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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

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Tag: Civil Rights

Posted inMemphis

Ida B. Wells statue unveiling spotlights legendary figure’s courage during Memphis’ dark civil rights past

by Hannah Grabenstein July 13, 2021July 13, 2021

Friday’s unveiling of a statue of Ida B. Wells will shine a light on a courageous civil rights figure, said L. LaSimba M Gray Jr.

Posted inCivil Rights

MLK50 remembers civil rights icon, equality champion John Lewis

by Madeline Faber July 31, 2020October 5, 2020
Posted inBlack History Month, Black Love, Civil Rights

Black love: Life is (still) good for Emma and Thomas Trass

by Rachel Louise Martin February 28, 2020October 5, 2020
Posted inBlack Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Journalism, Racial Justice

Excerpt: ‘Trailblazer: A Pioneering Journalist’s Fight to Make the Media Look More Like America’

by Dorothy Gilliam February 13, 2019October 5, 2020
Posted inCivil Rights, Martin Luther King

King Day 2019 in pictures

by Andrea Morales January 28, 2019October 5, 2020
Posted inBlack Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King

Would Dr. King be welcome to speak at church today? ‘I wonder’

by John W. Fountain January 21, 2019October 5, 2020
Posted inBlack Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King, Voting

What King knew for sure: Youth must be partners in social transformation

by Charles McKinney January 21, 2019October 5, 2020
Posted inEconomic Justice

Live blog: Movement elders issue fiery charge to close MLK50 commemoration

by MLK50 Memphis April 4, 2018May 6, 2021
Posted inCivil Rights, Martin Luther King, Poverty

Where do we go from here? Rebellion or respectability

by MLK50 Memphis April 4, 2018October 5, 2020
Posted inCivil Rights, Martin Luther King, Poverty, Workers

The evolution of a King

by Andre E. Johnson March 22, 2018June 2, 2022

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