Lauryn Hill and Stevie Wonder delight at Roberta Flack’s ‘Celebration of Life’ memorial
A public memorial service bursting with music, including planned performances by Stevie Wonder and a surprise one by Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean of the Fugees, celebrated the life ...
Stevie Wonder, Rev. Al Sharpton honor Roberta Flack at memorial service
Stevie Wonder and Rev. Al Sharpton were among the speakers and performers at soul singer Roberta Flack’s public memorial service in Manhattan on Monday.
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Stevie Wonder and the Rev Al Sharpton feature at Roberta Flack memorial
A public memorial service bursting with choral music and the Berklee College of Music’s Nebulous String Quartet, with Stevie Wonder and the Rev Al Sharpton also on the bill, celebrated the life and ...
'Bloody Sunday' 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers were attacked in Selma on March 7, 1965. The ...
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Tens of thousands mark 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. KY’s Beshear joins them in Selma.
After legal battles, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists ... Maxine Waters, D-California; civil rights activist Al Sharpton; civil rights leader and former presidential ...
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Bloody Sunday at 60: This is not a celebration
Bloody Sunday, civil rights activists warn that the right to vote is in peril due to political attacks and restrictive laws.
Bloody Sunday: Today marks 60 years since attack on Civil Rights marchers in Selma
On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights advocates, including late Congressman John Lewis, gathered for a peaceful march ...
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The Black Church: Al Sharpton offers Southern Dallas encouragement to brave the next four years
Rev. Dr. Al Sharpton speaks at a special worship service hosted by The Dallas Project Church as part of its Black History ...