by MCDC | Mar 8, 2015 | Civil Rights, Discrimination, Events, History, News, Racism, Voter Rights
Civil rights leaders Hosea Williams (wearing a suit) and John Lewis (on the ground) led the march on that Sunday afternoon. Lewis, who has been a congressman from Georgia since being elected in 1986, was badly injured in Selma, suffering a fractured skull after being...
by MCDC | Mar 4, 2015 | Civil Rights, Discrimination, Events, News, Racism, Video
By Sari Horwitz The Justice Department will issue findings Wednesday that accuse the police department in Ferguson, Mo., of racial bias and routinely violating the constitutional rights of black citizens by stopping drivers without reasonable suspicion, making arrests...
by MCDC | Jan 21, 2015 | Events, Issues, News
BY EMILY ATKIN The official website for House Republicans has posted on YouTube a doctored version of President Obama’s State of the Union address which cuts out comments where the President was critical of Republican rhetoric on climate change, ThinkProgress has...
by MCDC | Jan 20, 2015 | Economy, Education, Employment, Events, Issues, News, Video, Virginia
In our growing global economy, Americans need to have more knowledge and more skills to compete — by 2020, an estimated 35 percent of job openings will require at least a bachelor’s degree, and 30 percent will require some college or an associate’s...
by MCDC | Jan 13, 2015 | Action Alerts, Events, Issues, Madison County, Virginia
Good Afternoon, On January 24th at 4:00 PM there will be a statewide march for justice in Richmond, VA. The peaceful protest will begin at the Bell Tower located next the Capitol building, and will proceed to Lumpkin’s Jail. Action items will be presented, along...
by MCDC | Jan 12, 2015 | Civil Rights, Events, History, Income Inequality
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Celebrating His Life & Legacy Presented by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Guest Speaker Dr. Hortense Hinton Jackson Music by Min. Nelson C Page Jr. & Jesse Hines Jr. Contacts: Rev. Frank D Lewis Sr –...
