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Poor People’s Campaign rally ends with vows to keep organizing and protesting
By Adelle M. Banks — June 25, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'We are not just here to march; we are here to mobilize,' was the theme of Saturday's concluding Poor People's Campaign rally.
Farrakhan rekindles controversies about race, Jews, 9/11 in speech at Watergate Hotel
By Adelle M. Banks — November 16, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The 84-year-old Nation of Islam leader dove into all sorts of controversies – from slavery to the unhealthy water in Flint, Mich., to current reports of sexual harassment by national leaders and celebrities.
Kaine, Trump address faithful of different stripes
By Adelle M. Banks — August 11, 2016
(RNS) In a speech focused on faith and his fights for civil rights, the Virginia senator made a point of differentiating himself from the Republican nominee for president.
Across America, silent vigils in Michael Brown’s memory
By Trevor Hughes — August 15, 2014
(RNS) Attendees wore red ribbons to honor Brown, 18, at Thursday evening rallies from Maine to Michigan, Florida to New York, Vermont, Colorado and California.
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