NEWS AND UPDATES

Sarah Darabadey, Hayley Ponds, and Sophia Wade were selected as Douglass-O’Connell-Lewis Global Interns, a designation recognizing JLMLF-sponsored students within the larger CIEE cohort.

On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. More than 60 years later, the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation continues the work of protecting democracy, preserving civil rights history, and inspiring a new generation of leaders.

Morgan Freeman Reads Congressman John Lewis’ Final Op-Ed Six years ago today, we lost Congressman John Lewis. But we did not lose what he gave us.

The luncheon recognized 10 Good Troublemaker Scholarship recipients and three nonprofit organizations from Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District receiving Good Troublemaker Neighborhood Grants.

Michael Collins, our Board Chair and Interim President published an op-ed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the special relationship between President Barack Obama and Rep. John Lewis.

The John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation welcomed over 400 leaders, advocates, elected officials, philanthropists, and supporters to the historic Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. for the 2026 Good Trouble Gala.

Students from Cedar Grove High School, Drew Charter School, Druid Hills High School, and John Lewis Invictus Academy participated in the multi-city trip designed to broaden their understanding of the ongoing fight for civil rights and voting rights.

Voter registration rallies at Cedar Grove H.S., Drew Charter and Druid Hills High School the first week of February show students can be engaged even when there isn't an election around the corner.

We launched our 2025 efforts with Civic Engagement / Voter Registration rallies at Cedar Grove High School, Charles R. Drew Charter School, and Druid Hills High School.