Sentences with phrase «civil rights leaders»

Just a few months ago, Planned Parenthood stood with the nation's civil rights leaders on the National Mall in Washington, DC, to commemorate the historic dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr..

There, against very long odds, civil rights leaders vindicated the notion that any law that degrades the human personality is inherently unjust.

Chavez is considered a hero for farm laborers, and is regarded by millions as one of the greatest American civil rights leaders.

In addition, there are hundreds of handwritten index note cards, possibly used for reference as Dr. King developed his many oratorical speeches and academic assignments, and many more typed and handwritten manuscripts and items, including: a telegram from President Lyndon B. Johnson inviting him to the signing of the voting rights act in 1965; handwritten edits of eulogies delivered on behalf of martyred adults and children of the Civil Rights Movement; drafts of numerous sermons, famous speeches; «to - do» lists for civil rights leaders the Rev. Joseph Lowery, Walter Fauntroy and Andrew Young; credit card receipts; travel coupons; examination blue books from college and even the cosmetics containers of found within a suitcase and briefcase used when he traveled.

So now we're appealing to the judicial system the same way that civil rights leaders did.

The many lessons of the Civil Rights Movement are invaluable as this situation unfolds, and the community and its civil rights leaders will overcome.

These leaders had learned their tactics from civil rights leaders they knew, and from campaigns they themselves had participated in.

Jerome Ringo (The Apollo Alliance & NWF)- Jerome Ringo is chairman of the board of the National Wildlife Federation, the first African American in such a leadership position at a major national environmental group and was recently named president of the Apollo Alliance, a coalition of organized labor, environmental, business and civil rights leaders determined to free the United States of dependence on foreign oil.

MOORE, Charles In a show of support that brought together different factions of the movement, civil rights leaders joined the funeral procession for NAACP activist Medgar Evers, 1963 20 x 16 inches Gelatin silver print; printed later

As civil rights leaders prepared...

As civil rights leaders prepared for the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Bearden gathered with fellow black artists in New York to discuss their role in the movement.

On view from January 11 to August 3, 2014, the exhibitions includes photographs that feature protest signs, as well as images of the larger culture of resistance surrounding them, with an emphasis on Civil Rights leaders.

His midcareer retrospective «A Shout Within a Storm,» on view through April 22, includes the work The Winds of Revolt (Selma) 2, 2016, in which Kaino has rendered in charcoal on a waxed paper ground an iconic 1965 photograph of Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, and other civil rights leaders marching arm in arm.

His exhibition at Michael Werner last winter stunned me with how smoothly he slips between delicately rendered organic shapes, geometric abstraction, and images of civil rights leaders.

(2016) is still located at the barbershop, but the work deploys the potent portraits of American civil rights leaders Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and adds deliberately indistinguishable black figures.

When I was at the Studio Museum [as an artist - in - residence in 2013 — 14], I used to love walking down the street, because I knew that every day I would see an image of civil rights leaders without having to search for them.

Andrews with his mother, Viola (center) and Civil Rights leaders John Lewis (far left) and Julian Bond (right) at Bond's home, 1975.

He produced a number of murals in Houston buildings, including Family Unity (1974 - 1978), Quilting Party (1980 - 1981), Song of the Drinking Gourds (1987), East Texas Patchwork (1987), and a mural honoring Christia V. Adair, one of Houston's most important civil rights leaders.

Soundtracked by Kanye West's gospel hip - hop track «Ultralight Beam», the meticulously edited 7 - minute collage probes the relationship between mainstream media and African - American identity, juxtaposing images of contemporary life in the USA, from civil rights leaders to aeriel footage of the LA Riots.

Images including civil rights leaders and newspaper clippings exposing race - related corruption are silkscreened onto the loud background entirely in black.

The artist's detention stretched on for 81 days and led to an international campaign from art world and civil rights leaders for his release.

On view until 20 February at New York's Steven Kasher Gallery, «Louis Draper» is a major retrospective of over 75 prints, taken from the 1950s to the 1980s, featuring portraits of civil rights leaders and artists, Civil Rights - era street photography and images taken in Senegal in 1977 — 78.

