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March on Washington Press Conference : November 6, 2007 - Reverend Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, SCLC's Charles Steel, Jr. and other ministers held a press conference at Washington's National Press Club to officially announce the November 16, 2007 March on Washington. Read interviews with the organizers and hear audio from press conference at http://dculs.com/revwilson.html. More photos at http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/3760532#216389377. Visit www.thenationalactionnetwork.net.

March on Washington Press Conference

November 6, 2007 - Reverend Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, SCLC's Charles Steel, Jr. and other ministers held a press conference at Washington's National Press Club to officially announce the November 16, 2007 March on Washington. Read interviews with the organizers and hear audio from press conference at http://dculs.com/revwils ...

Updated: Nov 06, 2007 3:45pm PST

Black Women United For Action : September 22, 2007 - Black Women United for Action (BWUFA) held its annual Wreath Laying Ceremony to commemorate the slaves who lived and worked on George Washington's Mt. Vernon plantation. Washington and his wife owned more than 300 slaves on roughly 8,000 acres of land. This year's theme: The Ancestors Are Watching. See coverage of last year's event at http://dculs.com/bwufa.html.

Black Women United For Action

Jena 6 Rally on the U.S. Capital : While rallies took place across the nation in support of the five young African American students known as the Jena 6, Washington D.C. was having a rally of its own. These images are from the rally that took place on the U.S. Capital, September 20, 2997. Photos by CD Brown. To learn about the Jena 6 visit www.freethejena6.org. Watch segments from the rally on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/mmawrestler04. Hey, MMA thanks for filming! Listen to a few excerpts from the rally at http://dculs.com/jena6.html.

Jena 6 Rally on the U.S. Capital

MLK Jr. Memorial Ceremony : November 13, 2006 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, famed and noted African American civil rights activist, humanitarian, father, reverend and world icon will get his due recognition in the Nation’s Capital as the first African American to be honored with a memorial on the National Mall. Read article at http://dculs.com/mlk.html.

MLK Jr. Memorial Ceremony

November 13, 2006 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, famed and noted African American civil rights activist, humanitarian, father, reverend and world icon will get his due recognition in the Nation’s Capital as the first African American to be honored with a memorial on the National Mall. Read article at http://dculs.com/mlk.html.

Updated: Sep 25, 2007 6:03pm PST