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Vol. 55, No. 46 • September 3 - 9, 2020
Peaceful March on Washington Followed by Racially-Divisive Protests
Mayor Bowser Fears ‘Race War’ as Outside Agitators Fuel Nationwide Fires By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir
5 Protesters atop a stoop at the Lincoln Memorial with raised fists at the Commitment March on Friday, Aug. 28. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Crowds gathered in the District on Friday, Aug 28 with the Lincoln Memorial at their backs with many of the participants wearing masks and practicing social distancing – cognizant of the ongoing coronavirus health pandemic. They assembled to mark the 57th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, held in 1963 on the very same grounds organized by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
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Legislative Delays Could Eliminate Thousands as Election Draws Near
With electronic errors, long lines and voters who received late mail-in ballots during Maryland’s special Congressional and June primary elections a thing of the past, advocates have now shifted their attention to an equally-challenging task: making sure those
incarcerated can participate in the Nov. 3 general election. Three nonprofit organizations, Out For Justice, Common Cause Maryland and the ACLU of Maryland, continue to coordinate a statewide project which seeks to compile lists of eligible voters from the majority of the state’s county jails.
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‘Wakanda Forever:’ Chadwick Boseman’s ‘Adieu’ to the World
Efforts Intensify to Restore Vote for Returning Citizens By William J. Ford WI Staff Writer @jabariwill
King, Jr., Bayard Rustin, John Lewis and other leaders from the Civil Rights Movement. However, as those who traveled from near and far to attend the recent Commitment March illustrated, this call for racial justice amid a slew of nationwide protests against police brutality, continues to be dominated by a new generation – many of whom have grown tired of waiting for the right to simply breathe. To many who assembled in the District, little has changed. But with a mix-
By D. Kevin McNeir WI Editor @dkevinmcneir
5 Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday, August 28, gave the 2018 commencement address at his alma mater, Howard University. (WI File Photo/Roy Lewis)
Only those closest to the charismatic, gifted thespian Chadwick Boseman, knew the full extent of the details surrounding his four-year battle with colon cancer which recently resulted in his death at the age of 43. But as a number of confirmed accounts reveal, he never allowed his health to interrupt his zest for life, his perseverance to be the best at his craft or his desire to encourage youth who, like him, struggled with life-threatening illnesses.
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