Helen Butler, executive director of the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda issued the following statement on the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.: The Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda mourns the loss of one of the most influential civil rights warriors in modern history, Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. From Operation Breadbasket, to […]
“Bo Legs”: The Story of An Atlanta Icon Who Helped Transform The City
Bo Legs, a new biographical documentary film tells the story of Marvin Arrington, Sr.’s love for the city of Atlanta, and his impact in transforming it. Born in Atlanta, then a segregated, provincial town of the Deep South, Marvin Arrington, Sr. grew up to help galvanize the city of his birth into the international, cosmopolitan […]
Civil Rights Leader & Former Field General to Martin Luther King Jr, Rev. CT Vivian, Passed Away at 95
Beloved Civil Rights leader Rev. Dr. CT Vivian passed away at his home in Atlanta Friday, July 17, just a few hours before his friend and fellow civil rights leader, John Lewis, passed on. Rev. Vivian, 95, marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and was arrested and suffered brutal beatings by police in his […]
The Congressional Black Caucus Mourns the Loss of Congressman John Lewis
Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Black Caucus released the following statement on the passing of House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman and Congressional Black Caucus Member, Congressman John R. Lewis (GA-05): The world has lost a legend; the civil rights movement has lost an icon, the City of Atlanta has lost one of its […]
Confederate Monuments and Symbols are Advertisements For a Product No One Wants Anymore#TakeEmDown, NOW
By Marc H. Morial (Be Equal #27) – Mississippi’s decision this week to eliminate a Confederate symbol from its state flag is the culmination of more than 40 years of activism, and a single step in the ongoing effort to eliminate white supremacist imagery and monuments from our public spaces. It seems at last that […]
Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Was a Drum Major for Environmental Justice
By Felicia M. Davis – As I say farewell to our beloved leader, spiritual and intellectual guide and personal mentor, reflections upon the many lessons that Dr. Joseph E. Lowery taught informs my perspective on virtually everything. We know that he would admonish us to listen to the experts about COVID19 but he would also […]
Regina Belle, Cassi Davis, Roland Martin Honor Rev. Joseph Lowery at 98th Birthday Celebration
ATLANTA – As actress, Cassi Davis, and journalist, Roland S. Martin, kept the program moving, civil rights pioneers Christine King Farris and Rev. C. T. Vivian, joined new-school leaders like Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, nearly 100 student Change Agents, and over 500 attendees to celebrate Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery’s 98th birthday. Presented recently […]
Lowery Institute Change Agents Launch “Sign the Card and Pledge to Vote” Campaign In Honor of Rev. Joseph Lowery’s 98th Birthday
The birthday card will be presented at Dr. Lowery’s party headlined by Grammy-winning songstress, Regina Belle On National Voter Registration Day, Change Agents from the Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights (Lowery Institute) launched a digital campaign urging people across the country who respect the contributions Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery […]
President Barack Obama, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Dr. Christine King Farris and Ambassador Andrew Young Acknowledge Dr. Joseph E. Lowery’s 96th Birthday
Atlanta, GA – While President Barack Obama and Congresswoman Maxine Waters sent birthday greetings, Ambassador Andrew Young, Martin Luther King III and Dr. Martin L. King Jr’s sister, Dr. Christine King Farris were among celebrities and dignitaries on hand in Atlanta to acknowledge the 96th birthday of civil rights leader and former King confidant, Dr. […]