News

Thursday marks five years since Congressman John Lewis died. To honor his legacy, advocates took to the streets of Rochester ...
SELMA, Ala. -- March 7, 1965, will forever be etched in American history as "Bloody Sunday." On that fateful day, 600 civil rights activists gathered in Selma, Alabama, to begin a 52-mile march to ...
Community members and elected officials gathered at Fenton’s First Presbyterian Church Thursday for a teach-in celebrating ...
Lewis' legacy as a civil rights activist and lawmaker spans decades and numerous administrations. What to know as planned ...
Across the United States, over 1,600 protests and events are scheduled as part of the "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of ...
Local leaders and community members came together Thursday evening to honor the legacy of the late Congressman and civil ...
Protests honoring Lewis for "Good Trouble Lives On" national day of action showcased the country's issues with Trump's ...
Lewis, who is portrayed by an actor in the film, helped to lead the protesters across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965 and found the experience of watching the events re-enacted on film to be surreal.
SELMA, Ala. — The process was different for this year's commemoration of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, but the spirit was the same. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 56th commemoration of the ...
Organizers have asked participants "to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our ...
In 1965, John Lewis was nearly killed as he led a group of protesters across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to protest racial discrimination in voting. On Sunday, his body crossed that bridge one last time.