Julian Bond served his community, his state, and his nation well, and with purpose
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Julian Bond, a founding member and communications director of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and immediate past board chairman of the NAACP, is being praised for his lifelong human rights contributions by people ranging from President Obama and his former civil rights colleagues to ordinary people who have benefited from his courage and advocacy.
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One year later Ferguson marks loss of a life and birth of a movement
On the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, President Obama on Thursday praised the bravery of the civil rights activists who pushed for the landmark law in the face of virulent and institutional racism and hatred.
The Organization for Black Struggle released the following statement in response to the arrest of several prominent Ferguson activists Monday, August 10, and St. Louis County Commissioner Steve Stenger declaring a state of emergency:
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