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March 29, 2020

Activists celebrate civil rights icon Joseph Lowery: ‘We must never forget him’

"We love him and miss him so much already," The Rev. Jesse Jackson told The Grio exclusively of Joseph Lowery.…
October 8, 2013

Celebs turn out for Joseph Lowery birthday fundraiser

theGRIO REPORT - Just days after attending his beloved wife’s funeral, civil rights icon Joseph Lowery found the strength to…
May 17, 2012

Rev. Lowery: Equal rights for some, but not all is an 'oxymoron'

VIDEO - He has been 'fighting for rights for the powerless, giving a voice to the voiceless,' Rev. Al Sharpton…
October 10, 2011

Rev. Joseph Lowery at 90: 'The struggle isn't over'

theGRIO REPORT - Lowery was encased within the civil right movement's inner circle, fighting alongside so many others who were…
August 12, 2009

Obama honors Poitier, Lowery, Tutu and others

President Barack Obama awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to 16 "agents of change" on Wednesday, highlighting their accomplishments as…
August 12, 2009

Civil rights legend to be honored with Medal of Freedom

VIDEO - A civil rights icon who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and helped lead the Montgomery…