John Lewis
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Tell Me Something Good: Biden Wants Changes To the Filibuster For Voting Rights, Groups Want Action
The president plans to call for specific changes, but some fear it might already be too late.
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On MLK Day, His Family Wants To Put Voting Rights Front and Center–Not Celebration
MLK's children are calling on Congress and the Biden Administration to act on voting legislation.
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Trailblazing Legend, Former Florida Rep. Carrie Meek Dies at 95
Carrie Meek was the child of a sharecropper and granddaughter of a slave who would go on to see many “firsts” in her career.
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Jeff Bezos Donates $100 Million to the Obama Foundation in Honor of Late Rep. John Lewis
One of the world's most well known billionaires took a break from space travel to donate a large chunk of change.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Law Creating New Voter Restrictions as Advocates Sue in Federal Court
The new law is expected to create barriers for marginalized communities when it goes into effect in December.
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‘March On for Voting Rights’ Demonstrations to Mark Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington
58 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands in the historic March on Washington. This year, King’s son and other organizers will march for voting rights.
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PageTurners: ‘Double Consciousness’ and Dual Paths of Persistence at the Forefront of Black Literature
An 800-page love letter dedicated to W.E.B. Du Bois stands in stark contrast to a graphic novel about Rep. John Lewis and a dozen other divergent literary tales