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Tag: John Lewis
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U of Florida’s Law School Receives $1.1 Million Gift To Fund Scholarships For HBCU Grads
In tribute to the late congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis, a Florida real estate developer has given $1.1 million to the University of Florida’s (UF) law school to fund scholarships for at least five graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) each year, reports the Herald-Tribune. “Congressman Lewis used every day of […]
September 1, 2020
African-American
Former Morehouse President is Running for Congress
Dr. Robert M. Franklin—the former president of Morehouse College—is vying for the open Georgia congressional seat left vacant by the recent death of John Lewis.
August 25, 2020
African-American
Fisk University Names Social Justice Institute After Alumnus and Late Congressman John Lewis
The historically Black Fisk University will name its recently launched institute for social justice after late Congressman and Fisk alumnus John R. Lewis, the school announced yesterday. The John R. Lewis Institute for Social Justice is a continuation of the Fisk Race Relations Institute, “which shaped so many of the conversations and policies during the […]
July 28, 2020
Students
Spelman College to Create Scholarship in Memory of John Lewis
Spelman College announced it will create an endowed scholarship to honor the memory of civil rights icon and longtime Congressman John Lewis who died on Friday. The scholarship will provide a one-time tuition contribution of $10,000, awarded every year to five Social Justice Fellows. “We believe that the best way to honor Congressman Lewis is to […]
July 20, 2020
African-American
John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 80
John Robert Lewis, civil rights icon and longtime Congressman, died on Friday after a six-month battle with cancer. He was 80. Lewis was revered for his historic participation in civil rights marches and for his leadership of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He was beaten and jailed for his activism in the 1960s but remained […]
July 19, 2020
African-American
Donald Trump Fails John Lewis History Lesson
The fact that Donald Trump would have the unmitigated gall to allude to John Lewis being incompetent, ineffective and useless to his constituency is beyond insulting.
January 17, 2017
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