CORE - Congress of Racial Equality

CORE - Congress of Racial Equality Chairman Niger Innis speaking about Black Lives Matter, Defunding the Police, and more. Please share your feelings about the content of his statements.

World Over - 2020-06-11 - Niger Innis with Raymond Arroyo NIGER INNIS, national spokesman for The Congress of Racial Equality is here with analysis of the ongoing protests…peaceful and violent…across the country in ...

The murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, also known as the Freedom Summer murders, the Mississippi civil rights workers' murders or the Mississippi Burning murders, involved three activists that were abducted and murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi in June 1964 during the Civil Rights Movement. The victims were Andrew Goodman and Michael "Mickey" Schwerner from New York City, and James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi. All three were associated with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) and its member organization the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). They had been working with the Freedom Summer campaign by attempting to register African Americans in Mississippi to vote. This registration effort was a part of contesting over 70 years of laws and practices that supported a systematic policy, begun by several states in 1890, of disenfranchisement of potential black voters.

The CORE family grieves for our sister in Florida, State Chair Barbara Howard, during this time as her family has experienced a great loss.

The Congress of Racial Equality wishes all Americans a wonderful Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

CORE cosponsored the Brooklyn Christmas Tree at Borough Hall. Interim Executive Director Brian McLaughlin spoke during the tree lighting ceremony.

CORE just started a new Twitter account and our Chairman, Roy Innis, is Please follow each of them.

On Sunday, October 12th, there will be a celebration of the life of Mr. George Holmes. It will take place from 3-5 PM at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on 515 Malcolm X Blvd. It was the wish of Mr. Holmes that we do not dress for a funeral.

On Sunday, October 12th, there will be a celebration of the life of Mr. George Holmes. It will take place from 3-5 PM at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on 515 Malcolm X Blvd.

Here is a recent article written by Alicia Colon about the current state of the civil rights movement.

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0914/colon090814.php3

CORE is in mourning as we have lost our long time friend and Executive Director, Mr. George Holmes. Details for his memorial service will be posted once the arrangements are finalized.

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