Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and `American hero’
July 18, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement...
Clarence Thomas statue backed by Republicans in Georgia
February 14, 2023 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia lawmakers are again trying to erect a statue of U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Georgia native Clarence Thomas on the state Capitol grounds in Atlanta, in what many Democrats, particularly Black ones, see as an insensitive display of partisan power.
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Warren is 5th justice with Navy ship
January 27, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren's name is on the U.S.
US postage stamp to honor civil rights icon John Lewis
December 13, 2022 GMTThe late congressman and civil rights giant John Lewis will be honored with a postage stamp in 2023, the U.S.
Black church tradition survives Georgia’s voting changes
October 31, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Black church leaders and activists in Georgia rallied Sunday in a push to get congregants to vote — a longstanding tradition known as “souls to the polls” that is taking on greater meaning this year amid new obstacles to casting a ballot in the midterm elections.
Bill to name Atlanta post office for John Lewis close to law
September 21, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A bill to name Atlanta's main post office after the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis is close to becoming law after passing the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.
The bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent, going to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.
Historic marker at boyhood home of late US Rep. John Lewis
August 28, 2022 GMTTROY, Ala. (AP) — There's now a historic marker at the one-story brick house in Alabama where the late civil rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Lewis grew up as one of 11 children.
Fisk University starts John Lewis social justice fellowships
February 24, 2022 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fisk University has announced three new social justice fellowships under a program named for the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis.
The historically Black school in Nashville says the fellowships fall under the school’s John Lewis Center for Social Justice, which was founded in 2019.
Foundation named for late civil rights pioneer John Lewis
February 21, 2022 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A foundation named for U.S. Rep. John Lewis and his wife has been established to further the work of the late civil rights pioneer.
The John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation announced Monday - what would have been Lewis' 82nd birthday - its goal is to work toward “strengthening democracy through civic engagement” and to amplify the voices of rising generations.
Former US Rep. Carrie Meek remembered as trailblazer
November 29, 2021 GMTTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Carrie Meek, who died Sunday, is being remembered as a trailblazer, a descendent of a slave who became one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction.
Rep. Hank Johnson arrested in Washington voting law protest
July 22, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A suburban Atlanta congressman was among nine people arrested Thursday for blocking the door of a Senate office building in Washington while protesting inaction on Democratic voting law proposals.
Biden, Harris: Protect voting rights to honor John Lewis
July 17, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday both marked the one-year anniversary of U.S. Rep. John Lewis' death by urging Congress to honor the legacy of the civil rights icon by enacting laws to protect voting rights.
Nashville to celebrate civil rights icon John Lewis
July 16, 2021 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville leaders on Friday unveiled a new historical marker remembering former Rep. John Lewis, kicking off a weekend celebrating the civil rights icon.
Earlier this year, Nashville’s Metro Council renamed a large portion of Fifth Avenue to Rep.
Nashville to host dedication to civil rights icon John Lewis
July 7, 2021 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville officials are inviting the public to celebrate and remember civil rights icon John Lewis in an upcoming dedication ceremony.
Earlier this year, Nashville's Metro Council renamed a large portion of Fifth Avenue North to Rep.
Voting rights ruling increases pressure on Democrats to act
July 2, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are facing renewed pressure to pass legislation that would protect voting rights after a Supreme Court ruling made it harder to challenge Republican efforts to limit ballot access in many states.
Voting rights ruling increases pressure on Democrats to act
July 1, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are facing renewed pressure to pass legislation that would protect voting rights after a Supreme Court ruling Thursday made it harder to challenge Republican efforts to limit ballot access in many states.
EXPLAINER: The differences between Democrats’ 2 voting bills
June 9, 2021 GMTDENVER (AP) — The Democratic Party's hopes of passing a massive overhaul of elections may have suffered a fatal blow when West Virginia Sen.
EXPLAINER: The differences between Democrats’ 2 voting bills
June 8, 2021 GMTDENVER (AP) — The Democratic Party's hopes of passing a massive overhaul of elections may have suffered a fatal blow when West Virginia Sen.
Final thoughts from Rep. John Lewis to be published in July
April 13, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Some last thoughts from Rep. John Lewis will be published this summer.
Grand Central Publishing announced Tuesday that Lewis' “Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation” will come out July 13, almost a year after he died at age 80...
Artist creates natural portrait of Lewis in Atlanta park
February 4, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Freedom Park in Atlanta is currently doubling as the canvas for one of the city’s newest portraits of the late civil rights icon and longtime congressman John Lewis.
Artist and progressive activist Stan Herd created the piece, one of his many so-called Earthworks, with grass, earth and other natural materials.
Trees to pay tribute to the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis
January 23, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of blooming trees will be planted in an Atlanta park in a tribute to the late Congressman John Lewis...
Ossoff seals Democrats’ sweep; will be youngest US senator
January 6, 2021 GMTATLANTA (AP) — As a teenager, Jon Ossoff was inspired by the pivotal role John Lewis played in the fight for racial equality when the civil rights icon was in his early 20s...
Hall wins runoff to briefly fill seat of late Rep John Lewis
December 2, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Former Atlanta City Council member Kwanza Hall won a special runoff election Tuesday for a brief term in Congress and will succeed the late civil rights legend John Lewis...
Georgia chooses 3 new US House members as 10 incumbents win
November 4, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Three new faces are headed to Washington to represent Georgia in the U.S. House along with 10 incumbents who won reelection amid a competitive statewide election with votes still being counted early Wednesday...
Georgia elementary school to be renamed for Michelle Obama
October 8, 2020 GMTJONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia school board will seek permission to rename an elementary school for former first lady Michelle Obama...
