ATLANTA -- John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and ...

As theGrio previously reported, Lewis, who is 80 years old, has been undertaking treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer since December 2019. Lewis is a surviving leader of the Civil Rights Movement ...

ATLANTA — Congressman John Lewis's death late Friday creates a large void in the House of Representatives and Georgia's delegation in Washington. Georgia Democrats will be asked to pick a candidate to ...

HENDERSONVILLE – Several hundred activists and concerned citizens rallied outside the Henderson County Courthouse July 17 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of civil rights leader John ...

"It is with inconsolable grief and enduring sadness that we announce the passing of U.S. Rep. John Lewis. He was honored and respected as the conscience of the US Congress and an icon of American ...