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* John Lewis (D-GA), the renowned civil rights leader who served as a symbol of the movement throughout his more than three decades in Congress, died Friday at the age of 80 from pancreatic cancer. Here’s more via The Hill: From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington to the Edmund […]

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[…] she has a new set of challenges as a black Republican running in an urban Democratic stronghold. The 53-year-old hopes to unseat the popular civil rights icon John Lewis, 80, who has represented Georgia’s 5th Congressional District since 1986. The seat was also held by former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young in the 1970s, and has […]

[…] States has predictably struck out again at someone who dared say something that wasn’t nice about him. If you missed it, on Friday, veteran and legendary Congressman, John Lewis, Democrat of Georgia, told the world that he does not see Donald J. Trump as a “legitimate president.” Lewis said he planned to boycott the inauguration, […]

*CBS News shouldn’t feel so bad about their boo-boo on Monday where they misidentified a photo of Congressman John Lewis for the late Congressman Elijah Cummings, who announced pon Sunday that he is dealing with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. We say the news organization shouldn’t feel so bad because it’s certainly not the first time […]

John Lewis: Good Trouble *The trailer is out for “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” filmmaker Dawn Porter’s documentary chronicling the life and career of the legendary civil rights activist and Democratic Representative from Georgia. The film will be available On Demand beginning July 3rd. Using interviews and rare archival footage, the film traces John Robert […]

*On Sunday (12-29-19), longtime Georgia congressman and civil rights icon, John Lewis, announced that he has stage IV pancreatic cancer. In a statement, Lewis said the cancer was detected earlier this month during a routine medical visit. He noted that subsequent tests confirmed the diagnosis of stage IV pancreatic cancer. “I have been in some […]

John Lewis dances to “Happy” at a Georgia campaign stop (2014) – Instagram, Michelle Obama *Michelle Obama posted the sweetest tribute video of John Lewis following news of his death over the weekend. On Saturday, the former FLOTUS shared footage of Lewis dancing to Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” during a campaign event in Georgia two years […]

[…] weeks and months ahead. All stamp designs are preliminary and subject to change. This stamp celebrates the life and legacy of civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis (1940-2020) of Georgia. Devoted to equality and justice for all Americans, Lewis spent more than 30 years in Congress steadfastly defending and building on key civil […]

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Nancy Pelosi, Alfre Woodard Christen Navy Ship John Lewis in San Diego *A year to the day after the death of former U.S. Rep. John Lewis, friends, colleagues, 6 members of his family and more gathered in San Diego for the U.S. Navy christening of the USNS John Lewis. The late civil rights icon, whose […]

John Singleton (tmz photo) *Wow. We knew it was coming, but now that it’s happened, we have to take a minute and catch our breath. John Singleton has transitioned. After a career of nearly three decades in Hollywood, John Singleton is dead at age 51. Here’s more via TMZ: A Singleton family rep […]

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) thanks anti-gun violence supporters following a rally with fellow Democrats on the East Front steps of the U.S. House of Representatives October 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. *Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights icon, said Thursday that he will not attend the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum this […]

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Left to Right: C.T. Vivian, John Lewis talking with Andrew Young. *Global Communicator, the e-publication for communications professionals, has once again teamed with music producer Brennan Williams, founder of Coloan Records, to create a specially curated playlist highlighting the theme for the July 2020 issue: Social Justice. Dedicated to the legacies of recently departed civil […]