#OTD in 1963, William Lewis Moore was killed in Alabama while resting on a walk from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi, to deliver a letter urging Gov. Ross Barnett to allow integration.

He's one martyr honored on the Civil Rights Memorial.

#TheMarchContinues

Join us TONIGHT for a dynamic X-space on empowering youth to end #FGM and embrace #Greenskills !

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#EndingFGMC #TheMarchContinues
UNFPA Kenya Kenya MenEngage Alliance (KEMEA) UNFPA-UNICEF JP to End Female Genital Mutilation

#OTD in 1963, William Lewis Moore was killed in Alabama while resting on a walk from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi, to deliver a letter urging Gov. Ross Barnett to allow integration.

He's one martyr honored on the Civil Rights Memorial.

#TheMarchContinues

'Women are working for change and i will be with them, and be one of them, forever.' Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
That quote summarizes my Women Deliver experience. #WD2023 #inspired
#themarchcontinues

Bowie’s first march for Dr. MLK Jr. Day in matching shirts.
#themarchcontinues
University of Utah Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Utah Athletics

Proud of you!!! #TheMarchContinues

Calling all youths in Isiolo! Let's unite through meaningful participation to end FGM, GBV, and SRHR issues.

Your voice matters, and together, we can shape a brighter future. Together, we rise!

#1Vision3Zeros #TheMarchContinues

Ongoing, The Girl Generation support to Africa Led Movement to #EndFGMC program (ALM), Capacity & Leadership Assessment Program for #Isiolo County Grantees.

#InvestDontRest #TheMarchContinues

We won't go back & we will advance Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream. 📸 Hamil Harris

#MOW60 #TheMarchContinues

Rosa Parks wasn't the first to refuse to give up her seat on a #Montgomery bus: Claudette Colvin did the same #OTD in 1955 – nine months before.

#TheMarchContinues as we honor the legacy of Colvin, who ignited the spark that led to a historic act of resistance for equality 🤝🏾.

The #ICPD PoA (Programme of Action) underlines the fact that the rights and dignity of individuals, rather than numerical population targets, are the best way for individuals to realize their own fertility goals. #ICPD 30 #TheMarchContinues

'Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.'

March for Integrated Schools, April 18, 1959.

#MLK #TheMarchContinues

Professor, political activist and author Angela Davis was born #OTD in 1944. In 2020, she was included in Time magazine's list of the world's most influential people. #TheMarchContinues #AngelaDavis

#OTD , Martin Luther King Jr. gave his last speech.

He was in Memphis, Tennessee, supporting a sanitation workers' strike as part of the Poor People's Campaign. He was murdered the next day.

#TheMarchContinues

Today we remember Walter Scott, who was born #OTD in 1965.

On April 4, 2015, Scott was fatally shot by Michael Slager, a local police officer who had stopped Scott for a nonfunctioning brake light.

In 2017, Slager was sentenced to 20 years in prison. #TheMarchContinues

Rosa Parks, born #OTD , was a dedicated civil rights activist. On Dec. 1, 1955, she refused to surrender her seat to a white rider on a Montgomery, Alabama, segregated city bus, leading to her arrest and sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. #TheMarchContinues #BlackHistoryMonth

#OTD in 1981, the SPLC filed a lawsuit that led to the end of the Klan's attempts to destroy Vietnamese Americans' fishing businesses by burning their boats and threatening their lives. Learn more about the case here: bit.ly/3xJXlnw
#TheMarchContinues

1/2 #OTD in 1965, 25K marchers finally made it to Montgomery (under the protection of the National Guard, ordered there by President Johnson). They heard MLK's “How Long, Not Long” speech.

We focus on #BloodySunday , but we should also remember March 25.

#TheMarchContinues

🗓️On Aug 28, 1963 the March on Washington marked a historic step towards civil rights, featuring Martin Luther King Jr.’s powerful “I Have a Dream” speech. The impact endures as the fight for equality continues. #MarchOnWashington #Inclusivity #TheMarchContinues #60yearanniversary

🚨 Our Africa Youth ICPD Dialogue has been rescheduled for 16 August - so you still have time to sign up 🙌

We can't wait to hear from youth advocates across the continent on their hopes for the future of ICPD!

Register: bit.ly/icpdyouth

#IPCDForYouth #TheMarchContinues