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William Lucy
Posted inBusiness

Revered Labor Leader William Lucy Dies at 90

by WI Web Staff September 25, 2024September 26, 2024

William “Bill” Lucy, a respected and revered Black labor leader, died at the age of 90 after a lifetime of defending civil and human rights and advocating for social justice and worker freedom.

The NAACP has issued an emergency call to Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson to stop the execution of Marcellus Williams (pictured), a Black man on death row who has consistently maintained his innocence. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational

NAACP Urgently Calls on Missouri Governor to Halt Execution of Marcellus Williams

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown September 19, 2024September 19, 2024
**FILE** Vice President Kamala Harris (pictured here at an event in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Aug. 15) made a surprise appearance on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, thanking President Joe Biden for his leadership. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inOpinion

JEALOUS: Kamala Harris’ Chicago Convention and Illinois’ Unique Place in Civil Rights History

by Ben Jealous August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
photo of whale tail surfaces above water
Posted inOpinion

JEALOUS: Whales Are Dying and the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Lying

by Ben Jealous March 6, 2024March 6, 2024
**FILE** A mural of Freedom Riders who were arrested in Jackson at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Mississippi on December 7, 2017. (Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Posted inLifestyle

Historic Maryland Home That Once Housed Freedom Fighters Faces Foreclosure

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown July 13, 2023July 13, 2023
**FILE** Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Gage Skidmore)
Posted inNational

NAACP Issue Travel Ban on Florida in Response to Governor’s ‘Hostility’ Toward Minorities

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown May 22, 2023May 22, 2023
The J. Edgar Hoover Building, headquarters of the FBI in northwest D.C.
Posted inNational

NAACP Pushes Biden to Back Bid to Move FBI HQ to Maryland

by WI Web Staff March 14, 2023March 14, 2023
Posted inLifestyle

NAACP Image Awards Honor People of Color in Creative Arts

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler March 1, 2023March 1, 2023
**FILE** Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, said Wells Fargo's $50 million donation is the single-largest donation the NAACP has ever received from a corporation. (WI photo)
Posted inBusiness

Wells Fargo Gives $50M to NAACP

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. February 8, 2023February 8, 2023
Successful character actor Frankie Faison can now be seen in the television show "The Rookie: Feds" and in the movie "Till," which has been nominated for seven NAACP Image Awards. (Courtesy of AGPR)
Posted inLifestyle

Actor Frankie Faison Opens Up, Talks NAACP Nomination

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

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