March On! Festival Returns this Year with Health-Focused Theme: March On! — The Right to Be Well
The March On! Festival, the nation’s longest-running Civil Rights Film Festival, will feature leading figures in the fight for justice, including Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Joy Reid, Former Attorney General Eric Holder, Jonathan Capeheart, and others.
March On!: Stories That Move – July 2025 Cultural Roundup
July 2025 Edition We’re back with the second edition of Stories That Move—our monthly roundup of cultural works that shine a light on truth, justice, and the transformative power of […]
Thinking of Becoming an Expat?
If you’re contemplating expatriation, as many are these days, you’d be in stellar company. Notable African American expats include performer Josephine Baker, writer James Baldwin, scholar W.E.B. Du Bois and […]
June 2025 Newsletter
Upcoming Webinar – Behind the Lens: Telling Civil Rights Stories Through FilmTuesday, June 24 | 1:00-1:30 PM ET Join us for a live conversation about the power of film to […]
Why Storytelling Matters iIn the Fight for Social Justice
One Video. One Brave Teen. A Global Movement. Four years ago, the world changed—not because of a press release or a policy paper, but because of a 17-year-old girl with […]
Introducing March On!: Stories That Move – Our Monthly Cultural Roundup
Inaugural Edition — June 2025 In a time when key aspects of American history—such as the truth about slavery, Jim Crow, the civil rights movement, and ongoing racial injustice—are being […]
May 2025 Newsletter
Talk Back Recap: Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round On Saturday, May 17, March On! partnered with the team behind Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round and AFI Silver Theatre […]
Sinners and the Kongo Cosmogram
Of course I’m talking about the new Ryan Coogler film, Sinners. It’s the topic of the moment and an aesthetic roadmap for enduring these trying times. One of the many […]
March On! Fortifies Leadership for the Future: Names New Executive Director and Volunteer Board Chair to Help Lead Its Newest Chapter
Washington, D.C. — At a time when America’s civil rights legacy is being targeted and the presentation of facts is being censored, March On! is stepping boldly into its next […]
Jump and Shout: Remembering the May 2nd Birmingham Children’s Crusade
It was the 1960s, and AM radio provided the soundtrack that got the party started in parks, beaches, front stoops and backyards across the country. African American DJs, with their […]