The youth played an important role in the civil rights movement.
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Harlem Rep. Espaillat Statement On President Biden’s FY2022 Discretionary Funding Request
Representative Adriano Espaillat, a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, praised President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 discretionary funding request. Continue reading
Harlem Rep. Espaillat Votes To Pass Act To End Discrimination Against LGBTQ Americans
Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) voted to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law. Continue reading
Billy Porter And Others At Star-Studded Voting Anthem And Voter Awareness Effort
With 78 days until Election Day, I Have A Right To Vote,
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Join Rep. Espaillat Virtual Tribute Honoring The Life Of Civil Rights Legend, Congressional Member John Lewis
Join Representative Adriano Espaillat in collaboration with The Abyssinian Baptist Church in the City of New York, for a special virtual tribute honoring the life and legacy of the late Congressman John Robert Lewis.Continue reading
40 Year Old Black Public Media Hosts Virtual 2020 National Black Media Story Summit
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Black Public Media (BPM) hosts the second biennial National Black Media Story Summit from Tuesday, June 23 to Thursday, June 25, 2020.Continue reading
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Celebrate Annual Ripple Of Hope On The Red Carpet
On Thursday, December 13, 2019, evening, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights hosted the 2019 Ripple of Hope Awards, recognizing four exceptional humanitarians for their commitment to social justice and civil rights.
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Harlem Rep Espaillat Recognizes 55th Anniversary Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement in recognition of the anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act, signed into law this day in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson:Continue reading
Izola Ware Curry Tried To Assassinate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr In Harlem 1958 (Video)
Isola Ware Curry June 14, 1916 – March 7, 2015, was an African-American woman who attempted to assassinate civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Continue reading
CBS’s Bill Whitaker’s Harlem History Is The North Star Of His Journalism
Longtime CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker said journalists must remain free to "hear the dispossessed, free to challenge the status quo," and "free to present truth to the powerful."Continue reading
Souleo: Saving the site of MLK’s ‘War Room’
By Souleo
This year’s list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, compiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, includes a popular disco in the LGBT community, Miami’s Little Havana, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “war room,” housed inside of the A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, AL.
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