John Brown Lives! to recognize three social justice leaders, mark 20th anniversary
JBL! recognizes Dr. Barbara Ransby, Lewis Papenfuse and Janet McFetridge with the Spirit of John Brown Freedom Awards.
5/3
2019
4/4
2018
John Brown Day 2018
To listen and learn, to speak with courage, and to acknowledge that our nation’s history is still evident in today’s headlines — that’s what the spirit of John Brown means to me.
5/11
2017
The spirit of John Brown lives
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines violence as the use of force so as to injure, abuse, damage or destroy. We tend to think of the use of physical force, but there is a multitude of ways of inflicting violence.
5/8
2017
Activists still move in the spirit of John Brown
Every year, the group John Brown Lives honors activists who work in the spirit of the great abolitionist.
5/10
2016
Actors, activists honored on John Brown Day
Actor and activist Danny Glover, Albany civil rights leader Alice Green and youth advocate Brother Yusuf Abdul-Wasi Burgess were honored with the first Spirit of John Brown Freedom Awards at a ceremony Saturday, May 7.
5/5
2016
John Brown Lives in Lake Placid
We all look at life through the window of our own experiences, and that's what John Brown Day is all about.