On the anniversary of the long-lasting March on Washington, civil rights leaders and a various coalition of allies convened on the historic gathering web site to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and advocate for renewed dedication to social justice. Folks attend the sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington on the […]

The sixtieth Anniversary March on Washington: What to Know and The place to Go

Sixty years after the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III and Andrea Waters King are bringing collectively 1000’s from throughout racial, cultural and generational traces to complete the work that started on the Lincoln Memorial many years in the past. Six many years in the […]

Smithsonian’s Black Historical past Museum Displaying MLK ‘Dream’ Speech to Mark sixtieth Anniversary of March on Washington

The Smithsonian’s Nationwide Museum of African American Historical past and Tradition will commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington by displaying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s authentic “I Have a Dream” speech, on view till Sept. 18. The speech will probably be on show within the “Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom” gallery. The museum […]