Selma bids farewell to John Lewis

U.S. House observes moment of silence for Rep. John Lewis

The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday held a moment of silence to honor the late Rep. John Lewis.

Representative John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, De*d at 80

The Georgia congressman died less than seven months after announcing he was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Atlanta residents gather to pay tribute to US congressman John Lewis

A large mural was painted to paid tribute to the late civil rights activist. View on euronews

Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Dead At 80

John Robert Lewis has died after a six-month battle with cancer, according to a statement from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Lewis is the son of sharecroppers. He survived a brutal beating by police during a landmark 1965 march in Selma, Alabama. He became a figure of the civil rights movement and a longtime US congressman. Lewis was a follower and colleague of Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in lunch counter sit-ins, joined the Freedom Riders in challenging segregated buses.

Jay-Z: Full-page Ads Dedicated To George Floyd

(CNN) Jay-Z has partnered with families who have lost sons to police violence, along with fellow activists and attorneys, to take out full-page ads in newspapers across the country to honor George Floyd. #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd," and quotes a passage from a speech made by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Al. in 1965. "So we're going to stand up amid horses. We're going to stand up right here, amid the belly-clubs.

Coronavirus surges, but NY offers glimmer of hope

[NFA] New York state reported the fewest hospitalizations from the coronavirus in four months on Monday just as New York City entered a new phase of reopening, but the progress was eclipsed by the rapid spread of COVID-19 elsewhere in the United States. Gavino Garay has more.

'The Wonder Years' Reboot Will Focus On A Black Family In The 1960's

The classic 1980's TV The Wonder Years is coming back. Fred Savage, the star of the original series, will direct a reboot of the hit program. According to CNN, this time around the show will be built around a Black family. The half-hour comedy will focus on a Black middle-class family in Alabama in the late 1960's. The original show was set from 1968 to 1973 and ran on ABC from 1988 to 1993. Famed director Lee Daniels will executive produce the series.

Ferocious Covid-19 Surge, US Past 3 Million

(CNN) While the Covid-19 mortality rate may be on the decline, the nearly 3 million cases and ICUs at capacity show the US is still in the grips of a pandemic with no signs of slowing. "It's a false narrative to take comfort in a lower rate of death," the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci cautioned in a press conference Tuesday with Sen. Doug Jones, an Alabama Democrat.