Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page AP July 29, 2018 ATLANTA — Civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis has been hospitalized for undisclosed reasons.Citing a statement from Lewis’ office, WSB-TV reports that the 78-year-old Georgia congressman was ‘‘resting comfortably’’ in a hospital Saturday night for ‘‘routine observation.’’The statement says Lewis expects to be released Sunday. Advertisement Lewis, a Democrat, played a key role in the civil rights movement and marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965 in Selma, Alabama.Lewis was expected at an Atlanta event Saturday evening but did not attend. Loading comments... … [Read more...] about Rep. John Lewis hospitalized, under ‘routine observation’
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Rep. John Lewis hospitalized after becoming ill on flight
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John Lewis Fellows Embark On Lesson in Civil and Human Rights
The John Lewis Fellowship program kicked off earlier this month with 26 international students from the United States and seven European countries. A collaboration with Humanity in Action and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, the four-week program will involve fellows taking part in a litany of activities throughout Georgia and Alabama, including film screenings, tours and art exhibits. The group of 18-23-year-olds will study Atlanta’s civil rights legacy and travel to key landmarks like the Stockade in Leesburg, Ga; the Civil Rights Institute in Albany, Ga; and the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Ala. They will hear from Atlanta civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), Dr. Bernice King, Civil Rights Attorney Mawuli Davis, and many others. “The John Lewis Fellows, in the spirit of the icon after whom the program is named, will not just study the work of civil and human rights they will engaged in some of that work,” said Tanya Washington, the … [Read more...] about John Lewis Fellows Embark On Lesson in Civil and Human Rights
Eric Bibb: 5th Annual John Lewis Celebration for the New Mexico Jazz Festival
One of the leading bluesmen of his generation, Grammy nominated guitarist and singer plays live. Presented in partnership with the John Aaron Lewis Legacy Project; the African American Performing Arts Center; and the City of Albuquerque sponsored by OGB Architectural Millwork One of the leading bluesmen of his generation, Grammy nominated guitarist and singer, Eric Bibb returns once again for the 5th Annual John Lewis Celebration. He will be accompanied by multi-instrumentalist, roots music master, Michael Jerome Browne, who has performed & recorded with Bibb for many years. The son of folk musician Leon Bibb, and nephew of John Lewis, Eric Bibb was raised in New York in a household filled with music, where family friends included Pete Seeger, Odetta, Bob Dylan, and Paul Robeson (Bibb's godfather). Bibb relocated to Paris at age 19, later settling in Scandanavia where he has lived for many years. He has recorded and performed with Taj Mahal, Pops and Mavis Staples, Bonnie … [Read more...] about Eric Bibb: 5th Annual John Lewis Celebration for the New Mexico Jazz Festival
John Lewis Project Youth Jazz Clinic
Young jazz students participate in a day of coaching and workshops that culminate in a short performance. All instruments including voice are welcome. As part of the 13th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival and the 5th Annual John Lewis Celebration, young jazz students will participate in a day of coaching and workshops which will culminate in a short, after lunch performance. All instruments (including voice) are welcome and students who have completed grade 7 up to just-graduated high school seniors, will work with professional musicians in the community— saxophonist and UNM Jazz Studies Director, Glenn Kostur; pianist, Jim Ahrend; bassist Colin Deuble; and drummer, Mo Roberts— who will help students enhance their understanding and execution of jazz. Some of the music covered will be that of jazz legend, composer, and educator, John Lewis, of Modern Jazz Quartet fame, who died in 2001, and who grew up in Albuquerque. … [Read more...] about John Lewis Project Youth Jazz Clinic