This exhibition includes photographs that feature protest signs, as well as images of the larger culture of resistance surrounding them, with an emphasis on Civil Rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Stokely Carmichael.

Point them to the compelling poetry gathered by Gail Bush and Randy Meyer in Indivisible: Poems for Social Justice or to additional, related titles by J. Patrick Lewis, including Freedom like Sunlight: Praisesongs for Black Americans; Heroes and She - roes: Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes; Vherses: A Celebration of Outstanding Women; and When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders.

In this powerful, well - crafted story about a partnership between two great civil rights leaders, Michelson shows how the fight for human rights affects everyone.

The profiles of eight civil rights leaders in this African American Collective biography include Fannie Lou Hamer.

She strikes up an unlikely friendship with her black housekeeper's daughter, Jarmaine, and the two ride the bus to Montgomery in a parallel journey with the Freedom Riders, ultimately spending the night in the First Baptist Church in earshot of famous civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr..

Then have students read the poems about these three men in When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders, by J. Patrick Lewis.

Civil rights leaders «say families of color yearn for something deeper [than charters]: A plan to improve the quality of education... so they don't need alternatives.»

FTC and several charter schools in Los Angeles hosted a similarly successful event in Los Angeles for African American clergy, civil rights leaders and leaders of community - based organizations.

Last year, Biddle authored a piece in The American Spectator entitled The New Civil Rights Leaders in which he observed that «old - school civil rights activists are fading into the history books — making way for a new generation.»

«Whose Civil Rights» is a reflection on the challenge mounted by a group of civil rights leaders to the Obama administration's Race to the Top program.

Some civil rights leaders have expressed resentment that low - income, minority children are instructed by a rotating corps of rookie teachers with minimal training.

Unfortunately, despite the efforts of civil rights leaders like Moses and education reformers across the country there are still too many kids of color that are not receiving the education they deserve.

Leaders, Civil Rights Leaders, People, what are we missing?

This Week's ESSA News: Civil Rights Leaders to Congress: Tell DeVos to Stop Approving Unlawful Plans

Advance Illinois was the architect of a statewide coalition of superintendents, teachers, parents and civil rights leaders that called for reform.

Education «reformers» often proclaim they are carrying on the tradition of great civil rights leaders, employing the rhetoric of that movement while in reality pushing measures that exacerbate inequality and impact most harshly on children and communities of color - like school closures, privatization, and over-testing.

While we're thankful for the Civil Rights leaders, and in no way discount their efforts, there's more to our history than this small section.

The charter school industry is coming under increased attack by national civil rights leaders for its unequal and antidemocratic practices in the communities it purports to help by privatizing K - 12 schools.

The appointees, each an expert and prominent voice in the field, included current and former education officials from all levels of government, academic and policy researchers, civil rights leaders, the presidents of the national teachers» unions, education policy advocates and associations, and public interest lawyers.

Civil rights leaders such as Rev. William Barber, the voice of the Moral Monday Movement, have called on politicians in Washington, D.C. to «fix public education and end high stakes testing.»

A city - wide coalition of community groups and civil rights leaders — including 300 students and parents — gathered to call for greater investment in the district's highest need schools.

She was named as one of «America's Young Civil Rights Leaders» by AOL's Black Voices and lauded as part of the «New Power Generation» of young enterprising women honored by Essence Magazine.

The Washington Times: Black students matter, Civil rights leaders have surrendered to the anti-charter school lobby http://bit.ly/2eHrvvQ

Many civil rights leaders and teachers called for leniency, and some wondered why black teachers in low - income neighborhoods faced racketeering charges when white Wall Street workers who were implicated in the subprime mortgage crisis did not.

For instance, in 2012 civil rights leaders called on Walmart and the Walton Family to withdraw from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

They will be joined by local community activists, civil rights leaders, and Hartford Public Schools teachers and education support staff who are supporting the parents» efforts.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos met with a group of civil rights leaders, parents and teachers...

Most don't want to do what he does with his first graders: teach them to count, wipe runny noses, huddle in a cozy corner of the classroom with new readers to share stories of Civil Rights leaders and turn the pages of Dr. Seuss» The Cat in the Hat.