John Lewis

A foundation named for U.S. Rep. John Lewis and his wife has been established to further the work of the late civil rights pioneer

Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina is calling for the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which would restore key parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that were struck down in a Supreme Court decision. The bill passed the house in August but is still sitting in the Senate. In an interview with LX News host...

House Democrats have passed legislation that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past decade

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, and actress Alfre Woodard christened the Navy ship USNS John Lewis Saturday at General Dynamics in honor of the late congressman and civil rights icon.

A new effort to bring transparency and accountability to law enforcement is in development at University of California’s Safe Communities Institute. It is called the Law Enforcement Work Inquiry System, or LEWIS registry. It is named after late Georgia congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis. The LEWIS Registry is believed to be the first comprehensive national catalog of police...

The president plans to sign orders to improve voter rights on the 56th anniversary of a peaceful protest that turned violent in Selma, Alabama.

Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, talks about the figures and events of the Civil Rights era that have become the foundation for Black success in the United States, including her own as the first Black Congresswoman for Alabama.

Dawn Porter spoke with NBCLX about her year spent with Lewis, the passions that drove him, his thoughts on then-President Trump, and revealed what even surprised her about “The Boy From Troy”

Rev. Raphael Warnock became the first Black Georgian elected to the U.S Senate, and 33-year-old Jon Ossoff became the state’s first Jewish senator. LX News welcomed the founder of The John Lewis Bridge Project, Michael Starr Hopkins, to talk about the road the late Congressman John Lewis paved for their historic victories.

The deaths of Chadwick Boseman, Rep. John Lewis and Kobe Bryant have left saddening marks in a year marred with deaths of popular Black icons

Watch the best moments from the fourth night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Footage provided is a mixed feed and is a joint effort by the pool and the DNCC.

Watch the tribute to John Lewis at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Footage provided is a mixed feed and is a joint effort by the pool and the DNCC.

Watch Keisha Lance Bottoms’s full address during the fourth night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Footage provided is a mixed feed and is a joint effort by the pool and the DNCC.

Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman lent his heavenly voice to read the final words of his friend and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis on Thursday night’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.” Lewis’ essay, titled, “Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation,” was published by The New York Times to run the day of his...

The memorial for the Civil Rights icon had several touching moments and eulogies. Beverly White reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Thursday July 30, 2020.

Former President Barack Obama and a host of dignitaries pay tribute to the late Congressman and civil rights hero John Lewis.

Former President Barack Obama eulogized Rep. John Lewis Thursday, remembering the work the civil rights icon completed and warning that there is much more work to be done.

Tybre Faw, a 12-year-old boy who Rep. John Lewis befriended two years ago, read the late congressman’s favorite poem at his memorial.

Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the funeral of Rep. John Lewis.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discusses Rep, John Lewis and his passion for truth.