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Joe Biden’s enduring commitment to the Black community: Six decades of advocacy and action

PHOTO CREDIT: Cydni Elledge When one delves into the expansive realm of American politics, it cannot be overlooked that few figures have stood the test of...

President Joe Biden Meets with Black Detroiters at CRED Café Ahead of NAACP Keynote Address

President Joe Biden is making his rounds with Black voters across the country. Today, President Biden is in Detroit to deliver the keynote address for...

Democratic dynamic duo delivers anti-Trump message at NAACP dinner

  The power of Democratic women in Congress was on full display Sunday night in Cobo Hall at the Detroit Branch NAACP’s annual Freedom Fund...

King’s 1963 Detroit march remembered with walk

Dignitaries at the front of the Freedom Walk include, left to right, Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP; Martin Luther King, III; Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network, Roslyn Brock, chairman of the NAACP; Detroit Mayor Dave Bing; and Rev. Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow Push Coalition Saturday, June 22, 2013 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Detroit News, John T. Greilick) DETROIT (AP) — Thousands participated in a Detroit march commemorating the 50th anniversary of one that Martin Luther King Jr. led in 1963. The walk down Woodward Avenue on Saturday morning culminated in a riverfront rally at Hart Plaza. The civil rights icon visited Detroit on June 23, 1963, to lead tens of thousands in a freedom walk and also previewed his "I Have a Dream" speech.

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