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Nat’l Civil Rights Museum to Host 30th Anniversary Freedom Awards The National Civil Rights Museum has announced the honorees for its 30th Anniversary Freedom Award. The Freedom Award, the Museum’s signature event that pays tribute to outstanding individuals for their significant contributions to civil and human rights, will be virtually presented Oct. 14 from the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis. This year’s honorees include: Michelle Obama and The Poor People’s Campaign, led by the Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Dr. Liz Theoharis. A special tribute will recognize Darnella Frazier whose eyewitness video of George Floyd launched global protests against injustice and brutality. It was her viral video that sparked a racial reckoning in the midst of a global pandemic. Visit freedomaward.org for more information and updates. WI
Sept. 10th Rally Slated to Support Bethesda’s Mose African Cemetery
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The co-chairs of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will join local activists in supporting the return of Mose African Cemetery to the Macedonia Baptist Church in Bethesda, during a rally Friday. Descendants of those buried in the cemetery and church members will attend the rally at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at 5119 River Road in Bethesda, while the co-chairs, the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, will speak via Zoom. The rally will be live streamed at Maryland Poor People's Campaign Facebook page. The Moses African Cemetery, where over 500 enslaved and free people are buried, lies under the parking lot of an apartment complex constructed by developers in the 1960s. After Emancipation, the cemetery served the historic African River Road Community in Bethesda, which was also wiped out by development, discriminatory developers, realtors and county officials at the time. “One of my most sacred duties is committing the souls of the deceased and ensuring the sanctity of their burial ground,” said the Rev. Dr. Segun Adebayo, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church. “Because of the county, we can’t do that now at our Moses African Cemetery.” “Black lives must matter even – and especially – in death,” said Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, president of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition. WI
CBC Prepares for 50th Annual Legislative Conference On Sept. 12 – 17, the 50th Annual Legislative Conference will be held virtually as the Congressional Black Caucus [CBC] celebrates its largest class to date. The conference programming reflects the CBC’s charge for 2021 and beyond to a continued commitment to uplifting, empowering and mobilizing Black communities through the theme of “Black Excellence Unparalleled: Pressing Onward in Power.” You can be part of the leading policy conference on issues impacting African Americans and the global Black community. For more information about ALC, email alc@cbcfinc.org or visit their website. WI
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