/tags/john-lewis John Lewis en-US Copyright Thu, 30 Jul 2020 14:04:24 GMT /news/2020-07-30/watch-john-lewis-funeral-at-ebenezer-baptist-church Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church will host a celebration of life Thursday for Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), a longtime congressman and leader in the… Thu, 30 Jul 2020 14:04:24 GMT /news/2020-07-30/watch-john-lewis-funeral-at-ebenezer-baptist-church NPR News, ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ News /news/2020-07-27/watch-congressional-ceremony-for-john-lewis Lawmakers will honor Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) Monday before he lies in state at the U.S. Capitol.An iconic figure of the civil rights movement, Lewis died… Mon, 27 Jul 2020 16:19:38 GMT /news/2020-07-27/watch-congressional-ceremony-for-john-lewis NPR News, ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ News /race-demographics/2020-07-26/watch-john-lewis-crosses-edmund-pettus-bridge-for-final-time On March 7, 1965, John Lewis led a march of hundreds of civil rights activists from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to fight for voting rights and… Sun, 26 Jul 2020 14:49:19 GMT /race-demographics/2020-07-26/watch-john-lewis-crosses-edmund-pettus-bridge-for-final-time NPR News, ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ News /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-07-24/speaking-out-for-workers-rights For workers across the country, the pandemic has brought to the surface longstanding issues around lack of stability and support in the workplace. Earlier… Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:36:15 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-07-24/speaking-out-for-workers-rights Leoneda Inge, Charlie Shelton-Ormond /politics/2015-07-09/civil-rights-the-past-the-future-and-now On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national… Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:10:02 GMT /politics/2015-07-09/civil-rights-the-past-the-future-and-now Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-09/civil-rights-the-past-the-future-and-now On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national… Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:10:02 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-09/civil-rights-the-past-the-future-and-now Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /the-state-of-things/2014-12-26/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-2014-look-back-with-hady-mawajdeh As the year draws to a close, The State of Things staff take a look back at some of their favorite segments of 2014. Producer Hady Mawajdeh highlights… Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:00:00 GMT /the-state-of-things/2014-12-26/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-2014-look-back-with-hady-mawajdeh Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-12-26/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-2014-look-back-with-hady-mawajdeh As the year draws to a close, The State of Things staff take a look back at some of their favorite segments of 2014. Producer Hady Mawajdeh highlights… Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:00:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-12-26/the-state-of-things-producer-picks-a-2014-look-back-with-hady-mawajdeh Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2014-10-01/civil-rights-leader-takes-a-page-from-the-comics Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.) was once inspired to fight for civil rights by a comic book about Martin Luther King Jr. and his nonviolent protest in… Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:05:00 GMT /arts-culture/2014-10-01/civil-rights-leader-takes-a-page-from-the-comics Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-10-01/civil-rights-leader-takes-a-page-from-the-comics Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.) was once inspired to fight for civil rights by a comic book about Martin Luther King Jr. and his nonviolent protest in… Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:05:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-10-01/civil-rights-leader-takes-a-page-from-the-comics Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio