By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com A few years ago I dubbed my friend Navasha Daya “Supernova.” The international songstress with the supernatural voice had just released the House Music track “Supernova Spinning,” produced by the legendary DJ and producer Teddy Douglas and I was done; that’s Navasha, a confluence of energy: African, Indigenous American, Priestess, […]
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Gayle Williams
Gayle Williams left her Fort Washington, Md., home early to get on the Metro and head to the “Jobs and Justice Rally.” Williams had not planned to go to the march when it was originally scheduled in August, but said she was motivated by “issues in the job system” to join the rally and march […]
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Reuven Hodge
Reuven Hodge had planned to attend the March for Justice and Jobs in August before an earthquake and Hurricane Irene made other plans for the East Coast. Hodge, a Marylander “by way of the Virgin Islands,” said he was motivated to come to the rally because, “It’s very powerful, especially for minority groups.” The outcome […]
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Loren and Alton Darden
A family reunion kept Loren and Alton Darden from coming up from Birmingham, Ala., in August for the March for Jobs and Justice. They made the trek this time because, Loren Darden said, they felt “a sense of meaning to be involved.” Alton Darden said they hoped that Congress, business and the Obama administration understand […]
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Millicent Onwuche
Millicent Onwuche of Baltimore had planned to come the March for Jobs and Justice in August and was back for Round 2. Even though she lives in Baltimore, one of the issues on her mind was voting representation for the residents of Washington, D.C. She said she hoped that Congress, the Obama administration and the […]
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Ngozi Nmez
Ngozi Nmezi is on a mission. “We work for DC Statehood. It’s important that we raise awareness of the issue of the fact that this is very unconstitutional,” said the Nigerian native who works for city. She said Hurricane Irene may have postponed the March for Justice and Jobs in August, but it did not […]
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Nick McCoy
Washingtonian Nick McCoy said he was prepared to come to the March for Jobs and Justice in August and remained motivated because of “poor people issues in colored neighborhoods, (being) part of a profound history that is connected to Martin Luther King. It’s about harnessing the things that Martin Luther King stood for. Movements often […]
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Bryan Pegues
Bryan Pegues came from Youngstown, Ohio to the March for Jobs and Justice because “It’s definitely a good event to be up here.” Pegues had made plans to come to the march in August before it was postponed by Hurricane Irene. “Yes, I did. People were coming from different states to meet up, but things […]
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Thousands Rally for Jobs, Justice and to Honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Click here to view a slideshow of The March for Jobs and Justice Rally. Thousands descended upon Washington, D.C. Saturday to demand jobs, full voting representation for the District of Columbia and an end to partisan bickering on Capitol Hill to kick off The Martin Luther King Jr. March for Jobs and Justice. The event […]