Roberta Flack honored at funeral by Lauryn Hill, Al Sharpton and Stevie Wonder
The music world gathered at New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church to mourn the loss of genre legend Roberta Flack. The ...
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Remembering Roberta Flack: Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder, Phylicia Rashad, Al Sharpton, & More Honor Singer At Funeral
The biggest stars of the music and political world gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of music icon Roberta Flack on ...
Activists are ‘up for the fight’ to preserve civil rights in an era of uncertainty: Rev. Sharpton
It’s the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” and civil rights activists took to the streets of Selma, Alabama to remember the ...
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Even Al Sharpton sees how these pro-defense laws endanger New York’s innocents
With even the Rev. Al Sharpton now calling for changes to the state’s 2019 “discovery” reforms — in his case over concerns of ...
Roberta Flack's 'Celebration of Life' memorial to feature Stevie Wonder and Rev. Al Sharpton
Stevie Wonder, the Reverend Al Sharpton and the Nebulous String Quartet from Berklee College of Music will help celebrate the ...
Stevie Wonder, Rev. Al Sharpton honor Roberta Flack at memorial service
Stevie Wonder and Rev. Al Sharpton were among the speakers and performers at soul singer Roberta Flack’s public memorial service in Manhattan on Monday.
Hazel Dukes, New York civil rights leader, dies at 92, Sharpton says
Dr. Hazel Dukes, an iconic civil rights leader and president of the NAACP New York State Conference, has died at 92, Rev. Al ...
‘Bloody Sunday’ 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
Alabama this weekend is marking the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers ...
Civil rights icon Dr. Hazel Dukes memorialized by political leaders
A long list of political standouts came out to memorialize the late Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, the president of the NAACP New York ...