March on Washington 2026

The March Returns. So Does the Fight for the Vote

Thousands gathered at the Lincoln Memorial on Friday for the 2026 March on Washington: Defend the Vote, an intergenerational event featuring leaders like Martin Luther King III and Al Sharpton to advocate for voting rights, economic dignity, and the protection of American democracy.

In Defense of Voting Rights

Thousands protested disenfranchisement efforts on the sixty-third anniversary of the March on Washington.

Lenawee advocacy group forced to watch March on Washington from home

ADRIAN — Denise Benjamin and other members of Lenawee Indivisible, an advocacy group that seeks to address social issues, were supposed to go to the March on Washington in the nation’s capital.

MLK's Granddaughter Yolanda Calls To 'Restore The Dream' At New Voting Rights March On Washington

On the anniversary of the March on Washington in which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, members of the next generations of the King family gathered in the nation’s capital to carry on his message. They were joined by a number of activists, organizations and politicians to rally on behalf of voting rights ahead of the midterm elections. Yolanda King pledges her generation will protect rights Yolanda Renee …

March on Washington 2026

Community leaders, students, advocates and others gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Friday, August 28, held in honor of the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which carried this year’s theme, “Defend the Vote.” The 1963 March on Washington was organized to demand jobs, economic opportunity and civil rights for Black Americans during the height of the civil rights movement, where the Rev.…

‘We Will Not Surrender, and We Will Not Rest’: Jotaka Eaddy Delivers Powerful Call to Action at March on Washington Anniversary

Jotaka Eaddy, founder of the influential political organizing network Win With Black Women, delivered a powerful tribute to generations of Black women… The post ‘We Will Not Surrender, and We Will Not Rest’: Jotaka Eaddy Delivers Powerful Call to Action at March on Washington Anniversary appeared first on Shine My Crown.