Stay in Congress to be fleeting for Georgia election winner
October 2, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — More than $1 million and 30,000 ballots later, Georgia voters will be sending someone to Congress amid hopes that a month in Washington is worth it...
Hall, Franklin head to runoff for rest of John Lewis’ term
September 30, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Former Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall and former Morehouse College President Robert Franklin advanced to a runoff in Tuesday’s special election to fill the short remainder of the late John Lewis’ term in Congress...
7 vie to fill remainder of John Lewis’ congressional term
September 24, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — After John Lewis held an Atlanta-centered congressional seat for 34 years, the next occupant may not be a member of Congress for even 34 days.
Five Democrats, an independent and a Libertarian will square off Tuesday in a special election in Georgia's 5th Congressional District to fill the vacancy left by Lewis' July 17 death.
Success of Ginsburg film inspires CNN look at John Lewis
September 23, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Indirectly, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg inspired CNN Films' new documentary on the life of civil rights icon Rep...
Racial injustice themes fill empty NFL stadiums
September 13, 2020 GMTJason Myers kicked off to start the Seahawks' season-opener against the Falcons, and the ball sailed through the end zone for a touchback...
Biden ally Clyburn brings civil rights legacy to DNC
August 18, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — In October 1960, a young James Clyburn gathered with other students and the Rev...
Georgia House member loses post over John Lewis criticism
August 14, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's House speaker on Friday took away a committee leadership post from a fellow Republican who said in a radio interview that the late U...
7 seek to follow Lewis in House, but long-term prospects dim
August 13, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia special congressional election for a successor to the late John Lewis is likely to produce someone who will hold the seat only for a short time, possibly only weeks.
John Lewis mourned as ‘founding father’ of better America
July 30, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Hailed as a “founding father” of a fairer, better United States, John Lewis was eulogized Thursday by three former presidents and others who urged Americans to continue the work of the civil rights icon in fighting injustice during a moment of racial reckoning...
Transcript: Barack Obama’s address at John Lewis’ funeral
July 30, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A transcript of former President Barack Obama's address to those present at the funeral service for John Lewis at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday...
Trump on his own yet again as he skips farewell to Lewis
July 29, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — One by one, they passed through the grand Capitol Rotunda to pay respects to the civil rights icon...
Masked mourners brave heat, virus fears to honor John Lewis
July 28, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Mourners braved both coronavirus fears and brutal heat on Tuesday to pay their respects to the late Rep...
Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis lies in state at Capitol
July 28, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — In a solemn display of bipartisan unity, congressional leaders praised Democratic Rep...
Body of civil rights icon John Lewis crosses Selma bridge
July 27, 2020 GMTSELMA, Ala. (AP) — The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time Sunday as TROY, Ala. (AP) — Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis was remembered Saturday — in the rural Alabama county where his story began — as a humble man who sprang from his family’s farm with a vision that “good trouble” could change the world...Civil rights icon John Lewis remembered in his hometown
July 26, 2020 GMT
Zuckerberg, Bezos, other tech CEOs testify on competition
July 25, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Four Big Tech CEOs — Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google's Sundar Pichai and Apple's Tim Cook — will answer for their companies’ practices before Congress at a hearing Wednesday by the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust...
John Lewis funeral to be held at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist
July 24, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — The funeral for the late civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis will be held Thursday at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, which the Rev...
Renaming Alabama bridge for John Lewis opposed in Selma
July 20, 2020 GMTBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Growing calls nationally to honor the late Rep...
Georgia Dems choose state chair to replace Lewis on ballot
July 20, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — The head of Georgia’s Democratic Party has been chosen to face a Republican reality TV personality in the November contest for the seat of the late Rep...
With tears, Congress honors Lewis, ‘conscience of the House’
July 20, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Monday stood for an emotional moment of silence for ATLANTA (AP) — The funeral for the Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King, is to be held Thursday...Funeral for the Rev. C.T. Vivian set for Thursday
July 20, 2020 GMT
How the Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis
July 19, 2020 GMTOf all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact on young people may be among the most enduring...
Atlanta lowering flags indefinitely to honor Rep. John Lewis
July 19, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta will lower flags to half-staff indefinitely to honor Rep. John Lewis, who represented the city for more than 30 years in Congress before his death, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Saturday...
Rep. John Lewis remembered for legacy of ‘good trouble’
July 18, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon and the last of the Big Six civil rights activists led by the Rev...
14 hours later, Trump says he is ‘saddened’ by Lewis’ death
July 18, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — In the hours after the death of American civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to retweet old missives about Democratic rival Joe Biden and lash out at his former national security adviser and his niece for writing tell-all books about him...
Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and `American hero’
July 18, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement...
New England colleagues react to death of US Rep. John Lewis
July 18, 2020 GMTCongressional members around New England are reacting to the death of their colleague, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, of Georgia, a civil rights icon who died Friday at age 80...
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80
July 18, 2020 GMTATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, has died...
A timeline of events in the life of Rep. John Lewis
July 18, 2020 GMTBorn in rural Alabama during the dark days of Jim Crow segregation, Rep. John Lewis rose from poverty to become a leader of the civil rights movement and later was elected to Congress...
Review: A timely portrait in ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble’
June 30, 2020 GMTGetting into “good trouble” is a guiding principle for John Lewis. It's not only OK, but necessary to enact and inspire meaningful change...
John Lewis says video of George Floyd’s killing made him cry
June 4, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights icon John Lewis said Thursday that the video of DETROIT (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus PAC endorsed Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday, further cementing his support among the nation's influential black political leadership...Congressional Black Caucus PAC backs Biden’s White House bid
April 20, 2020 GMT