Speakers, Sophia Campos and Phillip Agnew, from Dream Defenders and United We Dream were told that they could not address the crowd at MOW50. From The Root: At least on ceremony, the elders fumbled the passing of the civil rights torch to a new generation as two emergent young leaders…
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Watch the 50th Anniversary of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech LIVE Wednesday 11:30 a.m. ET From WashingtonPost: When President Obama takes the stage at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday to commemorate the 1963 March on Washington, he will symbolize a big part of the complicated story of the nation’s…
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Nina Simone – Why? (The King of Love is Dead) Recorded on April 7, 1968, live three days after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. and performed at the Westbury Music Fair. Nina Simone dedicated her performance to King’s memory. The song was written by her bass player, Gene…
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