NEW YORK, April 1 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on March 31: The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) mourns the loss of Reverend Doctor Joseph Echols Lowery, the "dean" of the civil rights movement who played a critical role in laying its foundations and shepherding its triumphs. On March 27, Rev. Lowery passed away peacefully at his home in Atlanta surrounded by his family. He was 98 years old. "Rev. Lowery was a stalwart of more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 31 -- The National Medical Association issued the following news: The National Medical Association (NMA) mourns the loss of the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a soldier for justice, human and civil rights. Rev. Lowery passed March 27, 2020. Rev. Lowery participated in most of the major activities of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, and continued his civil rights work into the 21st century. He was called the "Dean of the Civil Rights Movement." Rev. Lowery more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture issued the following statement by interim director Spencer Crew on the death of minister and civil rights leader Joseph Lowery: "It is with deep sadness that we at the National Museum of African American History and Culture mourn the passing of civil rights leader, social activist and minister Joseph Lowery. Known as the Dean of the civil rights movement, Lowery was a champion of human rights and so more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, March 31 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: UAW President Rory L. Gamble and the International Executive Board (IEB) announced the appointment of Wilma Liebman as the Union's first-ever external Ethics Officer. Liebman is a distinguished public servant and expert in labor policy who served as the Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board under President Barack Obama from 2009-2011, having previously been appointed as a member of the NLRB by both  more PR