Last week, we marked the one-year anniversary of the death of Congressman
John Lewis who spent his life working to advance voting and civil rights for Black Americans.
We also lost
Gloria Richardson, a largely unsung civil rights activist who passed away at the age of 99. Richardson was known for her relentless activism, and iconic photo pushing away the bayonet of a National Guardsman during a 1963 protest.
These activists, along with an endless list of so many, helped pave the way for ongoing work being done in Black communities across the nation and world. Though they have left us now, their work and legacy lives on.
Martha White helped to start the 1953 Louisiana capital bus boycott, died at the age of 99. Her refusal to give up her seat on a city bus shaped the movement.
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