In commemoration of what would have been her 100th birthday, the legacy of late civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was celebrated by the March on Washington Film Festival and New York University-DC in a rare special program last week.
Read MoreThe Oprah Winfrey Theatre of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) was filled with applause, head-nods of affirmation, and the tangible angst of lifelong fans like 35-year-old Theo Young, who wanted nothing more than to tell the man of the hour “thank you.”
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