A few weeks ago, in our haste to get out an article emphasizing the importance of getting rid of the current filibuster rule, we made the mistake of saying that the John Lewis Voting Rights bill was now called the For the People bill. Let’s be clear. They are not one and the same.
The Jackson Advocate's Lifestyle and Entertainment Writer, Amia Edwards, sits now to talk with two of the ladies from OWN's hit show The Belle Collective.
Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable’s Quarters Because We Care laundry services helped Jackson citizens during the water crisis and invested in 60 year old Black laundrymat.
In 1966, the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Stokely Carmichael, travelled to Mississippi to march, alongside Martin Luther King and others, to finish the March Against Fear started by James Meredith. When they made it to Greenwood, Carmichael gave a speech where he infamously and passionately shouted out “Black Power”, eventually galvanizing generations of Black people to fight for their rights in solidarity and self-determination. Out of this call for Black Power mobilization, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (BPP) began.
Oleta Fitzgerald has been active in the community in various roles for over 50 years. Her work organizing, campaigning, and advocating on behalf of children have enriched the lives of many from the Delta of Mississippi to the Nation’s Capitol.
On March 16, 2021, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced a bill designating Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, located in Chicago, as a National Historic Site.
The COVID Relief Package was only able to pass because the budget reconciliation procedure was used rather than the usual procedure. Under normal conditions, the minority, in this case the Republicans, would be able to use the filibuster rule to block any bills it opposes.
On March 8, 2021, in celebration of International Women’s Day, the Motion Agency of Chicago awarded Wendy E. Parks its “Women of Impact Award”.
