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Showing posts with label Rep. John Lewis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rep. John Lewis. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Rep. John Lewis to be honored with postage stamp in 2023

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The U.S. Postal Service has announced that the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis will be honored with a postage stamp i...
Thursday, July 30, 2020

Watch President Barack Obama entire eulogy at John Lewis funeral

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Former President Barack Obama eulogized civil rights icon, Rep. John Lewis, during his funeral service on Thursday, July 30. During his sp...
Monday, July 27, 2020

Rep. Jim Clyburn to put forth legislation to rename voting rights bill after John Lewis

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House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn will offer legislation Monday to rename a House-passed voting rights bill after the late Rep. John Lewis, ...
Thursday, July 23, 2020

Rep. John Lewis to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol next week

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The late Rep. John Lewis will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol — followed by an unprecedented public viewing outside of the building — nex...
Sunday, July 19, 2020

Rep. Payne, Jr.’s Statement on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis

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Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. released the following statement regarding the passing of Congressman John Lewis. The Georgia Represent...

Rep. Jim Clyburn: Edmund Pettus Bridge should be renamed after John Lewis.

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While appearing on Meet The Press Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), echoed calls for the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., to be renamed after...
Saturday, July 18, 2020

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Honors the Life and Legacy of Congressman John R. Lewis

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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Honors the Life and Legacy of Congressman John R. Lewis Mayor Bottoms Orders Lowering of City Hall Flag...

Rep. James Clyburn statement on the passing of Rep. John Lewis

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Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC 6th District) released the following video statement on the passing of his friend and civil rights icon John Lew...

Rep. Maxine Waters on the passing of civil rights icon John Lewis

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued a statement on the death of her dear fri...

Sen. Kamala Harris statement on the passing of Rep. John Lewis

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Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) released the following statement via Twitter on the death of civil rights icon John Lewis: John Lew...

Family of John Lewis releases statement on his death

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The family of John Lewis has released a statement announcing the death of the congressman from Georgia. The statement reads: "It ...

The Congressional Black Caucus Mourns the Loss of Congressman John Lewis

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The Congressional Black Caucus released the following statement on the passing of House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairm...

Civil Rights Icon John Lewis dead at 80

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John Robert Lewis,  the son of sharecroppers who survived a brutal beating by police during a landmark 1965 march in Selma, Alabama...
Thursday, April 16, 2020

Congressman John Lewis shares message of support for SPLC

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A longtime friend and supporter of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Lewis leads and annual civil rights pilgrimage for members of congres...
Sunday, December 29, 2019

Barack Obama statement on John Lewis cancer diagnosis

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Former President Barack Obama took to Twitter to send a message to his friend Rep. John Lewis after Lewis announced that he had stage f...

REP. JOHN LEWIS UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT

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Rep. John Lewis recently learned from doctors that he must undergo treatment for pancreatic cancer. He released this statement today re...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019

John Lewis voices his support for Trump impeachment as only he can

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Before the historic votes took place to impeach Trump on obstruction and abuse of power charges, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., spoke on the H...
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

John Lewis calls for start of Trump impeachment inquiry

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Rep. John Lewis,(D-GA 5th District) , called for the start of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump during an impassioned s...