John Lewis was born to sharecroppers in Troy, Alabama, in 1940. He would listen to the broadcasts of Martin Luther King Jr.
He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was attacked by Alabama State Troopers in what would be known as "Bloody Sunday.
A new children’s book is hitting the shelves. “Unstoppable John” is a non-fiction book based on story of John Lewis wanting ...
Two Hunter alumni, Devashish “Dave” Basnet ’22 and Alexis Fisher ’21, have been chosen for the John Robert Lewis Scholars & ...
The youngest pilot to fly solo around the world. The first known Black female tattoo artist. And more, chosen by columnist.
I took a tour group to Alabama in 2015 to trace the American Civil Rights Trail, running in a triangle from Birmingham to Montgomery to Selma and back to Birmingham.
Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...
BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including The Wiz's Nichelle Lewis, ...
IUP students had the opportunity to attend a Lunch and Learn in honor of Black History Month. The event was titled “Good and Necessary Trouble” – John Lewis and America’s Struggle for Democracy. To ...
Frustrated with the absence of positive representations of Black people in art, John Wilson responded by providing images of Black dignity while addressing the painful realities of racial prejudice.
Winchester’s new police chief, Ronnie E. Lewis Jr., and his wife Katherine share a tender moment after Katherine pinned on ...
Arsenal youngster Myles Lewis-Skelly took to social media to aim a sly dig at Man City forward Erling Haaland after their 5-1 ...