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John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80 | The Atlanta Voice
John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died. He was 80. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed Lewis’ passing late Friday
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Adrian Giddings, Secretary of the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA), says that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting local lockdown of the sporting fraternity, has severely affected the entity’s financial
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Mandela Day lecture to be delivered by UN secretary-general, and dedicated to Zindzi Mandela | News24
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John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon Who Became Powerful Congressman, Dies At 80
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‘Govt using COVID-19 to lock down democracy’
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Dr. Glenn Toby Utilizes Principles Learned At an Early Age to Provide Financial Advice - Black Enterprise
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IN MEMORIAM: John Lewis, an American Hero and Moral Leader Alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., Dies at 80 | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 1965 Selma march was led by John Lewis. Lewis was perhaps the last remaining voice of moral authority from the civil rights era. Voting rights remains a challenge in the U.S. Lewis was on the front lines of that effort which was resisted by white racists in the South attempting
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