Category Archives: History

WASHINGTON, DC (February 17, 2026) – Thomasina W. Yearwood, President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust, Inc. (TMCT), in conjunction with Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, President of the Board of Directors, issued the following statement on the passing of civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., who died today at the age of 84. “I’m at a loss for words as I reflect on the sacrifices, service, and lasting impact achieved by Rev. Jackson throughout his life,” Yearwood said. “Rev. Jackson was a member of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s inner circle, where he learned and carried forward the strategies of non-violent resistance in the ongoing quest for […]

By D. Kevin McNeir It’s been a banner year for the officers, board of directors and staff of the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust (TMCT or the Center), Inc., as the Washington, D.C.-based, nonprofit organization hosted several entertaining and intellectually charged programs in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the historic Brown v. Board of Education Decision and to honor the contributions of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall. During the first event, held on Thursday, April 25, the legacy of Thurgood Marshall was touted at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture in Baltimore, Maryland – the city in which Marshall was born and where he established […]