Tag: Congressman John Lewis

African-American

Georgia’s Black Voters Can Make History Again

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made a brilliant choice in opening her remarks at the Democratic presidential ticket’s victory celebration with a quote from civil rights icon and former Georgia congressman John Lewis, who wrote before he died, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act.”

December 3, 2020

African-American

Troy University Renames and Dedicates Building to the late Congressman John Lewis

In the 1950s, Troy University neglected to admit the late Congressman John Lewis but since then, has recently dedicated the main campus building in his honor, reported the Associated Press.   In August, the Troy University Board of Trustees had voted to rename the historic Bibb Graves Hall, a former Alabama governor with ties to […]

November 16, 2020

Opinion

Remembering King’s Perspective On Education

Fifty years ago this week, at age 39, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. died as a result of an assassin’s bullet. The murder of this great American was one of the most traumatic events in the history of the United States and still reverberates within American society.

April 1, 2018

Students

Selecting Commencement Speakers: A Political Minefield

In this hyper-polarized environment, students in the class of 2018 may find themselves without a commencement speaker who has strong views on political or social issues. Many administrators are struggling to identify orators who will be welcomed by the campus community without provoking protests.

March 6, 2018

African-American

Thousands March in Honor of 50th Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’

Crowds of people, activists gathered in Selma on Sunday to make the legendary walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.

March 8, 2015