At Chicago’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast, commitment to protecting rights is affirmed
The breakfast, held annually on MLK day, honors the memory and legacy of Dr. King as well as the work of Reverend Jackson.
Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez dies at 76
José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and ...
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At Chicago’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast, commitment to protecting rights is affirmed
Jackson Sr., who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights movement. Attendees at the breakfast included Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois House Speaker Emmanuel ...
José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez, prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader, dies at 76
José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and ...
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Paul Driscoll, an unflappable editor who led the AP's Chicago bureau for decades, has died at age 91
an Associated Press journalist and newsroom leader who covered the civil rights movement and 1968 Democratic National Convention protests in Chicago, died Friday. He was 91. He died at his home in ...
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Thousands come together for events honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago area
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands across the Chicago ... The mission of equality forged by MLK, one of the most prominent leaders of the civil rights movement, was seen throughout the day, as city ...
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Cecile Richards dies at 67; former Planned Parenthood president, women's rights activist
Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, speaks at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on ... s most important civil rights causes.