Elijah E. Cummings, a Democratic congressman from Maryland who gained national attention for his principled stands on politically charged issues in the House, his calming effect on anti-police riots in Baltimore, and his forceful opposition to the presidency of Donald Trump, died early Thursday morning at Gilchrist Hospice Care, a Johns Hopkins affiliate in Baltimore. […]
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Jesse Jackson says he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease | The Washington Post
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, announced Friday that he has Parkinson’s disease.
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Dick Gregory, 84, Dies; Found Humor in the Civil Rights Struggle – The New York Times
“You know the definition of a Southern moderate? That’s a cat that’ll lynch you from a low tree.”
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Walter Fauntroy Vows to Return from UAE to Face Legal, Financial Troubles
Walter E. Fauntroy, the former District delegate to Congress and civil rights legend who left Washington in 2012 for the Persian Gulf — leaving his aging wife in debt and eluding a criminal charge in Maryland — vowed in his first interview in four years that he is coming home next week.
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