MARCH ON WASHINGTON 2020

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

Hello All:

Friday, August 28 marks the March on Washington 2020.  The first march was 57 years ago in Washington DC - and was considered a bold move on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s part, during a time when we were still under Jim Crow, segregation, sit-ins, being arrested for demonstrations, fighting for the right to vote, equal employment, education, and opportunity.

Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III make plans for the March on Washington 2020

Here we are in 2020, preparing to march on Washington again - and, in many ways, we are still dealing with many of the same issues - however, in many ways more heinous and threatening that before.  We got the right to vote, and in the past 7 years the subprime court has eviserated it.  We have integration to the peril of Black owned businesses and operated businesses and institutions.
We have integrated schools that are now substandard and under funded.

But the most egregious situation is that we have a miscreant in the white house hell bent on destroying America with the possible exception of those who agree with or turn a blind eye to his abuse of power, trickery, lies and deceit.  Black people are gathering from all over the United States, donning their face masks, maintaining social distance, but demanding their rights be heard and respected.  

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Speakers will begin to address the audience at 11 a.m. Friday, but the crowd is expected to begin gathering at the Lincoln Memorial and around the Reflecting Pool about 7 a.m.

FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW: 

https://www.bet.com/news/national/2020/08/25/bet-special-march-for-action-al-sharpton.html             
https://nationalactionnetwork.net/newnews/

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/08/25/march-on-washington-rally/

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/08/17/al-sharpton-martin-luther-king-iii-national-civil-rights-march/?arc404=true

This may be one of the most significant pre-election rallies ever - but don't just go for the historical value - make sure you take voter registration forms; make sure you have petitions for the postmonster general who is trying to destroy our postal system; make sure you connect with brothers and sisters from some place you've never been.  We are in this together.  We will win!!

NOW THAT YOU KNOW

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

Gloria Dulan-Wilson