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Marian Wright Edelman Remembers Gov. Winter for Impact on Civil Rights

Post Author:Melia Dicker
Post published:February 25, 2021
Post Category:Uncategorized

Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund, wrote this piece remembering Gov. Winter for helping transform Mississippi’s rigidly segregated public education system and tirelessly working…

From The Smithsonian: The Continuing Importance of Black History Month

Post Author:Melia Dicker
Post published:February 8, 2021
Post Category:Uncategorized

"Knowing the Past Opens the Door to the Future: The Continuing Importance of Black History Month" by Lonnie Bunch, Founding Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History…

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Winter Director Offers Guidance as Conservatives Look to Racial Reconciliation Efforts

Post Author:Melia Dicker
Post published:January 27, 2021
Post Category:News

Winter Executive Director Portia Espy was quoted in a Kansas City Star article about former Gov. Sam Brownback encouraging a racial reconciliation agenda among conservatives. Racial reconciliation means a lot…