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Rev. Barber Calls for Massive Participation at ‘Moral March on Washington’ Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
5 People participating in the D.C. Capital Pride Festival on June 12. The festival and the parade on June 11 highlighted activities focusing on issues of concern to the District’s LGBTQ community. (Jordan Barnes/The Washington Informer) See the full story on Page 17.
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., president & CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association and the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, president and senior lecturer, Repairers of the Breach and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, recently took a hard look at voting rights and suppression, gun violence and other concerns plaguing America, particularly people of color. During a more than 35-minute discussion, broadcast live over the social media channels of the Black Press of America, the civil rights titans also discussed the upcoming Poor People’s Campaign March on Washington and broke down the current state of Black America. “This is not a battlefield we can retire from; we’ve got to fight until it’s our time to be over,” Dr. Barber declared. Low-wage workers, unions, and faith leaders will be among
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On the Ground with Those Who Attended “March and others organized the first protest in 2018. for Our Lives” As a matter of fact, indignation toward elect-
Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
ed officials, gun lobbyists and Second Amendment enthusiasts permeated the air on Saturday afternoon as speaker after speaker took to Many of the thousands who recently con- the podium and reflected on losing loved ones verged near the Washington Monument and and living in constant fear. White House for the second March for Our Though she empathized with those gunned Lives protest lamented not seeing more policy changes since gun control activist David Hogg MARCH Page 48
4 Thousands gathered on the National Mall for the second March for Our Lives rally to demand stronger gun control laws on June 11. (Roy Lewis/ The Washington Informer)
Black Men Pledge to Be Better Fathers and Leaders William J. Ford WI Staff Writer Besides the love of his 1½-year-old daughter and his girlfriend, Cpl. Arthur Grinage said he’d like to enjoy a steak
dinner to celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday, June 19. Grinage, who works for the Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff and turns 32 on June 25, joined hundreds of others to sign
their names on placards and pledge to become stronger role models for their families, children and the community.
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