John Lewis
These voting rights champions are keeping John Lewis' tradition alive after his death.
Tennessee Rep. Paul Sherrell previously sponsored a bill to rename a portion of Rep. John Lewis Way after former President Donald Trump. Now he's withdrawn it.
Introduced by Congresswoman Nikema Williams, the legislation calls for the post office located at 3900 Crown Road SW to be named the John R. Lewis Post Office Building.
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson expertly trolled Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and her staunch opposition to voting rights by resurfacing one of her old tweets that called voting rights icon John Lewis her "hero."
White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond said Senators straddling the fence need to remember that voting rights are the bedrock of democracy.
Saturday will be action-packed with multiple marches in D.C., and across the country, along with a Saturday evening virtual Jubilee celebration centering on the work of notable Black feminists.
In the one year since the voting rights icon John Lewis died, the efforts to undermine Americans' ability to cast ballots in fair and equal elections have been nothing short of dizzying.
Channeling the spirit of John Lewis and his penchant for "good trouble," the recent arrests of Rep. Joyce Beatty and others harkened back to the late Georgia congressman's own legendary protests to secure fair and equal voting rights.
Some Congressional Black Caucus members believe that voting rights should be prioritized alongside broader election reform legislation.
Absentee ballots from Georgia voters in Clayton County -- in John Lewis' longtime congressional district -- gave Joe Biden a slim lead over Donald Trump, whose path to winning 270 electoral college votes were all but eliminated.
The civil rights icon is honored.
Spelman College launched a scholarship fund to honor the legacy of the late John Lewis.
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