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Whitney Moore Young Jr. (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American civil rights leader. Trained as a social worker, he spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban League from a relatively passive civil rights organization into one that aggressively worked for equitable access to socioeconomic opportunity for the ...
The Big Six—Martin Luther King Jr., James Farmer, John Lewis, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young—were the leaders of six prominent civil rights organizations who were instrumental in the organization of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, at the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
Soon after its formation, the Council announced that it would be led by co-chairs Whitney Young and Stephen Currier. [9] Outsiders attended meetings only by invitation, and leaders were not allowed to send delegates. [10] For public relations, the Council employed producer Victor Weingarten. [11]
Whitney Young Jr., a civil rights powerbroker, took this lesson to heart: Don't let anyone drag you down into hate. My Uncle Whitney helped organize the March on Washington. He persevered for justice.
The Whitney Young theater company ("The Young Company") has performed such works as Tommy, Jesus Christ Superstar, Beethoven's Last Night, Moulin Rouge!, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and West Side Story. In 1996, several Young students worked to organize the student body and find faculty and administration support for the Gay ...
Whitney Rose and Justin Rose in ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ Charles Sykes/Bravo Whitney Rose’s marital struggles with husband Justin Rose will be front and center on The Real ...
Whitney Houston's former bodyguard has revealed that there was once a moment when his feelings for the singer were not strictly professional.. In an interview with the Daily Mail published on ...
Richardson was born in Chicago, Illinois to Lee and Emma Richardson where he attended Whitney Young High School.In 1998, he led the Dolphins to the state AA title. In 2006, Richardson was voted as one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament, a group of former players and coaches in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the IHSA boys basketball tournament.