john lewis good trouble
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Yamiche Alcindor Reflects on the Late Congressman John Lewis' Lasting Impact
“I get emotional just thinking about the fact that [John Lewis] in his last days still had advice, still had something to give to us.” — Yamiche Alcindor, Journalist, 2020 The Root 100 Honoree text Yamiche Alcindor holds the late civil rights titan John Lewis in high regard. That’s why the PBS NewsHour White House…
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Dawn Porter on Documenting Rep. John Lewis: 'Telling Untold and Overlooked Stories Is Good Trouble'
It’s been a few months since the world lost one of its greatest, Rep. John Lewis, and of course, his grand legacy will live on. One of the ways that has been made possible is the recent documentary chronicling his 60-plus years of activism, John Lewis: Good Trouble. Directed by Dawn Porter, John Lewis: Good…
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Trailer Roundup: You're Invited to Sherman's Showcase! BYOB and the 'B' Stands for Blood & Water
Want to know how my week is going? I saw a tweet that resonated so much with the phenomenon that is self-isolation fog (a term I literally just made up as I’m typing this), I almost slid off my bed. Here is the tweet, posted this past Wednesday night: Right?! Right. Anyway, you know it’s…
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Watch: Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Implores Americans to 'Turn America Upside Down to Set it Right Side Up'
Congressman John Lewis has made a life out of getting into “good trouble.” The civil rights icon who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Ala., and was the youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington implored a crowd in Atlanta on Saturday to keep fighting for equal rights. “Look, you know, I’ve…