Continuing the Dream March on Washington, August 26, 2023

Despite sweltering heat and record temperatures, thousands of demonstrators marched on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on  Saturday, August 26, 2023, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington.  

The march, called Continuing the Dream  March focused on the demands to  demands for racial equality on the path to fulfill Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s  dream. 

Emmett Till Cemetery

 President Biden has decided to designate a national monument sites to honor  Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Emmett Till is a the Black teenager who was brutally killed in 1955, when he was just 14 years old.  Emmett Till was abducted, tortured, and lynched in Mississippi on August 28, 1955, at the age of 14, after being accused of having whistled at a white woman grocery store cashier, Carolyn Bryant, in her family's grocery store.  

Francia Márquez, First Black Vice President of Colombia in a political rally in Feb 2022

On Sunday 19, 2022, as the US was commemorating JuneTeenth,  a major event involving Blacks happened in South America: Francia Márquez, a vice presidential candidate and running mate of Gustavo Petro become the First Black in Columbia to be elected Vice-President.  With the win, Francia Márquez has become a phenomenon.  

US President Joe Biden signs the Juneteenth National Holiday bill with Opal Lee attending, June 17 2021

 June 19th, 2022, the US  nation is celebrating Juneteenth as a National Holiday. The celebration is the second  following the event held on Thursday, June 17, 2020,  when US President Joe Biden signed a bill into law, making June 19 a national holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved black Americans.

The signature event was attended by Opal Lee. Opal Lee, affectionately known as the grandmother of Juneteenth by Blacks and those concerned who have been following her fight, is 95 years-old.

Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the US Supreme Court, Feb 25, 2022

On February 25, 2022 US President Joe Biden nominated Ms Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice. The nomination was viewed as another step forward in seeking racial justice and equality. Today, on April 7, 2022 the US Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

Andre Dickens, Mayor Atlanta Nov 30, 2021

In 2022, like in 2020, Georgia is expected to play a major role in US politics. In 2020, Georgia played a major role in electing Joe Biden as the US President, and for Democrats control of the US Senate by electing 2 democratic candidates who won in the two runoff elections. AfroAmerica Network Black Woman of 2018, Stacey Yvonne Abrams, through Fair Fight Action, played a major role. Now, it is her turn to add to the history.  Stacey Abrams, a voting rights activist,  has announced her candidacy for the Governor of Georgia. Meanwhile, a new upcoming Black leader won a key election: Andre Dickens has been elected the new mayor of Atlanta Georgia.