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WASHINGTON – Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King, III, and Arndrea Waters King today announced that more than one thousand students from at least two dozen Historically Black Colleges and Universities will travel to Washington, D.C. to take part in the 60th Anniversary March on Washington this Saturday, Aug 26. In response to the Supreme Court’s recent rulings which gutted affirmative action and blocked the Biden Administration’s student debt relief plan, youth and college-aged individuals are mobilizing and demanding justice and equality.
Citing ongoing racial disparities in employment, housing, education and beyond as well as the prevalence of racially motivated violence and the ongoing assault on the rights of women, LGBTQ Americans, immigrants, people of color and democracy, the organizers pledge that this demonstration will not be a commemoration but a continuation of the “dream” Dr. King outlined the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. The National Action Network (NAN) and Drum Major Institute (DMI) previously announced that more than 100 organizations across racial, cultural and generational lines have joined the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington.
The pre-program for the event will begin at 8:00 a.m. ET with the main program beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. Following the program, a march will begin through the streets of the Nation’s Capital. Additional details will be released prior to the event.
Additional information including a full list of the 200 partner organizations can be found at www.mow2023.com.
